Hot Searches:

 

 
Mrs. Bee's Picture
Mrs. Bee, New York Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet Engagement Date: May 7, 2004 Wedding Date: March 5, 2005 Venue: Westside Loft, New York About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
About Mrs. Bee

Eyelet Candleholders

November 16th, 2007 @ 5:23 pm by Mrs. Bee

I love these romantic eyelet candleholders from CB2.  Only $1.95 each, they’re currently out of stock but will be available again in January.

Tags: | 12 Comments   Link for this post   Email This Post
Mrs. Kiwi's Picture
Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA Engagement Date: March 31, 2006 Wedding Date: November 3, 2007 Venue: Radisson Hotel About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
About Mrs. Kiwi

Candle In The Wind

September 7th, 2007 @ 10:28 am by Mrs. Kiwi

I have decided to decorate our tables with votives, using them as a way to add a little “something” to our tables.

This is what will be the centerpiece (going for a golden/rusty glow), on a mirrored square (they are all out of rounds).

One with Woofie in the background

z108295

Read more…

advertisement below
Mrs. Cherry Blossom's Picture
Mrs. Cherry Blossom, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 27, Administrative Asst. Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, District Sales Manager Engagement Date: December 23, 2006 Wedding Date: May 3, 2008 Venue: Zen Garden in the East Bay w/ reception in a floor-to-ceiling window Atrium with views of the Zen Garden About Me: After 5 years of dating, we're finally ready to get hitched! I am a lovah of all things wedding, creative, crafty, and definitely DIY bc I love to add a personal touch to everything I gift or make. In my free time, I like to bake, spend time with our family, friends, and my doggies, read my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip and catch up on TV shows.
About Mrs. Cherry Blossom

I wasn’t planning on posting this until I had completed my project but seeing as it might be helpful to other brides winky024, I plan to share with you all my biggest DIY project for the wedding …. our votive favors and decorations.

I’ve always had a love for things etched and was extremely excited that it was available to DIY. Being able to incorporate it into the wedding was not exactly a challenge since I had pitched this idea to Mr. CB before we were engaged. The challenge was executing it and showing the real sample to him. Mr. CB was very against the idea at first because he did not want me to bleed blood and sweat and spend hours on the millions of DIY projects that I plan to do, but once he saw these, he was on board 500%. My first sample project, decor:

Exhibit A: Our decorative votive candles for the tables and for the cocktail hour area:
z106919
Hard to picture it just like that right?

Read more…

Mrs. Tomato's Picture
Mrs. Tomato, Napa Valley Age and Occupation: 25, Technology Project Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Engineer Engagement Date: October 22, 2006 Wedding Date: July 1, 2007 Blogging Since: May 1, 2006 Venue: Auberge du Soleil About Me: I love all things beautiful. From handmade stationery, feminine fashion and delicate flowers to the little moments in your life treasured with your loved one. I am also notorious among my friends to be a deal hunter! My best deal was perhaps my Monique Lhuillier dress for $1100 (orig. $5000). I also tend to use a lot of exclamation marks! =)
About Mrs. Tomato

Wine Glass Lamps

August 17th, 2007 @ 10:32 am by Mrs. Tomato

Hi all!

Remember the picture of the adorable lamps I had included in my bridal shower post? So many readers have asked me about them that I finally got around to asking my friend about the DIY details. Here’s the link for the instructions (it includes the template too!)

149_4934

Mrs. Lily's Picture
Miss Lily, New York/Tucson Age and Occupation in 06: 30, Public Health Researcher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Art/Web Stuff Engagement Date: February 11, 2006 Wedding Date: April, 2007 Venue: Tuscon, Arizona About Me: Here are some things I love?�‚�? painting, drawing, knitting and all other crafty things (including glueing popsicle sticks together); burritos (must be from Arizona); indie/70s rock; whiskey; dogs (if only my tiny apt could support one!); bad TV; and reading. I'm also crazy indecisive so fingers crossed wedding planning doesn't kill me.
About Mrs. Lily

Illuminations Coupon

August 16th, 2007 @ 1:48 pm by Mrs. Lily

I bought TONS of candles from Illuminations for our wedding. We had little hanging votives in the trees (darn there are no pics of that!) and hurricanes on each table next to the flower (hurricanes from Michaels, candles from Illuminations). Their candles were really nice and not so bad in price — if you have a coupon. So here’s one I just got in the mail:

Save $15 on a purchase of $60 or more

Code 999201315

Valid Aug 10-31st

 

And, hey, these hanging votives (although different from mine) are only $1!

votive

Tags: , | 7 Comments   Link for this post   Email This Post
Mrs. Licorice's Picture
Mrs. Licorice, Atlanta Age and Occupation: 25, Full-time Interior Design Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Pilot Engagement Date: February 6, 2006 Wedding Date: September 1, 2007 Blogging Since: July 18, 2007 Venue: John Oliver Michael, a historic farm house and barn replica About Me: I love artistic pursuits of all sorts! I'm creative and organized, but my downfall is obsessing over details. I enjoy running outdoors, trying new restaurants, and staring at décor and wedding magazines for hours on end. I hope to one day design a hotel in a foreign country, preferably France, Greece, Japan, or Australia. I am elated to marry Mr. Licorice and experience life’s adventures with him!
About Mrs. Licorice

Let There Be Light, Part Deux

August 16th, 2007 @ 1:22 pm by Mrs. Licorice

After writing my last post on lighting, I did some more research on Adam Frank Lumens. As lovely as these fixtures are, they will not create the lighting effect I need. There is a huge blank wall behind where I would like to place the head table, and the shadow produced by the Lumen will be quite small in comparision. I was prepared to suck up the price of a lighting professional, but they were booked on my wedding date! Ack! So, back to the drawing board!

My new plan is quite involved (not really): lots and lots of candlelight! My florist is adding tall candelabras for my blank walls, and I’m adding an almost ridiculous amount of candles for other areas of the reception room. I hope that the overall vibe will be romantic and dreamy, and I think the soft glow will make for pretty pictures. Who doesn’t look good in a dim room? Ha.

You can see the candelabras in the background of this picture. Image from European Floral Design. 

Read more…

Tags: , , , | 5 Comments   Link for this post   Email This Post
Mrs. Lemon's Picture
Mrs. Lemon, Los Angeles/Monterey Age and Occupation in 06: 26, Graduate Student (Public Policy) Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Environmental Consultant Engagement Date: April 7, 2006 Wedding Date: July 7, 2007 Venue: Rosary Chapel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, CA About Me: My FI and I met online, but we like to tell people that we met at a "cookie shop" which is the technical location of our first encounter. He proposed exactly 1 year, 1 month and 6 days after our first date (it's the only part of his proposal speech that I remember), and we're planning long-distance from Los Angeles for a July wedding in my hometown of Monterey, CA. I have a passion for all things "cool, cute and quirky" and I enjoy video games, reading blogs (WeddingBee, trashy celeb, consumer & political) and crafting in my spare time, if I have any!
About Mrs. Lemon

DIY Details: Centerpieces

July 24th, 2007 @ 6:46 pm by Mrs. Lemon

The urge to DIY comes in many forms: wanting to save $$, putting your personal touch on your wedding, or creating something that you couldn’t have otherwise. My situation called for all three. When I saw the going rate for centerpieces ($50 for something I would laugh at and $300 for something I enjoyed), I resorted to taking care of the task myself. And here’s what I got:

z10031303

Read more…

Mrs. Emerald's Picture
Mrs. Emerald, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Hospitality Administration Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Paralegal Engagement Date: October 8, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2007 Blogging Since: November 29, 2006 Venue: Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook IL About Me: I have been dreaming about my wedding forever, and flipping through bridal magazines since high school, so I am in my element! I am calling our theme "Vintage Inspired French/Asian Fusion." Mr. Emerald is very involved in the planning process, but of course he generally defers to me cuz I have a strong opinion of how I want everything to be :-).
About Mrs. Emerald

I Am Going Through Great Lengths…

July 24th, 2007 @ 3:45 pm by Mrs. Emerald

To reduce the length of my candles!

Mr. E’s sister was kind enough to give us 4 dozen cylinder vases left over from her own wedding last year. I wracked my brain trying to think of how to put these to best use. So I decided to fill the bottom of each vase with some coffee beans and stick in a long candle. Why coffee beans? Because Mr. E and I LOVE coffee. I managed to get him addicted to his daily cup of joe (although we are both good about limiting our intake to just one cup a day). We also love the SMELL of coffee, so we are hoping that by bringing in the beans, we can bring the aroma of coffee into our reception space. However, I have noticed that the smell isn’t too noticeable, so I may have to add a small layer of ground coffee at the bottom since it smells stronger. I could be wrong, considering that we will have 40 of these vases around the ballroom, and I only have one as a mock-up!

But anywhoo, I could not find the ideal size/shape candles anywhere. I wanted something thicker than a regular taper candle since those don’t last long and they drip too much. Luckily I found these 1.5-inch thick and 9-inch tall candles at Hobby Lobby (candles are 50% off every other week!) for $1 each. Score! Unfortunately the bottoms are designed to fit into a candle holder, so I had Mr. E chop off all the ends. Then I am in the process of burning these candles down to the right height. Let me tell you, these things will burn FOREVER!

Read more…

Mrs. Jelly Beans's Picture
Mrs. Jelly Beans, Ottawa Age and Occupation: 28, Pediatric Registered Nurse and full time bride to be Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Investor and very supportive groom to be Engagement Date: July 7, 2005 Wedding Date: August 25, 2007 Blogging Since: June 20, 2007 Venue: Cathedral Ceremony and Rooftop Tent Reception Honeymoon: Italy About Me: I have been in wedding planning mode since Mr. Jelly Beans popped the question almost two years ago. I am a very dorky and sentimental person. I love laughing and living life alongside my husband-to-be. We have been in a long distance relationship for over 6 years - he is in California and I am presently in Canada, so you can imagine how excited we both are for our upcoming wedding.
About Mrs. Jelly Beans

I finally, finally completed my monogram cake topper. I had a really good talk with myself and we both agreed that we needed to sit down and finish this. :)

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

I purchased the metal letters in our Bickham Script Fancy font from wedding cuts and the equipment and crystals from Tami’s Place. I highly recommend both vendors.

Read more…

Tags: , , , | 7 Comments   Link for this post   Email This Post
Mrs. Ladybug's Picture
Mrs. Ladybug (formerly Miss Ladybug), New York/Philadelphia Age and Occupation: 31, Full-time blogger from 7 pm to 12 am Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Playing video games while I blog from 7pm to 12 am Engagement Date: August 2005 Wedding Date: April 15, 2006 Venue: Ballroom at the Ben, Philadelphia About Me: I am the 2nd of 5 girls. Yes, you read that right, 5 girls. I don't know if there's anything interesting about my wedding that I can tell you but I was proposed to twice.
About Mrs. Ladybug

Sale: Illuminations

March 21st, 2007 @ 12:07 pm by Mrs. Ladybug

z80606845.jpg

Tags: , | No Comments   Link for this post   Email This Post