Wedding Blog

Our wedding day has come and gone and we have so many people to thank! We were very fortunate to have been surrounded by amazing vendors and resources. One of them being our Day of Wedding Coordinator, Stacey Price from Marry Me Productions.

I made the executive decision this week to hire a day-of wedding planner, and I can’t tell you how I happy I am that I did.

Other bees have blogged from both sides of this issue: those who went without one on their special day said they managed just fine, thank you very much, and those who did have one said it was an asset they couldn’t have done…

I can not even begin to tell you how frustrating it has been to not have web access for just shy of 2 months. Since I have been out of touch for so long, I am hoping that what I have to offer to Weddingbee is still relevant. I guess I will start at the beginning and if I miss something or if there is…

I had contemplated hiring a day-of-coordinator ever since I got engaged. I’ve been to weddings with and without coordinators, and while all of them were equally beautiful and fun, the brides who had hired wedding coordinators just seemed so much more relaxed and a lot less frazzled. And I want that. I want to be able to kick back, have fun, and fully enjoy my…

This weekend my bridesmaids and I helped throw an extra special birthday bash for our girlfriend. It was a smashing success! We had a pal that generously let us host the party in his loft/office space in SF, a perfect location with exposed brick walls and wooden rafters. All the guests were instructed to dress in classy black and white attire, while the birthday girl…

Seeing Miss Peppermint’s post the other day reminded me that I wanted to write this…I used to be an event planner for a company that produced conferences for the pharmaceutical and international and domestic energy industries. Since then, I have worked for a large scale event production company and for a large firm planning very elaborate meetings and functions with complicated details and complex time…

I made a fatal mistake.

I agreed to come along to meet Day of Coordinators (DOC) with a close friend of mine who just got engaged. It was all very innocent. Helping a friend in need, right? Okay, this may not sound fatal, but let me explain.

From the start Mr. Peppermint and I agreed that we were not going to hire a planner and we have not…

Since my “failed” mock table appointment, I received an email response from the Catering and Sales Manager. She was quite apologetic and seemed genuinely sincere. Here is the kicker:

“We will provide you with a new Special Event Planner (insert name here). She has many years experience and is very professional and personable. I’m sure you will get on very well with her.”

Ummm, ok? I was…

Practically every vendor that I’ve spoken with has recommended that Mr. Eggplant and I hire a wedding coordinator. Even our lighting vendor told us that if we had to choose, a day-of coordinator is better a much better investment than pink uplighting. Knowing the amount of time, thought, effort, and money that we’ve invested into the event, I’ve decided that it’s in our best interest…

Having (prudently? foolishly?) decided not to hire a professional wedding planner, Mr. Lovebug and I went recently to our local big box bookstore in search of some DIY guidance. A recently married friend assures us that a self-planner is all we need to stay on track, on task, and on budget.

The section housing these frighteningly saccharine tomes is housed intuitively enough between Pregnancy and Etiquette.…

We’ve officially been engaged for a whole year. 365 days of almost married. Now, we’re at the 7 month out mark, and all the big things have been taken care of. I’m finally getting that break that I should have taken when we first got engaged, the one everyone told us to enjoy!

I’m in a weird position right now, because I feel like all the…

Does anyone want to be my day-of coordinator for my wedding?! Just thinking about the entire “wedding weekend” gives me a headache/makes me stressed out!

Of course, you will be paid in monopoly money and my eternal gratitude - haha I don’t have any moola left in the “budget” to pay for a coordinator.

well, that and I’m a cheapo.

LOL.

Are you using a noncoordinator coordinator?

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This past weekend I had a little dinner party at my house celebrating my “One Year Before 30″ birthday party/housewarming party (though we moved in about 6 months ago). I made some salmon and egg dip, finger waldorf sandwiches, cheese balls, white chocolate pretzels with pink sprinkles, mimosas (with an added ounce or two of triple sec and sweet and sour mix!) My wonderful friends…

Have State Farm Insurance???

Well, they will send you a great wedding planning guide for free if you carry any insurance with them!

When our agent heard we were getting married, she called my mom and let her know about the free planning guide. I just got it in the mail today, and it’s awesome - it has pictures of flowers with the genus species names, timetables…

YEAH! We have a day of coordinator!

It was a lengthy debate on whether or not to hire one. Since I am a little OCD, I have been pushing to have one to make sure I don’t feel any of the snags on our wedding day.

After looking into hiring one, my mom suggested asking one of our friends who will be attending the wedding, and instantly…