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Mrs. Espresso, Corona/Big Bear Age and Occupation: 23, Community Services Specialist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 22, Maintenance Technician Engagement Date: December 21, 2007 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: June 25, 2008 Venue: Outside a rustic b&b in Big Bear Lake About Me: I'm a lover of all things good: coffee, music, travel, rain, and of course- my handsome fiance! I'm a full believer in the "Life is Short," mantra - and therefore, eat lots of dark chocolate. I'm a Geographer by degree and nerd by choice. I cook to the sound of French and Portuguese music even though I speak neither. I love road trips, camping, hiking, and capturing life through the lens of my camera. Take me to Anthropologie and I may never leave. I'm a sucker for pretty packaging, bargain finds, and old movies. Mr. Espresso and I are high school sweethearts and I am so blessed to be this amazing man's future wife.

An Escort for the Masses

August 20th, 2008 @ 1:09 pm by Mrs. Espresso

Escort cards have to be one of my most favorite design elements of a wedding. Since they’re one of the first things you see, they’re a preview of what’s to come. And I find it so interesting that such a small piece of paper can play such a large welcoming role.I’ve never been to a wedding with non- standard escort cards (which may be why I’m so intrigued)… so hopefully my first attempt goes ok. Here are the ideas I’ve come down to.

Fruit Escort Cards

(Image from Amelia Lyon Photography)
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Mrs. Bubblegum, Exeter, NH Age and Occupation: 24, Actuarial Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Ressearch & Development Engagement Date: February 9, 2007 Wedding Date: May 2008 Blogging Since: November 2, 2007 Venue: Dunegrass Golf Club About Me: I can be summed up by the four things I love most: kitties, cheese, math, and Mr. Bubblegum. I am knee-deep in DIY projects to keep wedding costs low but quality high for the special day when I get to marry my bestest friend.

To Take a Seat

August 17th, 2008 @ 10:06 am by Mrs. Bubblegum

To Have and to Hold
To Do the ‘Do
To Bake a Cake
To “Break it Down”
To Play Dress-Up
To Have and to Hold - Again
To Say Cheese - the Fams

Wowwwweee, my last post was a MONTH ago. Quick word of warning: you always think you cannot be busier than you are while wedding planning. Untrue. After the wedding ends, expect an avalanche of stuff you were forgiven for not doing due to wedding planning. Anyway, a long way of saying - I am getting back into recap mode.

One of my favorite DIY projects for the wedding were my origami escort cards. In our last installment, these babies were oddly escort-card-less. Well, thanks to Mr. BG and MIL BG’s hard work in the days before the wedding, MOST people were able to find their seats.
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Mrs. Green Tea, Sacramento Age and Occupation: 30, Tea Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Coffee Critic Engagement Date: November 17, 2006 Wedding Date: August 23, 2008 Blogging Since: June 10, 2008 Venue: Vineyard on the Delta About Me: I'm just your average obsessive compulsive, arts & crafts loving, funky-on-the-inside/boring-on-the-outside girl, who dares to say 'Hey! I can make that!' Nerdy professional by day, goofy won-ton by night. The won-ton sometimes comes out during the day when I'm fed the dollar breakfast at Ikea. Since our engagement, wedding planning has put me on high alert for bargains and I've been pushing my nimble fingers through callous building experiments!

Showcase Showdown

August 14th, 2008 @ 5:43 pm by Mrs. Green Tea

So our teabag escort cards are all done, but now I gotta figure out how to showcase them!The original plan was to display the escorts on the granite slab, with the teabags standing and lined up along the ribbon and labels identifying ‘His Family’, ‘Her Family’, and ‘Like Family’:

Personal Escorts

August 12th, 2008 @ 5:16 pm by Mrs. Green Tea

This is the DIY project that taught me the hard lesson of ‘letting go’. You know, the one that makes you realize perfection was never in the cards? Let me introduce to you - our escort teabags.The front of teabag has each guest’s name, and the front side of tag has our monogram.

To make it a little more personal, we came up with a unique nickname for each of our guests and wrote it on the back of the teabag in quotes. The back of the tag has the name of their tea named tables.