Mrs. Buttons, Clearwater, FLAge and Occupation: 24, "Working on it"Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Financial ServicesEngagement Date: June 13, 2009Wedding Date: May 2010Venue: Carlouel Yacht ClubAbout Me: I'm a self proclaimed perfectionist and a professional nomad (seriously, I've lived in TX, WI, MI, FL, NC, and now VA!). I love wine, cooking, curling up with a good book (nerd alert!), spoiling the furbaby, and of course, the wonderful Mr. Buttons! We are planning a lighthearted and whimsical wedding (with a good deal of DIY projects) in Clearwater, Florida, but from a distance of 800 miles away! We are looking forward to sharing our day with our family and friends, and most importantly, starting our lives together as husband and wife!
Dressing up the smaller members of our bridal party is so much fun! Every time I walk into a store that has a children’s department, I find myself veering toward the girls’ dresses… and promptly oohing and ahhing over them! What is even better is that with Easter quickly approaching, the amount of dresses available is amazing!
Well… one day Mommy Buttons and I were walking through Marshall’s (one of our favorite stores), and we struck gold! Hanging on the rack was an adorable ivory dress that appeared to be a great match to the details on my own gown!
Mrs. Veggie, Raglan, New Zealand/Scranton, PAAge and Occupation: 27, Director of Small Non-ProfitFiance's Age and Occupation: 42, PhD Student & FarmerEngagement Date: June 13, 2009Wedding Date: August 2010Venue: Indian Head Camp, Honesdale Pennsylvania
About Me: I am a tree-huggin' farmer turned enthusiastic wedding-planner. I live in a house truck and wear flip-flops more often than shoes. In my old life I was a high school Spanish teacher in love with a crazy guy who lived off-the grid on a farm in New Hampshire. But, we decided to mix things up a bit, quit our jobs and move to New Zealand. My southern hemisphere lifestyle involves growing veggies, teaching, running our small non-profit, and surfing. I love laughing, singing, playing, and the inspirational Mr. Veggie (of course!). For our wedding, I am committed to throwing a killer party that celebrates our values without breaking the bank. Look forward to an eco-thrifty summer-campy weekend-long extravaganza.
Introducing the youngest members of our bridal party: our nieces and nephews. On his side: Scotty, age 6, Brady (who will be 5 by the wedding), and Mikey (who turns 1 the week after the wedding).
Ms. Potato Chips, Boston/Narragansett RIAge and Occupation: 29, PhD StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Personal Trainer/Business Owner/Physical Therapy AssistantEngagement Date: January 1, 2009Wedding Date: June 2010Venue: The Narragansett TowersAbout Me: A semi-professional bookworm, if I could be a literary character I’d be a cross between Jo March and Jane Eyre, only better accessorized and much lazier. My hobbies include sleeping in, seasonal brews, running, Trader Joe’s, and watching Unwrapped and Good Eats with Mr. Potato Chips. I harbor an irrational fear of tulle, crafts, things that are fussy, and overuse of the phrase "Your Special Day". After a year or seven together, down the aisle we go, slouching toward adulthood and planning a Rhodie party with equal parts whimsy, cheer, and pizza.
J.Crew, I am onto you! Oh, am I onto you. OH-ho-ho, am I. onto. you. You and your sneaky ways.
First they introduced the gauziest, loveliest little dress, one that would be perfect for our flower girl. It cost more than I wanted to spend, and I hemmed and I hawwed and finally bit the bullet just as sizes and colors started disappearing from their stock.
Mrs. Hot Dog, Cheyenne, WYAge and Occupation: 23, Health Information SpecialistFiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Personal Trainer
Engagement Date: March 2009Wedding Date: August 2010Venue: Family Ranch outside Glenrock, WYAbout Me: I'm a city girl by birth and rural girl by choice. I'm ready to take on the world with a big heart and a big smile! I love all things crafty and DIY. I live in Cheyenne, WY with Mr. HD and our 2 fur babies, our dachshunds, Ollie and Mia. I love travel, adventure, Finding Nemo, '90s music, animals, and laughing. He is the cheese to my macaroni and together we spend more time watching movies than we probably should! I'm an old soul who is super duper excited to pull off our down home-rustic-chic-country wedding (on the cheap)!
As far as the flower girls and ring bearers (3 of each!) go, I’m not particularly picky as to what they wear down the aisle. I told all the mommies and daddies to just pick something something cute and comfortable for the little ones. That’s the thing about kids; they look cute no matter WHAT you put them in!
But, for some reason, I’ve been dwelling on what they will carry down the aisle. For the boys, it’s obvious that they’ll carry a pillow. And I happen to have one that I made myself. The girls, however, are undecided. Of course my first thought was baskets of flower petals. I mean, how adorable is this?!
Mrs. Hot Wings, Chicago/San DiegoAge and Occupation: 28, ProfessorFiance's Age and Occupation: 32, InstructorEngagement Date: December 20, 2008Wedding Date: August 2010Venue: Ocean View Villas/Jasmine Seafood RestaurantAbout Me: I am a psychology grad student living in Chicago and planning my wedding to a fellow psych grad student. I am a Sunny So-Cal bred gal who trudged across the country to follow her love of psychology and ended up finding a partner in the process. I am overly passionate about anything I involve myself with. I am an activist, a foodie, a reality TV watching junkie, an over-analyzer, a photography obsesser, and am utterly cheesy to the core. This is a story of what happens when a boy and a girl meet, fall in love over academic dorkiness, and a shared love for life. We (mostly I) are planning our semi-destination wedding in my hometown of San Diego. We are excited to bring our families and friends together from across our lifespans to celebrate our future in a grand 400+ person culturally blended affair!
I always wanted to be a ballerina as a child. And if I actually became one that could go en pointe, these are the pictures I would want on my wedding day.
Mrs. Buttons, Clearwater, FLAge and Occupation: 24, "Working on it"Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Financial ServicesEngagement Date: June 13, 2009Wedding Date: May 2010Venue: Carlouel Yacht ClubAbout Me: I'm a self proclaimed perfectionist and a professional nomad (seriously, I've lived in TX, WI, MI, FL, NC, and now VA!). I love wine, cooking, curling up with a good book (nerd alert!), spoiling the furbaby, and of course, the wonderful Mr. Buttons! We are planning a lighthearted and whimsical wedding (with a good deal of DIY projects) in Clearwater, Florida, but from a distance of 800 miles away! We are looking forward to sharing our day with our family and friends, and most importantly, starting our lives together as husband and wife!
Mrs. Buttons, Clearwater, FLAge and Occupation: 24, "Working on it"Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Financial ServicesEngagement Date: June 13, 2009Wedding Date: May 2010Venue: Carlouel Yacht ClubAbout Me: I'm a self proclaimed perfectionist and a professional nomad (seriously, I've lived in TX, WI, MI, FL, NC, and now VA!). I love wine, cooking, curling up with a good book (nerd alert!), spoiling the furbaby, and of course, the wonderful Mr. Buttons! We are planning a lighthearted and whimsical wedding (with a good deal of DIY projects) in Clearwater, Florida, but from a distance of 800 miles away! We are looking forward to sharing our day with our family and friends, and most importantly, starting our lives together as husband and wife!
I am so excited that we are able to have a flower girl and a ring bearer at our wedding! Our adorable flower girl and ring bearer are Mr. Buttons’ niece and nephew. I couldn’t be more excited about planning their part in our day!
Although I think it is very cute to have a flower walk down the aisle, scattering flower petals… I’m not sure if it is in the cards. Read more…
Mrs. Cheeseburger, Baltimore, MD/State College, PAAge and Occupation: 25, Medical StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical StudentEngagement Date: June 28, 2008Wedding Date: March 2010Venue: Catholic Church Ceremony & Hotel ReceptionAbout Me: I'm a passionate girl from Pittsburgh, currently living in Baltimore for school, who loves Penn State, seeing movies, football, thunderstorms, black and white photos, Christmas, good beer, my amazing friends and family, and of course, my mister! We met, fell in love, got engaged, and will be married at our alma mater (go lions!) in a traditional Catholic ceremony followed by a hotel reception with lots of DIY details. It means so much to have our families and friends meet at our favorite place on earth to celebrate our love for one another - I truly couldn't ask for anything more!
Now that you know what the flower girls are wearing, you should also hear a little bit about what they’ll be carrying. Our girls, like so many others in the hive, will be carrying pomanders.
After reading many amazing DIY tutorials on Weddingbee (Lab’s and Cloud’s, for example) I figured I could go ahead and give these a try. I headed to the craft store and picked up two six inch Styrofoam balls and some pretty purple flowers that were close to our color. I already had ribbon, glue gun supplies and pearl-headed pins at home, so I thought I was set.
Once I got started, however, I quickly realized that I had severely under-estimated the amount of flowers I would need. Instead of heading back to the store, I decided to take the lazy way out - I cut all the petals off of the flowers and started gluing them on to the balls in tiers. I got a lot more coverage than I would have with the full flower heads, and I saved myself a trip back to the store.
Am I in love with the results? Eh. I much prefer the look of Lab’s and Cloud’s poms, but I think they will do. The project was kind of time consuming, and I burned my hands enough times that I really, really did not feel like redoing them. Read more…
Mrs. Cheeseburger, Baltimore, MD/State College, PAAge and Occupation: 25, Medical StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical StudentEngagement Date: June 28, 2008Wedding Date: March 2010Venue: Catholic Church Ceremony & Hotel ReceptionAbout Me: I'm a passionate girl from Pittsburgh, currently living in Baltimore for school, who loves Penn State, seeing movies, football, thunderstorms, black and white photos, Christmas, good beer, my amazing friends and family, and of course, my mister! We met, fell in love, got engaged, and will be married at our alma mater (go lions!) in a traditional Catholic ceremony followed by a hotel reception with lots of DIY details. It means so much to have our families and friends meet at our favorite place on earth to celebrate our love for one another - I truly couldn't ask for anything more!
So, I told you about the flower girl dresses and sashes, which I absolutely love! But, like many other details of wedding planning, I just have to make things more complicated.
I’ve had a crazy idea since seeing this picture in Martha Stewart Weddings:
Can you say gorgeous?! I fell instantly in love with this look, and while it was shown on a bride, I thought it would look equally awesome on the little ones. Read more…
Mrs. Cheeseburger, Baltimore, MD/State College, PAAge and Occupation: 25, Medical StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical StudentEngagement Date: June 28, 2008Wedding Date: March 2010Venue: Catholic Church Ceremony & Hotel ReceptionAbout Me: I'm a passionate girl from Pittsburgh, currently living in Baltimore for school, who loves Penn State, seeing movies, football, thunderstorms, black and white photos, Christmas, good beer, my amazing friends and family, and of course, my mister! We met, fell in love, got engaged, and will be married at our alma mater (go lions!) in a traditional Catholic ceremony followed by a hotel reception with lots of DIY details. It means so much to have our families and friends meet at our favorite place on earth to celebrate our love for one another - I truly couldn't ask for anything more!
We have not one, but TWO adorable flower girls! E will be 5 and G will be 2 1/2 on our big day.
G is the daughter of one of my cousins, and both he and his wife also went to Penn State! E is the daughter of another one of my cousins, and I was a bridesmaid in her wedding a few years back. It means so much to be able to involve family in our day as much as possible, and we are truly honored to have these little ones be our flower girls!
Dressing them has proven to be really fun so far. After talking with their moms, we all agreed that flower girl dresses, like the bridesmaid dresses, were not something we wanted to break the bank on. We had originally decided to shop in person at some local department stores around the holidays, but then E’s mom found some gorgeous (and reasonable!) dresses online at Gymboree!
The dresses are ivory silk dupioni and straight up adorable. For G, there were two options - a shorter, sleeved version and a longer, sleeveless version. In E’s size, the longer, sleeveless version is available. We ordered the dresses (available online only) in their sizes to try on, and then E gave my family a lovely fashion show at a recent get together. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there, but I heard she was totally adorable, and that the dress has been totally “spinning approved”. Two thumbs up!
Mrs. Pretzel, SeattleAge and Occupation: 32 Learning, Training, and Development SpecialistFiance's Age and Occupation: 28 Manufacturing EngineerEngagement Date: September 2, 2009Wedding Date: July 2010Venue: Catholic Church & The Engine Room at Georgetown StudiosAbout Me: I’m just a thirty-something girl who never dreamed of weddings, poofy dresses, or ritzy receptions. I am a rabid knitter, except recently, wedding projects have replaced my yarn and needles. I’ve been fiercely independent since the age of 2 and 30 years later I think my family and friends had given up on me settling down and getting married.
Ironically, I had to go all the way to Seattle to find a boy from Purdue. We fell in love over Seattle Beers and cooking together. I love NASCAR, he loves Legos. I can talk like a Muppet and he can fit a whole McDonald’s cheeseburger in his mouth. We are a two reception couple, currently planning a brewery inspired bash.
One of my favorite roles is aunt. I love being Aunt Pretzel to my adorable niece (we call her “the girl”) and nephew (known as “the boy”). Big Bro Pretzel and MOH/Sis-in-law S live in Colorado, so my Auntie time is quite limited.
The Girl presented us with our first wedding “issue”. She is 8 years old—she’ll almost be 9 at the time of our wedding. Before we were engaged my Sis-in-Law called and inquired if we were going to have The Girl be a flower girl. I told her that we weren’t—we weren’t planning on having a flower girl— and for the time being all was good. Read more…
Mrs. French Fries, MilwaukeeAge and Occupation: 27, ParalegalFiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Investments AdvisorEngagement Date: September 20, 2008Wedding Date: June 2010Venue: Ceremony: Catholic Church, Reception: Hotel BallroomAbout Me: I'm a Midwestern girl who longs to live in a warmer climate (my feet would be happy in flip flops any day!). I love travel, impromptu napping, grilled cheese sandwiches, my iPhone, singing with reckless abandon in my car, and Mr. French Fries.
We’re having two flower girls and one ring bearer in our wedding, and I’ve come to realize that dressing children for a wedding is no small feat! To tackle the task, I decided to start with the flower girls.
I figured it would be easy to pick out a cute, “twirly” dress for both of our flower girls to wear for the wedding. I say “twirly,” because I know that when I was younger, I based the merits of a dress solely on how far it would poof out when I spun around in a circle. I wanted the girls to wear pink, not white, and I knew that I wanted something a bit different (there I go again, flaunting society’s conventions). I also wanted it to be reasonably priced. So, I had some parameters with which to start my search.
There were perfectly lovely non-white, twirly dresses out there, but nothing really struck a chord with me. I briefly considered these lovely dresses and liked them so much I bookmarked them. They’re available in pink, but they were a bit too traditional for my tastes. Still lovely, though, and someone should definitely snatch them up – they’re only $35!
Mrs. Penguin, Northern CaliforniaAge and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in ChiefFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical TherapyEngagement Date: January 29, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 14, 2007Venue: Winery in the Gold CountryAbout Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!
We had great vantage points for me to snap some pics at the bigger shows at Bridal Market this weekend, so while we gather our pro pics, I thought I’d blog about a show that I was able to catch on my own camera! Kirstie Kelly for Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings was last night, and appropriately for Disney… the kids stole the show! Kirstie showcased some adorable flower girl dresses, along with dresses inspired by all the Disney princesses, including their newest princess, Tiana, from the upcoming movie The Princess and the Frog. She did a great job of capturing the essence of the princesses this year. The show opened with various inspirational quotes by Walt Disney, followed by a preview of the upcoming movie:
Mrs. Frozen Yogurt, DallasAge and Occupation: 28, Special Projects CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Equity TraderEngagement Date: March 19, 2009Wedding Date: April 2010Venue: Marie Gabrielle, DallasAbout Me: I was born and raised in Texas, and have lived in several of the cities across the state, but I currently reside in Austin. I went to college in Boston and have a special place in my heart for the Northeast. I love reading, shopping, wine, reuniting with college friends that are scattered across the country, reality TV, trying out new recipes, and attempting all the DIY projects that come along with wedding planning. I'm a "bleeding heart, save the world type" and thankfully my job allows me to work on legislation and policy to help out those in need. I met Mr. Frozen Yogurt in a bar, though he doesn't even drink! And now we are planning a modern yet vintage wedding in Dallas while dealing with the trials and tribulations of first time homeownership.
Much like many brides before me, I am super excited about wearing a hair flower in my hair. I even talked about it with my six year old niece, who also happens to be my flower girl. We were having a discussion about how to wear our hair for the wedding. No, seriously, we were––this girl knows fashion and has picked out my outfits on more than one occasion, and I typically gets compliments when she does. I’m talking entire outfit: dress, shoes, jewelry, and purse. One of my bridesmaids even commented that my niece has a closet she can only hope for and that she often ends up looking more trendy than the rest of us.
Anyway, so back to talking about our hair. I asked her how she wanted to wear her hair and she mentioned that she wanted to wear a flower in her hair. I gave her a big high five and told her that I too wanted to wear one! So me and my fashionista niece started talking about what said flowers might look like, and then we got into how many we should wear. I’m somewhat terrified of the oversized hair flower. Listen, some girls can pull it off and it looks amazing, adorable even. I don’t think that I’m one of those girls, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t see them and dream. Here’s one that I love: Read more…
Ms. Potato Chips, Boston/Narragansett RIAge and Occupation: 29, PhD StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Personal Trainer/Business Owner/Physical Therapy AssistantEngagement Date: January 1, 2009Wedding Date: June 2010Venue: The Narragansett TowersAbout Me: A semi-professional bookworm, if I could be a literary character I’d be a cross between Jo March and Jane Eyre, only better accessorized and much lazier. My hobbies include sleeping in, seasonal brews, running, Trader Joe’s, and watching Unwrapped and Good Eats with Mr. Potato Chips. I harbor an irrational fear of tulle, crafts, things that are fussy, and overuse of the phrase "Your Special Day". After a year or seven together, down the aisle we go, slouching toward adulthood and planning a Rhodie party with equal parts whimsy, cheer, and pizza.
I’m so over big bows and mini-brides (was I ever under them?)! I love the idea of dressing our flower girl in a preppy little J.Crew number. I don’t know what it is about the ‘Crew; I haven’t shopped there in years, but their stuff lately has got me coveting! I covet!!
For crying out loud. The cute is killing me. Can I sue? Can my ovaries sue? Can my empty uterus sue? I’ve always kind of been the person who was like, oh kids. Those are for poor people and rich people. I’d rather spend my money on vacations to Tahiti and Japanese lessons. But I forgot how utterly adorable they could be. If only it were as easy as dialing J.Crew’s 800 number and putting one on your MasterCard.
Proof?
I love their expressions; the one on the left looks like she might choke you. The other one is like, B*tch please!
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