Weddingbee Blog

Is it truly possible? Did Mr. Blueberry really just decide on a wedding band?!

What a journey it has been…since our first visit back to Neustaedter’s after getting engaged, Mr. Blueberry (and I!) have been casually browsing for the perfect wedding band for him. At different points in time he considered a plain white gold band, various styles by Novell, and even explored palladium and tungsten. But finally, after at least a year of searching, we’ve got…

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From the groom and groomsmen’s perspectives.

I’ve already blogged about Mr. Blueberry’s (and my!) love of Star Wars, and how we’re incorporating it into the wedding in a couple *subtle* ways. I was talking with a couple of friends about this, and though the Mr. wanted to include some of his hobbies in their wedding, the future Mrs. wouldn’t let him.

I never thought about including Star Wars as being “accommodating” Mr. Blueberry, but I suppose in a way it is.

What part of your wedding that you are only including because your fiance wants it? Is there anything you wish you didn’t “have” to have?

I’m beginning to understand what Steve Martin felt in Father of the Bride. There’s just so much stuff to think about when planning a wedding. I’m utterly convinced that males are lacking a gene that allows them to be able to plan a wedding.

I can plan a 20 person movie night. I can plan a beer pong party. I can even plan a star wars 100 person convention in someone’s backyard. But when it comes to 1 wedding - I’m completely clueless….rather useless.

My only litmus test if something is good or not is whether or not it’s squishy enough. Regardless of what it is, this is my only measure of quality. If it’s squishy - then it’s good.

Prior to this whole experience, I thought the wedding only needed 3 things to be planned.

1. food.
2. booze.
3. some minister dude.

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Lately I’ve been thinking about what to give Mr. Blueberry for the wedding. Like so many other brides, I want his gift to be romantic, yet practical. Sentimental, yet not embarrassing.

I’ve tossed around a few ideas… cufflinks? He didn’t really express any interest in those. Money clip? Too groomsman-ish. Wristwatch? He doesn’t like things on his wrists, and I already gave him a pocket watch (which he loves). All my other gift ideas are more “birthday” or “Christmas,” not really “wedding.” (And he reads this, so I’m not listing those ideas here :P).

Maybe we’ll just forego the wedding day gifts to each other. Hey, it’ll save money. Or, we can exchange gifts sometime other than the “bridesmaid delivers it 15 minutes before the ceremony begins” thing. That will give us more freedom as to what we can give–it won’t necessarily have to be something small for him to wear on his person, and can reflect his personality more :).

What did you give/are you giving your FI for the wedding?

Where does the groom fit in? Hmm… I know that “level of fiancee involvement” is always a hot topic on various wedding blogs and boards, and from what I’ve seen, it’s pretty split. There are some grooms-to-be who are quite involved in the decision process, whereas there are just as many who want nothing to do with it.

I love the fact that Mr. E cares about our wedding and wants to be involved. For that reason, I generally run most of my ideas and purchases by him. But then I feel guilty every time I shoot down one of his ideas. I dunno, I guess I just have this “vision” of what everything should look like, and then when he comes up with an idea that doesn’t quite “fit,” my automatic reflex is to say “No, we can’t do it that way!!” *shrug* The bridezilla in me, perhaps? I have a feeling that this is common (please tell me it is)? Am I being overly controlling?

For example, we recently discussed who we wanted to ask to do readings for the ceremony. He decided that he wanted his best friend’s parents to do a reading, since they were like second parents to him. Great, sounds good to me! So he asked them, and they were happy to do it. Then they asked him what they should read. Mr. E, blissfully unaware, said something along the lines of, “Oh, just pick something nice and meaningful.”

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Simply visit this site, follow the cues, pick the image you like the best… and you’ll get a gaggle of gifts that it suggests you’d enjoy at the end of the process!

This site was “spot on” for finding gift ideas that I would enjoy. And although it’s a British site that gives you results at British stores, it’s a lovely site to send to your significant other to get gift giving ideas from his innermost thoughts!

It’s quite common in this day and age for brides to stray from the classic black tux. Now brides are opting for alternatives - from suits in every color imaginable to even linen pants and a white button down shirt in destination weddings.

Since we’re getting married on the beach, I looked at every source of inspiration I could find. When I told my fiance I wasn’t fond of a black tux on on the beach, he was actually excited to wear a tan suit. His dream: a light tan Hugo Boss suit retailing at $800. I didn’t want to rain on his parade, but that is a whole lotta money to spend on the groom’s attire. It just isn’t in our budget. I did however find that Jim’s Formal Wear rents out tan suits specifically targeting the growing Destination Bride population.

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Last night I was watching a Chinese comedy (I’m addicted to TVB shows) and there was part where the lead actress was dressed in a wedding gown. Mr. Violet was walking by and saw what I was watching.

He said: Shes in a wedding dress!

Me: Yeh…

He said: You’re going to be in a wedding dress too! In Champagne! (He knows the color only.)

Me: Uh huh..

He said: We’re going to be married! (and proceeds to hug me)

Louis Vuitton has a new limited edition Monogram Groom’s Line of leather goods.

They’re so cute - but perhaps too cute for a man?

(via notcot)

So, the long and the short of is, I live with a man who is part human, part ape. The ape part manifests itself in Mr. Daisy’s a) fondness of bananas; b) tree climbing ability and, most notably, c) general furriness. Indeed, since the day I met him, Mr. Daisy has sported a bit of “scruff” (think George Michael, late 80’s post-Wham years) in addition to some old school Burt Reynolds-style chest hair.*

One time, when we went to Mexico on vacation, Mr. Daisy shaved (his face) and I hardly recognized him sans scruff. So we are presented with quite the dilemma vis-ƒ -vis the wedding. Does he shave the scruff that everyone he knows has come to know (and love?) in favor of a more technically “wedding appropriate look? Or does he keep the quasi-beard in a go with what you know mindset?

Avec fuzz:

Shaven off:

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* Which is neither here nor there. But I couldn’t resist the shirtless Burt photo op. Just because…

I previously blogged about finding Mr. BOP the perfect gift, only for him to decide to give the same thing to his groomsmen. Well, I found the perfect replacement gift! Sixpence Cufflinks from CuffArt.com.

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What is a sixpence?

The sixpence was a coin used in the British Empire beginning in 1551. One sixpence represented six pennies. The sixpence coin was last used in 1967.

How did the sixpence tradition begin?

In the middle ages, people were very superstitious. They believed that much of their life was controlled by evil spirits, and anything they could do to ward off those spirits was wise. They felt that these spirits were particularly active during rites of passage, such as weddings. A lucky coin was used to keep the bride and groom safe on their wedding day.

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katiey brought up the topic of exchanging wedding gifts with your groom in our beehive today. My mom wanted to buy Mr. Bee a fancy watch, which is a traditional groom’s gift in Korean culture. But Mr. Bee didn’t want it, so he got nothing. Poor Mr. Bee.

If you are, what type of gift are you giving?

My blissful morning shower was abruptly interrupted when Mr. Spider came bursting through the door in the following scene:

Him: BABE, I accidentally shaved my eyebrow!!!

Me: WHAT?!?! Why the heck were you shaving your eyebrows??!!

Him: I shaved it accidentally…

Me: Why the heck was the shaver around your eyebrows?

Him: (No Response)

This is when I step out and take a look and sure enough a huge chunk of Stinky’s left brow is missing.

Me: OMG. How did this happen?

Him: (No Response)

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Mr. Caterpillar refers to Barneys as my happy place (and the Sparrow refers to Harry Winston as my very happy place). In any case, Barneys IS a very happy place and, as a nice bonus, has an excellent selection of ties.

They have silk solids in every color imaginable, and patterns galore. I chose these

for Marcus Aurelius and my father.