Same vs. Different
July 31st, 2007 @ 5:40 pm by Mrs. Lemon
Mr. Lemon and I took different approaches to the bridal party gifts. I went and got all of my girls the exact same thing. He, on the other hand, went in search of something different for his guys.
For the girls:
You Can Never Have Too Many
June 22nd, 2007 @ 1:35 pm by Mrs. Butterscotch
Friends that is. We have a lot of wonderful friends that are always there for us. So when it came time to deciding who to ask to be part our special day, it was a hard choice. Initially Mr. Butterscotch was rallying for one attendant for each of us. Me on the other hand, I wanted 6-7 (I have two sisters alone that were important for me to include, not to mention friends). Then he wanted to have 13 guys, so we semi-compromised and now we have 5 (my minimum) on each side. But we are also having honorary groomsmen and honorary bridesmaids. They will not be up at the altar with us, but they will be mentioned in the program along with being in a few of our pictures.
What was your magic number? And how did you come to that number?
Send The Boys To The Links
June 8th, 2007 @ 6:25 pm by Mrs. Lemon
Early on the Friday morning of our wedding weekend, Mr. Lemon will be getting ready for the rehearsal here:
More Fun With Stencils
May 31st, 2007 @ 12:59 pm by Mrs. Lemon
You may not live in Los Angeles, but I’m sure you’ve seen your share of “Team Aniston/Jolie; Paris/Nicole; Nick/Jessica” shirts to last a lifetime. Well, if that’s the case, then please close your eyes and try your best to skip over my post for the rest of the day! 
Long, long ago… back in those early days of the wedding plans, Mr. Lemon passed someone wearing one of these TEAM shirts and wished aloud for our own versions of them for the wedding party. So… skip forward to last week and add some stencils, white paint and some spiffy shirts from Jiffyshirts and his wish was granted and taken to Las Vegas and Palm Springs for the weekend.
Threadless $10 Sale
May 29th, 2007 @ 3:33 pm by Mrs. Bee
You guys loved Threadless when we blogged about them in the past, so we thought we’d let you know that they’re having a Summer Vacation sale where every t-shirt is $10 through June 3rd. 6 new and reprinted tees will also be added daily. I always get compliments on the shirts I picked up the last time they had a $10 sale, so I’m gonna pick up a couple more including the doodlebug t-shirt below.
Threadless tees are unique (and affordable!) gifts for your bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girl, or ring bearer. I like this war and peas one for Miss Snow Pea! 
Just Say Yes
April 13th, 2007 @ 1:00 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
Mr. Kiwi is in a wedding in June. Actually, we THINK he’s in a wedding in June. We went to dinner with the couple, and the bride-to-be told him, “The groomsmen are wearing black tuxes with red vests, okay?” Mr. Kiwi replied that it would be fine, and we let the conversation drop. Since this was the first I’ve heard about this wedding party, I asked Mr. Kiwi if they had actually asked him to be a groomsman. Yeaaah… nope.
Now we’re wondering if she was just asking our advice as a soon to be married couple as well, or if she assumed he was in the party. It’s not even that it’s just a friend asking, it’s a family member. So, while I suppose we should ASK the groom, there is currently a little familial strife going on, and the groom isn’t answering anyone’s phone calls.
When Mr. Kiwi asked his brother to be the best man, he just called him up and asked him. Simple, right? Although women like to make cards, send flowers, or bake cakes to show our appreciation for our future wedding party, do guys even worry about that?
How did your FI/hubby do the asking? If you’re not engaged yet, do you think he’s more the “give ‘em a call and ask” or a man who goes above and beyond?
Groomsmen Gifts
April 4th, 2007 @ 5:46 pm by Mrs. Strawberry
Mr. Strawberry and I are having a dilemma of sorts in trying to pick groomsmen gifts. We had originally decided to get the guys custom bobble heads. We did a test run on one of the dolls and were less than pleased. They offered us a deal to redo it, but we are now a little wary in dropping so much money to do the 6 other dolls. So my conundrum is this. Do we continue down the bobble head path or go in a completely different direction? And by other direction, I was thinking this:
Blog Roundup: JayMonkeee’s Wedding Party Cards
March 27th, 2007 @ 10:29 am by Blog Roundup
We loved the cards JayMonkeee created for her wedding party, so we asked her to share them with weddingbee! Normally we’d link to the post in our new Blog Roundup feature, but her site is xanga locked (only people with xanga accounts can view it), so we’ve copied the post in its entirety.
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I finally kicked myself in the arse (yes that is possible) and finished the gifts that I had for my gals to ask them to be my bridesmaids. They knew I was going to ask them but had been lagging on something…. so I did a drive-by last Thursday and visited each of them individually to ask them in person since we know getting us all together is a major feat. Before I show you the ladies’ gifts… here are some pics of the ultimate cheeseball cards Jay and I made for the groomsmen. It was hilarious to make and friggin hilarious to give them to the boys.
The BIG Picture
December 28th, 2006 @ 1:20 pm by Mrs. Strawberry
David’s Bridal has a cool new feature on their website to help you coordinate the wedding party. At Dress Your Wedding, you can create and dress caricatures in the likeness of everyone involved. It’s got different body shapes, skin tone, and hairstyles–which is ideal! It really gives you a good picture of what everyone will look like on the big day. 
Wedding Party Conundrum
December 8th, 2006 @ 4:46 pm by Mrs. Emerald
Uneven is ok… right? Yea, I am personally ok with it, but Mr. Emerald thinks that it will look “unbalanced.” He wants everyone to have a partner, heh heh. Surprisingly, I want 5 and he wants 6! I have always known that I would have 5 for sure: My sister (maid of honor), FI’s sister, and 3 of my closest girlfriends (one will be matron of honor).
As for FI’s 6 guys: he has 3 old friends that he’s known forever (one will be best man), his old college roommate, his brother-in-law, and lastly my best friend (who’s a guy, duh 
). Ok, so the fact that he will have 6 is kinda my fault. But it’s important to me that my friend be up there (well, they are friends too, but not super duper close).
Initially I was gonna ask a 6th girlfriend to join my gaggle of bridesmaids, but then I realized that although we are relatively close, I wouldn’t be asking her if I didn’t have this 6th seat to fill. Is that really fair to her? I’m thinking not. So should I ask my best guy friend if he would mind taking a different role? Giving a reading during the ceremony? Usher? I don’t really like the usher idea because it doesn’t seem important enough. Even if I have him stand on my side versus FI’s side, we’d still be uneven. 
And 6 on each side does sound pretty big… Aiya! What should I do?
