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!
So… have you heard of the newest beauty craze sweeping the nation???
Hive… it is called VAJAZZLING… aka bedazzling your… well… um… va-jay-jay. Apparently even the celebs are doing it; Jennifer Love Hewitt raved about it on the George Lopez show back in January…
Do you want to see the process in action???
Here is the “tame version” for those of you who just want to hear about it…
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.
Potato Chipz Management seeks energetic go-getter to perform a broad range of tasks related to making wedding-related decisions and communicating results to lazy, slightly apathetic bride who doesn’t get why people keep asking her questions as if she knows the answers. Candidate will apply knowledge of wedding to-dos, tasks, and best practices to build and manage vendor and familial relationships through proactive communication.
Responsibilities:
Fielding and answering wedding-related questions and making decisions including but not limited to:
How should the groomsmen and bridesmaids be matched to walk down the aisle together?
Does this bridesmaid’s dress make my butt look big?
What are you serving at the rehearsal dinner?
Do you want the flower girl to carry a basket or a posy?
White outer envelopes or blue ones?
Calligrapher or home printer?
Do you like this ribbon or that ribbon for the favor boxes?
Mrs. Argyle, St. LouisAge and Occupation: 24, Project CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, PilotEngagement Date: February 15, 2009Wedding Date: September 2010Venue: Jewel Box in Forest Park and Windows on WashingtonAbout Me: I'm a true Midwestern girl (born and raised), lover of red wine, reality TV and the entire J.Crew catalog. I love to dance regardless of who is watching, and enjoy a good laugh with my girls. I have a soft spot in my heart for planet Earth, my two dogs and my fiance. Fall is my favorite season (which is why we are marrying in September), but I love a warm summer day and the Colorado mountains in the winter. We are planning a modern soiree downtown, with lots of bold colors, and fun, eco-friendly elements.
If you could please show up to our wedding rehearsal in this or something like this, Mr. Argyle and I would love you forever. We’re not even kidding. This goes you for you too, Mom and Dad Argyle. (And, I know they would totally take part in this.) I love it.
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)!
I wish H.Dawg was as excited about all this planning business as I am. It’s not that he’s apathetic, at all. He gives me his honest opinions of my ideas. And he keeps telling me how great it will be to just be married. But I can’t get him to give any real input.
His one suggestion so far consisted of a yellow aisle runner and “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” as the processional. I hope to God he was kidding. But who really knows? I didn’t DARE ask about the shoes… Ruby slippers wouldn’t go too well with our theme…
And, to give you another example, this conversation just took place at lunch:
ME: “So, are there any flowers that you really don’t like, and wouldn’t want to be used in your boutonniere?” HIM: “Well, just don’t pick anything ugly.” (le sigh) ME: “How do I know what you think is ugly? We have VERY different ideas of what’s pretty, so why don’t you just come with me to the florist?” HIM: “UH, no. How about when you’re there, and you see something that you like, pick the exact opposite, since you know that’s what I would do.” (cue hysterical-hyena cackle) Read more…
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!
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 just saw this on planning… forever events blog and am stunned that this happened! And indeed, I agree with them that having professional bartenders that know when to cut off the drunk people is important, lest this happens.
For a good laugh (or gasp), check out thesetwo threads on the boards.
Now I’m curious: do you have any drunken wedding guest stories to share?
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 watch wedding TV shows like I watch car wrecks. I watch them like I watch news about Lindsay Lohan’s little sister. I watch them like I watch Miley Cyrus’s inevitable descent into early adulthood and bad decisions. Like I watch Jon Gosselin to see when he’ll stop wearing Ed Hardy T-shirts. That is to say, I watch them with equal parts fascination, schadenfreude, and revulsion.
Enough with the normal-sized “bulging” brides and their ridiculous trainers! Enough with the platinum brides and their diamond-encrusted shoes! Enough with the ’zillas! Enough with the suggestion that a wedding needs to be a grand event, a show-stopper, dripping in uplighting and matching Vera-Wanged bridesmaids. Enough with the idea that there is One Right Way to plan a wedding or One Right Way to be a bride.
Here are the shows I’d actually like to watch. You listening, WeTV?? Read more…
Mrs. Nachos, Chicago/St. ThomasAge and Occupation: 33, Commercial Real Estate & HairstylistFiance's Age and Occupation: 36, Radio ProducerEngagement Date: May 22, 2009Wedding Date: April 2010Venue: Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort, St. ThomasAbout Me: I'm a happy, laid back city girl that can find the silver lining in any situation. An optimist at heart, my motto is to turn your "what ifs?" into "so whats!". My fiance is a radio producer and the biggest Cubs fan you'll meet - our apartment decor definitely shows it. He and I grew up next door to each other and because of it, we have the best home videos and easiest holiday dinners. We are planning an intimate wedding in the Virgin Islands and a cocktail party in June for 150 of our closest friends.
At 32 years old, I’ve had… let’s just say… a few boyfriends. And every single butt head ex of mine (I know, real mature, hehe) makes me appreciate Mr. N so so so much more. It actually makes me really happy that I’m getting married to my dream guy a little later in life than originally expected because I had a chance to sort through a swarm of Mr. Wrongs to get to Mr. Right. And it was quite the learning experience! (I’m by no means saying there is anything wrong with getting married younger or marrying your first boyfriend, it just didn’t work out that way for me.) Looking back, I now understand why my mom didn’t get the warm fuzzies around any guy that I introduced her to before Mr. N came back into my life. Oh yeah, I dated some winners! So, here’s a tribute to the past for making me appreciate the present and future…
To the high school rich boy that always had your nose up in the air:
Mrs. Cola, Mountain View, CAAge and Occupation: 27, Product Communications and PromotionsFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Managing Partner and Senior DesignerEngagement Date: March 5, 2009Wedding Date: June 2010Venue: The Mountain Terrace, Woodside, CAAbout Me: I’m a Washington State native, enjoying life in Silicon Valley California with my fiancé, our three kitties and one leopard gecko. I like reading wedding blogs, Photoshopping wedding design mock ups, making lists, and planning, planning, planning! I’m a bit of an anomaly, on one side I’m a very girlie girl, I collect shoes, I lay out my outfits 4-6 weeks in advance, and I’d never leave the house without my hair curled and makeup on. But on the other side, I’m a total tomboy, I love to go camping and hiking, play drinking games (hey, I’m Irish!) and most of my closest friends are guys. My fiancé and I are planning a DIY-focused wedding with a balance between easygoing (what he wants) and chic and stylish (what I want), and are tying it all together with elements in lavender, sage, butter cream and chocolate.
We interrupt the regularly scheduled programming (i.e. the Cupcake Tower Finale) to share some funny cartoons titled: Why We’ll Never Understand Each Other.
My mom just forwarded these to me in an email she got from someone else, so I don’t know the original source, but I think they were taken from this book. I found them pretty amusing; how men and women may say one thing, but their partner hears something completely different. I especially love #5 that takes place at a wedding ceremony!
Mrs. French Bulldog, Orange CountyAge and Occupation: 28, Administrative Assistant & Interior Design StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Purchasing AnalystEngagement Date: November 8, 2008Wedding Date: August 2009Venue: Bernardo WineryAbout Me: I've lived in Atlanta, Dallas and Laguna Niguel; although I've lived in Orange County, CA most my life, I'm a Southerner at heart. I work full time for a Commercial General Contractor (aka my father) and I go to school for Interior Design at night. I love modern design, music, wine, crafting, DMailing, my family, my Westies, and of course, Mr Frenchie! Mr Frenchie and I met 3 years ago on Match.com and have been best friends ever since. I love his "old soul" and how he laughs with his whole body, among many other things. We are planning our summer wedding at the winery near his hometown, just 45 minutes south of Orange County.
This video reminded me of a similar video I saw shortly after I met Melissa McClure. If you remember, she Tweeted at her wedding. 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 love J.Crew, I really do. Someday I even hope to afford their clothing. Zing!
But seriously, I’m inspired by what they’re doing lately, all funky-preppy. I enjoy their catalogs. I like to sit and read them and imagine myself within their pages, doing what their models do. No one does Catalog People quite like the Crew. I kinda want to jump in their pages, where life seems stylish and simple: have brunch with friends somewhere perpetually warm, in tall boots and crisp jeans and a little cashmere sweater (grab one in every color!), scarves artfully arranged around necks. Join in on summer trips involved hiking, many of us in distressed camp shorts and tall socks and galoshes—who knows why?—hoisting a canoe above our heads, mouths open laughing.
No one does Catalog People like the Crew! And their wedding shots are always the picture of easy-breezy-whimsy-cheer.
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.
The closer I lurk to the big 3-0, the more comfortable I am with admitting aloud those things I cannot do, I’ve never been able to do, and I likely will never be able to do. I see it like this: if your twenties are all about trying new things, then surely when you reach the Dirty Thirties you can become curmudgeonly complacent at those things at which you suck, and it’s okay. For me, such things include:
parallel parking
splitting the bill
using technology in my classroom (my students rightly think I’m a dinosaur after I told them I didn’t know how to use that new-fangled PowerPoint)
anything crafty (includes: sewing, cutting in straight lines, things made out of felt, any medium that is not Crayola, Styrofoam balls, words like “decoupage” et. al.)
Mrs. Parfait, ChicagoAge and Occupation: 26, TeacherFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online ConsultantEngagement Date: February 14, 2009Wedding Date: April 2010Venue: Signature EventsAbout Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
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.
1. See something cute and wedding-y in one of the following places: Etsy, one of the 50 wedding blogs in your 0reader, or in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine.
2. Decide that you absolutelymusthaveitOMGitistooperfect.
3. Google it like it’s your job, trying to find pictures of it in any capacity.
3 (a). Fall in love with said item even more.
4. Congratulate self on finding something so unique/”you”/kitschy/awesome.
5. Look to see what vendors are charging for said item.
5 (a). Cue jaw dropping at (potentially) astronomical price.
6. Have the following train of thought: ‘Self… you can totally do this. It’s so easy! You’re crafty! Remember that diorama in 2nd grade? That thing was awesome. This is way easier than that. Let’s do this.’ 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.
Might I offer a humble contribution to the wedding lexicon?
Bridol -noun- 1. a bride who becomes your idol or role model; 2. a previously engaged woman (or man) whose planning style and general attitude invoked feelings of respect and admiration.
I’ve had many bridols. It goes without saying that I pretty much worship all past and present bees for their design skills, DIY savvy, can-do attitudes, and general awesomeness. I’ve also been lucky enough to have some real-life bridols close to my heart.
There’s been my super-organized pal whose dress cost even less than mine, who forgave me when I missed (missed!) her beautiful wedding to study Shakespeare in London (bad, right? I know).
There’s been my lovely friend who pulled off a gorgeous, romantic Boston wedding. She provided the bridesmaids with lollipop bouquets at the rehearsal and flip flops to wear at the reception; no detail was overlooked. Read more…
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