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Mrs. Penguin, Northern California Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy Engagement Date: January 29, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: September 14, 2007 Venue: Winery in the Gold Country About 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!
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What’s Mine Is Yours

October 11th, 2007 @ 11:32 am by Mrs. Penguin

Money. The most dreaded topic.

What to do with our finances after we officially become Mr. and Mrs.? I’m an independent contractor, meaning that I don’t get a regular paycheck, but work job to job. So for tax purposes, I keep close tabs on my business expenses, and have 2 separate bank accounts, one business and one personal. I only transfer money into my personal account to cover my…

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Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA Engagement Date: March 31, 2006 Wedding Date: November 3, 2007 Venue: Radisson Hotel About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
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Money Help

September 28th, 2007 @ 1:25 pm by Mrs. Kiwi

I’ve been reminding (ahem, nagging) Mr. Kiwi to get his suit. With 36 days to go, we kind of need to get going on that. I wasn’t worried about my dad’s suit- he’s pretty easy to size off the rack. Mr. Kiwi, on the other hand, is a XXXL size, and about 6’2″, with thighs (muscular) the size of hams. I call them his “foghorn…

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Mrs. Peony, New York Age and Occupation: 27, Marketing Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA Engineer Engagement Date: June 28, 2007 Wedding Date: April 18, 2008 Venue: The Fountainhead Blogging Since: August 7, 2007 About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
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No More Honeymoon

August 24th, 2007 @ 2:13 pm by Mrs. Peony

Last night I had a dream that Mr. Peony and I were on our honeymoon and having the time of our lives. When I woke up, I couldn’t help but be sad…..because we had just recently decided that we will not be going on a honeymoon.

When I first started budgeting for our wedding, I was taking national averages of vendor costs. It never occurred to…

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Reader Buzz: Budget Overages

July 12th, 2007 @ 7:53 pm by Reader Buzz

Commenter Red had a good point about how most brides exceeded their initial budgets in our Real Reader Budgets post earlier today.  So we’d like to know how much your budget has changed from your initial estimate, to what it is now (mid or post planning).

How close did you stick to your original budget estimate?

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Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA Engagement Date: March 31, 2006 Wedding Date: November 3, 2007 Venue: Radisson Hotel About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
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My Money? His Money?

July 11th, 2007 @ 7:23 pm by Mrs. Kiwi

Yesterday I accompanied Mr. Kiwi to the bank, for the reason of it being air-conditioned and banky-smelling. I have a weird love for the smells of places: banks, bookstores, laundromats. Anyway, after he made his deposit, we started walking out, and I asked him when he’d like to open our joint accounts.

All along, we figured we’d have a joint checking and savings. As of right…

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Mrs. Bee, New York Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet Engagement Date: May 7, 2004 Wedding Date: March 5, 2005 Venue: Westside Loft, New York About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
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Reader Email: Big Budget Brides

June 26th, 2007 @ 11:28 am by Mrs. Bee

An email we received yesterday:

I think it would be a refreshing change of pace to see a bride with the ability to spend on a whim, at least in regards to her wedding. I have yet to see one on weddingbee. Indeed, plenty of brides don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on weddings but, plenty of them do. Many people aren’t DIY-inclined…

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Mrs. Bluebell, New York Age and Occupation in 07: 26, Finance Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Playing with the cat and/or Consulting Engagement Date: December 25, 2005 Wedding Date: June 2007 Venue: Bride's family summer home in the Adirondacks About Me: Trying to find the perfect balance between family tradition (marrying at the house everyone else in my family gets married at), making our's modern, interesting and different from everyone else in my family's, and incorporating some Chinese tradition for my Chinese fiance. I really have no idea what it's going to end up looking like! Also, I picked Miss Bluebell for my name because I have blue eyes and I'm a loser like that.
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There was a post on Gothamist yesterday about the NY Sun’s article on how bachelorette parties have turned so extravagant that friends have to pitch in hundreds or thousands of dollars to fly to a destination party, stay at a hotel, buy expensive dinners/spa treatments, etc. I’m sure that doesn’t come as much of a surprise to most of us, but the tone of the…

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Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA Engagement Date: March 31, 2006 Wedding Date: November 3, 2007 Venue: Radisson Hotel About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
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I Can Wear My Ears at Home- For Free!

March 9th, 2007 @ 1:23 pm by Mrs. Kiwi

As a way to save more money, Mr. Kiwi and I have given up our Disneyland season tickets. The couple of hundreds of dollars will be better used at part of my dress deposit, or twice the floral deposit. So when I think of it that way, it’s okay.

Even though I hadn’t really gone to Disneyland that much before Mr. Kiwi, I now have this…

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Open Question About: Do you have a question for the Weddingbee community? Please email us at ask@weddingbee.com with your question!
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Open Question: Money Matters

February 26th, 2007 @ 3:28 pm by Open Question

Hi,

I’m seeking advice on how to approach a specific money matter with my fiance. Here’s the situation.

Money has never been an issue between my fiance and I. Everything up until now has been separate, but now that we have shared expenses, I’m encountering an issue. Between the two of us, I’m the only one who has money saved up. I’ve been saving up money since…

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Reader Buzz: Saving Money

February 15th, 2007 @ 5:48 pm by Reader Buzz

Mrs. Bee here.

Real Simple Magazine’s monthly question in the most recent issue is “What’s the most surprising financial advice you’ve ever received?” One of the featured answers was wedding related:

Pennies, nickels, dimes, or quarters - hold on to your change. In just two years, I accumulated enough to pay for a nice chunk of my wedding.

In what ways have you and your SO cut back…

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Mrs. Raspberry, DC/New York Age and Occupation in 07: 24, Owner/Chief Creative Director Fiance's Age in 07: 24, Special Investigator for the government Engagement Date: August 5, 2006 Wedding Date: July 2007 Venue: The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora NY About Me: I love wedding and event planning. I am having a great time with all of my DIY projects and can't wait to share them with all of the WeddingBee Readers (some have to wait until after our wedding)! Other favorites include: cooking, running, tennis, knitting and making crafts. Mr. Raspberry and I also have two dogs - Gewurz, a 2 year old yellow lab and Stella, a 1 year old old cock-a poo.
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Financial Planning Continued…

February 3rd, 2007 @ 4:48 pm by Mrs. Raspberry

Ladies,

I am proud of all of our commitments to be financially savvy! I received several emails asking more about the planner we use and how the whole process works, so I thought I would post a little more about her services specifically.

She does all levels of financial planning from the first time someone ever meets with a planner, to managing millions of dollars.

She makes money…

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Mrs. Raspberry, DC/New York Age and Occupation in 07: 24, Owner/Chief Creative Director Fiance's Age in 07: 24, Special Investigator for the government Engagement Date: August 5, 2006 Wedding Date: July 2007 Venue: The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora NY About Me: I love wedding and event planning. I am having a great time with all of my DIY projects and can't wait to share them with all of the WeddingBee Readers (some have to wait until after our wedding)! Other favorites include: cooking, running, tennis, knitting and making crafts. Mr. Raspberry and I also have two dogs - Gewurz, a 2 year old yellow lab and Stella, a 1 year old old cock-a poo.
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Financial Planning

February 1st, 2007 @ 6:03 pm by Mrs. Raspberry

Mr. Raspberry and I just finished our financial planning for the next couple of years. We have a financial planner we work with who manages our health and life insurance policies, and helps us manage our money and save for the future.

Specifically, she has changed my life insurance to partial whole life, started a life insurance policy for Mr. Raspberry, changed my health insurance…

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Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA Engagement Date: March 31, 2006 Wedding Date: November 3, 2007 Venue: Radisson Hotel About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
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Will Plan for Food

January 10th, 2007 @ 6:27 pm by Mrs. Kiwi

Last March, when we first got engaged, I figured I’d have a ton saved for our wedding, no problem. The problem? I don’t have a ton saved. (Since you can’t see me, my head is hanging in shame).

While I never thought I’d get funding from my parents for the wedding (nor did I expect it), I also never thought it would be this hard to…

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Mrs. Orchid, New York Age and Occupation in 07: 28, Database Programmer/Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Physician Engagement Date: November 19, 2005 Wedding Date: September 29, 2007 Venue: Ocean Jewels Restaurant in Flushing About Me: Asian woman of Thai/Chinese/Japanese decent, although I am raised Thai. Born and raised in NY. I graduated from The City College of New York with a Graphic Design degree, however I'm doing database programming. (I know go figure!) I'll be marring my college sweetheart of 6 years next September. I have 2 furbabies ages 1yr and 8 months. I'm born on the cusp of Capricorn & Aquarius, I guess that accounts for my diligence and streak of creativity!
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Money Talks

January 2nd, 2007 @ 4:24 pm by Mrs. Orchid

A few months after we got enagaged, I moved in with my FI. One of the biggest topics that was brought up, was how we would share the expenses. We decided that we would open up a joint checking account to pay for the living expenses and a joint savings as well, because we were planning to pay for the wedding ourselves. Aside from that,…

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Mrs. Apple, Dallas Age and Occupation in '07: 28, Entrepreneur Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Police Officer Engagement Date: Easter Day 2006 Wedding Date: May 27, 2007 Blogging Since: September 28, 2006 Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant & Gardens About Me: I'm in the midst of trying to plan a "perfectly beautiful" wedding and decorating my new home. It's been exhausting but totally worth every minute of it. Ironically, I was never the type of person to want to get married but now that I'm engaged, I get giddy over anything that is wedding related! I'll try my best to give you all unique and practical ideas.
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That Is So Money

January 2nd, 2007 @ 9:34 am by Mrs. Apple

I’m a money cruncher. I love to break everything down to the last penny. So the budgets, forecasting, analyzing of m-o-n-e-y for the wedding is really fun for me. Strange, I know.

Like most brides out there I’ve been using excel spreadsheets to keep track of all of my credit card purchases, vendor payment schedules, small online purchases, and for budgeting purposes. I’ve been pretty good…

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