This One’s For Birdie
July 25th, 2008 @ 1:09 pm by Miss Cupcake
Last Friday was filled with mixed emotions—we excitedly received our wedding invitations, my mom’s dress for our big day finally arrived…and my wonderful Nana, the last of my grandparents, passed away.
My mom’s parents died before I was born, so my dad’s parents, whom we called Nana and Pop Pop, were the only grandparents I ever knew. Pop Pop passed away 10 years ago, and since then I feel like I really got to know Nana better (and although many pronounce it “Nah-nuh,” my brother, cousins, and I have always called her “Nah-Nah”—it’s just our thing!). As a shy child I didn’t always know how to handle her loud Italian demeanor, but over the years I came to adjust to and love her outspoken nature. She was truly one of a kind.
I have so many great/funny memories of Nana. When we were kids, Nana and Pop Pop would have us all over for dinner. Nana made the most amazing chicken that she called “Spitzat”—it had “a little bit of this, and a little bit of that.” It was her specialty and it is what I remember always eating when we were there. If any of us kids ever left any food on our plates at one of our family dinners, Nana would say “eat birdie, eat!” As a picky eater, I heard this phrase from her a lot while growing up, and eventually Nana’s nickname for us turned into a nickname that we affectionately called her— “Birdie.”
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Children of the Candy Corn
July 25th, 2008 @ 12:45 pm by Miss Candy Corn
As you all know, I am a fan of candy corn. The photo above is proof that I have been a dedicated candy corn lovah since I was a wee little thing (and also proof that I sported super stylish sweatshirts). Despite the fact that our wedding colors are blue and brown, I’d still like to work candy corn into the wedding somehow. Only a few people will understand the connection and most everyone else will be like, “What’s with that random candy corn stuff?” But I want to have a mini–shout out to my hive–peeps! So this is where you guys come into play. Can anyone think of any rockin’ ideas for how I can incorporate candy corn into the reception somehow? I found really cute floating candy corn candles that I would love to put in the bathrooms, but the museum doesn’t allow candles, since fire + ancient mummies = bad idea.
How I Scored My Free Wedding Undies..
July 21st, 2008 @ 6:16 pm by Miss Candy Corn
First off, I wanted to let everyone know that the magazine I used to work for has decided to open their doors again and begged me to return. So, as of this week I will be employed (for who knows how long… can you tell I’m cynical?) and able to pay my bills once again. One of the benefits of working for a magazine was the unannounced press kits we’d receive in the mail. One week, my editor-in-chief opened a package with a pair of Wifeville undies in my size and tossed them over to me:
Disneymooners
July 19th, 2008 @ 2:22 pm by Miss Candy Corn
Since Mr. CC and I don’t plan on taking our honeymoon to Italy until June ’09, we are highly considering taking a “minimoon” to Disney World for a couple of days during the holidays. My parents will be in Florida during the winter months and my brother will be visiting his in-laws in Florida for Christmas, so it seems like the perfect excuse to go to Disney World and be total tourists with my family (if they’re up for it, if not I can just ride Tower of Terror over and over with Mr. CC).
A friend recently sent me this YouTube video that made me laugh hysterically and develop a comedian crush on the very sassy Giulia Rozzi. Immediately after watching it, I started panicking and wondering if I’ll turn into one of those Mickey Mouse-earred newlyweds who forces her hubby to wear unfortunate mouse-related attire (not that there’s anything wrong with that, to quote Seinfeld).
Say “Bonjour”…
July 18th, 2008 @ 3:00 pm by Miss Cupcake
… to these adorable vintage Parisian Bridal Gown Cards from Crate and Barrel, on sale for only $2.95 for a set of eight (down from $12.95):
Chocolate Drop Clutch for a Chocolate Lovin’ Bride-To-Be!
July 18th, 2008 @ 12:59 pm by Miss Candy Corn
Just like Miss Cookie, I decided to browse Etsy for a much-needed wedding clutch, where I stumbled upon the shop Red Ruby Rose. I highly recommend ordering a custom clutch from the sweetheart of a seller, Rowena. She was incredibly kind and willing to work with my requests, plus she shipped it to me overseas at Superman speed!
Cake, Revisited
July 18th, 2008 @ 9:29 am by Miss Cupcake
Let’s face it: the cake is pretty much the most fun part of wedding planning. I mean, what about the wedding cake isn’t fun? It’s pretty, it’s yummy, and it has two of my favorite ingredients: sugar and butter. Mmm.
A while back I had posted about the fabulousness that is Sweet Jazmine’s, and our desire for a cake that looks like a hybrid of these two:
by April Reed
I Finally Found My Wedding Shoes!
July 17th, 2008 @ 6:35 pm by Miss Candy Corn
After hauling my arse around the King of Prussia Mall (twice!!), I was incredibly close to just giving up and going down the aisle barefoot (despite my unfortunate Flintstone toes). I decided to stop by the Macy’s at the Plymouth Meeting Mall to give the wedding shoe shopping thing one more chance. Luckily, I stumbled upon Bandolino’s Elycee shoes, which fit most of the requirements (ivory, peep toe, kittenesque heel). I would’ve preferred a shoe with a closed back just because it looks a bit more formal to me, but these fit so comfortably I couldn’t resist them, especially since they were under $50. I frolicked around the clearance aisle to give them the skipping-while-wearing-mini-heels test while the Jamaican sales clerks looked at me like I was a total crazy person… which I have officially become since I have wasted a good chunk of the past two weeks trying to resolve the no-shoes situation.
Handing Over the Reigns
July 17th, 2008 @ 9:30 am by Miss Cupcake
Yesterday was a jam-packed day of wedding appointments for Momma Cupcake and me. I took the day off of work so we could have meetings with the florist at 11 a.m., the baker at 1:30 p.m., and the catering manager at our venue at 3:00 p.m. In a matter of 6 hours, I feel like we got so much accomplished!
Although a little chaotic, I am really glad that I arranged things this way. With about two months left until the wedding, having all of these big meetings on the same day forced me to get organized with all of my final ideas a little earlier than I may have otherwise, since, aside from the catering manager at our venue, I likely won’t meet with the florist and baker again before the wedding. It was also really helpful to have vendor conversations fresh in my mind while meeting with the catering manager, so no detail goes overlooked.
I am not going to lie — I was definitely up until 1:30 in the morning the night before, making sure I printed all of the right photos and wrote down all of the questions I needed to ask. But, the feeling of having handed over the reigns to at least two of my vendors does feel somewhat blissful, albeit a little scary!
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The Faux Best Man Speech!
July 16th, 2008 @ 12:27 pm by Miss Candy Corn
Since Mr. CC’s half-brother/best man isn’t a fan of public speaking and was absolutely dreading having to give a toast, Mr. CC asked his stepfather to give a speech in his place. Since Mr. CC’s stepfather is French, he is not familiar with the “best man speech” or what it entails. So, I’ve been gathering some tips and advice for him, to give him an idea of what is generally expected from the best man.
One of Mrs. Daffodil’s best men giving his speech
