Weddingbee Blog

Hello friends. I’m so sorry to have been absent for a bit. I found out just a couple of weeks ago (nearly a month before my wedding) that I was being laid off from my job. It was a very big surprise as the company had not informed us that they were in any sort of trouble. Sparing you of the many details, I will say that I needed that couple of weeks to sort out my job situation and find a solution. I promise to fill you in on some of the exciting developments that are happening but first, I need to get back on track - there’s so much to tell you all about!!

Now that we are getting so close to the wedding, I am pulling together the last few bits of the gifts I’ve created for my ‘maids.

These five girls have celebrated Frogger and I as a couple, supported me, kept me sane and there’s no way I would have been able to survive all of the wedding planning ups and downs without them.

Girls - you know you shouldn’t be reading this… so get lost. Kisses.

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Thanks to the local Phoenix bees that decided to arrange a quaint bee meet up through the local boards. Clearly I’m slacking on my bee duties!

We had a great time at Kokopelli Wine Bistro in Chandler—we enjoyed some tasty appetizers, delicious wine and great company.

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I’ve already talked about my bling… now it’s time for Frogger to have his moment. This past weekend, we went to our jeweler (our locally-owned shop that we absolutely love - for those in Phoenix, go see Marc at Burland Jewelry Center) and looked through wedding bands for the boy.

I knew we would have a challenge on our hands when we began driving over. Our conversation:

Me: Soooo, are you excited?

Him: Yeah… but I don’t really know what I’m going to like.

Me: I know but I think you’ll feel differently when you get there and can try some on.

Him: … I don’t know.

Me: What’s the matter?
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The Phoenix bee meet up is this weekend! Come out and join everyone for an afternoon of food, drinks, and conversation. Plus, there will be a special guest appearance by a local celebrity (or should we call her a celebri-Bee??).

Date: Sunday, June 27th
Time: 3:00PM
Location: Kokopelli Winery and Bistro in downtown Chandler

Please PM azwinelover with your email address to be kept up to date on the details. Hope to see you there!

I realized the other day that I have yet to share my personal approach to the ceremony and how I’ve decided to walk down the aisle.

I won’t delve too far in but my parents divorced when I was young and my dad moved out to Arizona while I grew up with my mom in Michigan. My mom and I are extremely close—she was an incredible mother, example and support and now she’s an adviser, rock and more than anything, best friend. I’m so blessed to have the relationship that I do with her and I am grateful everyday that I had her to look up to while I was growing up. The sacrifices she made, gave me the best life possible.

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So after deciding that nudity is not allowed at the wedding, we finally decided on linens for the tables – as I discussed here.

After looking at a mock-up and knowing that we will have clear plastic plates (albeit very nice ones… but clear plastic all the same) I knew I wanted to have something to dress up the table a bit more. And so began the hunt for silver chargers.

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At the end of my linen post, I posed a question about finding chargers and wouldn’t you know it…a superfab WB reader came to my rescue (thanks azwinelover)!
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Usually when you think about music for the wedding, you immediately think of the reception. You know, your uncle doing the white man’s overbite, your drunk friend waving her arms and shaking her rump (yep, I said it…hello 1994) and who can overlook the ambitious family friend starting an infamous dance circle?

And all of those things are fine and good… but before there can be a reception, there must be a ceremony. So let’s talk ceremony music.

For the most part, Frogger left the processional music up to me. He definitely wanted to hear it and have a final say but he trusted my judgment to come up with ideas that would fit for the mood of our big day. One thing we both wanted was for the songs to have meaning, either words that said what we felt or songs that reminded us of moments we’ve shared together.

First up – the music for the ‘maids and men.

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My dress hunt began in New York City.

I was lucky to have been traveling there for work back in May of last year and having been somewhat newly engaged, I thought it could be great timing to take a look around for a dress. I mentioned the idea to my mom and she loved it… she loved it so much that she booked a ticket to come out at the end of my trip so I could stay a few extra days and we could do my dress shopping together!

I made quite a few appointments with some big bridal giants and after a grueling few days of work, I was excited to scour the city to find my dress.

My first appointment was at the home to TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress”—the one and only Kleinfeld.

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If you watch the show, my appointment was with Camille.

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Since I got myself a little haircut yesterday, I figured it was the perfect time to talk about wedding day hair. Can I just say, a haircut on a Monday morning is seriously such a great way to start a new week. Cue cheesy music.

Oh and I should clarify… haircut = trim. I’m one of many brides that’s growing out the mane for the wedding. Will I do a PWC (post-wedding chop), you ask? Only time will tell, my friends…

For now, I’m thinking about options for wedding day hair. I think I’ve narrowed it down to two options. Let’s explore, shall we?

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*Happy Anniversary Frogger. I love you more than words can say.*

A while back I wrote about our favorite type of vacation… need a refresher?

So, I’m sure it will come as no surprise that Frogger and I ultimately decided to take a cruise for our honeymoon.

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Sorry about that, Frogger and I have decided to start watching the show Lost now that it’s completely over. We’re freaks.
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So, we’re at that time… the time when we should be having floods of RSVPs arriving in our cute little mailbox. Did you see how I said should? Yeah.

We’re a week away from our RSVP deadline and we are still waiting on over half of our RSVPs to come back. Nervous? No…no, I always look like this.

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And here’s the kicker: our own family members are dragging their feet.

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Aside from the expected inner glow I’ll have on our wedding day (squeee!), I started thinking about my outer glow… i.e. to tan or not to tan? It actually started a while back when bridesmaid Creeker and I were discussing one of the things she learned from her wedding – beware of invisible tan lines.

I know it sounds crazy since I live in the desert but most people here don’t really spend much time laying out, hanging by the pool, etc. Then again, that could be a different story if we had a pool… no, I’m not bitter, why do you ask? At the moment, I have visible tan lines that have taken up residence for months now and despite my best efforts to get rid of them, they seem to have become one with my skin.

(source) Gorgeous bride wearing a beautiful dress that unfortunately shows off her tan lines quite well.

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In my opinion… that color dress is reserved for the bride.

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I’ve had multiple discussions about this with friends, family and within the online wedding world. It’s definitely a heated topic, depending on who you talk to. Personally, I live in the camp that respects the tradition of the bride being the only person in a white dress on the wedding day. I know some people probably think that’s kinda bitchy, but as a soon-to-be-bride, I have waited a long time to wear a beautiful white wedding gown and can only hope that guests will understand and respect that.
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Naked should be reserved for the wedding night… sorry Mom… and Grammie. Moving on.

Although we knew early on what our centerpiece inspiration was, we really had no clue what we were going to do about linens. Or even if we were going to spring for linen rentals. Our venue offered white linens, albeit they weren’t floor length… but they were our favorite wedding word: free.

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Enter Mama Frog.
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Has anyone seen that ridiculous YouTube video that I’m referring to in my post title? If you haven’t, you may want to avoid it… I promise you, it will be in your head for the rest of the day… and every day for the rest of your life. You’ve been warned.

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So initially I really loved the idea of the colored shoe trend. With my colors being purple, blue and gray, I thought a pop of purple or blue would be a great choice for shoes. Then fate stepped in…
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