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Mrs. Green Tea, Sacramento Age and Occupation: 30, Tea Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Coffee Critic Engagement Date: November 17, 2006 Wedding Date: August 23, 2008 Blogging Since: June 10, 2008 Venue: Vineyard on the Delta About Me: I'm just your average obsessive compulsive, arts & crafts loving, funky-on-the-inside/boring-on-the-outside girl, who dares to say 'Hey! I can make that!' Nerdy professional by day, goofy won-ton by night. The won-ton sometimes comes out during the day when I'm fed the dollar breakfast at Ikea. Since our engagement, wedding planning has put me on high alert for bargains and I've been pushing my nimble fingers through callous building experiments!
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In Travis We Trust

July 24th, 2008 @ 5:18 pm by Mrs. Green Tea

… because he produces work like this:

(I was once a greasy assistant mechanic, this photo tugs at my heart strings)

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Mrs. Cookie, Denver Age and Occupation: 25, Nonprofit Fundraiser/Theatre Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Financial Analyst Engagement Date: September 2007 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: May 8, 2008 Venue: Ten Mile Station About Me: With a degree in Theatre I never realized that planning a wedding was a lot like Theatre Management, until I started planning my own. I am a coffee addict, especially Starbucks' Grande Mochas, yummy! I love to cook (especially chocolate chip cookies for my honey), travel to exotic places, and be creative. As a couple, Mr. Cookie and I are extremely practical, down to earth, and children at heart. We live in a cozy abode with our adorable Pomeranian, and love to play board games and watch movies into the evening.
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Out with the Bad, IN with the Good

July 23rd, 2008 @ 2:15 pm by Mrs. Cookie

TA DA! Our new photographers: IN Photography! Please try to contain your drool because you are about to see some wedding photography awesomeness!

I’ve been drooling over Mark and Michele’s work ever since I stumbled upon their blog, and after our little photography snafu, I was ecstatic when Michele emailed me to say there were still available. This dynamic duo is a husband and wife team based out of Evergreen, Colorado, who just got married in June. They have photographed a bunch of weddings at our venue, Ten Mile Station, and all I can say is that I’m in LOVE with them! Just see for yourself….
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Mrs. Cookie, Denver Age and Occupation: 25, Nonprofit Fundraiser/Theatre Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Financial Analyst Engagement Date: September 2007 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: May 8, 2008 Venue: Ten Mile Station About Me: With a degree in Theatre I never realized that planning a wedding was a lot like Theatre Management, until I started planning my own. I am a coffee addict, especially Starbucks' Grande Mochas, yummy! I love to cook (especially chocolate chip cookies for my honey), travel to exotic places, and be creative. As a couple, Mr. Cookie and I are extremely practical, down to earth, and children at heart. We live in a cozy abode with our adorable Pomeranian, and love to play board games and watch movies into the evening.
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I, like Miss Cream Puff and Mrs. Penguin before me, relieved my photographer from his contractual obligation — meaning I fired him. So, here is how the cookie crumbled… we booked our photographer way back in December. My mother had worked with the photographer on several weddings and had seen his portfolio. With a stellar reference about his professionalism, further conversations with the photographer, seeing his portfolio online and affordable pricing, I felt very confident that we had done our due diligence to book him. So, we signed a contract and sent in a deposit.

As a part of our package, an engagement session was included. We set-up a time with our photographer and did the shoot. For a week, I anxiously awaited the online proofs. As soon as the email hit my inbox, I zipped open the link. But as I opened the online gallery, my giddiness was replaced with utter disappointment. I didn’t like the photos, AT ALL!
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Mrs. Flamingo, Montreal, Canada Age and Occupation: 25, Graphic Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Nursing Student Engagement Date: December 2004 Wedding Date: June 21, 2008 Venue: Imperia Hotel (modern chic hotel) About Me: I am a passionate designer who loves anything pretty. I heart all paper products (eco-friendly of course). My passion revolves around anything considered glamour; vintage and modern. In my free time, I love reading Martha mags, designing jewelry and making a pit-stop at Starbucks for a chai latte. I'm also a chocoholic at heart and my family drools over my homemade truffles.
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I Should Have Listened to My Gut

July 21st, 2008 @ 12:15 pm by Mrs. Flamingo

Our photographer is one of the first vendors that we hired. We chose this company because I knew the owner, so we got a pretty good price. We looked at their work and it seemed nice at the time. There was some imagery that I didn’t really like, so I was sure to mention what I liked and disliked that first time around. We wanted to have all the high resolution images on a DVD. We also got all the rights to the photos, meaning we don’t need permission from the photographer to use them however we want. We also asked them not to edit our photos, because I would do it myself. Basically, we were paying for the photography only.

Throughout the planning process I realized that there were so many other photographers out there that I loved more than our own. Of course, they were more expensive than our photographer, who was charging us $1100. Being a budget bride and not wanting to lose my $300 deposit, we decided to stick with our photographer. Basically, I should have listened to my gut and switched photographers. Read more…

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Mrs. Jasmine, Chicago/LA Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Attorney Engagement Date: March 24, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: September 20, 2007 Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los Angeles About Me: I'm a happy-go-lucky, imaginative spirit trapped in the body of a lawyer. I love reading, shopping, dining out, and exploring my beloved adopted city of Chicago with my fiance. We're planning the wedding of our dreams in my hometown of Los Angeles and we're excited to incorporate our cherished Indian/Pakistani customs and traditions.
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A Jasmine Wedding Story: We Do

July 21st, 2008 @ 11:47 am by Mrs. Jasmine

Previously in this series:

A Jasmine Wedding Story: Beauty and the Bride
A Jasmine Wedding Story: The Mehndi
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Fidgeting nervously with the beaded trim of my lehnga, I made small talk with our wedding coordinator’s assistant (and sister), Anna. She talked animatedly about clothes and tattoos, doing her best to keep the conversation light and bubbly. I tried to be equally responsive, but my nerves were getting the better of me. I’m sorry to say I wasn’t the best conversationalist at that moment!

Finally, Angel gave us word that it was time. Anna and I made our way downstairs to the lobby. My brother, who would be walking me down the aisle, was waiting for me. He grinned broadly and we exchanged a few big sister-little brother compliments about how great the other looked. Meanwhile, hotel guests stopped to congratulate me and even take photographs. It was as close as I was ever going to get to being a celebrity.
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Miss Avocado, Seattle Age and Occupation: 23, Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Consultant Engagement Date: July 27, 2008 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: June 30, 2008 Venue: LDS Seattle Temple & Hotel 1000 About Me: Somehow this little farm girl found herself a genuine Pole to fall in love and eventually move away to Poland with. I am an LDS bride attempting to plan a private religious ceremony, ring ceremony, seated reception for 100, and an open house while coordinating for guests flying in from across the United States and as far away as Poland. I try to avoid fads, excess waste, and saturated fat. I strongly endorse photography, DDR, calorie counting, rss feeds, cooking, and utilizing your resources.
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The E-Pic Vestments

July 18th, 2008 @ 1:40 pm by Miss Avocado

I love and watch What Not To Wear all the time, but why do Stacey and Clinton always have to be so negative, focusing on what not to wear? I say we devote some time to thinking about what we should be wearing, specifically in regards to engagement shoots. Laura Novak, an amazing photographer, wrote about it once on Weddingbee, now it’s time for an official photography blog-stalker’s opinion.

I read all of the photography blogs. When I say all of them, I mean that every single time I come across a link to a photography blog, I subscribe to it. I have been able to find some beautiful photos and discover lots of gorgeous inspiration, and want to share with you what I’ve found to be successful when choosing outfits for e-pics.

1. Find out if your photographer allows for outfit changes. If so, think about wearing one “everyday” and one “dressy” outfit.

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Photo by Duston Todd
From American Gothic to American Chic.

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Mrs. Flamingo, Montreal, Canada Age and Occupation: 25, Graphic Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Nursing Student Engagement Date: December 2004 Wedding Date: June 21, 2008 Venue: Imperia Hotel (modern chic hotel) About Me: I am a passionate designer who loves anything pretty. I heart all paper products (eco-friendly of course). My passion revolves around anything considered glamour; vintage and modern. In my free time, I love reading Martha mags, designing jewelry and making a pit-stop at Starbucks for a chai latte. I'm also a chocoholic at heart and my family drools over my homemade truffles.
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Gimme Photos and More Photos

July 16th, 2008 @ 11:40 am by Mrs. Flamingo

I had mentioned that I wanted to put photo cards on the tables so that the guests could upload their own wedding photos. After much debate, I decided to go with Flickr simply because you can upload the pictures directly - no need to download a program. I designed a folded card which I placed on each table. They were bilingual (French & English) with a message on one side and the instructions on the other.

In my last post, many of you mentioned that you were interested in knowing what I was going to write on my cards…Well I am happy to share it with you!
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Mrs. Gingerbread, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 32, Psychologist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Software Engineer Engagement Date: Sometime in the fall of 2004 Wedding Date: July, 2008 Blogging Since: March 24, 2008 Venue: Rainforest wedding, beachfront restaurant reception About Me: I recently moved to Canada from Southern California. Trying to plan a wedding in a new city, not to mention a new country, is tough, but the fact that we can get legally married here more than makes up for it! The wedding will be an opportunity for most of our family and friends to see our new city for the first time so it will be both a wedding and a reunion. Besides my future wife, I am also madly in love with a good bargain, Swedish pastries, Tivo, and my two dogs and calico cat (in no particular order).
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Mad Props

July 15th, 2008 @ 5:49 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread

As you may recall, we are planning to do a faux photo booth (or fauxto booth as some clever person said on BeeTV last night. If it was you, claim it, cuz that was a good one :) ). Anyway, we really wanted some fun props but I didn’t want to spend a lot. Luckily, I found some random stuff at the local dollar store that I think will do the trick.

I previously mentioned that I have a couple of faux fur wraps in black and blue that are in the prop box. I also picked up a rainbow lei, a grass skirt, a pink headband with stars and feathers, and some party hats.
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Miss Onion, NYC/Burlington, VT Age and Occupation: 26, PR & Marketing and Jazz Singer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Data Analyst Engagement Date: April 2, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2007 Blogging Since: July 11, 2007 Venue: Restaurant in Burlington About Me: I didn't think I'd be "that girl," but I am having so much fun planning our wedding (mostly by myself). I'm a PR and Marketing Director for a major jazz festival and camp by day, and by night, a romantic jazz singer and bride-to-be! I hope all my research can help other brides in their planning.
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Sharing the Joy!

July 4th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Onion

I love photography and my favorite photographs are of people. When I was in high school I took 3 years of photography classes, independent studies and spent extra time on Saturday after class in the dark room. It was with that passion that I decided on our own photographer, Daria Bishop, and it is with similar passion that Mr. Onion’s cousin and his sweet fiancee picked their photographer, Victoria Souza.

The bride and groom are getting married in Connecticut in August and I just had to share some of their engagement photos. Vickie captured their personalities so well and I’ve never seen an engagement session where there are so many sweet photos as well as seriously steamy photos. Read more…

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Mrs. Gingerbread, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 32, Psychologist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Software Engineer Engagement Date: Sometime in the fall of 2004 Wedding Date: July, 2008 Blogging Since: March 24, 2008 Venue: Rainforest wedding, beachfront restaurant reception About Me: I recently moved to Canada from Southern California. Trying to plan a wedding in a new city, not to mention a new country, is tough, but the fact that we can get legally married here more than makes up for it! The wedding will be an opportunity for most of our family and friends to see our new city for the first time so it will be both a wedding and a reunion. Besides my future wife, I am also madly in love with a good bargain, Swedish pastries, Tivo, and my two dogs and calico cat (in no particular order).
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Faux Photo Booth

July 1st, 2008 @ 4:00 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread

Like everyone and their mom, I love the idea of photo booths in general, and at wedding, in particular. However, it was never something that I ever considered factoring into our budget, since our budget is 70%+ food. Sorry, I love photo booths, but I love food more.

At our shower we had a Polaroid guest book and I loved the finished product so much! Posing for photos seemed to make people super-creative and they wrote such cute little notes to go along with their sweet, funny, and/or goofy photo.

I’d originally planned on just repeating the Polaroid guest book at the wedding, but that would have just been too easy. Instead, I started contemplating what the photo booth would add. Okay, the obvious answer is “a booth.” Aside from that would be the entertainment factor and the opportunity to have multiple copies of photos that people would take. The Polaroid doesn’t allow for that last part.

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