Mrs. Snow Pea, New YorkAge and Occupation: 26, Architectural Engineer and studentFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Web DesignerEngagement Date: July 4, 2005Wedding Date: August 18, 2007About Me: I am a DIY gal. From cooking, home improvements to wedding. Mr. Snow Pea and I met in college, and since then we've been like peas and carrots! Love cooking, traveling, and fishing.
Destination weddings are so much fun and more affordable than you might think. Our best friend (and groomsman) was married last year on Holbox Island, Mexico and we all had a blast! The benefit of this kind of wedding was that we were all able to spend a few days together in a wonderful setting just spending time with one another. Weddings are normally so quick and over that you barely get to talk to the bride and groom.
We couldn’t have been happier when we heard the news that our best friend from college was getting married. He, Mr. Snow Pea and I were all in the same Engineering Calculus class. We called him “the old guy” because he was “much” older than us. We were 18 and he was 24. He’s such a wonderful friend. Now they poke fun at me because I am the “old” girl in class who’s getting married.
Mrs. Bee, New YorkAge and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee PublisherFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, InternetEngagement Date: May 7, 2004Wedding Date: March 5, 2005Venue: Westside Loft, New YorkAbout Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
Brian Dorsey is an amazingly talented New York based photographer (a friend of mine used him for her wedding). Bride08 linked to his blog where he posted some pictures he took of a wedding for E!’s new show, My Celebrity Wedding.
The featured wedding was inspired by Christina Aguilera’s real life wedding. Editor-in-chief of the Knot Carley Roney dressed the bride herself! Check out some of these gorgeous shots!
Mrs. Plum, DallasAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekendsFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security AdminEngagement Date: December 31, 2004Wedding Date: June 29, 2007Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and GardensAbout Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!
Mrs. Plum, DallasAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekendsFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security AdminEngagement Date: December 31, 2004Wedding Date: June 29, 2007Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and GardensAbout Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!
Mrs. Plum, DallasAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekendsFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security AdminEngagement Date: December 31, 2004Wedding Date: June 29, 2007Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and GardensAbout Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!
Mrs. Blueberry, Kansas CityAge and Occupation in 06: 21, Full-time StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Full-time StudentEngagement Date: September 10, 2005Wedding Date: May 25, 2007Venue: Wynbrick Center - a historic mansion in my hometown.About Me: We're having an intimate, 125-ish person wedding with a full-blown dessert reception. When I'm not obsessing over wedding stuff or studying for my BA in English, I'm usually playing with our two kitty cats, blogging, doing crafty things, or hanging out with Mr. Blueberry!
Recently, a high school acquaintance of mine got married. She and her husband are both in the military, stationed in Korea. They saved up a little bit of money and sent it home to her “adopted mom,” who pulled together this beautiful wedding. Then the couple flew home, had the wedding, and went back to Korea.
I wasn’t at the wedding, but here are a few photos I procured:
Mrs. Orchid, New YorkAge and Occupation in 07: 28, Database Programmer/AnalystFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, PhysicianEngagement Date: November 19, 2005Wedding Date: September 29, 2007Venue: Ocean Jewels Restaurant in FlushingAbout 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!
While in the midst of my wedding planning, I got to reminiscing about my cousin Khonnie’s wedding. She got married a few years ago in Palm Beach, FL and my entire family flew in. I had a blast! It’s always such a warm feeling when your whole family gets together. Here are some pictures:
Mrs. Ladybug (formerly Miss Ladybug), New York/PhiladelphiaAge and Occupation: 31, Full-time blogger from 7 pm to 12 amFiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Playing video games while I blog from 7pm to 12 amEngagement Date: August 2005Wedding Date: April 15, 2006Venue: Ballroom at the Ben, PhiladelphiaAbout Me: I am the 2nd of 5 girls. Yes, you read that right, 5 girls. I don't know if there's anything interesting about my wedding that I can tell you but I was proposed to twice.
Our friends Tracy and Will got married in 2005 at The Seamen’s Church by the South Street Seaport in Manhattan. It was a small wedding - I think it was definitely under 100 people. Afterwards we went upstairs to have hors’douvres and cocktails. The room was beautifully decorated with pink and fushia colored paper lanterns and cherry blossoms. Then we all got in our cars and drove to East Manor Buffet for the reception where 500 people were invited and let me tell you, the Chinese know how to partay! I mean they REALLY know how to partay.
Mrs. Lime, Los AngelesAge and Occupation in 06: 25, DesignFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, ITEngagement Date: July 7, 2006Wedding Date: August 5, 2007Venue: An historic estateAbout Me: Between work and wedding planning, I try to squeeze in napping, drawing, random spurts of craftiness, tennis, and eating lots of Sprinkles cupcakes, dark chocolate, and noodles of all kinds. Mr. Lime and I have spent our adult lives growing up together, and we're very excited to finally be getting married!
My dear college friend got married a couple of weekends ago in Hollywood, baby. Overall, it was very fun because the bride and groom looked so happy and glow-y. Catching up with a few tables-full of old friends was fun, too.
Here’s some eye candy, mostly blurry, taken mostly by yours truly [I'm infamous for the blurry pics]. All ceremony pictures were taken by Mr. Lime as I was standing out in the tiny, freezing cold foyer greeting guests and numbering valuable little envelopes ;).
Warm, tasteful holiday decor inside the church. The candlelight, although mostly faux, imbued the space with such warmth.
Mrs. Raspberry, DC/New YorkAge and Occupation in 07: 24, Owner/Chief Creative DirectorFiance's Age in 07: 24, Special Investigator for the governmentEngagement Date: August 5, 2006Wedding Date: July 2007Venue: The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora NYAbout 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.
Our friends got married this weekend here is Washington, DC and I thought I would pass on a couple of pictures…
One of the flower girls at the rehearsal dinner getting her gift for being in the wedding - the bride had these handmade and then filled them with goodies to keep the 7 flower girls busy!
Mrs. Plum, DallasAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekendsFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security AdminEngagement Date: December 31, 2004Wedding Date: June 29, 2007Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and GardensAbout Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!
This past weekend, I was a guest at the wedding of a lovely couple - I thought I’d share a few pictures, since we all like seeing anything wedding related. She was the ultimate DIY bride - she did the flowers, decorations, setup, basically EVERYTHING - which made things a bit hectic the day of the wedding, but it all worked out.
Traditional Vietnamese Ceremony in the morning
The photographer thought it would be interesting to tell everyone to “kiss the camera” - personally, I think we all look like he said “make a fish face!” hahaha
Mrs. Plum, DallasAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekendsFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security AdminEngagement Date: December 31, 2004Wedding Date: June 29, 2007Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and GardensAbout Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!
Mrs. Violet, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Executive AssistantFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Computer EngineerEngagement Date: May 13, 2006Wedding Date: September 2007Venue: Westbury ManorAbout Me: We've been dating since college. In our spare time we enjoy the city life, playing with our dog "Sam", eating our hearts out, and traveling. I also love to DIY. Check out my crafty creations at http://www.waisze.etsy.com.
This weekend I attended my good friend Emily’s banquet reception in East Manor. First, I’d like to point out that Emily & Mike have already been married for 6 months. Earlier this year, they had a destination wedding in St. Thomas with very close friends and family. With such a beautiful backdrop, and their love of the islands, I expected nothing less.
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She was the ultimate DIY bride - she did the flowers, decorations, setup, basically EVERYTHING - which made things a bit hectic the day of the wedding, but it all worked out. 
