Miss Onion, NYC/Burlington, VTAge and Occupation: 27, PR & Marketing and Jazz SingerFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Data AnalystEngagement Date: April 2, 2006Wedding Date: September 2007Blogging Since: July 11, 2007Venue: Restaurant in BurlingtonAbout 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.
Mrs. Penguin’s recent post “The Penguin Slideshow,” reminded me that I never posted about our slideshow.
I seem to have taken on the role of family historian since my 8th grade genealogy project. I carefully stored all my family’s historic photos, interviewed my father’s great aunts (who have all since passed away) and soaked up as much as I could. When Mr. Onion and I…
Mrs. Penguin, Northern CaliforniaAge and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in ChiefFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical TherapyEngagement Date: January 29, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 14, 2007Venue: Winery in the Gold CountryAbout 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!
Miss Penguin here, two days before our wedding! I’d been planning a “surprise” slideshow since we first got engaged. By “surprise” I mean that, being a video professional, it seems like it would be ridiculous for me not to be making one, even though I don’t really mention it to Mr. Penguin. I started out slow and steady, putting fun blurs…
Mrs. Tiramisu, Annapolis, MD/MaineAge and Occupation: 26, Eye DoctorFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager/Real Estate Management grad studentEngagement Date: May 15, 2007Wedding Date: July, 2008Blogging Since: March 4, 2008Venue: Oceanfront lawn and tentAbout Me: I was born and raised in Maine, now living in Annapolis, Maryland and planning a hometown wedding from afar. I’m nothing short of obsessed with wedding planning, and am loving the do-it-yourself madness that has now taken over my life! As for me, I’m a craft-loving, martini-drinking, girly-girl who loves traveling, photography, my schnauzer, and above all, spending time with Mr. Tiramisu.
Animoto is this great slideshow making tool that I found out about on the Soiree Special Events blog. I tested it out by uploading some of my favorites from the engagement shoot we had with Girls With Big Cameras. It turned out so cool that I wanted to share it with you all! It’s super easy to use - basically you just upload your pictures, choose…
Mrs. Eggplant, San FranciscoAge and Occupation: 28, Human ResourcesFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing ManagerEngagement Date: January 19, 2007Wedding Date: October 20, 2007Blogging Since: May 31, 2007Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroomAbout Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
It has officially been six months since the wedding (happy half-year, Mr. Eggplant!). I thought I’d celebrate by sharing one of my most favorite parts of our wedding: Our slideshow. I’ve written about how we used media as an inexpensive means to make our wedding incredibly personal. You’ve already seen our entrance music video and heard our first dance songs. But the grand media finale was a thoughtful, embarrassing,…
Mrs. Lovebug, TucsonAge and Occupation in 06: 31, WriterFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show ContestantEngagement Date: February 18, 2007 Wedding Date: April 19, 2008Venue: Historic InnAbout Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?
You know when you were in school, and you had a “stupid” question you were afraid to ask? Remember how teachers always told us, If you don’t understand something, chances are, someone else doesn’t, either.
Well, that’s the premise behind this quick post. I had a EUREKA! moment the other day, and while chances are there’s a much easier solution to my problem than I realize, I…
Mrs. Jasmine, Chicago/LAAge and Occupation: 25, AttorneyFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, AttorneyEngagement Date: March 24, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 20, 2007Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los AngelesAbout 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.
In my previous post about our wedding slideshow, I mentioned that we were still trying to figure out the song to play during the photos of Mr. Jasmine from childhood to present.
Well, we found it!
Ryan Adam’s "Gonna Make You Love Me", from the latest Cingular commercial and Sweet Home Alabama (yes, we aren’t terribly original people). We both love the song and I think…
Mrs. Jasmine, Chicago/LAAge and Occupation: 25, AttorneyFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, AttorneyEngagement Date: March 24, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 20, 2007Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los AngelesAbout 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.
Anyone who knows me knows this much is true: I’m a sentimental, schmaltzy sap. I cry during commercials for long-distance telephone services. I coo over adorable babies and in my eyes, *all* babies are adorable. I save ticket stubs, stuffed animals, greeting cards, invitations, notes, letters, old photos, fortunes from fortune cookies, etc.
So I knew one thing was given: there was definitely going to be…
Mrs. Lovebug, TucsonAge and Occupation in 06: 31, WriterFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show ContestantEngagement Date: February 18, 2007 Wedding Date: April 19, 2008Venue: Historic InnAbout Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?
A few days ago, star pupil LB asked how the development of our overwrought, overthought - erm, I mean, wondrously clever - wedding theme was coming along.
(If you missed the epic, here’s the Cliff’s Notes: Our wedding is themed “The Sweetest Type of Love.” Motifs of typing and candy with a romantic vintage twist.)
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK, LB. Because I happen to have graphic evidence of…
Miss Onion, NYC/Burlington, VTAge and Occupation: 27, PR & Marketing and Jazz SingerFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Data AnalystEngagement Date: April 2, 2006Wedding Date: September 2007Blogging Since: July 11, 2007Venue: Restaurant in BurlingtonAbout 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.
As I mentioned in a previous post, we shared a photo slide show with our guests at the reception and it was very well received. I think our families enjoyed seeing childhood photos of both of us as well as photos of themselves (we had a photo of almost every single guest). After the historic and childhood photos we moved on to photos of us…
Mrs. Poppy, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, PhD StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, High End Retail General ManagerEngagement Date: February 25, 2006Wedding Date: July 2007Venue: Astoria World Manor, Queens, New YorkAbout Me: I'm a graduate student majoring in Piano Performance. I love knitting, crochet, cooking and learning languages ( I know six so far!). You can find me at your local karaoke bar, yarn shops, sheet music store or any store with Hello Kitty!
My first attempt at working with our pictures and trying to capture a little video turned out just ok. I played around with it some more and after a couple days this is what I came up with. I used a program that comes free with any apple computer called iMovie. It’s so simple, literally drag and drop, tweak and done!
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.
Many of our guests were amazed with the venue we chose, the delicious food and all the little DIY details that went into our beautiful day. As much as I could take credit for all the work, I must thank our bridal party for being by our side. The first person I’d like to thank would be Stan. He not only stood beside Mr. Violet…
Mrs. Eggplant, San FranciscoAge and Occupation: 28, Human ResourcesFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing ManagerEngagement Date: January 19, 2007Wedding Date: October 20, 2007Blogging Since: May 31, 2007Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroomAbout Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
…as evidenced by this picture at age six with my wedding gown Barbie.
I’ve been scanning pictures for our slideshow and it’s brought back a flood of childhood memories. Poring over my family’s old photo albums has actually been one of my favorite parts of wedding planning. It’s so much fun reliving my childhood!
Mrs. Hibiscus, Orange CountyAge and Occupation in 06: 25, Eyebal DocFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Commerical UnderwriterEngagement Date: September 26, 2004Wedding Date: July 7, 2007Venue: Laguna Beach on the beach, reception on a yacht in Newport BeachAbout Me: I'm an eyeball doc. Normal is boring. I'm a hat person and a cat person. I'm in love (so very very in love). I'm a dreamer. I want to change the world. Superheroes are my friends. Kindness is contagious. Music is in my heart. Carpe diem.
Perhaps one of the most special parts of our wedding was our slideshow. I used ProShow Gold which I downloaded for $69.95. I figure, it’s cheaper than paying someone to do it and I can use it again for vacations, my nephew, anniversaries and other life events. It’s a great program and very easy to use. Everyone at the wedding raved about the slideshow. (Probably…