Wedding Blog

From the moment I laid eyes on tissue paper pomanders, I knew I wanted to make them for our aisle decor. The pomanders reminded me of tissue paper carnations I made as a child. My mom still has a bouquet of tissue paper circles crinkled atop pipe cleaners that I gave her for Mother’s Day well over a decade ago. Last week, I relived my…

Mr. Spring Roll and I are one step away from officially becoming husband and wife. Last week we made the trip to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and walked out with our license to marry.

I was, and still am, surprised at how easy it is to get a marriage license.

Initially, Mr. Spring Roll and I agreed not to exchange wedding day gifts, as a way to save money. However, I couldn’t resist the excitement of an exchange, and admitted so to Mr. Spring Roll. So, the exchange was a go, but there was one little problem: I had no idea what to get my groom.

You see, Mr. Spring Roll is a man who has…

As you may recall, I had an okay hair and not-so-great makeup trial over a month ago. No need to fear though, because sister Spring Roll came to my rescue and agreed to do my hair on the big day. This week we finally had the same day off work, and did a trial run.

Initially, I wanted to wear my hair up the entire day;…

While browsing the internet for wedding thank you card ideas, I stumbled upon a photo that I immediately fell in love with.

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Amazing, huh? After seeing the photo, I had to have a photo like that. There was one little catch though: there was no way that I was going to pay over forty dollars for a painted paper parasol. So, I did what I do…

The title tells no lie; I am in fact, a veil cheater. It started off innocent, looking at pictures of other veils. I couldn’t help myself; the beautiful lace, the length, the fullness.

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Now more than ever, I have noticed that there are plenty of ways to politely decline an invitation to a wedding. You see, during the past few weeks we have received several polite declines.

Unfortunately, a polite decline is still a decline, and in my case, it still hurts. I understand that not every guest can attend, but with each “sends regret” box checked, my heart…

I’ve found myself yet again getting sucked into wedding trends. First it was the candy buffet. Then, wearing two veils (a veil and a hair flower, in my case). Now, I have fallen for the signature drinks trend.

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While signature drinks are trendy, they are also very budget friendly and user friendly. Instead of stocking a whole bar, we will only have to provide the ingredients for…

Growing up, my mom always called me a “camera ham”. I loved being in front of the camera, and still do.

Hamming it up in the mid-’80s

As you can imagine, our wedding day will be no different. To ensure that all of our camera hamming moments are captured, we recently hired a second shooter. In addition to a second shooter, Mr. Spring Roll’s uncle (our primary…

It’s been a few weeks since our invitations were mailed, and our RSVP cards are slowly (very, very slowly) trickling in.

With the arrival of our returned cards, I have been thinking of what to do with them, as I could never throw them away.

As you may recall, I had amazing guests and games at my bridal shower this past weekend. However, I didn’t tell you about the other two G’s: grub and gifts!

For as long as I can remember, sister Spring Roll and I have loved to bake and cook. We even took a cooking class together in high school. How does that relate to my shower, you…

Sister Spring Roll hosted my bridal shower last Sunday. Yes, Super Bowl Sunday. Despite the fact that my shower was on the same day as the big game, a great group of guests came.

Guests included co-workers, friends, and Mr. Spring Roll’s family. Since most guests did not know one another, we all donned name tags to familiarize ourselves. Additionally, sister Spring Roll had us play…

You’ve seen our gifts to the guys and girls, now it’s time to see the gifts for the guardians. Guardians meaning our parents, of course; I couldn’t part with my matching ’g’ titles, so please forgive my tackiness.

First and foremost, let’s meet the parents:

Mom Spring Roll is my everything, my (pun intended) guardian angel. I love her more than she knows, and am forever grateful for…