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Things My Parents’ Wedding Taught Me
I have a treat for you guys today—pics from my parents’ wedding almost 23 years ago! Over the last few weeks my family and I cleared out some of the stuff that has been in storage while we lived...
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My Mother’s Wedding Dress, a Photo Shoot, and Thoughts on Facing the Camera
You got to see a bit of my mother’s wedding dress in its original glory here. I have always wanted to try the dress on and have a few photos taken with it, and we won’t have time for that on the...
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Acne Update: The Vanishing Act
There is less than a month to our wedding day now, and I can now say something that I never could have said over 3 months ago when I wrote this post: My skin is completely clear. Before I go on, I want...
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A Showery Surprise
Last Friday I was surprised with a honeymoon themed bridal shower! My mum and MOH were sneaky and tricked me into thinking it would be on Saturday, but on Friday I was told to get prettified and be...
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Handmade: Lace & Light
Candlelight, that is. Ever since I started planning my own wedding I have known that I wanted lace-covered tealight holders as part of the reception decorations because pictures like these had me...
View ArticleTo Speak or Not to Speak?
That is the question. My sister began work on her MOH speech recently, and asked me if I was going to make a speech at the reception as well. If you had asked me that question 6 months ago the answer...
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Handmade: For Cards & Cars
We decided simple is best when it came to our card box label and “Just Married” garland—meaning we got scissors and cut out big letters from coloured cardboard…just like kindergartners. I think it...
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Prettifying the Disposables
Remember how we are using compostable bamboo utensils at our reception instead of hiring silverware? Well, we ordered them, they arrived, and then we decided to pretty them up a bit using a tiny heart...
View ArticleNot a “Legitimate” Wedding?
With less than 3 weeks to go ’til the wedding day, this is probably a bad time to start second (and third) guessing some of our wedding choices. But that’s what I’m doing right now. I have attended a...
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Simple Scrolls: Our Programmes
When it came to making our programmes, I had a simple scroll design in mind right from the beginning: a sheet of A4 cream paper printed on one side then rolled up and tied with a ribbon. These were my...
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Favor Time: A Chocolate Pudding for Two
If you think waaaaay back into the early days of my time on Weddingbee, you might remember the adorable shortbread buttons Mr E and I were planning on making for our favors. Well, please dont hate us,...
View ArticleRSVP Blues
As the last of the RSVPs trickled in recently I couldn’t help feeling a little…sad. Because there are always going to be some people that can’t make it and, in our case, that number of people is fairly...
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Sampai Nanti, Hasta Luego, Goodbye for Now, and All That
It’s a day out from our wedding day, and I finally get it: It’s not going to be perfect. But it sure is going to be awesome. My centrepieces might not look exactly how I envisioned. There is going to...
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MRS Earrings is Back!
Mr E and I are married! I can’t believe that it has been about a month since our wedding day—a month filled with an awesome honeymoon in Bali, moving to a new house, and starting two new part-time...
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The Earrings on Honeymoon: Bali Bliss
I know quite a few of you are interested in how our honeymoon in Bali went, so this is for you. And what I have to say is too long for a single post, so I thought I would start off with a basic recap...
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Eat, Stay, Love: An Insider’s Guide to a Bali Honeymoon
Why yes, I did just shamelessly twist Elizabeth Gilbert’s words. They fit in the title so nicely that I couldn’t help it. Anyway, in my first honeymoon post I recapped our own experience in Bali, and...
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Handmade Blooms & Buttonholes for the VIPs
Waaaaay back when I first started blogging I attempted a DIY project that I never told you about. Why? Because, right up until the week of the wedding I couldn’t decide if I was going to use them or...
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Shoes, Glorious Shoes!
Allow me to briefly interrupt this broadcast to bring you some of the prettiest little vintage-inspired bridal shoes around. I stumbled across the Rachel Simpson site via this post on My Hands Made It...
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Busy Bee Bits n’ Bobs
The last few weeks before the wedding were filled with little projects, a kazillion errands and phone calls, and basic wedding-related craziness. To make myself feel like I had actually accomplished...
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A Midsummer Dream: Just to Whet Your Appetite…
I got my pro pics back a couple of weeks ago! Now that I have mulled over them for a bit, I’m ready to start my recaps. So stay tuned—I’ll be starting them this coming Monday! *Photo by Jane Sanders
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