tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51537184647337636152024-03-05T01:51:05.951-08:00Laced with LoveOur wedding planning journey from Yes to I Do!Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-77183551923086107432011-03-08T20:21:00.000-08:002011-03-08T20:21:07.243-08:00When the Fat Lady SingsI've been dreading writing this post. You can probably tell from my sporadic blogging, I'm trying desperately to hold on, but it's time to let go. About two years ago, when I began planning my wedding, I typed these fateful words into my Google search bar -- "wedding blog." I was hoping to get a few ideas here and there, some inspiration and nab a few great wedding vendors. Little did I know, clicking on that catchy title "Weddingbee" would spark a nearly two year obsession. I applied to be a Bee not really thinking I'd be accepted. I think that's how most Bee bloggers feel when they submit their application to Weddingbee. Who'd want to read MY writing? What great ideas do I have? But Weddingbee is about much more than just getting good ideas. It's a community. <div><br />
</div><div>Oh hive, you listened to me gripe, worry, stress and celebrate. My DIY projects, my indecision, my (not-so-helpful) tips. How can I leave you?! If you read my last <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/03/07/wedding-withdrawal/">post</a>, you know that I'm still addicted to the wedding world and I don't want to let go, but every season must end before a new one begins. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I'll drop in here and there to say hello and see what you're all up to, but it's time for me to move onto a new season of my life. I'm a teacher facing layoff, a budding entrepreneur, a wife making a home with her husband. If you care to keep in touch, you can be following me at www.when-love-happens.blogspot.com.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thank you for walking alongside me in my wedding planning journey. I'll miss you!</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe5ojFvsE2xuON4cvsjE6qHspIhmJoG6RqEErbqGonM1q65lbxsWUwn6Udptkz58Y-RiOTVeNgo9r_Y5ggcagjJrdwaC9GloxdvK8oCd5IKv2QF9_V2WJLpgs9ToiBl7-5gn6NrgqPOvy/s1600/1J&CFaves015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe5ojFvsE2xuON4cvsjE6qHspIhmJoG6RqEErbqGonM1q65lbxsWUwn6Udptkz58Y-RiOTVeNgo9r_Y5ggcagjJrdwaC9GloxdvK8oCd5IKv2QF9_V2WJLpgs9ToiBl7-5gn6NrgqPOvy/s640/1J&CFaves015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">source</a></div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-17804836483318996032011-03-05T22:59:00.000-08:002011-03-05T22:59:53.523-08:00Wedding WithdrawalIt's been just short of 9 months since the wedding and I have a bad case of wedding withdrawal. I reluctantly began selling all of my wedding stuff on Weddingbee classifieds, but I refused to unsubscribe from my wedding blogs and still shamelessly read them even though I am no longer planning a wedding. I still often look through my wedding photos, album and engagement photos so I can remember my wedding day.<br />
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It's funny - the rollercoaster of emotions that come from wedding planning. At first you are ridiculously excited, then completely overwhelmed, then determined to finish all your planning, then resigned to the fact that you may not finish every DIY project you wanted to do, then nervous as the day approaches, then stressed the week of as you hammer out the last details, then unbelievably happy on the day of the wedding, then relieved as you close the books on that big wedding day you've been planning for x amount of months (or years). <br />
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You go on your honeymoon and think, "Phew! I'm so glad I'm done wedding planning!"Then, if you're at all like me, you slowly....incredulously...begin...to miss wedding planning! Yes, it's true! I miss wedding planning and getting every detail JUST right. I miss drowning in piles of paper and ribbon as I complete DIY projects. I miss looking through my day of schedule to make sure EVERYTHING is accounted for...okay, no I don't miss that part.<br />
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So, I find myself in wedding withdrawal and I kind of can't believe I feel this way because I was SO glad the wedding was done with 9 months ago. Any brides out there anxious to finish wedding planning? Any married brides out there that are so glad the wedding planning is over? Any (somewhate crazy) married brides like me that want to plan another wedding? :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Missed something?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We go to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">the<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/26/harry-potter-honeymoon/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"> happiest place</a> on Earth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I get </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">all dolled up</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 14px;">Say <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/30/outdoor-urban-bridal-party-shots/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">cheese!</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I'm obsessed with <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/12/03/school-themed-wedding-details/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">details.</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Feeling<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/17/wedding-toasts-6/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"> toasty</a>?</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Traditional <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/19/surprise-wedding-dance/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">surprises</a>?</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Dress change <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/20/wedding-dress-change/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">REMIX</a>!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Photobooths are <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/24/wedding-photobooths/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">fun</a>!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Some <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/02/14/wedding-survival-kit/">advice</a> from the other side</span></span></li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-52544870111361689962011-02-13T14:53:00.000-08:002011-02-13T14:53:59.688-08:00Laced with Love: Lessons from a Bride on the Other SideI hope that you enjoyed the photos from the wedding. The day went by so fast. Before I knew it, the party was ending and it was time to go home! I'll be honest and tell you that I miss my wedding. I miss the flowers, being drowned in wedding details, researching vendors and spreadsheets galore. I was so happy with how things went and if there WERE any problems, I was completely oblivious because my fantastic vendors and coordinators handled everything. It <b>seemed</b> like it went off without a hitch. <div><br />
</div><div>So, now that the wedding (and the recaps) are over, here are my lessons for your day of from the other side. I tend to be the kind of person that is far too prepared for things...probably annoyingly so to others around me. Here are a random assortment of things I was so glad I overprepared for!</div><div><br />
</div><div>1. Bridal Kit - My makeup artist gave me a touch up kit, but I packed my makeup bag with EVERYTHING in it just in case. I also made <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/03/19/bridesmaid-lovin/">these</a> for the bridesmaids and myself:</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used about 20 <b>Q-tips</b> on my wedding day, mainly for cleaning up makeup. I think I used all 10 of mine and stole more from my bridesmaids. I also used a lot more <b>tissue</b> than I thought I would. I had a small travel pack of tissue, but between crying and touching up makeup, my pack was gone before the ceremony had started! Mr. Lace had extra tissue in his pocket for me which totally helped. I had rolled some tissue up and hid it in my bouquet, but when your eyes are watering and your bouquet is mainly white, it is sometimes hard to spot exactly where you hid your 5 rolled up tissues! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <b>Toothbrush and toothpaste</b>! My day started around 7 am and ended at 1 am so it was a good thing I threw in my toothbrush and toothpaste into my bag. I brushed my teeth right before the ceremony, then once again when I took a quick bathroom break after dinner. I HATE the feeling of dirty teeth and I am super conscious of it so it was nice I didn't have to brush my teeth with my finger. :) The gum I packed helped too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. We didn't have a TON of downtime, but I in the small moments I did, I found myself feeling hungry. I had coffee and a croissant in the morning, but I was too excited to really eat lunch. I ate a quarter of a sandwich because I was in the middle of getting my hair and makeup done. Then it was off to photos. Good thing I made baskets of snacks for the groomsmen and their dressing room and for the bridesmaids and myself. Not that they were healthy snacks, but the sugar helped me power through the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Even though I had a fabulous photographer, a <b>camera</b> came in handy at the very end of the night, when we were outside the venue getting ready to leave. Trusty BM M ALWAYS has a camera on hand and snapped a few photos before we got ready to leave. Our helpers and family had just finished cleaning everything up and we were all getting ready to get into our cars when my BM's whipped out a camera and snapped these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anything you dare not forget on your wedding day?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Missed something?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We go to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">the<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/26/harry-potter-honeymoon/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"> happiest place</a> on Earth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I get </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">all dolled up</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 14px;">Say <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/30/outdoor-urban-bridal-party-shots/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">cheese!</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I'm obsessed with <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/12/03/school-themed-wedding-details/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">details.</a></span></span></li>
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</div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-23045795495437011262011-01-23T19:49:00.000-08:002011-01-23T19:49:00.141-08:00Laced with Love: I Should Tell Your MommaI only titled this post "I Should Tell Your Momma" because when we got a disc of photobooth photos from <a href="http://www.snappyjoe.com/">Snappy Joe</a>, I saw my friends and family do things I've never seen them do before. Since some of these friends and family follow my blog, facebook and Etsy sites which are all linked together, I decided I shouldn't post them lest I embarrass them. However, I had a mom wear a bandana around her head like Tupac, people kissing and touching of body parts that would prompt you to shout out "stranger danger!"<br />
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</div><div>Anyway, here are a few highlights courtesy of <a href="http://www.snappyjoe.com/">Snappy Joe Photography</a>! </div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I SHOULD tell your mommas...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">a la Michael Jackson</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our flowergirls gettin' down.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This family dressed up as KISS for Halloween.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">In college, a few of my friends called this the ultimate test of friendship. If you were willing to stick your finger in your friend's nose, you were a true friend. Marriage should be enough, but just in case, we had to do the test.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought and wore this bee hat just for you Hive!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We made sure we set aside money for a photobooth in our budget because we knew it'd be entertaining for our guests and for us when we got to see all the photos afterwards. Even though most of my guests have been to many weddings with photobooths, they still go back again and again to take photos. We had no doubt we wanted to have one at our wedding. Are you pro- or anti-photobooths?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-6355748354707724652011-01-19T20:04:00.000-08:002011-01-19T20:04:09.803-08:00Laced with Love: The Dress Change RemixedIn many Chinese-American weddings, many brides change into a traditional Chinese dress called a qi pao (pronounced chi-pow). First off, it's a beautiful, but unforgiving dress. Here are a few images I found on the web:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">In my mind, it's most traditionally worn in red with gold shoes, both colors associated with good luck. Well, I've never been much of a traditionalist so I didn't want to wear a qi pao. After all, my wedding dress was the most expensive dress I'd ever bought and I did love it ever so much, why would I change out of it?! Nevertheless, being a good daughter, I asked my Mom if she wanted me to partake in this tradition. She said no, I didn't need to do it if I didn't want to. Just to be sure, a couple months later, I asked her again because it would take a couple months to have a qi pao made for me. She said no again. Since I had asked twice, I decided she was sure. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Two weeks before the wedding, we were out shopping for accessories for her outfit for the wedding and as we were walking through the mall she says, "So, don't you think you should do a dress change?" *insert record scratch here* It's two weeks before the wedding, I had checked twice and NOW she was asking for a dress change?! We both agreed that there'd be no time to get a qi pao made so she suggested a "normal" special occasion dress as my change. I agreed and we began looking. As we walked through the mall, I tried on various dresses in ivory, white and green, our wedding colors, but couldn't find anything I liked. The next day, I said that if I couldn't find a dress, we'd forget the whole idea. We headed to another mall and I tried on every white, ivory and green dress I could lay my hands on. I decided another color wouldn't really match. But then, with an armful of dresses, I found a reddish pink dress and fell in love! I took it along with me to the dressing room and saved it for last. Every dress was a no until I changed into the little red number. Through the dressing room door, I said, "Mom, it's not the right color. If they only had it in white or something, I think I'd buy this dress!" I opened the door and she said, "it's perfect! It's RED! You can wear this red dress instead of a red qi pao!" It turned out to be perfect compromise for my Mom and I. Red for my Mom and gorgeous for me! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, here it is, my red dress change remixed -- </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">All photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you planning on changing into something else during your reception?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Missed something?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We go to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">the<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/26/harry-potter-honeymoon/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"> happiest place</a> on Earth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I get </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">all dolled up</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 14px;">Say <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/30/outdoor-urban-bridal-party-shots/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">cheese!</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I'm obsessed with <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/12/03/school-themed-wedding-details/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">details.</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Feeling<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/17/wedding-toasts-6/"> toasty</a>?</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Traditional<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/19/surprise-wedding-dance/"> surprises</a>?</span></span></li>
</ul></div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-27490450362029199042011-01-18T18:45:00.000-08:002011-01-18T18:45:35.959-08:00Laced with Love: Two Traditional SurprisesMy title is a bit of an oxymoron, I know. How can something be a surprise, yet a regular tradition? Well, let me explain. <br />
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Surprise #1: Mr. Lace's family always does a family dance for the bride and groom. We've done 80's songs, 90's songs and more recently "Grease!" So, Mr. Lace and I knew they'd plan a dance for us, but we just didn't know what songs they'd be dancing to. We were so lucky because we've had the longest, most complicated dance thus far! All photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor.</a><br />
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Put your hands up!<br />
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If you liked then you shoulda put a ring on it, if you liked then you shoulda put a ring on it...<br />
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Surprise #2: My friends always do a little entertaining skit or speech for whoever is getting married. So, my friends put together this little video for Mr. Lace and I. First, photos of our reactions (complete with ugly face -- you know, when you laugh too hard and your face gets all screwed up?) and then the video!<br />
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A few things I should preface before you see this video:<br />
1. When my friends first met Mr. Lace they thought he was kind of a tough guy. <br />
2. I've always been a "nice" girl.<br />
3. Mr. Lace and I really like Popeye's chicken.<br />
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Okay...action!<br />
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Do your family or friends have any wedding traditions or surprises in store for your wedding day?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Missed something?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We go to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">the<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/26/harry-potter-honeymoon/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"> happiest place</a> on Earth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I get </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">all dolled up</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 14px;">Say <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/30/outdoor-urban-bridal-party-shots/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">cheese!</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I'm obsessed with <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/12/03/school-themed-wedding-details/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">details.</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18px;">Feeling <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/01/17/wedding-toasts-6/">toasty</a>?</span></span></li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-90036107772585812042011-01-16T20:40:00.000-08:002011-01-16T20:43:28.589-08:00Laced with Love: The Toasts....*blush* sorry.... I know, it's been a long time. Between the holiday program at our school, the holiday season, SIL Lace getting married and starting up my Etsy shop, I haven't had time to sit down and blog! But, thank goodness for a chance to breathe with the MLK holiday!<br />
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So, let's see, where did we leave off? Oh yes, the wedding reception! We had planned to have the traditional best man and maid of honor speeches, but my brother asked if he could give a toast when I told him I was engaged and of course, I said yes. Then, bridesmaid M, who introduced Mr. Lace and I way back in 2000, surprised us with toasts. <br />
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So, here are a few snippets -- the laughs, the tears and everything in between! All photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This was before all the crying started!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Look carefully in MOH C's hand. TWO pages of notes and she said that she didn't really know what she was going to say. :) She did great though and managed to make me cry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Bridesmaid M also has a typed page of notes and made me cry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Look at how prepared all of our toasters were. Brother Lace also has a page of notes. Here, he's reading a thank you note I wrote to him for buying me a souvenir from his trip to Florida. Can you see the Keroppi sticker on the letter? I used my best stickers for people I love.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know why, but when I cry and need a tissue, I usually fold my tissue into increasingly small triangles or rectangles. I don't know why crying makes me start breaking out into origami.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">About to burst at the seams from my brother's speech!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I think the crying part of the wedding was finally over.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Even though the toasts ended up taking a lot longer than we had planned for, it was worth it in the end to have some of our closest family and friends speak to us on our wedding day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you having toasts on your wedding day? Are there any additional toasts besides the best man and maid of honor speaking?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Missed something?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We go to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">the<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/26/harry-potter-honeymoon/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"> happiest place</a> on Earth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I get </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">all dolled up</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 14px;">Say <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/30/outdoor-urban-bridal-party-shots/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">cheese!</a></span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I'm obsessed with <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/12/03/school-themed-wedding-details/">details.</a></span></span></li>
</ul></div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-46638438272100919422010-11-30T21:28:00.000-08:002010-11-30T21:28:22.640-08:00Laced With Love: Every Little DetailThere are so many things to manage when you are planning a wedding. After you've nailed down all the big things like venues and vendors, you have a million little details to take care of. And if you're like me, you were involved in every little detail whether it mattered or not. I styled and DIY'ed my own wedding, as many of you are doing. It meant, I had to search for ideas, find the best deals and craft everything on my own. But, being a Type A, detail-oriented kinda gal, you can imagine how much FUN I had doing all of this...at first. Do you know what I'm talking about? I'd be super excited when I was inspired with a new idea, but as I started getting into the thick of the project, I'd want to hurry up and finish it. And of course, you never have one project at a time whilst wedding planning. There are always seventy things going on at once. There were many times where I felt like abandoning projects, but let me encourage you, if you are in the thick of wedding planning, hang in there! It'll all be worth it in the end!<br />
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So after I nailed down my vision, a vintage-juxtaposed with modern-simple-school-themed reception (hmm when do I have "too much" theme going on?), I began looking for vintage-y decor and designing my own paper goods. Everything had a simple, clean look. <br />
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So, let me show and explain all of our reception details. Ready?<br />
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This was our guest sign in table. I made these programs on my computer and printed them out on my printer. Fancy, I know.<br />
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Instead of a regular guest book, I made an address book box (from a recipe card box) for people to make their own address card. This has come in so handy for the holidays! We have EVERYONE'S complete info now!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was for our candy bar which was open for the last two hours of the reception. People filled these glassine bags with candy and I printed a little label for them to seal up their bag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRCKDtm4INvUC9hUAkAOPZDdM8cpZcIg-0pgXDl95YT53fzyFrsflfZ2ZRhZm359Sm409LeAJDd5DgDwXb6Qx0IC-piMCHAtOVHIv_NmDAS_jr6kOZ2juwNAGWnI3_rkzl2wS9VX1ALXJ/s1600/untitled+folder5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRCKDtm4INvUC9hUAkAOPZDdM8cpZcIg-0pgXDl95YT53fzyFrsflfZ2ZRhZm359Sm409LeAJDd5DgDwXb6Qx0IC-piMCHAtOVHIv_NmDAS_jr6kOZ2juwNAGWnI3_rkzl2wS9VX1ALXJ/s640/untitled+folder5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some shots of the tables before dinner service began. The flowers were DIY. Mr. Lace and I chose which flowers we wanted to use from the Flower Mart and sat down to make a mock up with Mr. Lace's aunt. These consisted of three mason jars - a small, medium and large - and various white and green flowers. We added votives with tealights too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCpvFc2hErFFbG6wvMSSVuzQz4iWBkQGU0yjJYRNGZDZ4U0L7SqwGZjxNBozIfIJoF3HXb_sZk3korrSUZH4l4OCt8kyjM1Al8TteaBykTWP7sLkOkVQlEeHqn0rwHqLr6N9H6XxqBvmo/s1600/untitled+folder4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCpvFc2hErFFbG6wvMSSVuzQz4iWBkQGU0yjJYRNGZDZ4U0L7SqwGZjxNBozIfIJoF3HXb_sZk3korrSUZH4l4OCt8kyjM1Al8TteaBykTWP7sLkOkVQlEeHqn0rwHqLr6N9H6XxqBvmo/s640/untitled+folder4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I made up little pop quiz cards. Our emcees were awesome and ran a little pop quiz game for our guests. The winners took home the centerpieces. The table letters went better with our school names than numbers. I spray painted chipboard with chalkboard paint and wrote letters with white paint markers.<br />
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I also made these little Fun and Adventure books. Inside, guests were able to fill out a little suggestion for something to do together in our married lives (where to go for dessert, dinner, vacation, etc.) and to stick their photobooth photos.<br />
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Since Mr. Lace and I were at the head table, I made this little sign for us.<br />
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Cocktails were going to be upstairs. Here were our escort cards. At first, I didn't want to do escort cards to save myself some time, but because we had three different entree options, each guest had to have something indicating their meal choice.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I went from no escort cards to 220 escort cards. You'd think I'd make it easy on myself, but no. I printed each name, cut it on my paper cutter, glued it onto the craft paper, punched a decorative edge on the bottom and stapled a specified ribbon for the three meal choices. Easy peasy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTJbTGwUx9CMru1JdysIfSCdvvo4wX_2yO-5T2Hu4U3pxaeIlTdClAqfQgRlfHuDBwgMTP92X88OQj7treCLQAeepaPj_0n2gGobBnxaej5soEBDVrPWqyOY0H3aFNahXSgt_LdsQpO41/s1600/10ReceptionDetails0027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTJbTGwUx9CMru1JdysIfSCdvvo4wX_2yO-5T2Hu4U3pxaeIlTdClAqfQgRlfHuDBwgMTP92X88OQj7treCLQAeepaPj_0n2gGobBnxaej5soEBDVrPWqyOY0H3aFNahXSgt_LdsQpO41/s640/10ReceptionDetails0027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
A quick sign with directions since I'm a teacher. Can you read it?<br />
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Last, but not least, here are the favor bags I made for the kiddos attending our wedding. Inside, there was an activity book I made, Mad Libs, pencil and box of crayons.<br />
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In the end, it was worth all the trouble of finding decor, making signs and crafting all the different details of the reception. It was actually kind of fun for me even though it took a lot of time and caused me a lot of stress. For those of you in the midst of crafting and styling your event, hang in there, it'll all be worth it in the end when you get to see the photos of all your hard work! This is NOT to say I didn't abandon projects that I didn't absolutely love. I definitely wanted to do too many things and had to cut many unnecessary projects out.<br />
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What are your time, energy and effort consuming projects that are driving you nuts?<br />
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/" style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 14px;">Say <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/30/outdoor-urban-bridal-party-shots/">cheese!</a></span></span></li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-80190345952242710402010-11-25T12:05:00.000-08:002010-11-25T12:05:15.120-08:00Laced with Love: The Bridal Party<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hope you all enjoyed your holiday this week! I am stuffed full of prime rib and hot pot...our typical Chinese-American Thanksgiving. It was our first Thanksgiving together as a married couple even though it didn't feel all that different since Mr. Lace has been spending Thanksgiving with my family for the past couple of years anyway. More on holiday adjusting later...</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Anyway, here we are -- the bridal party. All photos are courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a>. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Mr. Lace's groomsmen are his oldest and dearest friends and family. His cousin, far left, flew out from Texas to be in the wedding. I had the chance to befriend Cousin Lace in college while he was stationed there before Mr. Lace and I ever became a couple. His other four friends are his childhood friends and the group still gathers together regularly to play video games (what else right?). </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2YSj3LqeEqGmc1OfzqP8Er8KLNfc-jeYb6d5jxHuPobWB28LS-Yn2QuQf_TCbzXnvWGwS1RmmvWfTE8OlTe4XSImlfYJldkjVETYTudP_9etY91tMXGTPA9f3xUwaeOUrGRYz0ItFpgj/s1600/1J%2526CFaves022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2YSj3LqeEqGmc1OfzqP8Er8KLNfc-jeYb6d5jxHuPobWB28LS-Yn2QuQf_TCbzXnvWGwS1RmmvWfTE8OlTe4XSImlfYJldkjVETYTudP_9etY91tMXGTPA9f3xUwaeOUrGRYz0ItFpgj/s640/1J%2526CFaves022.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOLh9RqXmW36uvSvvQGHxgIqe2BIf9iAoJ8hIL_bmc4b_jyVeB46mtN34mTpKHJ5DmaAUdkOnsaP0OZXAAuwcQ9ZaoWScNJoey_Om1FAK854YRumrplvv500rjv5IIAPjAvYS0lS7hZQp/s1600/5BridalParty0045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOLh9RqXmW36uvSvvQGHxgIqe2BIf9iAoJ8hIL_bmc4b_jyVeB46mtN34mTpKHJ5DmaAUdkOnsaP0OZXAAuwcQ9ZaoWScNJoey_Om1FAK854YRumrplvv500rjv5IIAPjAvYS0lS7hZQp/s640/5BridalParty0045.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupWdTbaDzL8NaWBSz2FbItDVK6rzP_zcLzVc-2U8rKzLJqWBGyB-j3Ym-BDH3aThy_a3yRzvydhb6vUUBgcrvYNayqLKhyphenhyphenMjB2JHOtiyLQby7w3skdeu8GMeoxUgp4XdfOj6NtdKIi_S_/s1600/5BridalParty0061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupWdTbaDzL8NaWBSz2FbItDVK6rzP_zcLzVc-2U8rKzLJqWBGyB-j3Ym-BDH3aThy_a3yRzvydhb6vUUBgcrvYNayqLKhyphenhyphenMjB2JHOtiyLQby7w3skdeu8GMeoxUgp4XdfOj6NtdKIi_S_/s640/5BridalParty0061.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">My bridesmaids are a mash up from different parts of my life. On the far left, BM V and I met in 5th grade at a church activity at her house. We were instant friends and wrote letters and hung out all through our school years. BM J's big brother and my brother are best friends. We always say that we were predestined to be friends. We met in 6th grade, but didn't become close friends until we were in high school. BM M was the one who introduced me to Mr. Lace and is one of my dearest friends from college. She and I lived together for our last two years in college. MOH C is also a dear friend from college. We met our freshman year and did a lot of nerdy things like puffy paint Easter eggs for all of our friends and tie up all the supermarket bags to conserve space. BM K also doubles as my sister-in-law! We got along from the moment my brother brought her home and now that I'm married...we're neighbors!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A_KrhYqLQLKqvcu8-zvv4yQdLJAAOw8si1MaQwBO7ajRqU7gQDgXKLtU7Ke6fmi05lCbqBrzPvfrs7pN_CJ_yRdLuPOUqD-ihFInrOpHn_v0kgzq-t_j_Fa5Np0uXiAJgfwCItvAn_cA/s1600/1J%2526CFaves023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A_KrhYqLQLKqvcu8-zvv4yQdLJAAOw8si1MaQwBO7ajRqU7gQDgXKLtU7Ke6fmi05lCbqBrzPvfrs7pN_CJ_yRdLuPOUqD-ihFInrOpHn_v0kgzq-t_j_Fa5Np0uXiAJgfwCItvAn_cA/s640/1J%2526CFaves023.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfQGnRMXipi1P9V-kkzBq_WFJZ1-GBUwM5eoEBQrLwIB5hq9OT9aWQwt6mnmNcD5TSozMRBtvkA9Nf2wesfhez2v9T_B-wL5mUXREwrJvMmBg0qtWu9V05zMvPZnlJ66epUu30g6LH-JE/s1600/5BridalParty0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfQGnRMXipi1P9V-kkzBq_WFJZ1-GBUwM5eoEBQrLwIB5hq9OT9aWQwt6mnmNcD5TSozMRBtvkA9Nf2wesfhez2v9T_B-wL5mUXREwrJvMmBg0qtWu9V05zMvPZnlJ66epUu30g6LH-JE/s640/5BridalParty0063.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A quick side note about what the girls are wearing. I told the girls they could wear whatever shoes they wanted to wear. My only requirement for their jewelry was that it made a statement. I made the hair flowers and their cute, rewearable dresses were $50 from Anthropologie. WHAT?! A $50 dress from Anthropologie? Impossible. The dress was originally $198. I wrote it off and started looking at other dresses, but then it went on sale....to $49.99. The rest is history. :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Here are a couple of everyone together in front of this ridiculously tall statue outside the OCPAC.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">And a few of me because I'm apparently very vain.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0H_DK4nAj6-5-p8MTo3ce3MAR1R3R66p_-2lGASfFZaJPgOmhKp0NbUAPovUGvON0QiYykoIIoVsvfYbwhEhT7i00fFQ7qlA4qvQ_bHWhhO1JByvQxDcn5DXNlkCH6Enwe-6Ri6Zg1vR/s1600/1J%2526CFaves025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0H_DK4nAj6-5-p8MTo3ce3MAR1R3R66p_-2lGASfFZaJPgOmhKp0NbUAPovUGvON0QiYykoIIoVsvfYbwhEhT7i00fFQ7qlA4qvQ_bHWhhO1JByvQxDcn5DXNlkCH6Enwe-6Ri6Zg1vR/s640/1J%2526CFaves025.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Here's one last set of funny photos. So, the flowergirls and I were trying to snap a photo. The flowergirls are Mr. Lace's cousins two daughters (our unofficial nieces?). I found their dresses at Marshalls for $25. I made the hair flowers for the girls.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So, our photog snapped a photo of Ringbearer R standing there feeling a bit left out. R is my nephew.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzyo31sKORHp_gp5026joBPY8pIw6kTi_QiI_-bAo83gBf6B_EdyH-TtUwKm4yXwD11JsqcRiADhrqlPmzq5VM8wQEqyokNUwqkKr91z13bZf5oz5bCctwv4hTER11_uDTuQ3hon9aCXs/s1600/5BridalParty0131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzyo31sKORHp_gp5026joBPY8pIw6kTi_QiI_-bAo83gBf6B_EdyH-TtUwKm4yXwD11JsqcRiADhrqlPmzq5VM8wQEqyokNUwqkKr91z13bZf5oz5bCctwv4hTER11_uDTuQ3hon9aCXs/s640/5BridalParty0131.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">But he quickly moved from sad to angry for being left out! I also am falling over in this because one of the flower girls leaned too far into me.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFcYbm7AYPP17PCanHSZZdI02rBh2N8Gg8rEqEzfEWe_0KGpm6krVa0-ZFY_jAijgmnEimiYnNxnwQVXVxMnE1TE9UQ-eoozC45NYclxjoaq4-vtGPatdgQdae8OYfebnlOIj2hU3Ih9K/s1600/5BridalParty0133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFcYbm7AYPP17PCanHSZZdI02rBh2N8Gg8rEqEzfEWe_0KGpm6krVa0-ZFY_jAijgmnEimiYnNxnwQVXVxMnE1TE9UQ-eoozC45NYclxjoaq4-vtGPatdgQdae8OYfebnlOIj2hU3Ih9K/s640/5BridalParty0133.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We had a lot of fun with our bridal party. They were awesome. They were there when they were supposed to be there and so incredibly helpful to us. My BM's were also magically there to help me every time I had to go use the restroom. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">I hope I left you a nice visual image there. :) Till next time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I get </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/">all dolled up</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/">peep</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> of each other.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We had awesome </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/">music</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We took </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/">photos</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/">married</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">!</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We write. We fight. We say our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">vows</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Big surprise...I </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">cry.</span></span></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We are </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/11/laced-with-love-photo-crazed/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo crazed</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. </span></span></li>
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</div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-39886908998029208592010-11-10T20:00:00.000-08:002010-11-10T20:00:04.510-08:00Laced with Love: Photo CrazedAs if we hadn't taken enough photos of ourselves, Mr. Lace and I scheduled in a little sunset portrait time at the suggestion of our photographer. During our engagement session, it was kind of gloomy so we didn't get that romantic flattering sunlight. Our photog suggested some sunset portraits during our wedding since we had a pocket of time during cocktails. So, we skipped out on cocktails to take advantage of the setting sun.<br />
Some of my favorite wedding photos came out of this one hour session. <br />
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You'll face this challenge later when you make a wedding album. Black and white or color? The one of us kissing or the one of our faces apart?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Missed something?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span></div><ul><li>We go to <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/17/disney-world-honeymoon-4/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">the happiest place on Earth</a>.</li>
<li>I get <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">all dolled up</span>.</a></li>
<li>Mr. Lace and I get a <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">peep</a> of each other.</li>
<li>We had awesome <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">music</a>.</li>
<li>We took <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">photos</a>.</li>
<li>We get <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/#more-171545" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">married</a>!</li>
<li>We write. We fight. We say our <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">vows</a>.</li>
<li>Big surprise...I<a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/10/honoring-parents-in-the-wedding-ceremony/"> cry</a>.</li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-68381556826733593322010-11-09T20:42:00.000-08:002010-11-09T20:42:28.626-08:00Laced with Love: The Part that Always Gets Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoF9Obo4429gAr5LO2SBt1UoLS_8J5kSWZRACE1252w8DNRiwEiRU9w68dcskjbhp3TZDnA2a-BR8MRi1xi-n1mT7J4ER6xf7tRWwDRPF1iK4ZKnblGAf2POOwIB3XdcV9G978Pacazs-/s1600/6Ceremony0261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoF9Obo4429gAr5LO2SBt1UoLS_8J5kSWZRACE1252w8DNRiwEiRU9w68dcskjbhp3TZDnA2a-BR8MRi1xi-n1mT7J4ER6xf7tRWwDRPF1iK4ZKnblGAf2POOwIB3XdcV9G978Pacazs-/s640/6Ceremony0261.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">It's the part that always gets me at every wedding - recognizing the parents. More than the bride walking down the aisle, the vows, the first kiss, it's when the newlywed couple thanks their parents for all their love, support and sacrifice that turns on the waterworks for me. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I am really close to my Mom and lived with her during the years after I moved back to LA and before I got married. I saw her everyday. We took walks together. We ate dinner together. We fought once in awhile. But not just during that time that I lived with her after college, but in general. Before being married to Mr. Lace, she was probably the person I was/am closest to in this world. She has always been there for me (whether I wanted her or not), sacrificed and cared for me. So, after the engagement excitement wore off and it got closer and closer to our wedding day, I realized that my relationship with my Mom would change dramatically. No longer would I see her everyday, eat with her, talk to her whenever I wanted. It started hitting me hard and I started to have a lot of weird (for lack of a better word) feeling about getting married, coming under the safety and protection of Mr. Lace and moving to Orange County! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Because of our close relationships with our moms, Mr. Lace and I wanted to take a small opportunity to recognize our love and gratitude for our parents during our wedding ceremony. In other weddings I've attended, when I see the bride and groom hugging their parents and everyone crying, I cried too. I understood the sacrifice and love that parents give to their children. And, as children, we often don't show enough gratitude or respect for their dedication in caring for us. I know that there were plenty of times I'd think, "I shouldn't have said that," after a rousing disagreement with my Mom. But, over the years, we've both gotten better about saying sorry and admitting when we were wrong and trying, but I'm sure I've hurt my parents much more than they've hurt me. I know that's not the case for everyone and that everyone comes from different home situations. But, Mr. Lace and I knew we wanted to take a moment to reiterate to our parents how much we love them. We didn't really say much to each other, it was mainly just crying!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All images courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/"></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, there it is. The part that always gets me when I attend weddings...and of course, since it was my own, it hit me with a vengeance. What are you doing to honor or recognize your parents at your wedding?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Missed something?</div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><li>We go to <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/17/disney-world-honeymoon-4/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">the happiest place on Earth</a>.</li>
<li>I get <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">all dolled up</span>.</a></li>
<li>Mr. Lace and I get a <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">peep</a> of each other.</li>
<li>We had awesome <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">music</a>. </li>
<li>We took <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">photos</a>.</li>
<li>We get <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/03/pasadena-wedding-ceremony/#more-171545">married</a>!</li>
<li>We write. We fight. We say our <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/04/writing-personal-vows/">vows</a>.</li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-5609652932437881562010-11-03T18:27:00.000-07:002010-11-03T18:27:56.569-07:00Laced with Love: The Laces on Personal VowsI don't mean it as a put down, but Mr. Lace is not a writer. It's just not his thing. He's magical when it comes to math, science, engineering and such, but he's never loved writing. You can imagine my surprise when I (half) jokingly suggested having personal vows in our ceremony and he heartily agreed. The conversation went like this:<br />
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Me: You know, I was thinking, we should write personal vows in addition to our traditional vows. It will make our ceremony more personal and we'd get to say what we want to say to each other on our wedding day.<br />
Mr. Lace: You're right. That's a good idea.<br />
Me: (Blinking) You know you have to write them yourself.<br />
Mr. Lace: Yeah.<br />
Me: And then you have to read them out loud in front of everyone.<br />
Mr. Lace: Yeah.<br />
Me: And you still want to do it?<br />
Mr. Lace: Yeah.<br />
Me: (Thinking) Can I get this in writing?<br />
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Seriously, I was so happy that he agreed and made him promise not to back out. Keep in mind, this conversation happened months before our wedding. So, for a long time, "write vows" was at the end of our to do list. The month of the wedding rolled around and suddenly Mr. Lace started chickening out. But it wasn't just him. I started chickening out too! Neither of us really enjoys being the center of attention so are our wedding approached, we started considering what writing personal vows would really require of us. After a long conversation, we decided to still write personal vows. After all, it was already printed in the program and on the day of schedule.<br />
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Three weeks before the wedding, I started brainstorming ideas. What angle? What should I say? Will it sound cliche? What if Mr. Lace and my vows ended up being vastly different in tone and length? What if I went on and on about how wonderful he was and he wrote, "You're cool." As each week passed, I'd ask Mr. Lace if he had started and of course, he hadn't. It was the week of the wedding and neither of us had nailed down our vows. Needless to say, I was stressed out. I decided that I'd sit down and write them in one day. I made sure I didn't have any interruptions or appointments and began writing draft after draft until I felt that it was perfect. Of course, at the end of that day, I wasn't completely happy with it and had to go back and revise it several times before I nailed down a final draft.<br />
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During this process, I thought, if this is hard for me, this is going to be ridiculously hard for Mr. Lace since he doesn't really like writing! I hounded and pestered him about it. Two days before the wedding and his vows still weren't done. Instead, he had gone out to eat dinner with friends, watched several movies and documentaries, but none of his free time was devoted to writing vows! Naturally, we got into a fight two days before our wedding about how he didn't care because he wasn't putting forth as much time and effort. I shared my worries about the vows being inconsistent in tone and length. The whole thing was stressing me out. <br />
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The next day, Mr. Lace and I had to prepare for the rehearsal so we met up early to run errands. As Mr. Lace was getting ready to go out, SIL Lace asked me if I had finished my vows. When I began telling her about the stress these vows had caused, SIL Lace said that Mr. Lace had stayed up till 4 a.m. working on his. He had taken out all the letters and cards I'd ever written to him and read through each one. <br />
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Hive, I felt so terrible. Why couldn't I just trust that I would love whatever he wrote? Instead, I'd turned a reflective part of our wedding planning into something stressful. Mr. Lace came out with his vows and asked if I wanted to read them to make sure they were "okay." I started crying as I apologized. He didn't need my approval in <u>his own</u> expression of how <u>he</u> felt. He told me that it was okay, but after I had calmed down a bit he said, "No, but really. You always proofread all the writing I need to do. I want you to read it to see if it sounds okay." I laughed, but insisted that I didn't want to read it. Instead, we gave our vows to cousin Lace and asked her to read our vows to see what she thought. <br />
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It ended up being the most important and heartfelt part of our ceremony. As soon as Mr. Lace began reading, the tears came streaming down my face. I was a mess! By the time it was my turn to read, I not only looked a mess, but sounded one too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think he said he knows I love him because I share my bacon and churros with him.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, as a bride who has been through the vow writing process, here are my tips.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Agree on a due date so you don't procrastinate. Make sure your due date is not the day before the wedding! Try to finish them a couple weeks before. If Mr. Lace and I had written these earlier, our week before the wedding would have been stress and fight free!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Agree on a general length. That was hard for us to quantify. Should we write 150 words? 200? What if one person is more wordy. It'll take them more words to get their point across. If that words for you, that's great! It didn't for us. Instead, we gave each other a time limit. We said our vows would be between 2- 3 minutes long. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. If you decide not to share your vows in advance, like Mr. Lace and I, find a trustworthy, well-educated friend or family member that can read over both of your vows for tone and length. He/she can give suggestions or hints to help. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. When you print it out, make sure you make the print large enough to read so that you don't have to squint at your paper or keep your eyes glued on your paper and ignore your spouse-to-be.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Even with all the stress, personal vows were totally worth it for us. We were able to express our commitment with one another during this very important ceremony in our own words. Apparently, we got a few guests to cry. We heard that Seattle cousin Lace was bawling through the vows. People around him thought he was being sarcastic until they looked at him and saw that he really was bawling!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you planning on writing your own vows? Has it been an easy or difficult process for you and your fiance?</div><br />
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</div><div>All photos are courtesy of the wonderful <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a>.<br />
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On a side note, if you can, please get a second shooter. Without a second shooter, you only have one perspective. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In his introduction, the pastor said, "aren't we excited for Mr. and Miss Lace?" As the audience cheered, our groomsmen whipped out their kazoos and noise makers. I love the BM's reactions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div>We had a Christian ceremony so we chose to have our friend Mike play a few worship songs for us.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>We chose to do both traditional and personal vows. Mr. Lace liked it and he put a ring on it.</div><div><br />
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Because we don't need a photo of Mr. Lace and I smooching, here's one right after we kissed.</div><div><br />
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<div>Mr. Lace is ready to walk back down that aisle.</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photo on the far right is framed in our bedroom. I don't know if you can tell, but I have an ECSTATIC smile on my face in the photo on the top left. I wasn't smiling because I was relieved it was over. I'm sure part of it was because I was happy, but I know for sure that part of it was because up until this point, I had not even thought about our guests. Our ceremony was truly ours. We shared in each moment together and were vaguely aware of the people around us. When we started walking down the aisle it was like, "Oh hey! You're here! I'm so glad to see you!" Sounds kinda mean, but I'm just being honest. I was concentrating on getting married and trying to remember every detail of what we were saying to each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next post will likely be about our initially dreadful, but later wonderful personal vows. Stay tuned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">We had awesome <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/11/02/wedding-processional-music/">music</a>.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We took </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/" style="color: #2198a6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">photos</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I become a </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/11/post-wedding-stress/" style="color: #2198a6; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">real housewife of Orange County</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div></div></div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-18956128681869148732010-11-01T18:31:00.000-07:002010-11-01T18:33:18.450-07:00Laced with Love: The Ceremony MusicSorry for the hiatus. Life has been busy and I have struggled to find a nice block of time to sit down and blog. I am stealing time away from something right now so I can tell you all about our wedding ceremony.<br />
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Mr. Lace and I actually put a lot of thought into each aspect of our wedding ceremony. It took us several months to choose the songs involved in our ceremony. We spent an entire day on our ceremony schedule. Most importantly, hours upon excruciating hours writing personal vows.<br />
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Let's focus today, on music.<br />
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We hired a great DJ named Eugene Ng through <a href="http://www.zunoproductions.com/home.html">Zuno Productions</a>. He met with us several times to find out about our musical tastes, to get a feel for our wedding guest crowd and answered all my e-mails in a timely fashion. I was really annoying because our wedding site didn't have ANY sound equipment so I'd e-mail him once to see if he had 2 microphones for my wedding musicians and pastor, another time to find out if he had music stands, another time to see if he could be in charge of our slideshow and about a billion times in between. <br />
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With our DJ in place, Mr. Lace and I sat down on Saturday to choose all of music from the processional to the bouquet toss. We were determined to choose it all in one day. After all, there were plenty of times, pre-engagement, that we'd hear a song and think, "That'd be a good song for our wedding." Alas, neither one of us made mental notes or wrote the titles down. We thought it'd be easy between our two iTunes libraries, YouTube and our old cd collections to nail down a handful of songs.<br />
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WRONG. After a very tiring day of listening to song after song, we came up empty. Songs we thought would be perfect ended up being too fast, too slow or had an inappropriate lyric in one place or another. What we thought would be a one day job, we ended up spending MONTHS on.<br />
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What did we end up? Let me share some of our song selections with you.<br />
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Mr. Lace and I really like Ocean's Eleven and it doesn't hurt that the whole movie is set in Vegas, one of our favorite quick trip spots. So, Mr. Lace and the groomsmen walked into the ceremony to Claire de Lune. We opted for a piano version we found on iTunes.<br />
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The other song I'll share with you is the one I walked down the aisle (well, stairs actually) to. Did you ever come to some part of your wedding planning and you just found "it." You didn't have to decide, you just knew. Well that was this song for me. As soon as I heard it, I knew it was the song I'd walk down to. I'll be honest and tell you that when I decided on this song, I swore I'd never share it with anyone. I didn't want to share my good find with anyone. I know, so selfish. But now, four months out from my wedding, I'm finally ready to let go and share this beautiful song called "River Flows in You" by Yiruma with you.<br />
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I was considering "Bella's Lullaby" by Carter Burwell, but parts of it were just too eerie for a wedding. But during my search, I found this song which was incorrectly called Bella's Lullaby and fell in love. I love happy accidents!<br />
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What songs are you walking to? Were there any decisions that you didn't have to think about in your wedding planning process?<br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We took </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/24/romantic-wedding/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">photos</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Lace and I get a </span></span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/21/wedding-first-look-5/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">peep</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of each other.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I get </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/" style="text-decoration: none;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all dolled up</span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></span></a></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We go to </span></span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/17/disney-world-honeymoon-4/" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the happiest place on Earth</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I become a </span></span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/11/post-wedding-stress/" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">real housewife of Orange County</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></span></li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-38930922548430042832010-09-23T19:24:00.000-07:002010-09-23T19:24:22.760-07:00Laced with Love: The Romantics<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">After a morning of pressing and primping, Mr. Lace and I were off! Mr. Lace and I, the photogs and my MOH C, drove off to the Lab to take some photos. We chose to go to the Lab because we took half of our engagement photos there and it was down the street from our venue. Since a lot of our photos took place in public places, we got a lot of oohs and aahs and well wishes from people who saw us walking around. Everyone was really sweet and they made me feel pretty darn good about how I looked! :) Taking photos totally helped me feel more relaxed because we were busy and I didn't have to think about walking down the aisle with people looking at us. </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">So, now it's tip time from the other side of the wedding.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">1. <b>Photos before, between or after? </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Couples do there weddings in many different ways. Some people opt to take their photos before the ceremony so that they're all out of the way. Some people choose to take them between the ceremony and reception so that they don't break tradition and see each other before the ceremony. Some take them after all the partying is done. I suppose it depends on what time your ceremony is also, but Mr. Lace and I took our photos before the ceremony and then took another set of photos after the ceremony with our bridal party. We split our photos into two sessions mainly because we HAD to have a cocktail hour (for the venue to change the ceremony location into a reception location) and we didn't want our bridal party to show up four hours beforehand and follow us around to take photos. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">2. <b>Bring someone with you! </b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">MOH C had the foresight to volunteer her services during the two hours we were taking photos. She got ready a bit earlier than the rest of the BM's and came with Mr. Lace and I. She was AWESOME! When Mr. Lace's orchid snapped and we had to stop by the wedding site to pick up another bout, it was MOH C who ran down to pick it up. When I needed someone to hold my bouquet or lift my dress, MOH C was there. When I was trying to get into the car, it was MOH C that made sure that all of my dress made it into the car and didn't drag on the street as we drove from place to place. And lastly, when we were getting a bit hungry and needed a snack, it was MOH C that jumped out of the car in 4 inch heels and bought a 20 piece chicken nugget for us to share.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">3. <b>Location, location, location!</b> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">If your photog isn't familiar with your reception site, snap some photos while you're there so your photog can get an idea of what the place looks like. Better yet, when we went to take our engagement photos, we spun by our venue to let her see it for herself. That really helped because she knew what the lighting would be like, potential locations for group photos and any interesting spots to snap photos. We decided to go back to the Lab because we thought it'd be fun to have a set of casual and formal photos in the same spot. See? (All photos by the fabulous <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie!</a>)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">The Rainbow Wall during our engagement photos.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNARfQzzpfynrnVo5KZ8ZmqeywxcDC5Q0dm1KShKkahXJQZq_-GqXImV5CiwGi09LcKExsg_VNpMa95j3Uv5xkOo8I4ugcPbbSXb8VqkbHxXxJxO98I_pj5pp2V_SPsaltSJAa1fYO_6I/s1600/Joan&ChrisEng0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNARfQzzpfynrnVo5KZ8ZmqeywxcDC5Q0dm1KShKkahXJQZq_-GqXImV5CiwGi09LcKExsg_VNpMa95j3Uv5xkOo8I4ugcPbbSXb8VqkbHxXxJxO98I_pj5pp2V_SPsaltSJAa1fYO_6I/s640/Joan&ChrisEng0082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">And at the same wall on our wedding day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOWjng8mu0tVTHhZr0DkAmP7QAq7ZqcJq6qozvW4DbgdA_NKgXt8OB_kuYQgijoBCjDKsFyZi_hBkEX74Wdfmg89hp6WWGNbh4v8cYO8NrbjhB0rDk3WccRPfURkdttrMsM-53fiZ8efP/s1600/1J&CFaves012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOWjng8mu0tVTHhZr0DkAmP7QAq7ZqcJq6qozvW4DbgdA_NKgXt8OB_kuYQgijoBCjDKsFyZi_hBkEX74Wdfmg89hp6WWGNbh4v8cYO8NrbjhB0rDk3WccRPfURkdttrMsM-53fiZ8efP/s640/1J&CFaves012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">The Waterfall Cans during engagement photos.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXm_LPQ5lVtno3iokkNlcZdKq4rlGugyjgiN9zuv-ZzTlTeSQ_jdH0aIPnKt_uslLus6laJEX1uoFZ2wyOZeatn-xOEczDTq3hVr1acGX5hn537XVQobJMLlE3FqJFAouUYtcI6WbezqW0/s1600/Joan&ChrisEng0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXm_LPQ5lVtno3iokkNlcZdKq4rlGugyjgiN9zuv-ZzTlTeSQ_jdH0aIPnKt_uslLus6laJEX1uoFZ2wyOZeatn-xOEczDTq3hVr1acGX5hn537XVQobJMLlE3FqJFAouUYtcI6WbezqW0/s640/Joan&ChrisEng0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">And here we are again in our wedding duds!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcXbtcv-1ndClf41dUU2oT3DX-TNEoeHcTiFdIMJo6KI2lXEJLmSslUk2RMqzrwXmjKrI0QMCjXZKdqAxSgzHNYRNeCbceVYLHpY7cPIeRBSKBc63g16AC7zvAwtsV3BFDFYe2er1xu4C/s1600/4FirstLookBridals0247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcXbtcv-1ndClf41dUU2oT3DX-TNEoeHcTiFdIMJo6KI2lXEJLmSslUk2RMqzrwXmjKrI0QMCjXZKdqAxSgzHNYRNeCbceVYLHpY7cPIeRBSKBc63g16AC7zvAwtsV3BFDFYe2er1xu4C/s640/4FirstLookBridals0247.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">4. <b>Props</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">While I would've loved to bring props, I had too much to keep track of to remember to lug props around with us. Plus, I think Hanssie did a great job making every photo look interesting!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">The girl is amazing. She took this set of beautiful photos with a wall and some light!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JkfwnTIOYxa5sZmFkTISgc8IlSbY-h4mF7yVa0yGl-ZGLQ0GJYRNe8_oOuT234VbHiS9g1A_QHmqVG21_i4y8qw0cinMd01AgOPUgytsYld3HUIpo4UMZwiDYOjNHbrHCRtmgvjvNrSX/s1600/1J&CFaves013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JkfwnTIOYxa5sZmFkTISgc8IlSbY-h4mF7yVa0yGl-ZGLQ0GJYRNe8_oOuT234VbHiS9g1A_QHmqVG21_i4y8qw0cinMd01AgOPUgytsYld3HUIpo4UMZwiDYOjNHbrHCRtmgvjvNrSX/s640/1J&CFaves013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I become a </span></span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/11/post-wedding-stress/" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">real housewife of Orange County</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></span></span></li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-89312888413193700282010-09-20T19:58:00.000-07:002010-09-20T19:58:52.896-07:00Laced with Love: Peep This!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The morning of my wedding was a whirlwind. I spent about four or five hours getting ready and all of sudden, it was time to go downstairs to see Mr. Lace. It all happened so fast and I was about to partake in the part of my wedding day that I totally didn't plan. That's right. I didn't plan our first look. Well, that's not completely true. Mr. Lace and I knew what time we'd meet and that we'd meet at the hotel that I was getting ready at, but that's all. After Mr. Lace arrived, he spoke to MOH C and then <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie</a> did the rest. Hanssie went to find Chris. Her second shooter, Michelle, stayed with me. I walked when she told me to walk. I waited when she told me to wait. I had no clue what was going on with Mr. Lace, but my photogs had everything under control. All of a sudden, Michelle had me walk out and after a brief pause she said, "Okay, in a second I'm going to have you turn around and you're going to walk to Mr. Lace and tap him on the shoulder." </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had no clue how close or far he was from me. For all I knew, he could be across the street. After a moment though, Michelle got in place and gave me the thumbs up to turn around. I turned around and realized we were on a grassy lawn in front of the hotel. Mr. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lace was only about 100 yards away, but everything seemed to go in slow motion. As I got closer, I started crying and I thought, "I can't be crying already!" In that moment, I wasn't really sure why I was crying, but in retrospect, I realize I was completely overwhelmed by the culmination of so many hopes and dreams of so many years. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I tapped Mr. Lace, on the shoulder, I felt like my day was really beginning. All photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What made you decide on having or not having a first look?</span><br />
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<ul style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I get </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/09/16/southern-california-hair-and-makeup/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all dolled up.</span></a></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We go to </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/17/disney-world-honeymoon-4/" style="color: #81a026; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the happiest place on Earth</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I become a </span></span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/11/post-wedding-stress/" style="color: #81a026; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">real housewife of Orange County</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-26595544891950662252010-09-15T21:27:00.000-07:002010-09-15T21:27:56.400-07:00Laced with Love: All Dolled UpThe day before our wedding, Mr. Lace and I spent the day running errands, checking into hotels and getting ready for our rehearsal. I purposely woke up early that morning so that I'd be really tired at night and it would trump that nervous excitement that might keep me all night. After the rehearsal, Mr. Lace dropped off Momma Lace and I off at our hotel and we parted ways.<br />
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And what did I do the night before the wedding? I took a shower and went to bed. Yup. That's all. I was worried about getting tired midday and feeling sleepy on my wedding day. I think I crashed around 11 p.m., but of course I woke up in the middle of the night, not because I couldn't sleep, but because my Mom was having some kind of dream where people were ordering her around and she yelled "STOP!" really loud around 3 a.m. I woke up with a start, but managed to fall asleep again pretty quickly. <br />
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The next morning, Momma Lace and I stopped at Starbucks to pick up some coffee before we met up with the bridesmaids to get ready. My fantastic hair and makeup artist, <a href="http://www.kellyzhang.com/">Kelly Zhang</a>, was early and began working on the bridesmaids right away. We spent 4 hours getting ready, but the time zipped by super quickly. Before I knew it, my fabulous photographer, <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a>, knocked on the door, stepped in and began snapping photos!<br />
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Before I share some photos from the morning of, here are a few things for those of you getting ready for your big day.<br />
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2. Consider your transportation from one place to another. Make sure there's enough space for you and your dress. It ended up being more difficult to move around, sit, bend, etc. in my dress than I would've imagined.<br />
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So now that I've given you a few tips, it's time for photos. All photos are courtesy of <a href="http://www.hanssietrainorphotography.com/">Hanssie Trainor</a> unless otherwise noted.<br />
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And before I leave you today, I love these detail shots by Hanssie.<br />
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The morning went by fast, but the rest of the day went by faster! More on that later!<br />
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<ul><li>We go to <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/17/disney-world-honeymoon-4/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">the happiest place on Earth</a>.</li>
<li>I become a <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/11/post-wedding-stress/" style="color: #81a026; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">real housewife of Orange County</a>.</li>
</ul>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-61921074607436567602010-08-25T20:44:00.000-07:002010-08-25T20:44:13.331-07:00Laced with Love: The Most Magical Place on EarthWhilst planning our honeymoon to Disneyworld, I discovered that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter would have it's grand opening two weeks before we were there. And have I ever mentioned to you that I love the Harry Potter series? If not, let it be known, I LOVE the Harry Potter series. For my sake, Mr. Lace has watched all the movies with me. However, as time passed, he started asking questions. "Why does Snape hate Harry so much?" "Does Hermione like Ron?" "Why didn't Harry die?" He was looking for a short answer, but for any of you Harry Potter fans, you know, there are no short or easy explanations in Harry Potter. I wouldn't say he loves Harry Potter, but I think he'll admit that it's a well-crafted story and is impressed with my in-depth knowledge on the topic (or so I'd like to think). <div><br />
</div><div>Anyway, when I mentioned going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, Mr. Lace was all for it. However, we didn't make any firm plans. After our third day at Walt Disney World we realized that if we didn't do a little research and planning, we might not get around to going so Mr. Lace stayed up late looking up tickets and transportation. I know that he wasn't necessarily excited about leaving Walt Disney World to go to Harry Potter Land, but he knew I'd be majorly bummed if we didn't make the trip. So, on the fifth day of our honeymoon, we hopped in a taxi outside the Grand Floridian and headed to Universal Studios.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>So, how do I describe the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? It's about the size of Toon Town at Disneyland if you're familiar with that so I was a bit disappointed with the size. I kind of feel like they could make an entire theme park just centered around Harry Potter - a Hogsmeade, a Diagon Alley, the Weasley home, Hogwart's Castle, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, the Dursley's home. This was a mish mash of Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley and Hogwarts. When you enter you see the Hogwart's train.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMKYnVvwXdY1ESvgCpW5mKSc9V3ui2RQeZBKMCh9DTJBcQV85-9kYaD4Nbk_AH3RTD1xCWgut8wudk1P4PDDVrkA9RPo_n-zN9BY91mUDD2zgorw5XxcAsiaKh0r-fIGfu84rLuUWFh9b/s1600/IMG_5462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMKYnVvwXdY1ESvgCpW5mKSc9V3ui2RQeZBKMCh9DTJBcQV85-9kYaD4Nbk_AH3RTD1xCWgut8wudk1P4PDDVrkA9RPo_n-zN9BY91mUDD2zgorw5XxcAsiaKh0r-fIGfu84rLuUWFh9b/s640/IMG_5462.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />
Don't let the snow deceive you. It was 100 degrees and 100% humidity (or so it felt). See this guy wiping the sweat from his brow?<br />
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First item on the agenda was to get something to drink. Libations anyone? Your choices were frozen butterbeer, cold butterbeer or pumpkin juice. <br />
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Okay, so these drinks were like $5 each which is obviously pricey, but to be expected. I was so STINKIN' excited about buying the butterbeer though. Mr. Lace ordered us each a butterbeer. While I was drinking it, Mr. Lace said, "How is it?" I replied, "MMMM it's sooooo good." Mr. Lace took a sip of his butterbeer and said, "We just paid $10 for cream soda." Okay, so yes it was pretty much really cold cream soda, but it was so good.<br />
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Our next visit was to Hogwart's which happened to be the entrance to a ride.<br />
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The line weaves through Hogwart's Castle.<br />
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Mr. Lace taking a dive into the pensieve to check out some old memories.<br />
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Dumbledore's office<br />
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I didn't catch photos of Ollivander's (where you could choose your own wand), the Owl Post (where you could send a postcard stamped at Hogsmeade), Dervish and Banges and Zonko's. There were hour long waits to get into the STORES. <br />
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Soon after this, as we were leaving Universal Studios, it began to POUR. People were walking around drenched and shoeless because everyone was ankle deep in water. What was supposed to be a twenty minute taxi ride back to Walt Disney World, turned into an hour and a half long ride. We were soaked and tired. At dinner, Mr. Lace asked, "so, what did you think?" Even after the ridiculous ride back to Walt Disney World, the crazy crowds at Harry Potter Land and the mother of all rain storms, it was totally worth it.<br />
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We go to <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/17/disney-world-honeymoon-4/">the happiest place on Earth</a>.<br />
I become a <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/08/11/post-wedding-stress/">real housewife of Orange County</a>.</div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-50184215507977668042010-08-16T21:07:00.000-07:002010-08-16T21:07:15.407-07:00Laced with Love: The Happiest Place on EarthThe day after our wedding, Mr. Lace and I got up at 6 am, got ready, went back to our place to drop off stuff and pick stuff up and headed out to the airport to catch our 10 am flight to Florida. We left Orange County, California and 2 sausage and egg McMuffins and 6 hours later, we landed in Orange County, Florida! We found the Disney Magical Express which would magically transport us over to Disneyworld.<br />
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We didn't do much that first night, but it was so much fun. We walked around Downtown Disney and ate at Planet Hollywood. We crashed through after that because we were so exhausted from the day before.<br />
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We woke up <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">bright and early.</span> Okay, no, we didn't. We slept in till 11 am everyday. I felt like we were wasting precious Disney World time, but couldn't figure out why it was so hard for us to wake up at 7 or 8 am in the morning so we could head out the parks. Seriously, it wasn't until day 2 when we remembered the time change. We were so unaware of time while we were there... it was so awesome.<br />
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Anyone, on Day 1, we headed out to the parks and figured out what it takes about 30 minutes to get from one place on the DW resort to another. So, here's us, kinda bored at the monorail.<br />
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So, here's the rundown of each park:<br />
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We went on a few rides here, but since there was a lot of overlap, we didn't really go on any rides that we had back at home at Disneyland. This park was about three times the size of Disneyland, but had just about the same attractions and rides. We really enjoyed our time here and the castle is amazing, but to be honest, we think Disneyland is a bit more charming. <br />
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The best ride by far here was the Safari ride. It was like jungle cruise, on land, but with real animals! It was STANK hot though. I'm not sure why this park felt extra hot. It was probably the weather, but we attributed it to the animals. We got to see rhinos, hippos, pelicans, flamingos, ostriches, a lion and giraffes!<br />
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There are no fences at all. You just drive through in a truck and the animals are chillin' on the side, all docile and calm! I'm sure a safari in Africa would be better, but this has to be the next best thing.<br />
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This was our FAVORITE park by far. We went there 4 out of 5 days. We loved the food, attractions and the food! Here's the view from Italy.<br />
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It was also opening day Captain EO which brought us back to the good ole days. They made some updates to the show that surprised us. There's a whip that whips out from under the chair and a water spray when Hooter sneezes.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Studios</span><br />
Because I never go to California Adventure, I'd never been on Toy Story Mania which, I'll admit, I love more than Astroblasters now! At the beginning of the game, I was beating Mr. Lace, but then I stopped watching the counter, thinking I was ahead, and by the end, I was far, far, far below.<br />
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We went boating on our last day before we needed to head over to the airport. <br />
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And the view of our hotel from the boat!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Food</span><br />
The food was terrific. Our favorites turned out to be Narcoosee's at the Grand Floridian, Teppan Edo at Epcot, Les Chefs de France at Epcot and Boulangerie at Epcot. Can you see why we spent so much time at Epcot?<br />
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At Wolfgang Puck after a long day. Macadamia nut crusted chicken on mashed potatoes.<br />
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Free champagne toast at Narcoosee's.<br />
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Here's my dessert - chocolate mousse!<br />
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We reluctantly flew home to LA. I wish we could've stayed for another week, but alas, it was time to go home. I was so bummed and to make matters worse, our flight was delayed, we taxi'd at LAX for an hour before we could deplane, our shuttle ride left because of our delay, we waited for 30 minutes for a Super Shuttle and then had to circle LAX for 30 minutes before the driver could drive us out to Orange County. Sigh. We should've never left. :(<br />
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Next up, I, happily, and Mr. Lace, semi-reluctantly, made a half day trip out of Disneyworld (don't worry, it was for a really magical reason) and I'll share all the details in my next post.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-59987851954496486142010-08-10T11:38:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:38:08.590-07:00Laced with Love: Real Housewife of Orange County<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">No one tells you how BUSY it is after you get married! Maybe it's not the case for many of you out there, but for me, things are finally beginning to slow down. Well, sort of. Summer vacation ends this week and I'm heading back to get my classroom ready for my next group of students. I've been busy doing all the moving I didn't do before the wedding from my place to Mr. Lace's...I mean, our place. I never really understood the whole nesting thing before getting married, but now I do. There's a bird family that's made their nest on a tall bush by our garage and Mr. Lace and I go out to check on them everyday to see what they're up to. They're pulling branches, twigs, leaves to make their nest a comfortable place to lay eggs and raise their babies. No babies in sight, here, but I at least understand an innate desire to make our place homey and comfortable. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">So, I've been doing a lot of shopping, cooking, cleaning and decorating. When I go to Target at 10 a.m., I'm rolling with all the other housewives of Orange County. It's pretty nice to have the freedom to do whatever I want during the day, but it's all going to come to a screeching halt once school is back in session. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">I've been working on all my name change stuff which I'll post about later, but I just wanted to drop back in and say hello! Next up, the honeymoon!</span></div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-35159359444514397522010-06-24T20:02:00.000-07:002010-06-24T20:02:00.956-07:00Are You Ready to Rumble?<object height="505" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O8bg_jxWFgA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O8bg_jxWFgA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br />
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Sorry, I wish it had a cool video to play along, but I couldn't find one. Anyway, my brother used to always play this song as he was getting ready for basketball games and I always associated it with preparing for something big, something exciting. So, as I got ready to write this post, this is the first song that popped into my head and thus, the title was born. Can you imagine me playing this song on the morning of the wedding, jumping on the bed as everyone else in the room is getting ready? :) <br />
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Today is my last day as Miss Lace. Tonight, I'll be sitting in a very nice Orange County hotel with full amenities, but I can't help but wish I lived a bit closer to a venue so I could spend my last night as Miss Lace in my white wooden bed that Mr. Lace helped me build, see my white wooden desk with my Harry Potter collection sitting on the corner, surrounded by my many photographs of family and friends, look through my bookcases of books (which, when I told Mr. Lace we'd have to move, he said, "why? Haven't you read all those books already?") and use my plush throw from Restoration Hardware one last time. I know what you're thinking, "you can still bring all your stuff over to your new house with Mr. Lace." It's true, but it'll be different. Something about this change creates a bit of dissonance within me. On the one hand, I am so excited to start my life and home with Mr. Lace, but on the other hand, I'm a little sad to be leaving my home for so many years behind. It's a big change and my feelings are bittersweet.<br />
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I'm a ball of emotion. Everything that I've been doing this week has been filled with emotion. I felt giddy as I went to pick up my wedding dress. I thought to myself, "this is my last Thursday as a single lady." I felt nervous excitement even as I drove from one wedding errand to another. I'm excited to get all gussied up with my girls. I'm nervous about seeing Mr. Lace for the first time. I'm ready to see all of our planning through. I'm worried about how things will go even though every single bride I've talked to said to just let it go and roll with the punches (though they speak from wisdom and experience, it's hard to adopt that mindset from this side of the wedding). My vows are done, all my luggage is ready to go and I'm ready to do this!<br />
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You know how people write wedding vows to say during the ceremony? Well, we should call those marriage vows. We should write vows about the actual wedding. Here are mine:<br />
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Tomorrow, I promise to smile when Uncle Lee is red in the face from drinking too much beer and talking at supersonic levels. I promise that I won't grimace if my bouquet doesn't turn out exactly the way I want. I promise that I will sit down and eat dinner...all of it. I promise to not be a bridezilla. I promise to look the other way when Aunt Marge takes a little icing off the cake thinking no one is watching. I promise to answer gracefully instead of rolling my eyes when our relatives suggest anything about having children. I promise to have fun. I promise to enjoy Mr. Lace, myself and our big day.<br />
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I feel like a kid (umm..or a young at heart adult :)) the night before a trip to Disneyland! My heart is racing with excitement now as I get ready to start the wedding festivities. Today I'm a Miss. Tomorrow I'll be a Mrs.! See you on the other side, Hive!Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-24427262206385507072010-06-21T22:34:00.000-07:002010-06-22T20:01:07.623-07:00Find Your SoundtrackNo, not for your wedding, not for your first dance or grand entrance. Find your soundtrack. Make your playlist. Find some music that calms and soothes you because you're going to need it.<br />
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</div><div>I told you previously that I wasn't stressed. I had worked so hard so that there'd be very little left to do during this last week of the wedding. I had maybe 5 things I needed to do this week - two meetings, write vows, pack for the honeymoon and get a manicure and pedicure. Since yesterday, five more things have popped up, all pressing and needing to be done NOW. So, today I worked on getting those 5 things done and now I still have my original five things to do and one less day to do them. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I tried my best to not be outwardly annoyed. I vented to some of my BM's and then turned on my soundtrack. Luckily, I randomly created this playlist a long time ago to play while I write and journal. It's entitled, "Mellow Out Miss Lace." I turned this on as I prepared to do some packing and write vows (not at the same time of course) and I instantly felt my shoulders unbury themselves from my ears. Ahhhh...music. So soothing and healing to the soul!</div><div><br />
</div><div>What's on my playlist? We have some Coldplay, a lot of Jack Johnson, Lifehouse, John Mayer, Lauryn Hill, Snow Patrol and many many more. My favorites on here are "Tell Him" by Lauryn Hill, " "Monsoon" by Jack Johnson, "Amber" by 311, "Such Great Heights" by Iron and Wine and "Let Go" by Frou Frou (to pump me up, but in a mellow manner). </div><div><br />
</div><div>Up next? A nice hot shower to relax my shoulders and then time to buckle down!</div><div><br />
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</div><div>What's on your playlist?</div>Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-59589585115054709232010-06-21T09:20:00.000-07:002010-06-21T09:20:56.280-07:00I'm So Excited...I'm So Scared!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Any <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtuGoIIKGs">Saved By the Bell Fans</a> here? Remember when Jesse Spano was taking caffeine pills because she was so stressed and how so much to do? Then at the end, she pretty much flipped out and sang, "I'm so excited! I'm so excited! I'm so scared!" I'm not flipping out, but I do understand the mix of feelings she had!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Last night, as I was lying in bed reflecting upon the day, I felt weird. Happy yet nervous. Excited yet scared. I couldn't feel TRULY happy and excited because it was mingled with a ton of other emotions. I think a lot of people only emphasize the stress that brides feel the week of their wedding, maybe some of the giddy excitement of getting married too, but the main picture is of a frazzled bride who has more things to do than is humanly possible in the week leading up the the wedding. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">While I do feel a bit of stress (writing vows, last minute family requests, last minute additions from out of nowhere, changes to the schedule, etc.), Mr. Lace and I are in pretty good shape. But the other emotions I'm feeling are much stronger. Maybe you can relate (or you will when you get closer to the wedding).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">1. Happy - like overjoyed happy whenever I see Mr. Lace because in a few short days we'll begin a new chapter in our lives together AND we're going to Disneyworld! Many of our family and friends are beginning to come into town and I'm happy seeing and spending time with them. Oh and happy that the wedding day is almost here and I can finally put down my scissors and glue. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">2. Nervous - I don't really like having a ton of attention on me. I won't faint or keel over (knock on wood), but I will be all awkward and not know how to receive the attention. A nervous smile? Fidgeting with my hands? My mean looking resting face? I'm nervous about making such a huge commitment (no, not scared, just nervous). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">3. Worried - No, not about how the wedding will go. I'm worried about having enough energy to say hi to everyone and spend the entire day smiling (will my cheeks hurt?). I've become an introvert as I've gotten older and although I love spending time with people, I get tired more easily with people, namely large groups. I do better in small groups and I always enjoy retreating back home to have some time for myself. I'm worried though because I don't want to come across tired or unhappy to see my guests. When else will I have all my closest family and friends in one room?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I'm whirring with emotions, but it usually mainly goes back to a light-headed excitement as I get ready to marry Mr. Lace! How have you been feeling in the wedding planning process?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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-family tragedies and woes occur?<br />
-I get the hiccups randomly throughout the day?<br />
-I keep walking into things and become covered in bruises?<br />
-I break out?<br />
-I am getting tension headaches (okay, I guess I know the answer to this one)?<br />
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This is a tough case of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law">Murphy's Law</a>! Let me count the ways!<br />
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1. My grandpa went into the hospital last week and two days later, passed away. His funeral will be the weekend before my wedding. Unfortunately, because of Chinese traditions, I'm not supposed to attend his funeral because it's so close to my wedding. Instead, I'm supposed to wait 100 days after my wedding to make a visit to Northern California to pay my respects. My Dad's entire side who will have to travel from Northern California to the wedding is in a planning frenzy as they prepare for the funeral.<br />
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2. I haven't gotten hiccups in months, maybe even years! However, I came down with a bad case of hiccups...you know, the really loud ones that make your entire abdomen and head move? The kind that make you feel like you might yak? Well, after an hour or so, they went away, but then came back 4 or 5 times throughout the day. Right when I was least expecting it, they'd return! It's been like that for a few days now! I'm hoping they go away in time for the wedding so I don't hiccup through my vows (I, Miss Lace, *hiccup* take you, Mr. Lace, *hiccup* to be *hiccup*...).<br />
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3. I've been walking into beds, tables, chairs, etc. I don't know if I'm being extra uncareful or if my depth perception is off. My legs are covered in bumps and bruises. I burned my hand on my flat iron this morning. And the other day, I was walking toward Starbucks and right before I got to the door, my shoe lost traction and I slipped and fell on my butt. LUCKILY, there was a man sitting outside Starbucks to laugh at me and then ask if I was okay. <br />
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4. My skin has been in pretty good condition for the past few weeks thanks to drinking lots of water and eating less dairy. But, today, two monsters appeared. They're looming under the surface, just waiting for my wedding day to roll around!<br />
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5. The tension headaches can be expected I guess. I've been immersed in wedding details, emails and finishing last minute stuff, but then came my grandfather's passing and Mr. Lace going out of town twice this week and I realized that I'd have to do a lot of these details on my own. So far my old friends Tylenol and Excedrin have NOT been helpful.<br />
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I know that life can be unpredictable, but I was hoping that we wouldn't have so many extra things to deal with before the wedding! Do you have any pre-wedding surprises or unanticipated issues?Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153718464733763615.post-8023815898263767002010-06-08T19:12:00.001-07:002010-06-08T19:21:03.262-07:00RSVP's Make Me SmileRSVP's can be a source of stress as many of the other bees have shared. On the one hand, you have your best friend who drove to your house as soon as she got her RSVP to give you her response and ask, "Am I the first person to RSVP?!" to the one who holds onto the card for what seems like years. When you ask them if they're coming they say, "Oh. Is RSVP card due already?" (Yes, it was due two months ago) So I've compiled a list of reasons why the RSVP process sucks.<br />
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<b>RSVP WOES</b><br />
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<ul><li>the uninvited plus one </li>
<li>the one without a name</li>
<li>the late one</li>
<li>the one who doesn't mark their meal choice</li>
<li>the very late one</li>
<li>the yes, then no</li>
<li>the no, then yes</li>
<li>the very, very late one</li>
<li>the one you have to tactfully call so that you don't end up in an hour long conversation (you have planning to do after all!)</li>
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But, I'm on the other side now. I received my very last RSVP and it made me smile. As I typed their response into my guest list spreadsheet, I felt a sense of relief. It's DONE. Everyone who is coming is on there. I know their names. I know their meal choice. I know the name of their unborn children. Okay, maybe not, but I know enough for the wedding.<br />
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So, if you are collecting RSVP's, take heart, there's light at the end of the tunnel! <br />
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What's your best or worst RSVP story?Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640536774915281089noreply@blogger.com0