The Bunting Bash: Fashionably Late
Before I can explain why our bridesmaids were glancing at one another in confusion, let’s rewind back to where you last saw me. My bridal party had rescued me after a wave of emotion threatened to...
View ArticleThe Bunting Bash: Slow Dance on the Inside
After our welcome, invocation, declaration of intent, and remembrances, we asked our first reader to step forth. Our first excerpt was read by one of the most kindhearted women I know: my mom’s close...
View ArticleThe Bunting Bash: That Moment of Yes
It was time for my favorite part of the ceremony…our vows. As we stood facing one another, hands clasped and giddy smiles plastered on our faces, our pastor started us off. In the presence of God and...
View ArticleImma Back!
Oh, hey bees, remember me? I don’t blame you if you don’t—it’s been a while since I’ve written any posts for the main page. But, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been around. I’ve been keeping up with our new...
View ArticleA Bee’s Life: Pony’s Tale
What better way to jump back into blogging than with the tale of how I got here in the first place. How I Found Weddingbee Way before Mr. Pony and I were engaged, I was reading a wedding blog of an...
View ArticleA Tip for You
There are plenty of things I found mystifying about planning a wedding, like how to craft our own ceremony or making a seating chart, but the most confusing thing by far was figuring out how to tip our...
View ArticleDress Fit Regret
So, before we get to the wedding day, I need to address an issue that has bothered me since our wedding day. My wedding dress. Or, more specifically, the way I felt in my dress on our wedding day. This...
View ArticleThe Week(s) Before, With A Dash Of Vendor Drama
There were a lot of things I didn’t get to blog about before the wedding. As much as I tried to avoid it, the last few weeks of planning were one giant mess of projects, meetings and even a few...
View ArticleThe Pony Rehearsal Dinner
I woke up super early the day before our wedding. I had a huge list of things to finish up before our rehearsal. When we were first engaged I told myself I would finish all our projects the Thursday...
View ArticlePonies Rehearse
After getting our fill of takeout pizza, we headed down to what I’m going to call the wedding gazebo to get our rehearsal on. You may notice that by the time our rehearsal started, the sun had already...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: The Girls Get Pretty
Since I am a light sleeper on a good day, I was surprised that I slept soundly until my alarm went off the morning of our wedding. I woke up with a sense of urgency, already feeling the adrenaline...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Our Venue
After the dreary, rainy day that was our rehearsal, I had resigned myself to the belief that it was going to rain on our wedding day. I shed a few tears over this realization, but I woke up to gray,...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: My Details
As soon as we got to the winery, my lovely dress and accessories were whisked away for a short photo shoot. My dress, Paloma Blanca style #3691, which is the least interesting name for a dress ever,...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Becoming a Bride
Before I could put on my dress, we had to wait a few minutes for Mama Pony to get to the winery. I absolutely did not want to start without her. She was making a very important stop—to pick up some...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Our First Look
Mr. Pony and I agreed early in our planning process that we wanted to do a first look. Neither of us are very traditional or superstitious people, so waiting to see each other until I walked down the...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Couple Shots Part 1
When our five minutes of “private time” after our first look was up, Jamie asked us if we were ready to get started on pictures. This picture looks like we’ve been caught doing something bad, but I...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Couple Shots Part 2
Couple portraits were a high priority to me (as you can probably tell from the multiple posts). We allotted forty five minutes of our wedding day to couple portraits, although based on the number of...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Bridal Party Preparations
As Mr. Pony and I gallivanted around having our pictures taken, our bridal party was hard at work. Our florist lined up the ladies and taught them the proper way to hold a bouquet. Apparently the most...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Wedding-Party Pictures
After the wedding party made their way down to the pond, we started things off with pictures with my lovely ladies. My ladies have all known each other for a very long time, so it was easy for us to...
View ArticleHoly Matri-pony: Family Times
As we were wrapping up our wedding-party shots, I saw Papa Pony walking toward us for family photos, tie in hand. He doesn’t attend many formal events and he can’t tie a tie on his own. Luckily, Mr....
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