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Hi everyone! It's getting to be the season where lots of new brides are flooding into the boards. Hooray for the holidays!
Please introduce yourselves to us so that everyone can say hi and get to know you!
I'm Mrs. DG and have been married for about 5 months. I got married near Lake Tahoe to the man of my dreams and I'm so enjoying being a newlywed. I confess that we are still working on our thank you notes :( We plan to get them done this month!
So please share who you are and what stage of wedding planning you are at (or not at as the case may be!)
Question of the week: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
For me, my favorite holiday has always been Thanksgiving and I've usually avoided the December holidays by working. I'm looking forward to creating some new traditions (yet to be determined) with Mr. DG this year!
Hello! I joined weddingbee about a month ago, but I don't post much (mostly just cruise the boards and blogs for inspiration).
I'm getting married in September of next year to my most favorite person in the world. We are having an outdoor ceremony in a botanic garden, followed by a reception at a nearby historic hotel. As for planning, my fiance and I spent several hours this weekend starting the assembly process on our DIY invitations, the STD's are ordered and the ceremony location, reception location (and catering), officiant, photographer and reception band are all set. THE DRESS is ordered (it should come in any day now . . . so excited!!). We are tasting cakes and meeting with florists this month, as well as interviewing possible ceremony musicians and deciding what our ceremony music will be. Oh yeah, and the bridesmaid dresses need to be ordered . . . . the list seems never-ending, doesn't it?
My favorite holiday tradition is easily the cookies . . . oh my, the cookies!
Hi there!
I just got engaged a little over a month ago and am very excited :-). So far, there haven't been too much in the planning department as we are both in school. We have started to look at dates that would work and I spend loads of time looking around Weddingbee for ideas and such, hehe. I can't wait to plan! My favorite holiday tradition is similar. We make mass amounts of chocolate covered pretzel sticks and decorate them with different sprinkles, coconut, and other toppings. It's a whole afternoon affair but lots of fun.
Welcome Denver and Shushu! As for chocolate covered pretzels, you are going to have to lock me out of your house! Pretzel Flips were my downfall during wedding planning! Denver, have you posted a picture of the dress? (I'm such a sucker for them!)
here's a picture of it on the model, in an advertisement, however, i must say it looks much better on me! I'll post a picture of me in it when mine actually gets into the store.
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Hi everyone!
I just joined weddingbee today but have been looking through the site for inspiration and ideas for DIY projects.
I actually had a quick court marriage in August and now my husband and I are planning to have a big, fat Indian wedding on January 1st, 2011 - hopefully I'll manage to finalize this date with the venue I'm holding!
As we haven't set a date or venue, I'm still in the preliminary stages of planning. I have decided on a basic color scheme (Cranberry and Plum) I have decided that I'm going to assemble my own invitations with a lot of help from cardsandpockets.com.
Much of my time is being spent researching Punjabi Hindu wedding rituals as I'm not Indian and grew up thinking I would have a Christian wedding! I'm glad I'm going to be having an Indian wedding - they're so fun and colorful.
As for my favorite holidays - it's Christmas!
Though, being an Australian, my idea of Christmas is a warm summer day with the BBQ cooking up some jumbo prawns.
I'll be in New York for this Christmas - maybe I'll get to experience my very first white christmas!
Hi!
A friend told me that I "had" to join when I got engaged on October 18th - and I am so happy she did. I haven't posted much, but visit this site regularly for inspiration and everything wedding related.
I am getting married September 5, 2010 at Cairnwood in Philadelphia. As most everyone lives out of state (my fiance and self included) we sent our save-the-date magnets out this past weekend! My dress was found and ordered over Thanksgiving weekend and our venue, caterer and band have been confirmed. My next big tasks are confirming a photographer (which is much harder that one would think as all of the good ones are already booked) and searching for bridesmaid dresses!
I am having a blast being engaged and loving every step of wedding planning!
Favorite holiday tradition: stuffing myself silly with brunch Christmast morning!
@denverbirdlet - Congrats on the engagement! I've seen that dress before...I love it! Please post pics when you get it!
Welcome BriarRose! I'm excited to see how your wedding develops!
Welcome Eupen! I bet everyone would love to see your dress too :)
Hi Everyone! Im Naangel55 and have been married *almost* 6 months. Im still on weddingbee often, just cant seem to get enough of it! I miss planning my wedding but that just means Im starting to plan other fun things. We had a Halloween party this year and we will have a March Madness watch party next year if DH's team (Villanova) goes far in the tourney.
My favorite holiday tradition is my family's Hanukkah party. We have latkahs (yummy!) and after dinner we play the "Shalom" game. This was taken many years ago from my aunt and uncle who played the "Santa" game. We have 6 dice, each with a letter on it so they all spell out Shalom and on each other sides of the dice we have little stickers or drawings. Each turn you roll, you try to spell Shalom and when you finally do, you get to pick a wrapped present from the pile. People can steal gifts up to 3 times so its gets fun once more people start spelling Shalom on their turn. At the end we all open the gifts we have accummulated.
Hi Ladies!
I joined the hive about a month ago and didn't realize that I was supposed to introduce myself...oops! Anyhow, here I am…hello! This is really a great site and I love reading all the posts. I didn’t realize it was such a close-knit group until I read the “Fat Bridesmaid” post just now! Ouch! But being on here is my new addiction and I’ve probably spent about 20% of my work day actually working…as if working while planning my wedding wasn’t hard enough before WB!
Been engaged for almost a year now to my best friend and love of my life! I’ve started planning a couple months ago. Prior to that we were indecisive about where we wanted the wedding (in town, destination) and were going back and forth w/ budget issues so I finally put my foot down (ok, not really J) and started making plans. We have our ceremony/reception site picked out, I have my dress :):), just picked out my MOH/BM's dresses last week and have my flowers and photographer chosen. Now I need to get on the exercise wagon! Funny thing is I worked out like a crazy prior to being engaged and haven’t had any type of solid exercise routine since! We have 6 months go to and I have a lot of work to do!
My favorite holiday tradition would be stuffing (dressing) with Thanksgiving dinner...it’s my favorite part and I could go w/ out all the others, including turkey, as long as I have my stuffing!
Thanks Mrs. DG!
My dress is a Judd Waddell - I love his designs and especially how I feel like a princess in it. 
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Hello Hive!
I just got engaged November 14, 2009. My fiance and I are planning an August 14, 2010 wedding. He proposed to me at the site of our first date with his great-grandmother's 107 year old engagement ring (I also have the matching band engraved with his great grandparents' initials and their 1903 wedding date!) Just got my ring resized on Thanksgiving. So far just the church, reception site and photographer booked. I'm working with a tight budget for my Washington, DC wedding but having fun so far. I am excited to look at dresses and invitations with my mom over the holidays (we live 1500 miles from each other and she is a teacher). Love, love this Stephen Yearick Fall 2010 dress but I'm positive it's outside my budget. Do you know any knockoffs? I plan on wearing my fiance's mother's veil so I want a fairly unadorned dress with major impact for our evening wedding.
My favorite holiday traditions: The Nutcracker! I'm a huge balletomane and every year I go to the Nutcracker with either my parents or fiance. Sometimes I go to two or three different companies' performances.
My other favorites: One of my closest college friends is Jewish and her best friend since middle school is Christian; they have a holiday cookie exchange where they make sugar cookie cut outs and then invite us over on a Sunday to decorate the cookies, munch on snacks and cocktails and celebrate the holidays.
The other tradition I love is the White House Christmas Trees. There is the White House tree and then each state and territory has a tree decorated by the state on the elipse. Of course I'm biased because that was my first date with my fiance almost two years ago! We always get oysters and beers afterwards; when it was with my girlfriends we went to the Willard Hotel for cocktails and cookies and listening to carolers.
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Hello!
This is my first reply; I stumbled upon WeddingBee a couple months ago.
I got engaged 8/1 of this year and getting married 12/4/10. I love reading everyone's ideas and thoughts.
Welcome Miss Nao... So what did you end up with? In town or destination? :)
Eupen- what can I say? You look like a gorgeous princess. It's perfect for you!
Miss Politico- I think I've said hi before... but I just wanted to weigh in and say that I can't get Mr. DG to go to the Nutcracker this year. I really wanted to see the Maurice Sendak version!
Sheaday- I look forward to getting to know you better!
Home :) ... Figured I'd make it easier on myself! I was set on a 6.12.2010 wedding and since we hadn't gone out of town to look anywhere, figured I'd be better off sticking to what (where) I know!
Hi Everyone!
I joined in August, got engaged in July! We'll be having our legal ceremony in NH and then another ceremony in Central Park NYC in September 2010. We love NYC and have many great memories, we decided what better place to share our day with all our friends and family. Our photographer is the wonderful Gwyneth Colleen, she's amazing!! I found my dress, Watters 1053B, it's very simple yet elegant...I"ll probably have 2 dresses, one for the small ceremony and one for the bigger ceremony in New York.....I've found most of my wedding needs on Etsy, what a great place to find unique things!
I'm so excited to be a part of this group! I love reading everyone's ideas and advice! I've learned so much already! This is my second marriage, Craig's first. I'm having so much fun and feel like this is the wedding I never had!
Happy planning everyone and Happy Holidays!
@naaangel my SO and I also have a great march madness party. I was so excited when my college made it to the tourney last year and i had us losing to nova but we didnt quite make it that far. still exciting though!
I am loving all the gorgeous dresses!
I'm Tessa and I've been around here for almost a year. We've been married almost 3 months and it's been wonderful!
My favorite holiday traditions are: Decorating the tree (always before my bday which happens to be tomorrow), baking cookies, and just hanging with the family. When my mom was alive, we would go see the Nutcracker every year. I'm trying to convince my husband to go with me but so far it hasn't happened!
Hi everyone,
I've been reading weddingbee for several months now but I only just joined a couple of weeks ago, haven't posted much- so hi! I got engaged last February (yes, on Valentine's Day...only because he knew I knew he thought it was cheesy and so I'd never suspect!) and we are getting married in June. We've got the venue, caterer, photographer, officiant and DJ, and over the holidays I'm planning to meet with and choose a florist while I'm in the area, since we are planning from afar. I'm planning to DIY all our paper goods and weddingbee has already been full of helpful tips and inspiration!
My favorite holiday tradition: making old fashioned gingerbread houses from my mother's family recipe. They get more absurd each year!
Hi everyone!
I'm Rachel, and I just joined last week! I just got engaged in August, and our wedding date is set for June 11, 2011. Passionate Humane Society volunteers, he proposed using a puppy we were fostering (and later adopted). Wedding planning is really stressful while I'm going to school and applying to law school...thank goodness for sites like these! I can't even begin to describe how awesome (and addicting) the hive has already become!!!
As for my favorite tradition...I pretty much enjoy them all! I know which one ISN'T my favorite and that's black friday shopping. Despite the great deals, I just can't handle all the chaos...not quite a pro like my mom and all the other shopping gurus out there yet.
Hi hive!
I'm new! I got engaged in July and am looking fwd to my BIG day in May 2010. I'm like so excited! I love reading about ur ideas cos they wld be different from where I'm from! I'm gonna hv 3 bridesmaids (they are my bestest of friends for 13 yrs!) & my MOH is none other thn my younger sis! Had a mini-party for my bridal party a few wks ago & am thrilled to see thm posing with the stuffs i got thm!
Growing up in Singapore,it's only natural for me to have a traditional ceremony complete with 8 sets of outfits (one of them will be a gown,of cos). I really want to hv a bouquet toss in the outdoors at a park,so let's hope it all will go as planned. I've got the venue, bridal hse (makeup & outfits) and photographer covered. Awaiting to book for caterer & decorations now!
And wedding favours..i'm thorn btwn chocolates and cupcakes. Any voters???
xoxo,
lala
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hello hive!
i actually joined a couple of months ago, but don't think i formally introduced myself to the whole community! so, hello and apologies! i'm excited to have found weddingbee, because a lot of my friends haven't gotten married yet, and i am always welcoming new ideas and inspirations from others who are planning, too.
we got engaged at the end of may, and my fiance surprised me when i got home after a long day at work and school with a sweet proposal and cupcakes (my absolute weakness) from one of my favorite cupcakeries in st. louis (a city we frequent and love-- and are, incidentally, getting married in... although neither of us live there or have family there). so far we've got our reception and ceremony sites locked down, but are taking our time with the more 'fun' planning stuff (photographers, decorations, cupcake flavors), since we are both in grad school, and are currently long-distance!
favorite holiday tradition? i have to pick two, for different reasons-- 1) t-giving, since my mom flies in from tokyo to visit me and we stuff ourselves silly; 2) new years, since i love getting to reflect on another wonderful year with friends and the fiance (and dress up!)
Hi Hive,
I too have been "stalking" the hive for quite some time, and have never introduced myself...oops.
My fiance and I got engaged in April, and have been together for 4+ years. We met at a summer camp where I was a counselor and he was a lifeguard. We have reserved the summer camp for the weekend of June 25, 2011 and are planning a semi-destination wedding. Most of our family and friends are within 45 minutes, but we are hoping lots of people will spend the weekend with us on the mountain. I have my dress, caterer (ok, she's my aunt) and my flowers/decor figured out. I've been collecting stuff (antique chalkboards, vases, silverware, super bargain linens etc.) from craigslist, thrift stores and yard sales for months! I am determined to be able to throw the wedding of our dreams on a students budget :)
I truly love the holiday season! I have a very close-knit family and I jump at every chance to spend time with them that I get. Christmas Eve is my favorite holiday. My mom and I spend the mornings delivering home made cookies to friends and neighbors and then all my family gets together for mexican food, a santa visit (for the little ones), and board games or bunco that evening! I have truly loved sharing all of my families' traditions with FI over these last few years :)
Hello Ladies,
My name is Ana, I have been engaged since February 14, 2009. I came across the WB less then 2 weeks ago, and I have to say this is the best website ever. I am totally addicted! I don't have a lot of free time but the time that I have I spend it reading blogs and browsing the galleries getting ideas from all of you lovely ladies.
I have about 6 1/2 half months left and I'm realizing I better start crossing some things of my to do list. So far we booked the venue, picked my colors, I have an appointment next week to try on dresses and interview a photographer. I am almost finished with the save the dates and targeting to mail them out by end of month. I am so excited and can't wait to find my dress; I've heard that's when you finally feel like a "bride"
My favorite holiday is Christmas, I love the all the family and friends gatherings. Shopping, wrapping gifts and opening mine, he he he...
Hello Hive!
I've been lurking for some time but decided join to be able to say that you guys are truly an inspiration! I discovered weddingbee quite a few months ago while searching for something (can't remember what now!) during the course of my planning, and eventually got addicted. Reading these threads helps give me some peace of mind and is a welcome break from the stress of actual planning and I love how supportive you all are! I'm also in awe of all the diy geniuses here, I'm a bit of a diy freak too :-) and I have to say i've found some invaluable tips from these boards!!!
FI and I have been together for almost 2 years now, we got engaged in October 2008, but didn't realise finalise our date till this September, so needless to say, it's been a whirlwind since then!
But I'm trying not to let the stress of it all get to me, and I'm determined to still enjoy Christmas this year... like previous posters, it's my favourite holiday!!
salsabelle,wow! u're getting married like...very soon! Hp u're enjoying ur preparations!
Ur wedding whereabouts? Hp ur ideas materialize into something beautiful & wonderful!!!
xoxo,lala
Hi everyone! I joined the hive about 8 months ago but hadn't started posting until recently.
My FI and I are getting married June 11, 2011 at a winery in Southern Illinois. Like jna.0626 we got engaged on Feb. 14, 2009. I am so excited! I am thoroughly addicted to the hive!
So far I've picked colors (center of a daisy yellow and grass green), found a location and ordered my dress.
My favorite holiday is Christmas I love seeing all of my family I don't see that often.
Hey new bees, I joined back in April and I've been married for 3 months now. I got married in Vegas and had a reception back home. Finding Weddingbee during the planning process was a lifesaver, I only wish I had found it sooner, perhaps as a waiting bee so I wouldn't have gone as crazy as I did ;)
We don't have a lot of holiday traditions in my family but for the last few years my hubby and I have been going to the mountains to cut down our tree which has been a lot of fun :)
Hi, Ladies! I've been following the boards but only recently started posting.
Getting married at a winery in Southern California on June 12, 2010. Still have lots of planning to do! Have the church and reception venue nailed down. Been researching all the other details and narrowing down the options. Hopefully this month will be a productive one when I'm home in California for Christmas.
My family doesn't do anything too different for Christmas. We just enjoy spending the time together since we aren't together that often.
Hi Everyone!
My name is Mohini. I joined Wedding Bee after my FH's friend told me about. I have found very helpful. We are getting married in June 2010 in Indiana. We are having a traditional Hindu ceremony and it's been very diffcult planning it as I live in Houston and my family lives in Indiana. It's been difficult finding information on Hindu wedding ceremonies. I know a lot of it but I don't know about timing and what goes on, which I would like to know because it would help me understand the process much better. Hopefully at the end of this all I have a good set of notes for other future South Asian brides. This Christmas I am headed for the other side of the world to India to find my wedding dress and all the other outfits I need for the other ceremonies.
Wish me Luck!
Hi Everyone!
I joined this site a about a month or so ago but I was not engaged at the time or really expecting a ring...I just really love weddings and a close friend of mine is getting married, so I have been really helping her a lot with things. So, my FI just proposed to me on Sunday and by best friend's FI propsed to her on Saturday...So, in the next few months or years I will be on here a lot! I have not started any wedding planning, even though my family is pushing me to do so. I just want to enjoy this post engagement bliss for a while with my FI and bestfriend... :) My FI and I have been dating for about 6 months but we have known each other for 5 years. I am really looking forward to making new memories with him and his family...Hopefully we will be having a small wedding near the end of 2011 or early 2012....
Mohini41 - You're so lucky to be going to India to do your wedding shopping! I was hoping to go to Delhi and Mumbai this X-mas, but instead we're just going to New York and maybe New Jersey.
Hopefully, I'll get a chance to go over during spring break if I don't find anything in NY.
Good Luck!
Hello Hive,
I have been an avid WB reader for some time now and finally decided to join in the discussion! My fiance and I got engaged in April and we started planning a few months ago for our intimate October 2010 wedding :-) We've been a great team so far and have all the big things crossed off our to-do list (location, photographer, planner and most recently THE dress 
)! We're currently searching for a DJ and trying to figure out more of the fun details like flowers and invites and such.
As for my fav holiday tradition.... I'm a total sucker for decorating the Christmas tree! I love snuggling in with my love with some cocoa in hand, a twinkling tree, and a cozy fire!
Hi! I joined a few weeks ago, but my name is Lindsay and I am planning a huge December 31, 2010 wedding. We are inviting almost 400. We love the winter season, and we thought starting a brand new year married was a great idea!
Our colors are black, ivory and champagne. I have ordered save the dates, bought my dress, booked ceremony location and found the bridesmaids dresses. FH works out of state 3-4 months a year, so we are trying to get as much done before he leaves in April!
Favorite tradition? Hot chocolate by the fireplace on Christmas Eve!
Hello everyone!
I've been lurking the board for probably 2 months now. I actually found this site when i did a google search for "engagement envy" haha. The BF and I have been looking at rings for a few months now, but still nothin'. I don't think it's gonna happen for a few more months 'cause he's been very busy applying to grad schools, and I'm busy finishing up my last semester of undergrad. But who knows!
Anyway, it's nice to meet everyone -- hope you're all having a great Tuesday!
Hi there. I am a newbie when it comes to Wedding Bee. I actually just registered, finally, after looking for inspiration and things for about a week now.
I got engaged on May 11, 2009 by the love of my life, in a pretty unique way. He actually proposed to me with a Scrabble board. It was so cute and unexpected!
Our wedding actually will not be until 2011, to save some cash, and get some great deals early! We're going with a "Fall in Love" theme with various fall details. It's still in the making, but I am so excited.
Is anyone else on WB getting married in 2011? A lot of people call me crazy for planning so early, but I just want everything set in stone so the last week before we say our I do's, we're not stressing as much about last minute decisions.
I was actually wondering if anyone else on here has recently lost their father before they actually got married. I lost my father at the beginning of the year, then lost my future father-in-law about a month or two ago. It has been very hard for me, I feel like I have lost two fathers! I feel somewhat guilty because I never knew what they wanted for my fiance and I.
Anyways, thanks for the warm welcome! And thanks for a fabulous website! Have a marvelous week/weekend!
HELLO! I joined wedding bee this past week after looking at it over the last year! I was always one of those girls that had not dreamed of my wedding my entire life until the day I met my FH! Then i knew I wanted the wedding and all that goes with it! So I started searching and have gotten some amazing ideas! So good that when we got engaged November 20, 2009 I already knew what I wanted! So in one week (luckily I was on VACATION from work) mom and I planned a wedding, got my dream photographer, set a date, got a florist and caterer and even picked out bridesmaid dresses and most importatnly got my dress!
We will be getting married in the little community my parents live in! In a church that my dad's family owned until it was given to the Alabama historical Society! The church was built in the 1800's and is very rustic! It is still currently being restored and will have a very old feel! The reception will be under the pecan trees at my parents farm!
My FH proposed the day before our 2 year anniversary! It was so sweet! He proposed by my favorite pond on my families farm! Picture attached! We are so excited and I can not wait to post more about my wedding later!
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Hello smitha5!
That's so sweet of ur FI! Wow u're really fast in preparing...I cant really take a few days of from work cos I wanna save my leave for my wedding next May! So far,i've only gotten my photographer,venue,bridal house (for outfits & makeup) and of cos,bridesmaids' packages!
By the end of this mth(or year?!) I shd alr settle on the caterer & decor! I'm super excited like u! Do post more!!!
xoxo,lala
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