Weddingbee boards

There isn't an option for, "Did not apply; I have no interest in allowing the whole world to read my every decision or thought regarding my wedding."

Hi! I'm a blogging bee! Do you have any specific questions? That may be more helpful. :)

In general, I think one of the biggest things is to have a clear sense of voice. If you know who you are and are able to capture that in writing, then people will be able to relate to you so much better. Hand-in-hand with that is writing for an audience. Yes, write what you're passionate about and stay true to yourself, but writing doesn't occur in a vacuum, especially when you're writing for a blog. If you make a conscious effort to write to a specific audience (aka Weddingbee), your writing will be much stronger and more relatable. 

I hope that helps! As I said, if you have any specifics questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them. :)

@joy2011: I waffle between the two.  I know my SO would hate to have our wedding blogged-- he's a private person and I would be mortified if anyone I knew in person found out I blogged! But I'm also ridiculously competitive and part of me just wants the thrill of the chase. 

@knvprincess143: You will definitely hear either way! And I was accepted two months away from my wedding! Some bees were accepted with less than a month! So with six months, you have plenty of time. :)

@RAWR.its.BREN: Here's the page that has all the application instructions! http://www.weddingbee.com/weddingbee-bloggers/

@knvprincess143: I just sent you a PM! I thought that was more appropriate since you asked for feedback on your blog. :) 

@callirome: I think it would be a really interesting guest post to have a waiting bee sharing their experiences on the blog!

@callirome: I think the official requirement is 15 posts, and you have to blog consistently (3-4 posts/week) for two weeks. I think you can never start too early! And even if you can't apply for months, you'll probably be a much stronger writer and have a better sense of what you want to convey on your blog, which will only help when you do apply. Practice does make perfect! :)

I started blogging in January, and I didn't apply until July! I kept putting it off, even though I really wanted to be a Bee and had my application all ready to go. When I finally applied, I think I had something like 50-60 posts. On the other hand, some Bees are accepted with only 15. There's no "right" way to do things around here! :)

@knvprincess143: I'm so glad the feedback was helpful! I'm crossing my fingers that it's good news. But even if it's not, so many Bees applied more than once. Last month, Teaspoon wrote about her application experience, and she had to apply four times (I think?) before being accepted! I'm so glad she didn't give up because she's a wonderful blogger!

Here's her post: http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/09/30/a-bees-life-teaspoon-edition/#more-216740

My planning process wouldn't be interesting enough. 

I don't read the blogs on here anyways, I prefer the boards.

@VickyAurea: The greatest benefit is being able to share your story with thousands of readers. As @knvprincess143 said in the post above yours, it's hard to write when you feel like no one is listening or cares. A lot of us write because we're passionate, and we want to share our experiences. Weddingbee is a huge platform that gets a crazy high amount of hits every single day, more than most bloggers would ever dream of seeing on their personal blogs. 

And it's an awesome community. As a individual blogger, you have to work really hard to build up the type of network that simply comes with being a Weddingbee blogger. And that's great. I've made some really amazing friends through Weddingbee, and that's pretty awesome.

@Eva Peron: you can choose to link or not link your new account with your old one - if you choose to not link, you will start posting under your blogger moniker, and start at 0, and the old one will be stagnant.  If you choose to link, all of your posts up til this point will change to your new moniker (which is why sometimes you'll see responses to someone who seems to be no longer on the thread).

@hermitcrab: Thanks for clearing that up, Mrs. HC! I didn't know that. :)

@Eva Peron: As for using old accounts, I can only speak for myself, and I don't use my old one. Though sometimes I run across an old thread that I started or participated in, and it feels like this really cool blast from the past.