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Having Friends Is Sooooo [ugh] Hard.
Like a lot of people, I have more than one group of friends. And one is not necessarily better than the other, but they sort of serve different functions in my life. Does this actually happen? / Image...
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Top Five Sources of Pixie Dust Overload
Believe it or not, Mr. Llama and I think that it’s possible to OD on Disney…sort of. (Truthfully, I had written that sentence and showed it to Mr. L, and his response was, “Well…not really!” He likes...
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The Search for a Website
Mr. Llama and I knew we wanted to create a wedding website. We needed a place for our guests to find all the Disney information they needed, as well as a place to give our own “tips.” However, I’ve...
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Randy to the Rescue!
The day I returned home from our engagement trip, I was sitting at my computer futzing around, when I received this email: Personal email photo from WeddingWire So, I thought long and hard about...
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Asking My Ladies
So, once I figured out what I wanted to do about my bridal party, I wanted to ask them to be in the wedding in some cute way. (Isn’t it funny how the wedding world persuades brides that we have to do...
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The Idea of a Dress
I am definitely one of those girls who always imagined her wedding dress and how pretty it would be. What’s complicated is that the image of that dress was constantly changing. You mean I can’t wear a...
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Mr. Llama Asks the Men
While I asked my bridesmaids and house party to be in my wedding party through snail mail, Mr. Llama had a different idea. You see, Mr. Llama makes videos. Long before we were dating, this video was...
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The Hunt for a Sample
I’m one of those people who has champagne taste on a Diet Coke budget. (I don’t like beer.) Image via SomeEcards.com A few years ago, I went to the Filene’s Basement “Running of the Brides” sale with...
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Ms. Matched
Prior to my experience as a bride, I took on the responsibilities of “dress wrangler” for two weddings. What’s a dress wrangler, you ask? Excellent question! Photo by Michael Novo Photography It means...
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But What Will They Wear?
So, in my last post, I discussed my love of mismatched bridesmaids’ dresses. However, it should be noted that the mismatched route requires a little more time & effort on the part of the ‘maids....
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The Votes Have Been Tallied, and…
So I had my bridesmaids vote—did they want to… a) Choose their own dresses from within my color palette (red, magenta, & fuchsia) Kind of in this vein, but with red instead of the lavender / Image...
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House Party Attire
Now that I knew what my bridesmaids were wearing, I had to figure out what my house party would wear. And it wasn’t going to be this: Image via CommercialObserver.com I didn’t want them to be wearing...
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Llama Lodging
So, a big aspect of any destination wedding is a hotel block. If we’re asking our nearest and dearest to make the trip, we want to offer them the best accommodations we can! Fortunately, Disney offers...
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Meant to Be
One day, when out to brunch with some of my House Party ladies, we realized we had a little extra time on our hands, so we headed to Macy’s on a last minute dress-shopping appointment. Bridesmaid ‘ and...
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Eliminating Obvious Nos
So in my last post, I found a “used” (actually new, but pre-owned, I should say!) dress that was pretty darn perfect. But since I’m determined to be 100% sure in my decision, I kept shopping! Image via...
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How Weddingbee Found Me a Pen Pal
Mr. Llama—just to be safe, stop reading now. I love you, but scram! Image via CanadaMats.ca So, when I left off, I had posted on a Weddingbee thread that I was looking for Hayley Paige’s “Guindon.”...
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Wedding Presence
There are a few people who won’t be at our wedding, much as we’d like them there. About 10 years ago, my grandparents, Nonni & Poppi, passed away. They were a huge part of my life, the most loving,...
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T-minus Two Weeks to a Plan
Two weeks from today, Mr. Llama and I will fly down to Orlando for our wedding planning trip! Since we live in Chicago, you can imagine how excited we are, for multiple reasons. Image via...
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The Dining Room Proudly Presents…Your Dinner
So as I mentioned previously, we are going to our planning session in two weeks! One of the primary components of the planning is our tasting menu. I imagine it will go just like this: Gif via...
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Time for Sweets
At our upcoming planning session, we will be tasting our potential dinner selections, as well as… Image via WeddingBells.ca / Cake by Anna Elizabeth Cakes Caaaaake!!! But wait, let’s back up. Even...
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