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Burlap: It’s Not Just For Potato Sacks Anymore
I absolutely love the look of burlap incorporated into the decor at weddings. It has been the object of my inspiration affection for months now. Since we are four months away from the wedding, details...
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Case of the Ex.
Ah, Facebook. We have a love/hate relationship. I’m sure most of us have gone through some sort of Facebook drama, but what happens when your ex finds out you’re engaged? Well, if you have a crazy,...
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Let Them Eat Cake?
As I told y’all before, Mr. PF has celiac disease, so that means no cake. Picture via Gluten-Free Foodie I thought about buying gluten-free cake mix and taking it with us to Mexico and then just making...
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Stacked
I have been obsessed with the stacked ring look for a while now and I decided to try it out for myself. This is the first combination I tried. I can’t help but think I’m doing something wrong because...
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Long Distance Friendships
Wedding planning is one of the greatest times in our lives. We are busy running errands with all our bridesmaids every weekend, there are champagne brunches in our honor, and non-stop fun. But what...
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You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here.
After the party it’s the after-party, right? The after-party is something that I have been torn about during the whole planning process. At my best friend’s wedding, the groom’s parents rented a party...
View ArticleBudget Smudget
Now that we are about two months away from the wedding, the reality of how much we are spending is finally starting to sink it. Eight months ago, $2500 did seem so bad for photography. Now that we have...
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Unveiling the Veil
Oh, hi! Remember this little beauty? This is my aunt’s gorgeous mantilla veil that she so kindly donated to me for the wedding. The only minor problem was that awesome hat it was attached to. Well, we...
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Honeymoon in my Hometown: Good ol’ San Antone
San Antonio is a really fun place to have a honeymoon, or even a mini-moon for all the Texas bees out there. The sun is always shining and the people are always smiling. The weather is great most of...
View ArticleShacking Up
Mr. PF and I have been living together for three out of the five years of our relationship. I can honestly say that when we first moved in together, I didn’t have marriage anywhere on my mind. I know...
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Get With the Program
Wedding programs are sooooo pretty. I have found tons that I have drawn inspiration from, such as… This one… Picture via Style Me Pretty Mmmhmmm. Yep, this one too. Picture via Style Me Pretty Oh yeah,...
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Relocating for Love
After talking about the whole shacking up deal, I got to thinking about one of the main reasons we started living together. Mr. PF is from Austin and I’m from San Antonio and we met somewhere in...
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Steak or Fish?
We are having a seated dinner for our guests, so we had to come up with a way to designate a way for the servers to know who was eating steak and who was eating fish. I didn’t really like the formality...
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OOT Bags
Or Out-Of-Town bags if you’re not hip with the wedding lingo yet. I decided a long time ago that we would do OOT bags for our guests, since they are going to be traveling so far to come and see us. We...
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DIY Amateur Hour
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to DIY Amateur Hour on Weddingbee! Just kidding, it’s not a new feature we are starting up…it’s just me, Miss Petit Four. Sometimes when I am in the middle of a DIY...
View ArticleOur Petit Wedding
See what I did there with the title? Petit? hehe. Our final count on guests is a whopping 33! It’s to be expected since we are getting married so far away, but I am actually really excited that we will...
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Gifting the Parents
On the cheap, of course. If you haven’t noticed by now, I like gifting things that look really awesome, but don’t cost a lot of money. Gifting our parents was something that I totally overlooked until...
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Gifting the Girls
Searching for bridesmaids’ gifts was one of the hardest tasks I have yet to come across while planning this dang wedding. I needed to find something that was small enough for me to take to Mexico and...
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Dad AND Mom?
I’m talking about the big march down the aisle. My mom and dad are two of the most important people in my life, and they both had their fair share of fun while raising me. I thought about it a lot and...
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DIY Heaven… or Hell?
This is the story of my life right now… Remember all those DIY projects that I started, oh, four months ago, that I thought I had a lot of time to finish? Yeah, well now I have about 19 days to finish...
View ArticleWe Should Be Dancin’ (Yeah)
Mr. PF and I are huge believers of dancing at weddings, so we knew we would have to make a great playlist to keep our shindig going. Our only rules were no Rihanna (Mr. PF is not a fan) and no Black...
View ArticleMy First Full-Blown Meltdown
My first, and hopefully only meltdown. For the first time this weekend I really regretted deciding to have a destination wedding. I realize that I have somewhat touched on this subject before, but I am...
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The Big Dress Reveal
I haven’t written a ton of posts about my dress. Part of me didn’t want to have pictures laying around of me in my dress in case Mr. PF accidentally stumbled upon it on my computer, and the other part...
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And We’re Off!
It has finally come! We are leaving for Isla Mujeres this morning and emotions are running high. We are nervous, excited and annoyed with all this stuff we are carrying! Picture via Graphics Hunt I...
View ArticleToday Is the Day!
Today is the day that I get to marry my best friend in whole world. The one I laugh with, cry with, fight with, and snuggle with at the end of every night. I can hardly believe that the day has...
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We’re Baaaaaaack!
Oh, hi bees! I’m Mrs. Petit Four. Nice to meet you. We are back from our wonderful vacation and we are still floating from all the love we felt on our wedding day. Everything was amazing, but there...
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Petit Four-ever: Let the Recaps Begin!
Hello there, hive! I hope you haven’t forgotten about me yet. We have been enjoying married life, and our photographer has slowly been posting edited pictures of our wedding on her blog! I can’t...
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Petit Four-ever: Get Us to Paradise!!!
Once we got to the airport and on the plane, it was so nice to finally be able to breathe! Papa PF surprised us with upgrading our tickets, so we got to sit in first class. It was so fun and we were...
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Petit Four-ever: the Pre-wedding Fun
We got to the island four days before the actual wedding so we did have a few spare minutes to hang out with our friends and get a much needed tan. We found some beach… Ate some delicious food… Drove...
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Petit Four-ever: Girls Get Ready
Sorry for the delay on the recaps, y’all. It took my amazing photographer a little longer than expected to get all the pictures back. I hope y’all haven’t forgotten about me yet! Have no fear,...
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Petit Four-ever: The Boys Do Their Thang
Mr. PF kicked Kate (our photographer) out of their room because they weren’t pretty enough to be photographed. So I have no pics of them actually getting ready. But I do have some good/hilarious pics...
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Petit Four-ever: A White Dress
As some of y’all know, Mr. PF and I were engaged for about two years. My dress was the first major wedding purchase that I made. Luckily it was the first purchase, since it took a whopping nine months...
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Petit Four-ever: I Become a Bride
The whole morning of the wedding I was pretty relaxed. It all still felt like a wonderful dream, and I was trying to soak up every moment that I could. When Kate told me I should get my dress on to...
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Petit Four-ever: Pre-Wedding Pictures
After my transformation into a bride, it was time to take some pre-wedding pictures. Mr. PF was adamant about not seeing me before the ceremony, so we were somewhat limited in what pictures we could...
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Petit Four-ever: Going to the Chapel…I Mean, Beach
After all the pre-wedding pictures were taken, it was time to head to the beach to get married. Mr. PF and his family were already at Zama (our venue) and were met with an interesting sight. All of the...
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Petit Four-ever: Going To The Chapel…I Mean, Beach Pt. 2
Did I keep you in suspense on that last one?? Well, to answer your question, yes, the veil made it just in time… At this point, I was still calm somehow… See? Calm. Thinking to self *I can’t believe...
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Petit Four-ever: Ceremony Details
Kate (our photographer) caught some amazing detail shots of our ceremony decor that I just had to share with y’all. No one understands details like y’all do. Our “Love” burlap banner Fans Our lovely...
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Petit Four-ever: We Walked
After my veil was securely attached, I was ready to walk down the aisle with my mom and dad. This was honestly one of the best decisions I made during my whole planning process. Our wedding planner...
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Petit Four-ever: The Ceremony
Now that everyone was in their place… …we began. We are coming together today here at this beautiful place to celebrate the wedding of Ms. Petit Four and Mr. Petit Four We have come to confirm this...
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Petit Four-ever: The Flower Offering
One of the coolest parts of our ceremony was our flower offering. Apparently, this is a really special tradition on the island, and I absolutely loved the idea. After our ceremony finished, everyone...
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Petit Four-ever: A Photo Shoot
I know the staged shots are everyone’s least favorite shots, so I am gonna keep this short and sweet. If nothing else you can surely enjoy the scenery. All photos courtesy of Kate Bahnsen Photography....
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Petit Four-ever: Ceremony Details
As y’all know, some things didn’t go exactly right during the setup of our reception, but everything turned out all right in the end. Here are some of our details that I loved so much. All photos...
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Petit Four-Ever: We Danced.
Hey guys! Sorry I have been MIA for a while. The beginning of the school year is always crazy for Mr. PF and I. I have also been dreading getting back to my re-caps because I am almost done with them...
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Petit Four-ever: They Toasted
After we danced, it was time to sit down and eat. The best part about our small wedding was that we got to eat our delicious food and we didn’t feel like we had to “make the rounds” to say hi to...
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Petit Four-ever: We Dance With Our Parents
After I dried my eyes from the speeches, it was time for the mother & son dance. Mr. PF was unsure about doing a dance with his mom because he doesn’t really like the spotlight too much. I insisted...
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Petit Four-ever: Other Wedding Festivities
When we first planned out the timeline for our wedding day, the bouquet toss definitely wasn’t on the agenda. I thought it was just kind of a silly tradition that I didn’t really care about, and I also...
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Petit Four-ever: We Partied!
It all started out innocent enough, you see. Everyone was having a great time dining and dancing. Pretty tame, right? Yes, that is the mother of the Groom grinding on the Best Man. Do-si-doh!!! We’re...
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Petit Four-ever: We Partied, AKA: The Dance-off
After a couple of songs, I decided it was time to change into my reception dress. I LOVED my wedding dress, but it felt amazing to be able to move and dance freely. I bought this dress online and it...
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Petit Four-ever: Our Night Comes To an End
The end of the night came too quickly. Everyone was having such an amazing time—it seems like it just flew by. I consciously made the effort several times to stop and take it all in…but it still went...
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Petit Four-ever: We Rocked the Frock
Because “trash the dress” seems so harsh! All photos courtesy of Kate Bahnsen Photography Mr. PF and I wanted to take advantage of our gorgeous surroundings, so we booked a “Rock the Frock” shoot with...
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