What Happens In Vegas...

The Office Groom is officially partaking in bachelor party debauchary at this very moment. He and his best buds headed off this morning to the sin city we all love to hate - Las Vegas.


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Am I nervous? Meh - I guess I am a bit. But it's nothing for me to stress about. After all, the girls and I had our fun in Miami, and while the Office Groom admitted to sitting at home with the cat and drinking wine while drumming his fingers on the couch armrest, he knew that ultimately there was nothing to worry about. And he was right.

So now that the tables are turned, I know the same thing. Are there going to be some crazy stories when he gets home? I sure as hell hope so! When I came home from Miami with an old trumpet in my luggage, OG first gave me a "WTF" look and then proceeded to laugh hysterically and ask me what happened (And if I have enough readers interested, I'd be more than happy to share, lol).


My most prized souvenir from Miami

That's the thing - as long as we're honest with each other, there isn't that darn little voice in the back of our heads saying "What happened?!" It's just the waiting for the return of your significant other that's hard! I'm so excited that he's getting a chance to do this with his guys, but I also miss him terribly and a tiny little part of me, just a tiny, wishes I was there too.

So, what am I doing for the next 4 days? LOTSA socializing to keep my mind off things! The way I see it, this is a weekend of opportunity to catch up with friends and family, and to also have some me time at home.

And possibly with the cat, and a few bottles of beer.

For all other brides out there patiently waiting for their men to return from their bachelor parties - you're not alone :)

Petal To The Metal!

Today marks the first official day that the Office Groom and I will start meeting with florist vendors. We've borrowed a car from Office Groom's parents and we're going to drive to different locations over the weekend, in search of the perfect Office Couple florist.

Do I like flowers? Yes.

Do I know anything about them. Ummm, no.

But I do know what "pretty" is, and I'm hoping that'll be enough to go on. Like most other brides, I've perused magazines and websites for some inspiration photos.


For my bouquet, I wanted something soft and romantic. I thought a scatter of light pink blossoms would feminize our overall colour scheme (navy and forest green) and would tie in perfectly with my blush pink heels.






For my lovely ladies, I've decided to go a bit untraditional. In lieu of a bouquet, they will each carry a clutch with a bonbonniere pinned to it. That way, they still have a flower but they can carry their lady secrets too, lol. I've just secured another Etsy desginer to create the clutches, so more details to come on that! The Groomsmen will have matching flowers pinned on their jackets.



I'm still debating on what we should do in the church. St.Patrick's is HUGE, and chances are we're not going to fill more than the first few rows! Luckily, the church was renovated just over a year ago and is absolutely beautiful on its own. So we'll probably just decorate the first few pews with something like this:



As for the guest tables at the reception venue, we've decide that using books would be the best way to carry out our theme. We might have a few rose stems lying on the top book, but we haven't confirmed anything yet.



What sort of inspiration did you find for your flowers?

Dude - I'm getting MARRIED!

Here's another post just for the guys!

If your man is feeling a bit envious of all the great advice and ideas you're getting from Wedding Bee, than maybe it's time you share this with him!

Dude I'm Getting Married, is a social networking wedding website just for grooms. The site has all the tools needed in order for your man to successfully fulfill his role in the wedding planning process.

'Cause, let's be honest ladies - most of our guys have no idea how they fit in all this, except for showing up to the ceremony and saying "yes."

And who knows - maybe your guy will make a few new bro friends online :)

The Perfect Guy Shirt for Vegas

When "The Hangover" first came out, bride-to-be's everywhere laughed through clenched teeth. I thought the movie was hilarious (anything with Zach Galifianakis has my stamp of approval) but it didn't stop me from wondering what OG's weekend in Vegas will be like. However, I'm not one to talk, as I'm heading to Miami with the ladies in just a few weeks! Woooooo!!! So it evens out :)

OG and his guys are still in the planning process but I know he's really excited to get away with his boys, and I'm excited for him! And when I stumbled upon this site, I knew I had to get him this "Hangover" inspired shirt before they go. This is the perfect shirt for any guy heading down for some mischief in Sin City:


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You can pick this baby up at Nerdy Shirts. Somehow, imagining OG in this t-shirt makes me a feel a lot better about his Vegas weekend, lol.

Cheers Boys!!

Another set of gifts taken care of yesterday! Some plans fell through for me yesterday after work and I had some time to kill before meeting up with some friends later in the evening, so Office Groom met up with me for some early dinner. After our yummy Movenpick sandwiches, I still had an hour left, so we thought a visit to the brewery, which is only a hop & skip away from our offices, would be a nice time killer.

Renovations inside the brewery are looking really good and a lot has been done since we last visited only a month ago. They are building an entire floor above the retail store, which will be used as a lounge (and lucky for me, it will also be used as the bridal party powder room for our wedding!). But we were there for one (ok two) things. Beer steins for the groomsmen and a free sample glass to down while we waited :)



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Mmmmm...you can almost taste and smell the yummy beer, can't you?

We thought the steins would be a nice memory keepsake for our big day, and it's definitely something that all of our beer guzzlin' groomsmen can use long after the wedding. The glass will also serve as the "gift box" as we will be stuffing some other fun and fab items inside.

More to come as we keep on shoppin'!