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Beyond the Beach: Videography
Originally, Mr. Sea Monkey and I had decided against videography, so it was never in the budget. One night, I was checking my email and received a promo video from a videographer, and I cried. I’m not...
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Organizing the Blood, Sweat, and Coffee from My Planning
A wedding binder is something that anyone planning a wedding needs. From receipts, to contracts, to seating charts, your binder holds it all. If you are planning a wedding, you probably have realized...
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Sea Monkey Invites: The Pocketfolds
With our DIY heavy wedding, Mr. Sea Monkey and I decided that we would go the same route for our invites. We knew we only had a handful to send out, and while it would be a major task to take on, it...
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Sea Monkey Invites: All the Insides
In the last post, I shared about how I made our pocketfolds. After finishing them, it was time to fill them with the invitations and inserts. I am no graphic designer. I am terrible at using Paint on...
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Sea Monkey Invites: The Outsides
In my previous posts, I put together our pocket fold invitations and the invitation and inserts. Now that they were finished, it was time for us to send them off. We had to give a final headcount to...
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And They’re Off!: Mailing the Invites
The time had finally come: the invites were finished and ready to be prepared for the post office. Mr. Sea Monkey beautifully mastered designing the stationery for our pocketfold invites, and I...
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I’ve Got the Fever: Planning the Honeymoon
As much as I love the wedding, there’s one thing that has been on my mind since receiving the bling: The Honeymoon. The possibilities are endless for where you can go. A beach for the relaxers, the...
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What I Wish I Had Known: Can’t Please Everyone
One of my biggest faults is that I am a people pleaser. I’m not talking about just being nice to people here and there, I’m talking about going out of my way to try and make every person around me...
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What I Wish I Knew: Wedding Websites DON’T Equal an End to Questions
I highly encourage anyone who is planning a wedding to make a wedding website. I had a couple of friends who had gotten married after Mr. Sea Monkey and I got engaged, and I loved going to their...
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What I Wish I Knew: Dress Edition
I’m pretty sure there are many women who dream of the day they will look into the mirror, cry, and say “yes” to the dress. I know I did when I was younger, and in my dream, everyone else cries and they...
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It’s a Trap!: Sea Monkey Lobster Trap Card Box
A card box was one of the details that got overlooked. I was so busy planning our wedding that I forgot about needing one. There was a huge chunk of time during mocktail hour that Mr. Sea Monkey and I...
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The Myths About Planning Small Weddings
When people heard about the fact that we chose to have a small, destination wedding, we got a lot of questions and comments thrown at us. Some were well meaning and some, well, not so much. There are...
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The Evolution of the Centerpieces: From Beachy Plain to Pearlfection
Imagine sitting on the beach and relaxing. Look around your nice, beachy scene. Tell me, do you see flowers? Usually it’s people relaxing, sand, and some water. Sometimes, you’ll see the tall grass on...
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Setting Sail with Jolly Good Tunes: Sea Monkey Playlist Breakdown
Music is known to be mood altering. That’s why you always hear people talking about “setting the mood,” and they usually do it by turning on music, mixed with a couple of other tricks. We may not have...
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One Hundred Reasons in One Hundred Days
For as nontraditional as our wedding was, one tradition I wanted to keep was giving a gift to Mr. Sea Monkey the morning of our wedding. I want to see the look on his face when he wakes up, and see all...
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Showered with Love
First, I would like to thank every wonderful lady who came to my shower. It was more than I could ever imagine, and I enjoyed it so much. From the games to the food, it was so wonderful. I’m so happy...
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A Beach Chair for Me: Sea Monkey Placecards
I always love seeing what people come up with for their placecards. I think they can be so adorable. The first wedding Mr. Sea Monkey and I ever attended as a couple was also a beach wedding. They had...
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Two Sea Monkeys in Love: Painted Fan Favors
With our ceremony being on the beach, we thought it would be nice to give our guests fans on their seats to ward away the hot sun. I’ve always loved sandalwood fans, but I didn’t think they looked very...
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Taking the Beach Home
I’m almost positive that we’ve all been to at least one wedding where we’ve gotten favors we don’t know what to do with. I know that I have definitely been to a few. I always take them, because I know...
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Curly Willow Chair Clips
When I was looking for something to do with my chair sashes, my original plan was to just buy a pack of them and call it a day. Then I thought, I’ve put so much work into the rest of the decorations,...
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