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Mrs. Corn is a Weddingbee blogger who lives in Boston, MA. She was married in September 2007 in Newport, Rhode Island.

Contents 1 About the Corns 2 DIY Projects 3 Bridal Attire 4 Wedding Party 5 Paper Goods 6 Favors and Gifts 7 Ceremony & Reception 8 Wedding Dress Posts 9 Hair and Makeup 10 Wedding RECAP and Professional Pictures 11 Looking Back Series 12 Married Life 13 Miscellaneous 14 Keeping it All Organized 15 Vendor List 16 BUDGET

About the Corns

• Hello from Miss Corn
• How We Met

DIY Projects

• Save the Dates
• Ornament Favors
• Rosemary Salt Favors
• How to DIY a Wedding Website in Blogger
• Invitation Outer Envelopes
• Wedding Map of Newport Area
• Custom Stamp from Zazzle.com
• Bridal Shower Thank You Notes
• Guest Book Wish Tree
• Coastal Votive Holders
• Table Tents and Escort Cards
• DIY Pocketfold Coastal Invitations
• Guest Book Wish Tree Tags
• Coastal Centerpieces
• Marzipan Shell Welcome Bag Favors
• Wedding Program
• Guest Book Wish Tree Sign
• Escort Card Display
• Out of Town Bags
• Wedding Thank You Notes
• Thank You How To

Bridal Attire

• Bridal Shower Outfit: Shower's Ahead
• Wedding Dress and Veil: The Dress is In
• Shoes: Sandals and More
• Jewelry: Jewelry Takes Your Mind Off People's Wrinkles
• Bridal Trousseau: Now? I Feel Like a Bride?
• Support System (a.k.a. SPANX:) Forget Losing Weight for the Wedding, I found This!
• Bridal Perfume: Scent of a Woman

Wedding Party

• Bridesmaid Outfits: Coastal NOT Beachy
• Finding a Dress for the Mother of the Bride: To Dream the Impossible Dream

Paper Goods

• Save the Dates: Save the Dates
• Invitations: Here They Are...
• Rehearsal Dinner Invites: The One With Two Parties, Cont.
• Direction/map cards: 10 Hours of My Life I Will Never Get Back
• Envelopes: Outer Envelopes
• Custom Stamps: Stamps
• Programs: Another Thing Off the List
• Program Template: Program Template
• Shower Thank You Notes: Last Minute Thank You Notes
• Wedding Thank You Notes: Thank You
• Wedding Thank You Notes Tutorial: Thank You How To
• Table Tents and Escort Cards
• Guest Book Wish Tree Sign

Favors and Gifts

• DIY Coastal Ornament Favors: Favors
• DIY Martha Stewart Rosemary Salt Favors with tutorial: The Secondary Favor
• Cost Breakdown for Both Favors: Favor Cost Breakdown
• Coastal Bridal Shower Favors: Shower Favors
• Welcome Bag Gifts: One More Thing to Check Off the List
• Welcome Bags: Out of Town Bags
• Bridesmaid Jewelry: Exactly What I Was Looking For
• Gift for the Groom: I Really Am the Best Fiance Ever

Ceremony & Reception

Ceremony

• Incorporating a Historical Fort: And Now For Something Completely Different
• Kids at the Wedding: Kids Kids Everywhere
• Ceremony Reading: Waves
• Garden Chairs vs. Samsonite Chairs: A Battle I'm Just Not Willing to Fight
• 'Giving Away' Wording: The Alternative to Being Given Away

Reception

• Bug Control: Buggin' Out
• Setting up the Escort Cards: The Next Dilemma
• Seating Arrangements: Seating Arrangements
• Table Organization: Organizing the Tables

Rehearsal Dinner and Welcome Party

• The One With Two Parties

Wedding Dress Posts

• Searching-for-the-dress
• The Most Beautiful Dress Ever... ...Is Not My Dress
• My Non-Sleeved, Crazy-Embellished, Non-Box-Pleated Dress
• My Dress Is In!!!
• Insert a Big-Sigh-of-Relief here...And Maybe a Tear or Two

Hair and Makeup

Hair

• What to Do With My Hair
• Hair Trial

Makeup

• Makeup Trial #1
• Makeup Trial #2
• Final Makeup Decision

Wedding RECAP and Professional Pictures

• The Rehearsal
• Rehearsal Dinner #1 (The Moorings)
• Rehearsal Dinner #2 (Newport Vineyards)
• The Morning Of: Getting Ready
• Getting Ready Pro-Pics
• The Ceremony
• Bride & Groom shots and The Clambake Reveal!
• The Rockin' Reception
• The Details

Looking Back Series

What I am glad we did...

• 1- Renting a full length mirror
• 2- Planning to be finished planning one week in advance
• 3- Working out a way for my dad to participate
• 4- Nixing the sequestering and having all my friends around me while getting ready
• 5- We went a little overboard!
• 6- Having a Day Off before leaving for our Honeymoon

What I wish we had done differently...

• 1- Starting at 5:00pm on-the-dot
• 2- I wish I hadn't done the bouquet toss
• 3- Testing out our directions
• 4- Taking a moment to focus
• 5- Our cake cutting logistics
• 6- I wish I hadn't done the bouquet toss

Married Life

• Our Wedding Display
• What I did for love
• So How Exactly WAS That Anniversary Cake?
• Happy One Year Anniversary-Mr Corn

Miscellaneous

• A tip for the not-yet engaged
• Our big moment: being featured in Angie's list magazine!
• The alternatives to being 'given away'

Keeping it All Organized

• Organizing the Tables
• How I organized our Wedding Planning Notebook
• Seating arrangements
• Our Wedding Planning Blurb Book

Vendor List

Attire & Accessories

• Wedding dress - Lambert Creations from Veiled in Elegance in Geneva, IL.
• Veil - from Veiled in Elegance in Geneva, IL
• Jewelry - freshwater pearl necklace from Banana Republic, earrings from Macy's
• Bridesmaid dresses - Bari Jay
• Flower Girl Dresses - One Small Child
• Menswear - After Hours Formal Wear
• Rehearsal Dinner and After-party Dresses - Anthropologie

Stationery

• Invitations - Pearl & Marmalade

Venues

• Reception - The Wellington House in Fayetteville, NY
• Ceremony - St. Matthew's Church, East Syracuse, NY
• After-party - best man's home
• Rehearsal Dinner - Casa di Copani, Syracuse, NY

Other Vendors

• Photographer - Tim Forbes of Forbes Creative Photography
• Videographer - Joe Gibbons of Gibb Films
• DJ - Roger McQue of MCQ Entertainment

BUDGET

• Original (non-existant) budget: This Bee's Budget
• FINAL BUDGET: Finally, We have a budget