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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 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

BUDGET

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