Hand-Writing Our Wedding Ceremony
When we decided to have a non-officiant friend marry us (remember: anyone can marry you in Montana), I knew it meant that I would have to write our wedding ceremony, or at least contribute heavily to...
View ArticleMontana Wedding: Teasers II
It will be a while before we have our final photos back from Piknik Studios, but in the meantime I have a few more teaser photos for you! Click on each to see the photo larger… [ On the porch of the...
View ArticleCherry Pie’s Preferred Color Palette Picker!
… or is that CP’s P CPP? Whatever… Hi Bees, it’s your regretfully absent friend, Mrs. Cherry Pie here to bust back into the wedding world. I know, I know, the last time you saw me I promised you...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: The Second Wedding
To get back into the wedding recap, I have to rewind to one week before the wedding, when Mr. CP and I drove from Seattle to Glacier National Park for a pre-wedding vacation. When we arrived, I was...
View ArticleThe [Secret] Life of Pi(e)
I know we’re getting a bit too “punny” with the “Secret Life of Bees” titles, but I had to give it a shot. I even made a PIE CHART to illustrate the four very random “secrets” I’m going to share! Har...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Chaos at Cracker Lake
In this edition of “Married in Montana,” I’ll take you deep into the Glacier backcountry on our pre-wedding, 2-night, 3-day trip to Cracker Lake. The trip was fraught with action, adventure, and… ah,...
View ArticleBringin’ Sexy Back: Boudoir Photos with Kate McElwee
Before blogging for Weddingbee, I had no idea what “boudoir photos” were. The first time I heard them described, I thought the idea was really, really strange. I mean, why would your husband need sexy...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Rehearsal Stresstravaganza
And now, back to your regularly scheduled guest-photo recap. Pardon me if I pack a LOT of action into this post— the best way to replicate how I felt the day before our wedding is to completely...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Waiting to Exhale
It’s hard for me to really remember anything about our wedding day. That’s how I get when I’m overwhelmed and over stimulated, for better or worse. I think it’s a coping mechanism, but it sure is...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Ceremoniously Wed
And now, after our pre-ceremony shenanigans, it’s time for guest photos of the main event! As always, click for larger versions… It seemed like forever before it was time for the ceremony: the buses...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Bonus Pics from Before & During the Ceremony
Oh, lookie! I found another stash of guest photos from before and during the ceremony! Silly me, I forgot that some of our guests didn’t choose our suggestion of Flickr for photo-sharing but stuck with...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Lost & Found – Rehearsal Photos!
I found some photos of our rehearsal on Facebook. Sweet! As I wrote before, I was not exactly the picture of peace and sanity during our rehearsal. Now, at least I have one photo to illustrate how I...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: A Cocktail Celebration
Without further ado, I present to you guest photos of our cocktail hour and a lengthy narrative to accompany them! Mmm, don’t those hors d’ouevres look scrumptious? It looks like one of our guests set...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Informals of the Formals
I mentioned that we were taking formal photos during our cocktail hour. Well, some of our guests took their own portraits, using Polebridge’s unique landscape and architecture. Here are two of my...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Dinner Time!
After our cocktail hour it was time to head to the tent for dinner: a Polebridge-catered buffet of baked ruby trout, buffalo tri-tip, grilled veggies, herbed potatoes, fresh-baked bread, garlic...
View ArticlePost-Wedding CHOP-CHOP-CHOP
Well peeps, I have a confession to make. I murdered my hair. Ok, so technically it isn’t dead. It may in fact be healthier than ever since I had most of it hacked skillfully off by a certified...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Music & Dancing
After dinner, our band took the stage. We’d hired Good Wood, a bluegrass band from Kalispell, for their awesome sound and great price – $1200 for 3 hours! Neither of us had ever heard our band live...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: The Little Things
What better way to finish my guest recap posts than with some photographs of details from the day! First, to set the mood, a shot of the Polebridge Mercantile, home of the Polebridge bakery...
View ArticleMarried in Montana: Afterward, the View
After showing you all those guest pictures of our wedding recently, it seems only fitting to share with you a few more photos that I took, afterward. (Morning at Apgar Dock, Lake McDonald, 9/8) The day...
View ArticleJumping on the Ring Pic Bandwagon
Heyyo! Remember me? I was all set to tell you about our Zihuatanejo honeymoon when the holidays kicked my arse! Well, guess what I just got?? A preview disc of our wedding photos! Our photog has over...
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