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S’more Love: The Ladies Get Fancified
I woke up on September 7th long before my 7:45 AM alarm. Tart was still fast asleep, but as soon as I opened my eyes I knew that there was no dozing for me. I quietly got out of bed, grabbed my robe,...
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S’more Love: The Guys Get Ready
One thing that was scheduled to happen before our first look was the getting-ready shots. I already shared the shots of the ladies and now I’m going to share the photos of the guys. (All following...
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S’more Love: We Exchange Gifts
Sparky is a relatively easy guy to buy gifts for (at least I think so), and a year or so before the wedding, I had already narrowed down his gift to one of two choices. I considered buying him...
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S’more Love: The Dress Goes On
By the time we had arrived at “Miss Campfire gets dressed” on the schedule, I was more than ready. I wanted to see my groom, dangit! I was in such a hurry (internally, as we were right on time...
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S’more Love: We Have a Look
Finally, after waiting (im)patiently all day, it was time to see Sparky for our first look. (All following photos copyrighted by Love Song Photo). I caught sight of him first at the top of the stairs....
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S’more Love: We Take Some Group Shots
The morning of our wedding day was slightly overcast and drizzly, but by the time we arrived at Jack Block Park for wedding photos, the sun was shining and the weather was perfect. Maybe a little...
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S’more Love: We Sit For Some Portraits
I’m going to cheat a little in this post and share a few pictures that were taken before the first look. I couldn’t sit still for very many portraits because I was so excited to see Sparky. We made up...
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S’more Love: We Take Some Family Shots
It was during the family photo-taking that I really appreciated how efficient and wonderful Krista and Mary were. (All following photos copyrighted by Love Song Photo) Krista’s philosophy was to take...
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S’more Love: Just Us
Krista was paying close attention to the timing and lighting of the day and she snuck us away before the ceremony (and during the reception) in order to capture some pictures of just us. The shots that...
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S’more Love: The Ceremony Gets Started
After taking some quick pictures of us after the family shots, it was time for me to hide away in the bridal loft. I did a last minute touch-up of my make-up and tried to peek out to see what was going...
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Crafty Creations: Christmas Crafting
I hope everyone who celebrated American Thanksgiving had a lovely day! I’m taking a quick break from my wedding recaps to share a craft with you that I made in preparation for Christmas. I promise:...
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S’more Love: Here Comes the Bride
I watched MOH Tart and BM Biscuits round the corner and head down the aisle with excitement. I clutched my dad’s arm and moved forward as if in a dream. DoC Addie held a hand up, telling us silently to...
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S’more Love: The Ceremony Continues
I’m including the full text of our ceremony to help those of you who are writing your own. Please feel free to borrow liberally! (I know I did, especially from Mrs. Pony!). All following photos are...
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S’more Love: Ceremony Vows and Rings
Ceremony Part I Here. Officiant J: Sparky and Miss Campfire, you have heard these readings of love and have now arrived at the time to express your love and commitment to each other. Miss Campfire, do...
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S’more Love: The Ceremony Finishes
Part I, Part II Officiant J: May you always care for each other as individuals by endowing each another with trustworthiness, honesty, comfort, and kindness. Across time and place, you have united your...
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S’more Love: Quiet Time/Party Time
After the ceremony, we made our way up to the bridal loft. We had a few minutes completely to ourselves, and Sparky and I looked at each other and exclaimed, “We’re married!” Not long after, we were...
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Mrs. Campfire’s Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that time of year. You know, that one. The music has been playing since before Halloween (what’s with that?) and the sparkling lights and brightly colored packages are making an appearance...
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S’more Love: We Enter and There Are Some Toasts
When it was time to make our entrance, DOC Addie explained how we were to enter and then signaled the DJ. I chose the song Safe and Sound by Capital Cities because I liked the sentiment—no matter what...
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S’more Love: An Unexpected Toast
As I mentioned during my ceremony entrance, my dad isn’t a very emotional guy. He’s generally pretty stoic, not really what I would call a touchy-feelie guy. I wasn’t fully sure he remembered that he...
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S’more Love: A Look at the Details
I don’t know about you all but I love detail posts. I think they are a great indicator of the personalities of the people throwing the wedding. Plus, ALL THE PRETTY THINGS! (As always, all photos...
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S’more Love: We Cut Some Cake
When I did my vendor reviews, I realized I didn’t talk about the cakes. I really should have because my only regret of the evening had to do with the cake. In that I wish I had eaten more of it. When I...
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S’more Love: We Dance
After a bite of cake and a sip of champagne, it was time to dance. Sparky and I spent months searching for the right song for our first dance (it was actually one of my favorite activities; we would...
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S’more Love: People Take Advantage of the Photo Booth
For those of you who celebrated it: I hope you had a lovely Christmas, hive! I have pure silliness for you today. I mentioned in my vendor reviews that the photo booth company was the only vendor that...
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S’more Love: The Party Really Gets Going
While some guests were engaging in photo booth shenanigans, a fair number of them were out on the dance floor. We hired Brian of GoodTime DJ Services without interviewing other DJs or even looking at...
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S’more Love: We Share a Perfect Moment
As the party began to wind down, more and more guests began to head out. Soon there were only a handful of people left and I made the decision to head back to the hotel earlier than planned. I’d been...
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Budget Breakdown
During my time blogging for you all, I’ve touched on a few sensitive subjects. Exes? Yep. Weight? Uh-huh. So why not give it a shot and talk to you about another touchy subject: money. I’m not going to...
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Decor Donation
With the wedding over, I found myself with the conundrum of many a bride. What the heck do I do with all of our leftover decor? Some brides sell it (Mrs. Wallaby has an EXCELLENT primer). Some brides...
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Lastly, Leave-Taking
Two years ago today, Sparky asked me to marry him. Four months and one week ago I did. You’ve now seen what I have to share, and all I have left to do is say goodbye. I started blogging for you in...
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Annual Appreciation
Well hive, I’m back! It’s been eight months since I left you, and boy have I missed you! I can hardly believe that it’s been a year since Sparky and I walked down the aisle and said “I do!” What a year...
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Crafty Creations: Paper Present
Hive! I couldn’t leave you with just my anniversary post—not when I have a craft project to share with you. Sure, this is a wedding blog, but anniversaries follow after the wedding, and I thought that...
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After the Wedding: How the Campfires Are Living Up to Their Vows
As you may have been able to figure out from my anniversary post, we’ve had a bit of a rough year. Not with our relationship, just with life in general. This series is such a great opportunity for me...
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After the Wedding: The Most Memorable Part of the Campfire Wedding
Editor’s note: The second topic for our After the Wedding series was to choose the most memorable object or moment from your wedding day. I’ll let the bees take it away now! ~~~ Looking back at the...
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Three
Third Wedding Anniversary Three. It’s a funny concept, three. Third wheel. Three’s company. And yet…here we are, three years in and I’m still happy and still in love. Copyright Love Song Photo When I...
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S’more Love: We Rehearse
By the time we arrived at Sodo Park, I had calmed down significantly, though I soon discovered that anytime someone asked me “Are you excited?!” my anxiety would spike quickly. When we walked through...
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S’more Love: We Eat and Get Pampered
After rehearsing, and with only a doughnut to keep me running, I was ready for lunch. The guys were off at one of Sparky’s favorite places (Latona Pub) for, I assume, beers and burgers, while us ladies...
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S’more Love: We Get the Festivities Started
After finally getting time to decompress in the hotel it was time to head to our rehearsal dinner. As we drove, I could feel my excitement growing. It was time to see people I hadn’t seen in a while,...
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DIY Photo Booth Backdrop with String Lights
Though I had an idea for the DIY photo booth backdrop a long time ago, it took awhile for me and my fiance to get around to constructing it. We decided we wanted a backdrop with a sheer white curtain...
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S’more Love: We Get Ready
In the days leading up to the wedding, I was feeling surprisingly calm. I’m normally a pretty high-stress and high-anxiety type of person, so nobody was more surprised about my calmness than me. A...
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A Bee’s Life: Campfire Edition
Oh man, it pained me to not write an alliterative title for this post, but as it’s an ongoing series I couldn’t really change it up. Oh well. When I get to recaps, I doubt they’ll be alliterative, so I...
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Secret Life of Bees: Campfire Edition
Continuing my goal of helping you all to get to know me, I thought I’d do one more of the ongoing Weddingbee series: The Secret Life of Bees. I feel like, in general, I’m a pretty open book, but I do...
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Party Presents: Bridesmaids
When it came to selecting presents for my bridesmaids, I jumped in with excitement. I knew right away that I was going to pay for their hair on the day of the wedding. That was never a question for...
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Party Presents: Groomsmen
When it came to gifting the groomsmen, I gave Sparky free rein. I certainly gave him a few suggestions, but ultimately I left the decision up to him. There were a couple ideas that I contributed and...
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Vendor Validation
Fair warning: This post will be of interest to Seattle brides as all of our vendors (with the exception of our photographer, who travels, and our photo booth) are located in the Seattle area. I know I...
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Vendor Validation, Part Two
OK, I’m back for part two of my Seattle-area vendor reviews. If you’re not in the Seattle area, feel free to skip this post! (Or, read it and leave a nice comment or two!) Part One As a reminder, the...
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Campfires Abroad: Barcelona
Well, hive, as of yesterday Sparky and I have been married for a month and it has been AWESOME. What better way to celebrate than by kicking off our honeymoon recaps? (We don’t have our wedding photos...
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Campfires Abroad: San Sebastian
Day Zero: After an uneventful train ride from Barcelona, we ended up arriving in San Sebastian around 9:15pm. This is perfect dinner time according to the Spaniards and we (I) just so happened to know...
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Campfires Abroad: Venice
After Barcelona and San Sebastian, it was time to head to Italy. Our first stop, as the title probably tipped you off, was Venice. We chose to fly from San Sebastian to Venice as it was faster and...
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Campfires Abroad: Florence
After leaving Barcelona and San Sebastian, and then spending a few days in Venice, it was time to head off to the city that Sparky was most excited for: Florence. We decided to use a [water] taxi to...
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Campfires Abroad: Rome
Day One: Fortunately, after our difficult travel to Florence, we had a much smoother ride to Rome. Our train was about a half an hour delayed, but once we boarded, we made it to Rome without any...
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Campfires Abroad: Travel and Accommodations
Now that you’ve heard about our trip to Barcelona, San Sebastian, Venice, Florence, and Rome, I want to talk about our travel and offer some tips and reviews. Travel: We were lucky enough to get first...
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