Mr. Poppy and I have matching cell phone accesories. I knew from the moment I saw them on yaishop's etsy shop I wanted to get them. Originally I wanted them as favours but I am actually planning on different favours and I promise to write about them another time. But I couldn't resist posting pics of the cell phones! Yaishop can customize and will work with you if you want different clothes.

Miss & Mr. Poppy

Miss & Mr. P's phones

Hope you girls enjoyed these pictures May your favour finding be ever so blissful!

PS: Etsy is a great place to find wonderful items. I bought my bridesmaids gifts on there from another artist named Angela Liu. Go browse around and have fun!

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Both Mr. Poppy and I are so blessed to have our officiant be one of our friends. He's actually in ministry school but still works for the same company as my fiance. We knew from the very start that we would ask him first since he has been such a encouragement and a great friend.

Then a couple Sundays ago I saw him and his daughter. She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. Blonde hair, blue eyes and soft curls. She looks like an angel and I couldn't resist and asked our officant if she'd be our flower girl. And they both agreed and said they are very excited.

We were thinking about this dress. It matches the sash I have in my dress and I figured that I would have her wear latte or champagne. Latte would match the bridesmaids and champagne would match my dress.

I'm having my flower girl walk down with one of my groomsmen since one of my bridesmaids is actually playing the piano during the ceremony. Hopefully I can find someone to play the last piece so that the GM and BM and my officiant and his daughter can walk out together. I am pretty sure my little flower princess will be holding a small bouquet.

I read before on weddingbee how people bought coloring books, activity books and picture books about being a flower girl. I'm thinking about doing all of that and possibly even giving her a cute teddy bear wearing a white dress. So she can have a toy to play, dance and hug during the wedding.

What are you ladies getting your flower girl? Are you having her throw petals or is she holding a bouquet?

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Yes I finally decided that they will wear this. The pick up skirt matches my dress and the colour of the BM sash matches my dress colour!

I know that a lot of ladies are looking for cheap round mirrors for their reception tables. I found this great site that has really affordable mirrors that don't look bad at all!

Hope this helped the girls out there looking for mirrors!

This weekend has been a really interesting, loving and very funny one. We went up to Boston since we have a friend up there who can get us a discount on wedding dresses.

I haven't really told anyone on weddingbee except Miss Violet that I had really had a different dress that I wanted. (Which actually happens to be her dress) But then things changed and I convinced myself that I wanted a white dress.

I went with my fiance, our groomsman, my friend with the discount to David's Bridal. She keeps telling me to try on the dress I first sent her months ago. Finally I give in and told her that I would just try it on.

When I came out with it on. Everyone was stunned, jaws dropped... and when I looked in the mirror - I remembered why I loved that dress oh so much. Then my friend gives me a card and says: "This is your wedding present from all of us... If anyone deserves the dress of their dreams, it's you."

Tears came flowing from my face and as I read the card and saw friends saying that they are so happy for me and wanted to get me something nice.... They all surprised me so much and even caught me on camera!

I knew that my friends loved me but I didn't know how much.

But... my fiance has planned for months on surprising me also. He wanted to buy that exact dress for me in Boston!!!

Then... my mom had told me that morning that I should get that dress and I kept telling her it's ok. She even told me that after the discount and being tax free it's really reasonable for a dress of that kind of beauty! She even gave me money to pay for that dress!!

I'm so lucky to have so many people in my life who love me so much to even want to buy my wedding dress for me. My mom, my fiance and six friends who knew how much I loved that dress wanted to buy it for me themselves.

I don't know what I did to deserve to be blessed this much. But I can say that I still get teary eyed writing this right now.

In the end my mother won the dress buying. But I look at it in a way that fate was nudging me to buy this dress in the first place. I had planned to have this dress from the very start and changed my mind only a couple weeks ago. There was just no way that dress was getting away from me with eight people trying to get it for me instead!

If you were in Boston and saw some crazy Korean girl crying in Starbucks, Best Buy, Trader Joe's, Finale and wherever else. I'm sorry. I kept thinking about all of them and I kept crying because I'm so happy.

The dress is ordered and I will have it in December. I can't believe it... I have the dress now! I've missed all of you while I was gone. Sorry I don't have pictures, I was crying too much to find the on button.

I'm leaving for Boston tonight to get the dress! I'll be gone for a couple days but will return next week.

I'll miss you weddingbee, I promise to write all about my dress buying experience!

There's nothing better than having your girlsfriends over and having a wedding movie marathon. I know that whenever I have all my girls all in one area code I would like to have a sleepover!

Last year I had a huge sleepover: "Girls night IN". I made Korean Sushi (Kimbap), carrot cake muffins, chocolate dipped strawberries (yes I did it myself!) and I had each girl bring something. (chips, drinks, wine, dvds)

I had things ready... knitting/crochet books (the girls are all into it so they brought their own projects as well), had a variety of facials from Missha. A friend brought over a truth or dare game.

We ended up talking all night long and the best part was most of the girls aren't close as a whole but close with one or two people in the group. This gave us bonding time and not only did we have a great time but none of us slept! (We are all early nighters so it's a big deal that we didn't sleep!)

The morning after I made them french toast, some apple french toast and then we knitted some more while gossiping... I mean, talking! After all the girls left I couldn't help but to smile.

I want to do this sort of thing when my bridesmaids are in New York before the wedding as my bachelorette party. A huge sleepover where my girls can get to know each other.

Am I too old to have a sleepover as my bachelorette party? And what are some of your favourite "wedding" movies?

Some of mine: My best friend's wedding, The wedding planner, The wedding singer ("do you really want to hurt me??"), The father of the bride, My big fat greek wedding, and of course: Saved by the Bell - Las Vegas Wedding! (I always knew Zach and Kelly were going to get married!)

My most favourite part of the wedding is not: dress shopping, flower hunting, favour shopping....

it's the ceremony music!

I
could NOT WAIT to figure out what I will have at our wedding. I first
wanted to decide on the instrument(s). I know that I've played in a lot
of weddings (cello, in a quartet) and I knew I wanted something a
little different. I finally decided that I would have just one
instrument: the piano.

I asked one of my bridesmaids
(Veronica) to play the piano during the ceremony. She agreed and said
it was such an honour. She is by far one of the BEST pianists I have
ever laid my classical ears on.

I finally came up with a theme:
French music. I love the colours and the feel of French music. It'll be
filled with music by Debussy. If you want to hear what I'll be walking
down to click here and listen to Claire de Lune. Yes, I'm playing it but I'm sure Veronica will play it much better than me!

And
at the end when they say: "You may kiss the bride"; I will have "Till
there was you" played on the piano while we walk out! (Which will be
our first dance during the reception.)

My mother is so excited about my music selection. She was telling me
that since I was really little... music has always been a part of me.
If it wasn't me singing or sitting at the piano, playing cello..... I
would be sad. She said that this is my time to really let my soul out
with the music I pick for the wedding.

I love my mom. She's so right.

What have you girls decided on with your ceremony music? Will it be traditional or will you do something completely different?