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Monday, October 20, 2008

Wedding and New Blog

The wedding was great! We had such a blast and we were so happy to celebrate with our close family and friends. We're finally recovering from the wedding and the honeymoon. It only took a week, the Korean Spa (more on that later) and a weekend of sleep! Below are a few photos from the wedding and we'll post honeymoon photos shortly.

Since we have now "officially" started our new lives together we thought we would change our blog to the superior Wordpress. We transferred everything this morning and we'll be updating the look over time. You can access the new blog and ALL previous posts here or by going to kddc.wordpress.com.

Enjoy and thanks to everyone who occasionally checks in on us!

Pouring the rice wine

Sealing the vows

The infamous Petron shots at the After Party

No … Daniel didn't just see a ghost

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Congrats Appa!

Yesterday, at 11:00 a.m., appa (dad) took his Oath as a U.S. Citizen. It was a long process but well worth the wait. Everyone went up to Baltimore for the ceremony. It was perfect timing being right before we all leave to CA for our wedding. There is so much to celebrate this week. We are so happy and proud of him!

Umma and appa after the ceremony

Outside following the ceremony

Friday, September 19, 2008

Flowers

Our final wedding flower choice was sent to our florist a few weeks ago. I can't wait to see them next Saturday.

Our florist made the centerpiece while I was visiting her in downtown LA's flower district

My bouquet and Daniel's boutonniere–I love Cala Lilies

Wedding party flowers

Ring bearer's flower pillow & the corsage for our parents and grandmother

Wedding Cake

We probably went to 6-7 different bakeries to try wedding cakes. We both love cake and we definitely took advantage of cake tasting. Cake House in LA's Koreatown has the best fruit cake I've ever had. It's so moist and the frosting is so soft. It's not too sweet at all, which I loved.

Left: we picked the design with silver balls as decorations; Right: flower design inspiration on the cake for our florist (photos from projectwedding.com)

Our cake toppers–Korean Bride and Groom

Bridal and Groom Suite Sign & Reserved Seat Sign

I will have a pretty authentic bridal suite at Yamashiro so, of course, I need custom decor for that. ^^ I had dinner place mats that I got from IKEA a while back and, again, it was only 99¢. We actually haven't used them and they are the perfect decor for our Asian theme.

The reserved seat signs for our family at our ceremony are very simple menu cards with little bamboo that I've been using for all the other materials.

I love the cropping of the type

Tying a branch with orange hemp

Tying the branches together

Attaching the paper to the place mat

I love the branches attached to the door knobs

The same bamboo from the rest of our stationery

For all of our family

East Meets West

I wanted to create nice signage for the table that our guests will see as soon as they enter the ceremony. I found dark brown baskets–only 99¢–at the Crate and Barrel outlet right by my work. I started playing with it to see what I could come up with and that was it! I had the cool signage that I wanted. I had only gotten two, so I went back to get one more and it was sold out. I was so upset and sad. The regular price for the baskets is $15 so I had to go with an alternative option.

Beautiful dark brown basket with my leftover green paper

The middle one is wallet box that I turned into part of our decor

The tiny pearl pin is added to secure the green paper

I used "Delta" for the wording

"Meets" still bothers me but oh well …

Our wedding theme, "East Meets West"

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Table seating

Folding origami has come natural since I was young. When my friends and I played together at home or even at school, we learned how to fold cranes, boats, roses, animals, etc. It was a way of spending time together while talking and laughing. Folding 1,000 origami cranes means a lot in Korea. They believe it represents longevity, loyalty, and love. When I told Daniel about it, he started folding cranes. He said he wanted to fold 1,000 cranes for my mom when he went to meet her for the first time. It was so thoughtful. He couldn't quite make 1,000 cranes, even with my help, but his effort and his patience was what mattered.

We decided to put our guest names on the wings of our origami cranes. They not only look good but also it's our way of showing how our different cultures can merge into one great idea.