Monday, February 22, 2010

Weddingbee Blocked the Wrong Bitch

Dear Weddingbee,

Yesterday morning on Twitter, while adding new 'bee friends from a favorite bee buddy, Miss Scissor's 'Bee Twitter List, I realized that you, Weddingbee the Twitter account, have taken the initiative to block me from following you or mentioning you in my tweets. So instead of ignoring my very few and far between tweets to you (seriously, I think I've mentioned you guys all of 5 times?), you've decided to shun me completely. 

I imagine this has something to do with Miss Crack Pipe. And not my rejected Weddingbee Application. I mean, you wouldn't block a user from following you, or mentioning you in their tweets *just* because you rejected their Weddingbee Application, would you? That wouldn't be the work of the always warm 'n welcoming Weddingbee Community. So therefore I must assume that it was little Miss Crack Pipe that turned you off...  Right?

In my line of work, "parody" is considered one of the highest forms of flattery. Yes, flattery. I wanted to be a 'bee. I wanted nothing more than to be part of a supportive community of strong, amazing women and wedding vendors. In fact, I was sincerely crushed for the entire week following my rejection email. Just ask my fiance.  He was kinda freaked out by my sadness, actually. But, instead of shrugging it off and not caring about the reason why I was rejected, I decided to make light of it.  And thus, Miss Crack Pipe was born. From the very beginning, I made it very clear that my Weddingbee Parody was not intended to offend your community. In fact, I made a point to say that, yes, you were probably correct in not choosing me as a 'bee, because my writing style doesn't fit your site's aesthetic.  I got it then.  I still get it now.

I'm 'net  buds with a number of your 'bees.  I read their posts on Weddingbee, follow their personal blogs, and tweet with them regularly. They don't seem to think I'm being offensive in any way with my silly Crack Pipe antics. Afterall, I'm the one who wanted to "bee" in their position in the first place, right? I couldn't possibly hate on them. I mean, Miss Scissors and I have bi-coastal cyberspace dance parties... Mrs. Meatball and I get drunk off Margaritas together... and Mrs. D'orsay and I have weekly "Lost" chats where we share our mutual love for the real John Locke... See! There's no bad blood between Bowie Bride and the 'Bees. And even if there were, I'd jump at the chance at making it right. Just like I'm doing right now with you.

It is not my style to sit back quietly when I feel I have been wronged. So here I am. Speaking up. Because whether you like me or not, BowieBride.com is a part of the online wedding community. Just ask BrideTide. You and I are BOTH part of their Top 100 in 2010. So it's up to you. You can continue to block me, or you can accept me for the wedding blogger I am, with or without my Miss Crack Pipe alter ego in tow. As a fan of Weddingbee and its contributors, I sincerely hope you choose the latter.

Best Wishes,

Britt Hilgers
aka, Bowie Bride aka, Miss Crack Pipe aka,WHATEVER.

Posted by Britt Hollenbrau at 9:28 AM
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43 comments:

  1. Well said.
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  2. Wow, I'm floored. I would have thought Weddingbee would have understood the tongue in cheek humour.
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  3. Keep us updated on this whole hoop-la, I'm curious to see how it plays out.
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  4. Part of me wants to say let's start a campaign to have them "unblock" you. The other part of me just wants to say fuck it. I still read WB and enjoy all of the girls on there, but some of the the "behind the scenes" aspects of their site make me raise an eyebrow. You've got my support, girl. Also, #HotForRealLocke :)
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  5. wow! I can't believe they blocked you! Your letter is really well said. I personally, am glad to be a part of this little offbeat community.
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  6. Sometimes satire smarts, but I never read yours as ill-intentioned. It was an unfortunate move, but I'm glad you don't impute it to all the Bees. I wonder what the motivation was?
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  7. Weddingbee seems to have quite the dark underbelly. For such a cozy warm site, this is BS. I am with you, I was rejected (twice) and figured I just wasn't a fit for the site. But they have no call to be acting like this.
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  8. Ugh... the 'Bee is a great reference site but I'm over the behind the scenes stuff after hearing more and more about it. This is so typical. You're being more mature/nice about it than I would.

    -kjpugs
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  9. PS I was rejected 4 times. I only applied THREE times. Explain THAT, Weddingbee.

    (Yes I got a random unsolicited rejection one day. I replied that I hadn't re-applied yet and they simply said "WHOOPS.")

    -kjpugs
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  10. You have so many great friends coming to your side. I kind of hate to be the voice of reason. Here goes: Weddingbee is a money-making venture. They exist to sell the services of the purveyors of all things WEDDING. Your blog entries have been mostly about how NOT to spend money (taco truck, homemade mead & crafted centerpeices)on your dream wedding. Add that to Miss Crack-Pipe, your admiration for the 4:20 nuptials, and the 70% chance that everyone gets a flash of your (or somebody's) hoo-haa at the reception and you can probably understand why you may not be their favorite bride-to-be. You aren't their target demographic--y'all don't even speak the same language. I'm pretty sure they aren't fluent in satire. And know nothing of joie de vivre. Don't waste your energy. Love your man, ignore the haters. They aren't worth your time and you are in a slim, slim majority in their universe. Have a wonderful wedding and a happy, happy life.
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  11. Anonymous: I am curious who you think "they" are. There are bloggers for WB who have everything in their weddings that you think are anti-WB, and several of the Bees are followers of this blog and BowieBride on Twitter.

    I think someone was offended by the parody, but I hope it gets worked out. Drama unnecessary.
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  12. I'm really disppointed to hear they've blocked you. That's totally whack, and I'm surprised at them for it.

    #hotforthereallocke FTW.
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  14. @A. Marigold:
    thank you! i completely agree that there are weddings on the Bee that showcase offbeat flair - in fact, i often see offbeat characteristics similar to my own wedding on the bee. so...

    with that said, @anonymous:
    i don't think weddingbee decided to block me because i was TOO offbeat for them. i mean, i understand if they didn't want to "follow me" on twitter because of it, but i don't understand at all why they would go as far as to block me entirely. so that's why i wrote this letter.

    A. Margold is right. Someone over at the Hive didn't find me amusing and felt the need to ignore me completely. Which sucks. 'Cause I like to get my weddingbee info directly from the twitter source like everyone else does.

    so weddingbee, if you're reading, from here on our there will be no hard feelings or outrage or whatever on my part - just, come on. don't block me anymore. it's silly. and completely unnecessary.

    *hearts*
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  15. It wouldn't surprise me if this is some kind of mistake. I, and many other Bees, think you are pretty awesome.
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  16. The 'Bee may not be your friend, but many bees (including this one) are!
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  17. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you; plenty individual bees love your style and I have to say, if they don't, then they're not worth the trouble. This coming from your most-wise, kick-ass cousin. You are in control of whether or not you give a fuck about people's way of reacting to you. You should grab your crotch in the usual reactive manner and blast some '80s music. Or not. But you shouldn't give too much credence to a socializing entity that doesn't validate you. After all, it's YOUR wedding. The way YOU blog about it is YOUR business and if others reject you, well, not to say that you should completely reject them as well but just remember that they don't know you and think of all the people out there who don't know you that would agree or disagree with you. Let's not get upset. Let's throw the most awesome frakkin' party ever and remember that they aren't going to be there to spoil THAT for you.
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  18. This sucks!
    I just read this from your twitter, and just so you know I think your pretty awesome! so don't feel bad. Plus I'm sure its just a mistake ;)

    Poodle hugs!! =)
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  19. Silly bees! Not much else to say. Their loss, our super gain!
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  20. I secretly applied to WeddingBee. I felt super lame after. And even more lame after they rejected me.

    What is this land of bridal blogs and where did my soul go?
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  21. Aw, so sorry to hear this! I'm hoping it was just a mistake! I've been following your blog for ages, long before I became a Bee, and have enjoyed it all. Keep it up, the wedding blogging community needs all types of bloggers, and is better because of the diversity you bring.
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  22. First, your title kicks all kinds of ass.

    Second, PLUHEASE dont let this shit get to you. You are the fucking bomb, so much better than 95 percent of the shit I read, and you cannot sweat some uptight chick who runs the hive.

    FUCK THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS. They are worse then my tongue clucking aunties. At least they wouldn't block you on twitter.
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  23. I think you're amazing, and this has to be a mistake.

    Keep being your sweet, awesome, hilarious, bad-ass, bowie-loving self. <3
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  24. P.S. I, too, am totally hot for the real John Locke. I may need to join your weekly chats.
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  25. WOW! For real? Come on now, there's enough bridal love out there, why couldn't they just take a joke and appreciate the homage?

    Carry on Miss Crack Pipe.
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  27. @Cupcake Wedding: They are worse then my tongue clucking aunties. At least they wouldn't block you on twitter...LOL

    So, I've been under a rock and am now reading all your crack pipe posts for the first time and am basically laughing my ass off. I'm actually stunned that you found that illustration!
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  28. Totally stunned. Please keep us posted.
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  29. Yikes -- I hope this all works out...
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  30. Wow, pretty shocking. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding? If not, I can totally understand your being upset!
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  31. funny thing to me is i have absolutley no idea who these bees are and what wedding bee is...
    whoops
    i know this blog and broke ass bride, brooklyn bride, merci new york, just to name a few that i read hourly :) but really have never heard of a bee place. sounds kinda weird to me.

    best of luck with the whole twitter follow thing
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  32. who needs them? if they can't take a joke (or flattery for that matter) then they might want to remove a certain stick from a certain area.

    so does miss crack pipe get her own response to this nonsense? i think i'd like to see that...
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  33. This is so messed up I agree totally with @cupcakewedding, @brokeassbride, @A. Marigold's response to cop out anonymous.

    So all I have to say is that YOU ROCK and they can't take that away from you!
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  34. i think i love you. i too was rejected. they dont know shit!
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  35. hahaha, this is hilarious!!!! they actually blocked you??? omg, that's awesome. you have real street cred now. ps. miss crack pipe - best.name.ever.
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  36. I too want this to be a mistake- you effin rock! AND I'll let you in on a little secret- before I was ever a bee I was SOOOO excited to have Bowie Bride, THE Bowie Bride leave a comment on my lil' ol' personal blog one day. It made my day. Still does. And I LOVE reading all about your bad-ass wedding planning adventure! So keep on keeping on. :)
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  37. Dang, I am really sorry to hear about this...I hope it is a misunderstanding. I was following your blog before I became a Bee, and I always enjoy when I see a new post from you on my reader. Personally, I understand that you are coming from a place of satire/humor, and it is refreshing... :)
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  38. I really bet it was a mistake or misunderstanding! Speaking of, I've tried to subscribe to you like three times, and it never works. Disaster!
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  39. LOL don't even worry about them blocking you. I've noticed that a lot of people over there are severely lacking a sense of humor. Seriously, the topic "what is snarkiness" is being debated on the boards over there... ridiculous.
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  40. You a bad bitch. Can I say that you scare me and inspire me at the same time? (The last woman that did that, ended up being my best friend. Seriously. And she's officiating our wedding.)
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  41. Awesome. I've seen you on BAB, and followed you over to your own site and now I see you're also a dejected wannabee?! I think I've just found my new favorite wedding blogger. ;-)
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  42. They blocked me too, and I all I did was write helpful, creative, and somewhat amusing posts. No one got my humor, needless to say. I think it went too far over their little buzzing heads. That's okay, it just shows that we're too awesome for them! HAH! Hive? HIVE? We don't need no steenking hive!
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  43. This is probably a corporate decision, not an editorial one (i.e. the ones in charge of choosing bloggers). I'm guessing the Crack Pipe thing is bad for business. WB was owned by EHarmony, and was recently purchased by someone else pretty big (I totally forget who). The bloggers themselves don't make any decisions on stuff. They're just free contributors. And since WB most likely makes all their funds from advertisers, it doesn't really matter how much your wedding costs. If you drive a million hits their way from how thrifty you are, I'm sure they would love you even more for adding to the ad revenue.

    I don't have a twitter, so I'm surprised you can block people. That's crazy!
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