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So, for my bridesmaids, I am making each of them a book with a poem at the back to ask if they'll be my matron of honor, maid of honor, or bridesmaids. It's kinda funny because that's actually how I found this site, looking for poems. So thanks goes to Kohler44 for the poems. But these are the pictures of the Matron of Honor's.
I am having two Maids of Honor...well a Matron and a Maid. And I'm so frickin' excited to say that they both said, "Yes!" when I asked them!
I am just so super excited about these! Our photographer Michael Spear Hawkins is A-mazing!!! There will be lots more to come!
We had these photos taken especially for our Save The Dates by Marco Molina Photography. They were supposed to be "Paparazzi" style photos so that our Save The Dates would look like Tabloids.
So I know that this is usually something that's thrown just a little before the wedding, but I thought why not throw one now so that everyone can get to know eachother and not be afraid to call someone? I see no problem with it. So first here are the invites for it and this weekend I'll be putting up photos from it. I figure I'll have more than one of them just to show my bridesmaids exactly how much all of their time and effort really do mean to me.
Okay...so the FI is out of town for work and I work nights, and that's why everyone gets comments and such from me so late/early. Anyways, I couldn't really get to sleep so I got on here...because I am officially addicted to this website and I somehow wound up looking up marriage proposals on youtube and these are my faves! Just FABULOUS!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvn4zzibMXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpojZ0COU3Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQl8eRy-kEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViuC05Ez6LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFQXzBu4KyQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8eTg3VIR78
I'm not quite sure if the last one is real....but it just make me really happy!
We have two cats and they are both great! Wicket and Bob Buttons (both girls). Wicket is my baby and Bob Buttons loves Trey way more but whatev...ha ha...Wicket is named after the ewok, Wicket in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Bob Buttons is named after FRIENDS season one the blackout episode (Yes...we are dorks like that). I don't have any pictures of Bob..because she doesn't like the camera...but here are a few of my baby Wicket.
We have each of them for 3 1/2 years...we got them from the shelter. Bob was about a year and a half old when we first got her. Wicket was exactly 8 weeks...I had to go back to get her because she wasn't available until February 14, 2006....she was so cute...I just had to have her! The bottom picture is of one of my bridesmaids working on a project for her job...Wicket is always up in your business..especially if it involves crafts!
UPDATE!!! 4-06-10
So, as soon as I started thinking about how I wanted our STD's to look, pretty much a year ago, I thought about this! Trey and I have this inside joke of what the tabloids would say about our body language whenever we're out. So, I just thought that our STD's should be something like that and that's how I came up with the Tabloid Save The Dates!! Let me know what you think!!!!
Okay so I've been horsing around on my computer with different ideas of how to do our STDs. I have thought about magnets...postcards...cd's with our favorite songs...and little pamplets. This is just one thing that I've made, I have something up my sleeve, but I don't want to say anything until I actually get the chance to make one. Plus we have to do our second set of engagement pictures done and I'm probably going to use a mix of both sessions. It really excites me because I think that it's going to be a big hit, because it'll be really different!!! But for now, when I am bored I'll still probably be doing this...
So, I was originally going to do silk flower pomanders, which I still may do a couple of, but I decided since part of our theme is putting our two personalities into our wedding as much as possible (and I have lots of ribbon everywhere) I decided to use ribbon!!! Yay!!! The flowers are from our engagement party, so we just decided to reuse them. P.S. I think that they look much better in person than they do in photos.
What you'll need: 5 in. styrofoam ball, 3 silk flowers of your choice, about 15 yards of assorted ribbon, about 4 ft. of a thicker ribbon (for the hanger), dress maker's pins, wire cutters, chopstick or thin wooden dowel rod
Directions: Cut each piece of ribbon to about 4 1/2 in. strips, use wire cutters to cut your flowers to where the stem is about 2 in. long; I used the chopstick to stab straight through the ball for the spot where the hanging ribbon goes. Fold your large piece of ribbon in half, wrap the looped end around the end of the chopstick and push straight through the hole. Leave the looped end longer on the opposite side (you know...to hang it). Tie the two ends together to make a knot on the bottom side and loop and pin the ends to the ball. Tie the top into a knot on the ball to also keep it secure. Now start covering it by looping the ribbons and pinning them, randomly all over it. Make sure that you leave room for your flowers at the top around the hanger. Gently push your flowers into the ball and "Voila!" You have a beautiful ribbon pomander!!!
So I went looking for my wedding day shoes a week and a half ago and found them!!!! They are beautiful!!!!
Poetic Licence
Then, these are my Wedding Flats:
Women's Merona® Madalena Suede Ballet Flats - Green
This is a Maggie Sottero dress and is gorgeous, but I just felt like it was a bit much for my style.
I loved this dress because it was different and that's definitely what I'm looking for...but I just didn't feel like it was for me...you know?!
I really liked the back of this dress...I just felt like the material was a little too clingy.
OMG! I really loved the back to this!!! Actually I really loved the entire thing! But I REALLY want to have my hair down at my wedding...so sadly...it DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT!
Consider this your Christmas card from this Happy Couple!!!!
My inspiration for this came from: smooreswifey
So once I saw this I had to have it done! I think it's a great way for adding flair to your wedding day apparel!!! I had originally wanted to dye my crinoline green but since the shade that I want would have been too difficult I decided to go with brown. Brown is the color of the flowers and the sash that will be on my dress so I thought that it would go best. Besides, I have my FABULOUS green shoes and I want them to stick out as much as possible!
This is right after I took it out of the bag. After this I took it into the bathroom and got it wet. I followed the instructions on the Rit bottle. I set my washing machine to high and the hottest level and poured in three bottles of Rit ( I want it to be really dark brown ). I let the water agitate just enough to mix in the dye and then USING RUBBER GLOVES, I pushed the petticoat down into it until it was completely submerged. I turned the washer setting back three times to let it wash in the dye for as long as I thought that it needed and after the third time I let the washer finish like it normally would. As soon as the washer was finished, I put the gloves back on and grabbed the petticoat out of the washer. I then took it back to the shower to rinse it with cold water until it ran clear. (The problem with this is that you need more than one person. My back was killing me while doing this part! Just when you think that you've gotten all of it, color shows back up.) So after I was finished this is what it looked like:
While I had been rinsing the petticoat, I had ran a HOT rinse through the washing machine. I used detergent and non-chlorine bleach. Once that was finished I filled the washer half way with the coldest setting and poured in 1 cup of white vinegar, 1/2 cup salt and color-safe detergent. Then I allowed the washer to filled all the way up and agitate for a couple of minutes. When it was finished I put the petticoat in the washer and allowed it to run the full time. The vinegar helps to set the color so that it doesn't fade and/or bleed. Once it was finished it took me a while to untangle and untwist it, and then I hung it up in the bathroom. This is what it looks like now. I'm not sure if I'm going to try and make it darker yet. But as soon as I have someone coming over I'm going to have them help me put on my dress so that I can get a picture of what it looks like together.
So, the flower that's in my hair isn't going to be the one that I'll be wearing on my wedding day, but I haven't had a chance to make mine yet...so we used this other one that I had.
MY HAIR ON THE ACTUAL DAY!!!
Bridesmaids "Shower" Thank You's
Ok so I had this idea for something "different" for my thank you gifts for the girls. They're throwing me a shower and also my lingerie and Bachelorette party. So I decided to give them each a lingerie gift with a little something "special' in it. As soon as I get them I'll post photos!
Bridesmaids Gifts
* Hair Clips for the wedding day
* Homemade Aprons (I'm an apron enthusiast)...THIS IS HOW THEY TURNED OUT!!!
* Flip Flops
* Either a picture frame or small photo album for photos during all the wedding events
* A bag for everything or clutch for the wedding day
* A shirt to wear the day of the wedding
Groomsmen Gifts
* A pair of argyle socks
* $10 Itunes gift card
DIY Flower Girl Gift
* Canvas Tote
* Corsage
* Mini Hair Clip
* Picture Frame
Inspiration
Custom Stamp
I'm SO excited about this custom stamp that I'm having made! It is self inking so that's really awesome and easier on us when we're doing all the invitations. Plus I can use it when we send out our thank you's and of course for our Christmas cards!! And then once we buy a house I'm going to have her make me another one. I bought it on Etsy from seller lettergirl. We should be getting ours in a few weeks and I'm SO excited!!
Ceremony: The Plaza in Garland, TX
Reception: The Atrium in Garland, TX
Photographer: Absolute Photography
Videographer: Matthew Cowling
Hair Stylist: Sarah Grace Tom-Mayo
Deejay: Double Take Productions
Caterer: Dickey's BBQ
Cakes: Market Street Bakery
I am giving these to the girls as part of their gift. They are also going to be for them to wear on the day of the wedding.
Supplies that you'll need:
* Satin fabric
* Organza fabric
* Coordinating thread
* Buttons or Beads for your centers
* Felt
* Tulle
* Small alligator clips
* Hot glue gun & glue sticks
* Candle
* Scissors or Exacto knife
Cut circles out of Both the satin & organza: One 4 in. circle, One 3 in. circle, & One 2 in. circle.
Hold each of them individually over the candle & let them curl up on the edges. Don't let them actually touch the flame!! Just hold them over the heat. You can let them curl as much as you want. When you're finished with the candle, layer them and choose a button or beads for the center & sew them together.
Cut a 5 in. x 4 in. piece of tulle...scrunch & fold. Next cut 1 in. circles from the felt and hot glue onto the back of the flower with the tulle in between the flower & felt. Then hot glue the alligator clip onto the back.
Voila!
These are really simple to make and can add a really sweet detail to your wedding photos.
Supplies you'll need:
* Wooden Hangers (Try Ross)
* Small wooden letters
* Your choice of craft spray paint
* Hot glue gun & glue sticks
First spray paint your letters...(Make sure that you get the sides of them as well). Let them dry all the way.
Next, hot glue onto the hanger and it's that easy!
I'm an Apron Enthusiast, so I decided that as one of the gifts to my Bridesmaids...I would make them each an apron and have their names embroidered onto it. There's no final pictures with the embroidered names, but that's only because I havent finished all of them yet.
Supplies you'll need:
* Assorted fabric
* Sewing machine
* Thread
* Pattern of your choice (or be creative and make your own)
- I only used the pattern to cut the right size for the main part of the apron. After that I just added stuff that I liked instead of the ruffles and all the other stuff that it had for it.
* Ribbon, Tulle, Buttons, Old "Cute" T-shirts, and anything else you might want to use to add "flair" to the aprons.
Cut out the large piece of your apron as directed by the pattern. (We only made HALF aprons.) Also, cut out the top part (band) of the apron. Our pattern asked for three of these but we only used one because we decided to use tulle for the tie back.
Oh yeah...we also cut out the pocket. Now you're going to add tulle to the top of the pocket accordian style so that it is just sticking out of the top. Sew this on before you sew the pocket onto the large part of the apron.
Now you're going to add tulle along the bottom part of the apron. (Note that these are two different aprons. It was hard to take pictures while I was also working on things..I kept getting up and taking these. The "Polka Dot" apron does not have a pocket on it, but instead I recycled an olld t-shirt. I cut out the design and then bordered it using tulle. If you look on my personal page you'll be able to see even more of these aprons in just a few weeks.)
Cut the bottom edge of your cotton fabric (not your tulle) with Pinking Shears. This adds just a cute little design to the bottom and save you precious time from folding the entire bottom, sewing & then sewing the tulle on.
Now you're just going to add the top of your apron. We just folded it and sewed it like it would normally be sewed (as directed by the pattern). Then we gathered the top of the apron (pleated it) and pinned and sewed the very top on. Once we finished that we added about 2 ft of tulle (twice...one for each side) to each side using the spools of tulle so that all you have to do is cut the length. We folded it in half and then sewed it to the end of the waistband.
We then added a few buttons to cover the seam from the tulle tie back. We also added some ribbon and buttons to the top of the pocket. You can either sew or hot glue these on.
Now you're ready to have their names embroidered on them.
I love this idea, because there are some major cryers in my family, plus I just know that his mom is going to ball like a baby!
Supplies you'll need:
* 8.5 x 11 in. cardstock
* Spools of Tulle
* Hot glue gun & glue sticks
* Travel size tissues
First you're going to fold the cardstock into little pouches. I found this original idea on Martha Stewart, and decided to add my own flair to it. Instead of printing onto each pouch "For Your Tears of Joy"...I'm putting little tulle bows on them. They're going to be in a birdcage on the guest book table, with a whimsical sign coming out of the top that says, "For Your Tears of Joy" instead of it being on each individual pouch.
We marked them at the points where the paper needs to be folded, with a pencil...just to use as a guideline.
"To make a pouch, crease an 8 1/2-by-11-inch piece of sturdy yet pliable paper widthwise three times: 2 inches from the top, 5 inches from the top, and 1 inch from the bottom. Fold the first flap back, the second up, and the third down to make a cuff. Center a tissue on the sheet; fold back the sides where the tissue ends; weave the flaps into one another to secure. Turn over the pouch, and insert tissues."
Once you've finished this part, you're going to have to make the bows. The spools of tulle are the easiest to use. You're going to fold the tulle 4 times at a width of about 4 in. Cut the tulle. Then cut that piece of
tulle in half and bunch it up in the center (while it's still folded), to create a little bow. Next you'll need to cut a small sliver of tulle to tie in the center of the bow.
Now just hot glue the little bows onto the cardstock pouches...and Presto! Really cute tissue pouches for your guests!
On the BIG day!
My Inspiration:
My version:
So these are the four different birdcages that I have. We went on a mad-crazy birdcage hunt for a few months. And now we have a TON of these. All of the cages are from ROSS and the flowers were bought at Rainbow Wholesale off of Harry Hines in Dallas. The Spanish Moss is from Hobby Lobby.
So this is my Inspiration for this DIY! I'm so incredibly excited about this!
So, I saw this picture and thought that it would be great with the theme of our wedding. We're having plastic for our plates and silverware, but I really wanted real glass for our glasses...which to you may think sounds crazy...but I really don't care. So anyways, we were having a hard time trying to figure out what to do for our place cards. So, we decided to partially spray 16 oz. Mason jars with chalkboard paint and once we have our table chart set we'll write each of their names on the glasses with a tag hanging from it that will read, "Keep this in sight, It's your glass for the night."
And that's all 202 of them! There are actually 204, but we left 2 out at his mom's house to dry the night before. I can't wait to get their tags on them with everyone's names and everthing!! Yay!
All of our jars were bought online at Fillmore Container.
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Glass Votive Holders & Ivory Votives SOLD!!!!!
120 10 Hour 1 1/2 in tall ivory colored votives
114 2 1/2 inch tall glass votive holders
NEVER BEEN USED! SOLD!!!!!
$110 shipping included
"LOVE" Letters! SOLD!!!
These are moss covered letters. We used them on our candy buffet, but they would lok good anywhere...especially on a cake table, candy buffet or entrance tables.
They are each 12 in tall by about 9 in wide
$75 plus shipping
Birdcage centerpieces SOLD!!!
These are for PICK UP ONLY! I'll sell them with the flowers or by themselves! They are a variety of four different cages. If you'd like I can count each one individually.
There are 20 birdcages!
$15 with flowers or $10 without flowers
TABLECLOTHS!!!! SOLD!!!!
20- 120" ROUND Ivory Tablecloths in GREAT condition!
$210 + shipping (will go this week to see how much shipping will cost)
7- 60"x126" RECTANGULAR Ivory Tablecloths in GREAT condition!
$60 + shipping (will go this week to see how much shipping will cost)
MASON JARS (NO LIDS)
48 chalkboard spray painted 16 oz. Mason Jars without lids
$15 for each box of 12 + shipping
You can use these for lots of different things. I used them as place cards and drinking glasses. you could also use them as favors, bouquet holders, candle holders...etc. Below is a photo of what they look like and also how they were used at our wedding.
Bridesmaids' Bouquets:
5-Unique Bridesmaids' Bouquets
The flowers in these bouquets were tea dyed to match my wedding. I will only sell all 5 together I won't split them up.
$100 for all 5 bouquets + shipping
I've been trying to figure out how to post this thing FOREVER!!! Comments are ENCOURAGED! Ha ha...
So, Trey and I have been together for 8 1/2 years and before we got married everything we had was from "the first apartment". We've lived together for a little over 5 years now and everything has just seemed like a hodge podge of junk. Slowly we have been trying to make our place seem more like an "adult home" ha ha. Well, as much as two crazy kids like us can make it seem like one. I am happy to say that I am almost completely finished with our bedroom! Plus one of my bridesmaids, Sarah Grace Tom-Mayo painted this AMAZING gift for over our bed as our wedding gift. So, here's a sneak peek at the painting with more photos on my blog.
