FH-RENE Loves them!!!!
Ordered: From Rhonda- Partyshakers.com. She has truly been my backbone lately. Love ya!
We are so in love with them. I actually ordered 2 kinds of Save The Dates...
...huge DIY People.
We did ALOT of DIY Projects for our wedding
and I'm sure we will do just as much for our vow renewal..
I'd like to space them out a bit more this time,,
which brings us to...
...zing bridesmaid dress at Alfred Angelo and I think it may be THE dress!
I'm not sure....maybe orange or eggplant. We have to see which way we are going with the colors. I THOUGHT they would ...
...e My Bridesmaids and Maid of Honor is so special. I will include some earrings that I will buy this week and hand these out to them.
I placed my order with Rhonda (Partyshajers,com) a couple...
I absolutely love it! I came home from work yesterday and a box was on my porch. Opened it up and my mouth dropped! It's beautiful!! I know she is celebrating her Wedding Anniversary this wee...
...o my bouquet as well. I am digging the Converse shoes too for my FH and boys too. I really like how they look in photographs. Really like the invites with the monogram on the outside too.
Co...
Okay, going back and forth with the colors. We are still keeping green in here as well, but after looking at color swatches last night at Home Depot, we are liking both oranges. I'm so excite...
This is all coming together and we are so excited. Today we decided on the linens and table décor. The tablecloths and napkins will be in chocolate brown and the napkins will have a burnt ora...
... Oh, I am just speechless! I called Rhonda at Partyshakers.com and I must say she is the sweetest person. I told her that we might of been changing our colors to pink and brown and then it was...
I have one more payment on my bouquets. Then they will be ready & I can pick them up. They are going to be amazing!
... our wedding planning. Love the programs and invites. The rustic outdoor look too.
Happy Planning girls!...
...r my bridesmaid, junior and matron are the white ones and mine is the orange one....I chose these so they have different ones and they are my colours....I plan on us wearing them on the day and ...
...hose DIY projects I had going on hahahaha
all in all, I am so glad they were by my side.
These photos Im finally getting to post that I received from our photographer are just the tip of ...
...over photo) and wanted one with a monogram just like it! The colors used in theirs was a coral-pink and brown.
Alaine and Marques requested Monogram B-3 in indigo and pistachio for their May...
... So considering my fiance's and my crazy humor, we decided to go ahead and get these made up for our guests. They'd read, "I went to Cristie & Damek's wedding and all I got was this stupid...
... our Invitations
so, I had to share them with you!
Green Orchids will be in our wedding alot..
and I love how she brought that in!
Amazing, as always!
...
Hello Loves,
I thought I would introduce you to our colors.
Grey & White as a base
with Orange & Green..
Orange & Green =
Miami Hurricane Colors!
I really love these two colors together and I would seriously change my to these quicklt but there's already so many brides who are and have used these colors it's probley best that I stick w...
...some DIY invitations from Michaels. 50 Count Invitations, RSVP cards & Envelopes for $9.99!! AMAZING DEAL! And the design is perfect for our theme/wedding colors. I found only 3 boxes and I...
I just love Bright colors Hot Pink, Orange, Blue, Lime Green I think these are going to be my main colors and a little black maybe for the tables and chairs not sure yet.
I love these colours on their own and together! Perfect for our summer wedding!
I thought this was so cute! I think I want to fill my "Love Potion" bottles with Scented Burning Oil (or maybe body oil). Here, they used grenadine with cocktail recipes.
Estimated Cost: $...
...hese DIY fabric (kissing pomander balls)I'm doing these for our garden ceremony decor...and also thinking about using them on vases for centerpieces for our outdoor reception. I'm still kinda to...
...iful decorations and the scent is die for.
We are also coming up to Christmas... they would make a great decor addition to my wreath. xx
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I'm soo In love with them!! <3 They turned out excellent!!!
I am going to be making my own pomanders!
My color choices:
2White
3Hot Pink
3Light Pink/Peach/Coral
How many other brides are making these? How many brides need these because the...
... the cake. I have no idea how many people will be coming to this thing though so we are going to be doing a couple cakes. We are making them at home so they won't be as smooth as a professional ...
...h my dress at the fitting, they just don't match the way I want them too. So I have been looking for new shoes. I am in a panic because I only have a week left!?!? OMG!! I found these and wanted...
... our engagement pics done today...it was super cold, but I think they are going to be amazing...We should have our pics back by this weekend. My amazing friend came and helped out and also took ...
... our wedding cake. So my FH's family is really good friends with this lady who makes AMAZING cakes and is an amazing cook. So she said she would make our cake for us as our gift!!!! This saves u...
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the invitations
flowy dresses
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...Grrr photo uploader isn't working and letting me upload pictures...I will work on it and have them working hopefully!
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We are trying to do as much ourselves as we possibly can. We made these little buckets for the center of the name card table. We have leaf cutouts that we are going to write everyones name on...
... and flower heads- $15
Heart shaped dishes-$5
White heart shaped baskets-SOLD
Wicker baskets-SOLD
Ribbon (red, purple, white)- $0.50-$3
White sequin party dress- $35
Red wedge shoes with r...
...f my wedding dress so you can see how it will look next to my dress. Also my bridesmaids are all different sizes and shapes so that is also another challenge I am facing with picking a dress. So...
... the invites, or buy them. Is $300 too much to spend on 70 invites? We're looking at $4.00 a piece.
The picture shown is exactly what I want. I know where to buy them, and can have them asap....
When I got home from work, today..
I was surprized by a small package!
It was my garter set that I had ordered on
Friday morning from Garters By Kristi!!
I ordered a Miami Hurrican...
...heir dresses. I'm starting to lose my patience!!!!!!!!!! I gave them until the end of the week and them I'm just gonna decide for them. I finally gave them the option of different dresses BUT in...
...rted wedding planning! At the time my former MOH agreed to help me make them. Since she's not longer "in" with my wedding planning I'm either buying these or attempting to make them myself.
I...
...f my DIY Favors....I have completed my Cd's,bubbles,tears of joy now I'm just going to decide if I want to do Hershey Kisses also...We are having Pecan Candy also so kind of debating on the Kiss...
...
So, I took a trip to Micheal's today-SHOCKER!- and they had these palm leaf fans.. they instantly reminded me of the tropics and I started coming up with ideas of ways to use them in my hea...
...luau decor and also a table top tiki bar where we will serve Blue Hawaiians and Pina Coldas in Coconut cups.
...
Finally Finished our Tears of Joy Packs!!!!
... the invites and used a stamp from michaels with paint instead of ink to make the flower on the left of the invite. Did that for each one and used rhinestones for the centres and voila.
Now ...
Here are some images from our photographer, Curtis Smith.
Our Wedding
...d my wedding gown. Originally I was going to go with Purple and Yellow, but my dress turns out to be Ivory, Black, Champagne and a touch of Orange. What a departure that was!
I went from trop...
...n my flowers.......
...hic" bouquet inspiration pictures. I am really diggin' garden and sahara roses and hydrangeas mixed with maybe a few pieces of curly willow and some hypercium berries....
I was loving the bling...
...ther DIY project. I'm pretty happy with it :) What do you ladies think??
The flower basket is lined with the ivory satin fabric as well. I might change the bow and add the other rosette to it...
...heir wedding dresses are beautiful and they have a lot! Even the glass they have is great too. I thought I would pass along the information to any of you who are on a budget or would like a GREE...
... our honeymoon but besides that I'm stuck. Any help you ladies have I'm grateful :-)
Thanks!!!
...
... the budget.. we'll see!!!
The shot glasses are something I knew I wanted to do for the groomsmen for awhile, I am a writer for the Baltimore Ravens so I know people will be expecting me to i...
So one of my BM and I just finished a little trial run on our centerpiece. They turned out okay for me not being crafty at all! We have some glue all over our fingers (any tips on getting sup...
...d my bridesmaid dresses. I didn't want formal and I wanted the right color. Nothing leaning towards the fall colors or the darkness.
I went to a bridal show, and a clearance bridesmaid dres...
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Our toasting glasses came in the mail last week, I didn't have time to post but here they are. I really like them! They will fit perfectly with the beach theme and also be different from...
...d my bridesmaid dresses!!
The dress is a really light Chiffon fabric so it'll be perfect for July. It's almost like a silk blend, Instead of the floral pattern in will be a solid fuschia pink...
These are the water bottles we will have at the Outside Summer Ceremony. I want to freeze them the night before and place them in an an Ice pail about an hour before the Ceremony starts so th...
... the reception and the flip flop pail sign. I have no finished all the flip flips (girls are helping me tomorrow night) this is just a sample of one I did myself.
I have a mix of lime green,...
... Several of you have posted things like this from this website and I thought I would partake.
Illinois Wedding:
Red: A passionate, romantic choice, red is impulsive and outgoing. Depicte...
... the Ring Bearer and Flower girl at the Reception.
Here are the Sand Buckets!
I plan to fill it with
-A frisbee (one side of the tent is open to the outside)
-Bubbles
-Rock Candy
-Moo...
...peek photos from our photographer and a link to a slideshow he put together. I'm going to write out a "good/bad/ugly" post in a little bit. To be honest not to many things were bad or ugly thoug...
...g my hair and makeup done, We aren't getting married until 6pm though, Our resort has a great pool that I'm sure the girls will be lounging by all day..
I'm curious though, what are you girls...
...ags. Bridesmaids and I are getting together for our weekly Friday night wedding DIY night to tag them and see if I'll need 2 tubs or if 1 is enough.
I got a few different sizes, 6-9 in hot p...
... the wedding reception so they have something to keep them semi occupied. They will both be 8 at the time of the wedding. I have a few ideas as to what to put in the sand buckets but was wonderi...
UPDATE: 1/18/2011 PARTYSHAKERS.COM IS UP AND RUNNING!
(SORRY FOR THE DELAY)
Previous blog below this one was the layered programs that matched these table numbers. These were creat...
UPDATE: 1/18/2011
MY WEBSITE PARTYSHAKERS.COM IS BACK UP AND RUNNING!!!
Thanks for your emails ladies! I have not forgotten about the chocolate brides here at WBC. I have so many id...
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My bridesmaid Jackie just had her baby 3 weeks ago via c-section. So we had to wait for her to do her fitting. Today she came with me to my fitting and had hers as well.
We put together our welcome bags tonight. All that's left is the letter since we're still finalizing if we're doing a welcome party Friday night or not. We bought recycled bags, but we didn't...
...nd 2 bridesmaids joined me. My flower girls had such a good time putting on their dresses and practicing with their baskets. They got all excited when I came out in my dress. One of them refused...
Photos by Curtis Smith
www.curtissmithphotography.com
...an't invite one without the other....
Here is a trial run with our sea urchin escort card holders. What do you think?
FINALLY finished our tears of joy project. It was time consuming but totally worth it.
...r my budget for a reception dress, and I'm slightly concerned about how much it will need to be hemmed considering how short I am.
Number 2 is by Alisha Hill, It's super cute but short.
Wh...
The lady who made my bridesmaids necklaces opened her etsy shop.
Check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/VRobb
Since I can't seem to decide on the Guest book do you ladies think it would be too much to do 2 different things? I wanted to do the engraved mat because I think its elegant and we can displa...
I had these custom made by a girl who will be opening up her etsy shop very soon. If anyone is interested in contacting her though here is her info:
Victoria - vhinsdale@gmail.com
Tel...
...with wedding planning in January. I also ordered our wedding sparklers from Amazon.com so I can start getting those together with the matchbooks. I also found a site where guys can order custom ...
Some inspiration images for our wedding.
I love candy and these pictures are amazing and the candy really pops so I thought they would be great too add on here for inspiration. I have not decided what kinds of candy we will have a t...
... one bridesmaid and open for the other and open for myself...
So how would I make a bout for the men? and Corsages for the women in the family? The Dahlia's are very large so I thought I'd ...
... the wedding planning. Have a good Christmas everyone!...
...f my flowers and decorations to make is POP, any suggestions ladies???...
I love these bright colors in these images.
... own dresses as long as they are the same length, fabric and in the fall color palette. However, orange is going to be the main color and I am having a difficult time finding the burnt orange co...
Hi everyone, I have been looking up how to make my own tissue pomanders but I already have a lot on my plate to do for my wedding. Does anyone have any light orange or dark pink pomanders for...
My talented cousin made this cake for us! Hydrangeas and orange freesia with a crystal monogram "E" topper.
... and hair accessories to make! Eeeiiiikkkk, that's a lot of crafting to do! One bride alone has 16 wedding party members!!!! i was in shock when she said "i'll be needing 16 of those!" Lol Wish ...
... big flower in the vases. tell me what you think...i really wanted candles too. maybe a bit too much,....
I just love blue and orange together they are just so pretty. Here are some of my inspiration pictures.
I need help choosing a song for my enterance to the recpetion
the options are:
eye of the tiger
another one bites the dust
BLue and Orange wedding I love navy blue and orange they are so cute together.
Some inspiration boards that I really liked and some images I found online and thought I could use for inspiration.
...f my dress. Just wanted to compare the 2 together.
THANK YOU!...
... the invites.. I LOVE them!
Credit to River City Studio on Etsy.
Janessa was amazing to work with and willing to do whatever I wanted with no questions asked....
... for Bridesmaids!
I was in Bath and Body Works doing some Christmas shopping and my mom seen these, We BOTH thought they'd make a great BM gift! The outside is a margarita mixer/shaker and in...
