This is nikkchikk's Pink Wedding!

My own creation. It took forever to piece this thing together in Word! Ahh!

Anyway, what do you think of the table settings? You have to use your imagination and remember that this image IS only 2d with random pictures taken in different lighting!

I am a very visual person, so I needed to create something I could actually LOOK at. Hopefully this helps someone else too!!

PS: If anyone needs the raw file for the table and plate/silverware/napkins, I can send it to you. It REALLY makes it easier to visualize what you want when it's right infront of you. Just mount you favorite pictures onto the table and create a setting of your own!

Hey ladies, For those of you scouring the net in search of chic Black and white/ivory/yellow/green/etc wedding, I have found a TON! Here are my compilations!

Here are the links to my Polyvore for a better look...

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1544236

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1544833

Peonies are my favorite flower! They are so romantic and flowy. Here a couple examples that I want to use for our wedding.

I made my color scheme today! I had originally thought of purple and green, but after messing around on polyvore.com, I changed my mind!

My new scheme is Black, Seafoam Green, and Light pink.

I have put together a complation of wedding accessories, but I can't find many pictures of wedding decorations, favors, etc. in these colors. The one thing I am thinking of are black lace table runners. Can anyone suggest anything else?

Here is my polyvore website where i made my collage. There are a TON of other designs on there! See my previous post for more information.

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1529917

Ladies listen up! Go to this website:

http://www.polyvore.com

From the site description:

"Polyvore is a unique, easy-to-use web-based application for mixing and matching products from any online store. Items are pulled together into a visual set of products that can be shared with anyone. Each product within the set is then linked back to the online store where it is available for purchase."

Ladies, you can literally pull pictures from websites or search polyvores database of user uploaded images to put together the wedding of your dreams! I just put mine together and I am in LOVE! See my wedding creation at :

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1529917

Try it out Today!!

Love it. The only thing I think I would change is adding a little more green and purple and less blue and pink, but I love the style.

**UPDATE 05-12-2008**


This is no longer my wedding scheme. See above for new colors!

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Well, it kind of looks weird, seeing as the pictures are all spliced together...and the groomsman is, uhh, well not human, being a sim from david's bridal virtual wedding...but other than that, here it is!

We hare having our wedding in a big church (see below) and the have an organ there, but organ music is just NOT what I picture for a wedding ceremony. It's very jarring to me.

My FH and I would like to have at least one accoustic guitar player and MAYBE a violinist for the ceremony. I have found playlists that include all of the favorites like Air in G, and Ave Maria, but do you have any song suggestions for me? We want soothing and romantic, MAYBE with a LITTLE latin flair? I do not know exactly what the genre is called, but I am pretty sure it might be called Classic Guitar.

Any ideas on where to take wedding pictures? We already know about Busch stadium and the Arch becasue they are very popular picture sites, but we were looking for something a little more unique, like City Museum.

One place I want to take pictures but am undecided about, is a place called Slingers (Formerly Eat-Rite, but the same thing). It is VERY hoosier, but my FH and our friends used to go to our favorite 24 diner after a late night of partying, and I have some very fond memories there. Right next door is a childhood favorite of ours called S&J's snowcones. We might do pictures there also! Silly, I know, but have anyof you ever done something like this? Like say, at Steak n' Shake or Denny's? Google search is comin' up with nuthin' The pictures is not OUR place, just an example :)

We decided to have our wedding at my childhood church and school of St. Paul's Lutheran, and we couldn't be happier! I personally am so happy that our union will be blessed by Pastor David Smith. The church is beautiful and with the nearly completed new construction, it will look even MORE beautiful! Check out more pictures here :
http://desperes.inspirlink.com/Index.asp?PageID=7557

A church wedding wasn't the first thing we thought about, I have to admit. We wanted a ceremony somewhere like the Piper Palm House or The Jewel Box, but with our long guest list (300), it was impossible. Plus, we heard horror stories about the Jewel Box being very scrict with their 1 1/2 hour rules. Big turnoff. Piper Palm did not have any horror stories, but it just wasn't big enough. Some people told us that we should just invite a small amount to the ceremony, and then everyone else to the reception. We just couldn't do that. Anyone who is special enough to us to go to the reception, should also be present at our wedding ceremony.

Okay, so our budget is not huge for a photographer, but it is one of the most important things to me!

The style we are going for is candid, photojournalistic stlye. I have found some GREAT photographers that specialize in this for not-so-bad prices around the STL area. Here are a few:

Picture 1:

Kelly Pratt Photography
http://www.kellyprattphoto.com/wedding.html

$1045-$3500
The prices and packages are all listed on her website, along with a nice gallery. My favorite is the Cody and Nicole Gallery, and the index photo on the right of this page is from it.

Pictures 2, 3, & 4:

CLC Photography
http://www.clcphoto.com/weddinggallery.html

$2900 and up
Definitely my favorite. You must contact to get prices and package info. I would post all the info here, but I just contacted them today, so I will have to wait to hear back from them. Check back for updates.

Picture 5:

St. Louis Color, Inc
http://www.journalisticstyle.com/

$1450-$3100
This company is by FAR the most flexible with pricing and options. You can basically custom order your wedding package. They also have a 'bidding' feature where you tell them what you want and what you'll pay, and they will work with that. You can choose the experience level of the photographer too, and of course, the more experience, the more expensive it gets. Check out the website page and read about all of their packages and see the HUGE gallery!

Picture 6:

Trotter Photo
http://www.trotterphoto.com/fphotogallery.html

Trotter is almost a St. Louis staple. Alot of people use them because they are classy and professional, Plus, they turn out some great pictures. I would put a price range here, but it would be really hard to do. The photojournalistic package is very customized, so, you would really have to check out the online PDF file they have prepared to get an idea of what is right for you. But, I CAN say that the prices are not at all outrageous. My family has used Trotter before and they are very professional.

Picture 7:

Shutter Happy Studios
http://www.shutterhappystudios.com/#

$1200 and up
Creative fees for all wedding packages include an e-session, unlimited images and locations on your wedding day, on-line proofing and an image disc in hi-resolution**

**This was quoted directly from the website

So, with all these GREAT choices, what am I supposed to do now?? So hard to choose!! Well, maybe someone looking at this can do better than I can at making up thier mind. Hope it helps!

-Nikki

Okay, so I ran out of time today to post all of my ideas, but I have much more to add! Hopefully they will inspire other brides as other brides on this site have inspired me! I love this place!! Check back soon!
-Nikki

We are still deciding on flowers, but this is generally the look we are going for.

Photo 1: For this all-white bouquet of calla lilies and ranunculus, a little "something blue" comes from the fragrant grape hyacinth.

Photo 2: The bouquet was a hand-tied arrangement of white peonies, sweet peas and grape hyacinths.

Photo 3: White calla lilies along with grape hyacinth make for a beautiful white bouquet with a touch of "something blue."

The groomsman will wear white calla lilly boutineers

Davids Bridal Styles 8567 and 83259 in Regency. The dress styles are tentative, but I am sure on the color.

I tried on SO many dresses...uggg! :) But, after all the searching, I found "The One" at Celebrations Bridal in Las Vegas. It's an Allure, Style 2018. I looked EVERYwhere to find it online, only becasue I had never heard of Allure before, and the only place I found was some UK website. Apparently, the dress comes in fire engine red and for $300 cheaper on one discount website too, lol.

http://store.dealergownsstore.com/servlet/-strse-250/Allure-AllureExclusive-AllureExclusiveBridalGown-AllureExclusiveWeddingGown/Detail

http://www.justweddingsuk.com/allure-bridals.html

What we paid for the Dress- $899

Essh...pricey, I know, BUT the first fitting is included, and I did not have to buy a bustier or crinoline. It is all built in! Saves about $225 bucks!

I love my ring! My fiance picked it out ALL on his own...suprising, I know :) I think the only thing he knew was that I loved 'squares' and hated solitare and three stone settings. Actually, my ring is my favorite part of our engagement! I know what you're thinking...'shallow golddigger'....But it's not true! The reason that my ring is my favorite part is how my fiance went about getting it.

Between Dan and I, I am the one who takes care of paying the bills, finances etc. I don't even think he knows what his online baking password is! I just take the money out, pay the bills, thats it, so I know by seeing it all the time, what he spends his money on. And no, I am not watching to make sure he's not buying anything he's 'not supposed to.' :-D So, with things they way they are, it would be almost impossible to make such a large purchase without me knowing about it, and I wouldn't want to! It would ruin the suprise!

When we flew back home from Las Vegas to St. Louis to be with family over Christmas, Dan had gone out one day to go shopping with his sister for 'camping gear' for her boyfreind. Dan loves outdoor things and his little sister, so I didn't even question the outing that didn't include me. Plus, Dan cannot lie to me; I can see right through it! He would say the same for me! We have been together for 7 years for goodness sakes!

Well, 6 hours later, I am sitting at my parents house when Danny walks in. He has a goofy smile on his face and hands me a teddy bear and Yankee candle (my favorite). I ask 'What's this for?' and he says 'Just because.' At this point I am a little weirded out by his odd behavior and goofy grinning, and before I ask him what's going on, he pulls out a little white box and opens it. He whispered, 'Will you Marry me?'.

Of course, I am COMPLETELY blown away not expecting to be proposed to, and I am thinking, 'How the heck did this get by me?'. While I am thinking, I am not talking, and Danny looked kind of worried! Seeing his face, I snapped out of it. He was asking me to Marry him! I immediately said yes!!!

I found out later that Danny had been shopping with his whole family for my ring all day, and that he had finally settled on a ring from Lordos Diamonds. I wondered where he had hidden the funds for the ring, and he told me he had actually held and account just for this purpose in St. Louis that I couldn't have known about! The most special thing about where he bought it from was that Lordo's is the jewler that Danny's dad bought his mom's engagment ring when he proposed to her!!!

We chose Orlando's because of the fantastic value and food/service reviews, not to mention the ability to accomodate large parties without looking tacky. We chose the Deluxe package, with buffet style dining and full open bar, plus lots of food and decorating extras. With the deluxe it comes with A LOT of things, but we were able to pick three of the following extras that were not included and that would have been more expensive a la carte:

Water Service
Ice Sculpture
Standard tier-style Macarthur's Wedding Cake
Free Hors D'oeuvres
Salads served to your guests
Champagne toast for all guests
Assorted pastry Tray for each table
Wedding Cake Served at table
Elevated Head Table - Includes Icicle lights -
Reflection Combo - Mirror Tiles with votives at each guest table

Our Wedding will be around 300 people (including all guests and wedding party).