Nearly 2 years since my wedding.. HOLY CRAPOLA! time certainly flies.
Just thought i would pop in and say hi...wassup and all.
Not that any of you would probably remember me. I cant bel...
...en a bridesmaid in 3 weddings this year and will have a 4th wedding coming up. It seems to be the season! so that has been tiding my creativity for a little bit. I can see the setting up our fam...
...ebie invitations. So its worth having a look!
Also a quick update on me, it has been 7 months since our wedding! and we are in the process of buying a block and will be starting building ou...
So I havent been doing monograms lately but Im getting back into the swing of things again and logging back on to the site.
For awhile there I didnt even log on, what once was a daily habit ...
...this invitation template off weddingchicks.com
can have this in your own colors..
ncludes rsvp card and matching thank you!
Heres the link!
http://www.weddingchicks.com/freebies/custo...
I've had this for a while, but just wanted to to say thank you to Ccranetobe. Unfortunately we won't be able to use this beautiful monogram, because we are already really set on our theme alr...
...d to DIY section
http://www.nonpareilmag.com/ head to Downloads section
www.downloadandprint.com - invitationinvites that you can download in word.
www.stylemepretty.com - have some cu...
... the bridesmaids.. simple but elegent.
Lovely wedding! I wont post pictures of the bride and groom as to protect there privacy but I thought you girls wouldnt mind seeing some arrangements!
...
Finished and I LOVE it! This was such a cheap project...$15! I love how it looks and I am so excited to see it down the aisle! Yippee! Oh and by the way 100 day left!!!
...best DIY paper stuff ever including invitation templates and favour labels.
So anyway.. heres the link. Hope you like it! because I love it!
http://www.nonpareilmag.com/downloads/issue-05...
...e of bridesmaids did have a word them about it and warned them repeatedly to behave. Honestly like kids.
The rehearsal itself went ok, but apparently on the day the Best Man had to ask one o...
...ed a photo of the two of us. I originally just had my cards but it just seemed too plain. So including the photo was a nice touch.
I never knew how much work saying thank you could be!!
I...
...iend photographer do our getting ready shots and reception and while Im trying so harddddddd to be patient......and be cruisy about her sending them through. I still havent recieved anything!
...
...hour wedding reception
including buffet dinner and bar service
choice of centerpiece
beautiful wedding cake
5 hour disc jockey
all gratuities
$50 per person
The $50 per person is a litt...
...hite photos.
Then we headed to another park were i actually did a whole IM RUNNING FREEEEEEEE kinda thing..... Hubs climbed a tree, held my bouquet.. we had some more formal photos and by th...
... its photo time! (and lots of them).
I am using a editing software called adobe lightroom to change the look of these photos. As we didnt have a professional photographer and alot of the phot...
Much thanks to ccranetobe for the monogram. Its beautiful. Just what i was looking for. SImple elegance. Exactly what my wedding will be. Thank you sooo much again.
Yeah so all I can say is she is AMAZING! I won a free monogram from her playing on my favorite website...WBC. The very same day she had a rough draft to me...unfortunately it was with our i...
...cial photographersphotos tonight and it looks like I have to fix the lighting or crop photos of 330 pictures taken. Some turned out great, some not so great to either bad lighting or one of us ...
Hello WBC world!
I just wanted to share with you all the monogram that Charis (ccranetobe) made for me in one of her freebie posts (posted yesterday...and I already got it back!). Isn't sh...
...is a DIY diva. Her house is like a stationary shop and just fabulous! so the guest book cost 2.50 each for the folder. It is recycled paper board which we painted so the edges appeared white and...
... our honeymoon this morning and I have finally had a chance to upload something!! I had no computer access while I was away. But had a great time!
Heres a few pics that were taken by a few fr...
I missed you ALL! So much!
First; Happy wedding day & congrats to TASHASISTA, NIHDAL, BANANA PANTS & CCRANETOBE! I know I'm late, but better late than ever. I hope you girls had a ...
I just wanted to do a quick shout out to the wonderful brides who are getting married this weekend!
I came to this site because of Bananapants and I cannot wait to see how her wedding go...
... the bridesmaiddresses and not according to me.. according to FH!! hes a little umbrella'd out and his theme song today has been the.. Im singingggggggg in the rain....
well... thanks so muc...
...FH's wedding ring, it will be in next Wednesday. Does anyone know if you can engrave tungsten?? Probably not huh, cause it is so hard. Then we had my wedding bands custom made and I called on th...
...last DIY! I completely forgot to make a sign for our photoshare and Favor table!!
Just thought Id post this as someone may be looking for a thank you sign or examples.
It says pretty much...
...this DIY.
I had a basic clutch and with a hot glue gun I added a bit of bling to jazz it up using two necklaces I had orginally purchased as possible contenders for me to wear on the day but ...
...m my invitations (thanks rebeccaandkevin), to the photoshare cards (thanks ccranetobe), to the waterbottle templates (oy, I can't remember this brides name, but the template was powerpoint and i...
... our reception dinner tables or inside our favor boxes (I am not sure where yet) and I am hoping guests will upload the photos they took during the wedding. The instructions are easy and the si...
...nd a flower head piece (thanks shayne for this suggestion)
The necklace reasonably priced... and I like it, its a little unique.
The hairflower was after my first hairtrial where I think...
... for honeymoon so I think thats on the to do list for tomorrow!!
Atm, im feeling pretty good.. im waiting for the rush? but mum says that there wont be a rush.
I had a gf on the weekend se...
...from invitations.
Now all to add on the day is the actual glow sticks.
What you think? Does it need something else? a smaller thinner ribbon underneath the other ribbon? ribbon on the bot...
... the bridesmaids you all look amazing also thanks for being there to help Charis through today it means a lot.
We must say, weve been really impressed by the number of people who have rallie...
I bought 200 yesterday..cost me $20.00 and I think i may just go buy a few more!
and making signs with similar wording.
Just thought Id share..
Thought it would add more of a "fun" el...
... for honeymoon.
5. Talk to my DOC amanda (whose a great friend) about last minute stuff. We covered it last weekend but she needs a few questions answered.
6. Need to copy our honeymoon itiner...
...eome wedding video out there (well to me anyway, I love the creativity!)..
and now... I want one!
Just experience a little twinge of wedding video envy and I want my videographer to come ba...
... the DIY section to download... can customise it yourself in any color.
Love it! too bad i printed my thank yous already.. I think Im going to use this for future letter head. Where the year ...
... the flower design off www.downloadandprint.com (free) and altered it to fit a C6 card. It originally was an invitation design but it was supercute and I loved it too much to not use it. Its a n...
...pare invitation paper and rounded the corners. Not that exciting but its made to be simple so guests can put it in there wallet or purse! I did want it bigger, but I was limited on paper and nee...
...vely MOH emma, laughs and each lady gave me an explanation about why they got me their particular book.. Let me tell you I have enough books to last me for a long time. The whole reason by havin...
...eres photo evidence... <------
After that it, was quite late and we were all pretty merry..
They had made a list of photos that I needed to star in which i did with a few more bubbles.....
...hen" DIY project. Used a new font and I heart it.. Its called Buffet Script. Wish I found it sooner when I was doing my invitations.
I havent taken pictures of this project as it at mums.. I...
...ther DIY off the checklist..
Just finished our wands today these are for the ceremony/reception. Easy to do.. We created 50 of these using leftover ribbon from our ribbon pomander balls and a...
...only hair trial tonight with the salon im running with on the day.
Theres a few plusses and minuses..
Plus.... back of hair looks absolutely friggen wicked.. Not that you can see it reall...
... So had the last rsvp today.
talk about RELIEF!! some unexpected and some suprises. But Im stoked with the people that have agreed to come. There is no long lost grandma aunty ethel or peop...
... 6pm Photographer) whose required: Bridal Party and Drivers and Greg B Photographer.
6pm: Reception at Dog Rock to start
6.10pm Bridal Party entrance
(the reception program has been organi...
... the cake and the dress. The cake is a little complicated for my liking and the dress isnt me.
But I sure do like the decorations the cupcake, the BM dresses fabric. swoon! and check out the ...
... our budget for the BMs. I had to come up with a way for an inexpensive DIY gift for the girls. Simple solution.
A Thank you poem. Left over damask print scrapbooking paper as the background ...
... the reception.. I am still going to wear them, but FH reckons they look ridiculous for a wedding.. or maybe they just look ridiculous on my feet, who knows.. FH was amused at first.. then is a ...
...on a photo mission... I had been given a list of things that I had to have a photo of, things included me in front of a whale.. in a middle of a busy roundabout.. and various landmarks as also p...
Yesterday we booked our flights to melbourne.. Today we booked our accommodation.
We are staying right in the heart of melbourne and its central to pretty much every awseome coffee shop an...
... and finally booked, we are heading to Melbourne, Australia for 7 days. FH has never been on a plane so hes pretty excited. Ive been to the airport but I havent been exploring.
Now just to...
... Gee alot can happen in a day!!
So today I called the venue to sort out our bar situation, well to do with what drinks on hand. Im writing this out here just incase something happens and I ...
... for invites for the shower!
Anyway, mum wouldnt let me put names on them, but I think she was going to write on the back of them the persons name in a calligraphy font. My mum has mad skills...
... our honeymoon (not that weve even booked that yet..oops)
Anyway the catch is that I have to design my own book shower invite. Well I like doing invitation stuff, except this week I thought I ...
...rsal invitations this morning. What a mission.
Had to blank out stuff for internet.. But they turned out okies (well.. I like them)
Anyway another thing off the list! We will have 22 peopl...
...last dress fitting today. Next one is the 31st of July.
Heres a sneak peak of the dress girls!! Those straps are atm not attached to the dress and well there a pins everywhere! and it needs t...
so just kinda finding a few things I like on the internet and piling them all together as a reference point. I need to work over this over the weekend. The ones ive posted there is a few deta...
...e BM dresses) for the GMs and well.. they look absolutely awseome. Well I had trouble finding Sheridan a tie.. Im getting one made in the same color as my dress, (goldy champagne) but ive been s...
56% havent replied 36% with a yes so far and 8% with a no.
excitement!!!
Guests have another 12 days to reply before I start harassing!
:)
Im just glad people are rocking up!
... bit deco)
Next step:
Get a box. and put a foam square inside using left over fabric from my cake stand I will cover the foam.
To make the flags I will just get some left over paper... ...
...Book honeymoon (with 5 weeks to go, we still havent done this. We have the budget tho. So just need to go find somewhere awseome and just buy tickets, I should be a little stressed about this bu...
So today one of my particular wishes was to sleep in.. but no... didnt happen. Raz our cat wanted breakfast. Meanwhile I had only just gotten to bed at 3.30am. :( doh aye?
So ive been walk...
... So the last two weeks on the friday. Ive been offering free monograms. And its recieved really postive results, so its friday arvo where I am and im offering it again. Except this time its on...
...e BM dresses, and my red chucks for the reception)
Took us (and when I say us, I mainly mean her) 2hrs and a bottle of wine and alot of talking and a sowing machine, probably actually 30 min...
... So ladies I printed my thank you cards today.. and did the back of the envelopes with our address.
They look so cuteeee in real life. I really wanted the Thank You cards to be fun! so I th...
... our budget at the moment. Its enough to fit all of the GMs, BMs and Sheridan and I in the cars.
Im really grateful for my friends generosity and there contribution to our wedding day. its a...
...esta invitation.
Heres the link if you love it. Free to download
http://www.betsywhite.com/flightsoffancy/index.php/2010/05/fiesta-invite/
Thank you flights of fancy!!...
I want to change my wedding colors now! How cute are these floral print tags!!!
Amy Moss from Eat Drink Chic has provided these tags as a freebie!
Heres the link,
http://www.eatdrin...
Inspiration from Snippet and Ink.
Talk about divine!!! wedding envyyyyyyyyy...
http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2010/05/board-480-poppy-and-field.html
...free invitations and talk about SCORE!!!
So these are some of the invitaitons you can download at. www.loveandlavender.com How cute! I think also if you already have your invitation design h...
...e my hair in the piccies( bad regrowth that has now since been covered) Also Ignore my wierd posing...
1st look like a stunned mullet.. like err wth are u doing.
2nd sleep is needed.
3rd ...
Our beloved WBC Bride to be ccranetobe offered to do free monograms to the first 10 bloggers today and I was one of them to receive one! Check out the pic and her blog as she said she will ...
for our centrepieces.
I had purchased lanterns for a bargain awhile ago and needed 6 shepherds hooks for them to sit on tables. FH finished creating the last one tonight (he is a professio...
... the invitation out 2 days ago! (the post office office working really fast I think)
Amen for email and phone messages!! (i didnt put rsvp cards for guests to send back)
and so OMGOSH Peop...
...uare invitations and $2.10 each for my overseas ones.
I am going to try hand deliver as much as I can tonight for the local people. Glad everything in my city takes maximum of 15 minutes to g...
...d my MOH and I did go to the makeup trial that I had booked in already and paid for. Did i get my make up done for the wedding.. ha.. no we got it done for the night out!
we spent most of sa...
... the wedding planning that was getting to me, rather than communication with my FH and wether we can resolve things.
He doesnt communicate to me on big financial decisions. He cant hash thing...
<<---------Think about it says it all. And im having to write our own speech that FH really should be writing himself
Another job to do.
So atm im browing the net for inspiration,...
... for reception: - Another one bites the dust - Queen.
First Dance: With you- Chris Brown
Dancing with my Dad: My Girl - The Temptations
Cutting the cake: Sugar Sugar - The Archies...
... Ok since browsing wedding blog after blog, wedding picture after picture. I noticed that most girls are including Flip Flop baskets for ladies to change from there heels and dance the night a...
I HEART MY LANTERNS!! Loving how the orange and red are standing out! Scuse me, had to type that in caps because .. IM EXCITED!! (err yes over lanterns, sorry!)
I found my Cheap lanterns (...
... the photo but you get the idea
Even managed to squeeze in the thank you down the bottom.
If you want to know what it says, I included the jpg of my design second picture.
:) i rubbed...
Awwwwww, thanks to missylou, ileigha and dahliadarling for listing me in their Blog Awards. Thanks guys!
""But the catch is that if YOU are the recipient, to Pass it Forward! You have to a...
... the videographer for a wedding. He is a professional BUT is doing our wedding video for free as a wedding present. Talk about yay! save some dollars.
Anyway he emailed to say that he just g...
... the Bridesmaids and myself for my overall look and all the things I have purchased.
im a bit meh with it. But I think its kinda coming together. I might need to chop n change. I feel as tho...
...
The bridesmaids are a peachy orange and mines has more white. I put the girls dresses in the background which are red, so you can see the contrast on one of the photos.
SUPER happy!!!
Hop...