... Our wedding reception takes place right after the first kiss with streamers and ballroom balloons released. Dancing starts immediately after that.
What time is your ceremomey and reception?...
OMG. I love them! Explained to her exactly what I was craving for and got my results! We just received the demo placecards by email!
Thank you so much Rhonda!!!!!
I highly recommend her...
...this dress. I am 5'0" and wore 4 and 1/2 inch teal heels and it fit me perfectly!!!
Dress is trumpet/mermaid style, fit and flared, with roushing and beading, gorgeous deep sweetheart cut nec...
...d my budget.
I am offering my fleur de lis Ice Sculptures for $150. Sculptures are approximately 28 inches tall, 18 inches and 7 inches deep. They last 5 1/2 - 6 hours. Ice sculpture will com...
... THE DECOR, DRAPING AND BACKDROPS GO... I ORDERED 8 ROLLS OF 100 YDS OF TULLE AND WE USED IT ALL BETWEEN MY CAKE BACKDROP, GROOM CAKE BACKDROP, DRAPINGS, ARCH FOR CEREMONY ETC.
**I THINK WE B...
...real flowers and fake flowes. All of my reception centerpieces were real flowers, and my ceremony decor was real flowers. I had red roses in pew cones 2 arrangements for the gazeebo (where we we...
... our honeymoon, so my sister and bridesmaids decided that New Orleans/Mardi Gras would be the theme of the party. It's going to be at FH's place because they have the perfect venue (and it's fre...
...King Cake
Makes 2 cakes (about 18 servings each)
Prep: 30 min.; Cook: 10 min.; Stand: 5 min.; Rise: 1 hr., 30 min.; Bake: 16 min.
This recipe uses bread flour, which makes for a light, airy c...
... the invitation.
Use bone folder to fold flaps towards the center of the invite
Using the portion of paper that remained after the first cut.....cut this sheet to 7-3/4" x 6"
Using pape...
...rple gowns...although the very first is the one that inspired me. She looks FAB!
The last pic is a collage of dresses I Love and I will probably combine aspects of each of them to create my g...
... Since I'm doing a destination wedding in New Orleans I wanted to incorporate all things NOLA since all of my guest will be visitors to the city as well.
I'm doing a dessert/candy buffet ...
... and reception! How Fab is That!
It was so nice we did it twice!! We have rented two full Inn's for our guest...and the rooms are booking so fast we're thinking of adding a third!...
...of a reception that includes a second line parade inside the reception facility....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we8TH3LpAGI...
...e my dress made...I'll probably sleep in it the first few nights!!!
We will have a full on Second Line Brass Band Parade thru the French Quarter after our reception....complete with Mardi Gra...
...of a reception that includes a second line parade inside the reception facility....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we8TH3LpAGI...
...e my dress made...I'll probably sleep in it the first few nights!!!
We will have a full on Second Line Brass Band Parade thru the French Quarter after our reception....complete with Mardi Gra...
...g to DIY my very own...N'awlins style cookbook and My Yum Yum aka Hubby2Be aka Musical Mastermind aka Wikipedia Willyum will create a Jazz/Zydeco/Hip Hop CD to accompany it!!! You know how you b...
... the music are called the "second line." The second line's style of traditional dance, in which participants walk and sometimes twirl a parasol or handkerchief in the air, is called "second lini...
...eous dress in a deep dark eggplant color.......now....imagine me in it!!!
I love this dress as it is but I just didn't want a white dress....so I'm having it custom made (hopefully from an eb...
With all the debate of the Disney theme at Disney World or our Mardi Gras theme here, I'm so happy to announce that we are doing this! I was really for this and my baby wanted Disney. Can you...
... our honeymoon!!!
andy and I finally decided on new orleans as our honeymoon destination. he loves jazz and i love food... it also seems like a great place where there is lots of exploring f...
Since we are having a Mardi Gras theme, we are ordering all our beads from Oriental Trading. Any other afordable sites to order beads?
DEZ & RAY
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good (and NOT cheesy) DJ in New Orleans?
Thanks!
Red the Bride
...tion Dress and finally found it at a little boutique in Satsuma, Louisiana (near Deham Springs). It fit me PERFECTLY, seriously, like a glove!! It was a little too long for me since Im pretty sh...
...p;My wedding photographer, who is also a good friend of mine, is one of the best in the state and has a HUGE business. He is a bit more than I wouldve wanted to pay,but since I got deals, and fa...
So after much debete after the very unprofessional and RUDE dealings with Bocage Plantation, we decided to change our ceremony site to San Francisco Plantation in Garyville, LA. (Right outsid...
...this dress before or know the designer of it.... I found the dress on the facebook of a local bridal shop and finally visited, only to find out they had recently shipped the dress back. I tried ...
...r my bridesmaids to go along with their gifts!! I will probably google some cool damask art and fleur de lis!!!
Here is the link that explains how to do it!!
http://forums.theknot.com/defa...
... put flowers at the top of em!!
Also, found these SUPER cute damask black white and some silver scrapbook embelishments/stickers!! I havent seen them in a while, I picked them up about a year...
...with CAKE!! LOL!! I do not want to take a lot of cake home, so I came up with miniature king cakes. I will give a brief history on everything with tags that I am having made by an ETSY seller. O...
I thought it would be cool to introduce my self and a little bit about my life n would LOVE if yall would too!!
I am a 25 year old mommy of 1 and finishing up my last year of school as a n...
...o my reception at our towns famous "boat club" where everyone has their receptions. Were allowed to have the plantation for 3 hours, which is usually for ceremony AND reception, but to me, that ...
...@ my reception location!! WOOHOO!!...
My Bachelorette party was in New Orleans and it was Fabulous!!! Lots of friends and family and plenty of Hand Grenades on Bourbon Street!
... our honeymoon, and are thinking about New Orleans. He loves jazz music and history, and I love food and vampires so where to go - New Orleans!
Anyone from there/been there and have advice as...
My wedding was a month ago and I finally have time to put up my professional pics. I hope yall enjoy!
Im so happy for our Hornets. Even though we are not in the playoffs, this win meant a lot. My husband is a huge Lakers fan... he was so torn last night....lol. Its ok, Good job boyz!
This is my first blog. Im getting help from my sister Nolanu ( Chocolate Bride). My head is so full of stuff I don't know where to start. I can tell that I will get a lot of help with my new ...
...tial reception venue, the Federal Ballroom in New Orleans, and LOVED it!!! It's amazing!
It's located in the Security Center of New Orleans, which was originally a federal reserve bank! It ev...
... the cake. I also had to show off my cake topper. . . Thanks soon2bmrsw. Me and the hubby make the cake stand. I had pics of him building, not sure what happen to them. I have instructions if an...
A few more that I absolutely love. I have to admit. He took over 700 shots (which we brought the copy rights to), and I love them all. . . lol.
Here are a few of my favorite pro pics. Hope you enjoy!
... the honeymoon. We decided to invite friends and family along with us, since my sister had did the same thing, and it was a freakin blast!!! It ends up helping us out big time in the long run, b...
To all my WBC fam who live in Louisiana............Congrats on our Super Bowl 44 win!!!! I am so happy for those boys! We have waited a long time and we shined. To be the best you have to bea...
I'm so proud of my team and city. This win mean so much to the city of New Orleans, I can't even describe it. We are having a parade Tuesday, to celebrate the Saints I can't wait.
...this DIY stuff, lol I guessIm just on a kick the past few days.. Thanks for all yall' kind words and support!! Here is our rough draft of our "save the date" w/o a pic bc we havent done our enga...
...n my DIY/graphic skills.. Decided to make some family members a "photo valentine" card w/ a pic of my little girl... All done w/ "openoffice" software!!! (which is FREE program, VERY similar to ...
...t my engagement ring officially, the "crazy obsessive bridezilla wedding planning frenzy" inside of me as died out. But Im sure it has a lot to do w/ me goin back to school fulltime and focusing...
This one was created for the bride with the New Orleans Theme wedding. The famous Fleur De Lis was added to her theme of gold and browns with a touch of bling.
I call these: Golden ...
... I wanted to first thank Ksugar526 for doing this for me!!! I love them all, I didn't load up all of them, but they are all beautiful!!! Now I just have decide which one I want to use for my p...
... her DIY umbrella's because as you second line in New Orleans it is done with umbrellas for the ladies and handkerchiefs for the guys. Although you can get the second line music on a cd it was ...
... the cake.
So after some long thinking the Tea Room is really not a good option for me. My budget is $10,000 not a penny more!! I have watched enough of these shows to know you can have a f...
Hello my WBC fam! I have found another location in New Orleans that leaves me breathless when it's all lit up at night! I love the grounds and will look wonderful as the back ground of our pi...
I live in Texas and have been for 12 years via military! My FH and I have decided to get marry in New Orleans where I am originally from. If you have been there then you know a lot of the bui...
I am sto anxious. I can't wait till my wedding day. Everything is coming along good. Only thing left is to order favors which is candy so I am doing that in Sept. Congrats to all the summer b...
I can't believe it is getting so close. I have about 3-4 things left on my to-do list. I'm so excited. Thanks for all the comments and help you guys. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
... our honeymoon. I also came across some car magnets. It was neat and Cheap. I think I paid 6.00 for the T-shirt and one was free. The Magnets were 11.00 together. I also got some sticky notes wi...
FH wasn't too fond of getting bags for his men. I thought it would have been tacky to just hand them their stuff at the rehearsal dinner. So I went on and ordered them some bags. I will monog...
...g my Cake Servers there. The did a good job. I just have to add ribbon to them. I believe they were only 19.99. They even had them cheaper. If you don't have them already, and you are looking fo...
... the hair...lol. I got a perm. I had natrual hair for 6 years. I always said I will perm it when I got married. So I have 3 months until the big day. Thought it was time to tryout some new hair ...
I got the mask for the groomsmen in the mail yesterday. They are so neat. I can't wait to see them on. It's going to be so cool.
... the engagement party. It went over really well. But I'm always thinking of something different. Then It hit me. I am having a Mardi Gras theme wedding. My favors should reflect the treats on a ...
I went to the french Market Sunday and purchase the mask for my bridal party. The colors are coming together to me know.
...r my bridesmaids. My mom and I are going out for that tomorrow!...
The other day I devoted a blog post to lovely delicious macaroons, I and I looked high and low for possible places to get them for my Tres Chic Marie Antoinette inspired wedding in Sept ( can...
My FH lived in New Orleans for 10 years so needless to say he likes anything that has a Fleur de Lis on it ....so we registered for some of these wonderful items.
Here is a site that has a...
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I'm getting DIY crazy. Finish my bubbles for my guest at the ceremony. I also got my Tambourines in. Ready, Get Set, Lets Go!!!!!!!
...to a bridal show and saw. Street Signs. I just had to have them. Well they were $25 each. I have 25 tables plus a head table that seats ten...lol. Way too much for what I wanted. So I decided to...
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