... the reception etc).
So I thought this would be a cool menu alternative. But then I had a
better idea. I asked sweet Sarah to leave one of the outer corners
BLANK so I could write the gue...
...r my bridesmaids to come over and help me fold all 175 of them! I can't wait. I really can't wait until tomorrow when I am by a printer and can fold one again! I will post pictures later of i...
... A while ago, SarahDarling had a giveaway, and I was the big winner. Yay! So I printed out and folded 50 of them to be scattered around the tables for dinner time entertainment. Plus in the mi...
...ng a videographer.
Also, for those of you that like a back up...my videographer does still frame photos, so if something went horribly wrong with your photographer you would at least still ...
...next DIY...s'mores bar!!!!! :) FH is gonna kill me!!!! hahaha.
How we did this....FH first built the wood frame and then we attached a thin cardboard for the wall with nails, so it wouldn't...
...n my wedding planning...more than you can ever know!!
My 5 things are:
1. I LOVE CHEESE
2. I'm working on my CPA
3.My Grandma is a BIGGER diva than me at 70 years...I love this woman.
...
Thanks to sarahdarling for putting this together for me. We are going to put one at each place setting at the shower. Thought it would make a great conversation starter.
... the reception etc.
Anyways, I hope she is having a wonderful day so far! She and her fiance or should I say probably now husband deserve a beautiful day with all the hard work they put into...
Sarahdarling made this for me and we'll be using these as thank yous/favors at our wedding. At first FH was unsure about the idea. He didn't remember how to use them.
Sarahdarling made it...
Jeff and I have been taking Foxtrot lessons for a little while now (after deciding there was no way we could pull off a swing routine), our 2nd last lesson is tonight and my poor guy is sick....
I should probably preface this by saying Jeff can't keep a secret and I ruin surprises because I am an awesome guesser. Great, now that that's out of the way I can say that Jeff has bought us...
...f my bridesmaids sisters is a hairstylist and because she is so awesomely amazing she's offered to come over to my parents house the morning of the wedding and do mine and my bridesmaids hair fo...
FH and I went home this weekend and my mom gave me my "something borrowed". It's the same handkerchief that my great-grandma gave to my mom on her wedding day, and the neat part is I was name...
... our bridesmaids and groomsmen haven't even met yet!)
- get engagement ring cleaned and re-plated
- go for a massage, facial, eyebrow waxing (couple days before wedding)
I have been super e...
...). A videographer is not something we really want or can afford at this point. So we thought about getting a small, not too expensive camcorder to use.
A technologically inclined friend of o...
... our budget was unlimited I could blow our guests away and have them crawl back and ask for more. Unfortunately, I am bound by the tail end of what is left in our piggy bank.
Lets start from ...
... red flower and would have been truly droolworthy. Then she showed me the new bill and reality hit. So we cut 3-4 flowers and are doing a simplified version that will include the following flowe...
... The wedding is in 4 weeks (exactly!) and the spring rain has started :(
So instead of fretting and freaking out I bought the best rain boots ever! All I need to do now if find a few big bl...
...your MOH plan yours or did you plan it yourself?
***UPDATE***
Jeff had a great time with his boys! I'm so happy everyone was able to make it and let their inner child take over. Yay!...
... Work is progressing awesomely on the photowall. Here are some pics of it as a work in progress. Right now we need to find some pictures to put in the blank frames. The plan is to find some of...
...
The dress is ready, accessories all match. Jeff has his tux and looks so handsome. Ceremony is written and the vows make me cry every time I read them. It's like some sense of calm has taken ov...
Originally I wanted callas. Then I saw Picture B, called my florist and changed everything to gorgeous textured reds. NOW I stumble on Picture A and fall in love again.
With 5 weeks to go...
...er's ring that's been turned into a necklace
Something New: My dress!
Something Borrowed: ???
Something Blue: I found blue damask underwear at La Senza (couldn't be more perfect!)
I ...
...ng a DIY contest called "Tucked Away, Used Today" where you have to show how you incorporated a vintage item into your wedding. I submitted my caketopper that I made from my mom's old caketopper...
...tes, Invites, RSVPs, Shower Invitations, Shower Thank-Yous and Wedding Thank-Yous (after the wedding of course) we figure we'll end up spending well over $200 just on stamps!
What about you?...
... Sorry for the delay ladies. I was eating cupcakes. But here is the tutorial for how to make your own super cute cupcake holders.
Step 1: Get the template for the basic shape of the holder....
... I really wanted to do something to spice up my cupcakes, but didn't want to spend a million dollars on the cute wrappers. So I made my own.
Ta Daaaaa!!!
Let me know what ...
...be a wedding invitation and a couple other things from our wedding/planning process. I've started researching red wines that age well (they are delicious!) and now just pricing out some wooden b...
...be a DIY bride, but this wedding has brought out my super craftiness! I even DIY'd my own budget spreadsheet because I couldn't find one out there that I liked and fit my needs. I modeled my ne...
Jeff and I are doing pictures before the ceremony, so yes we will see each other, and we wanted to make sure we captured that special moment when our eyes meet for the first time. There are s...
I was pretty bored this morning so I thought I would take a stab at making my first inspiration board. I combined pictures of the actual elements of my wedding and then pictures of what I HOP...
...f my bridesmaids (a photographer) has agreed to man the wall for cocktail hour and after the dinner starts if people want to take their own pictures with it then they are more than welcome.
...
Jeff and I don't really exchange gifts for anniversaries or valentines day (we usually just go to dinner). But this year we had these books already filled out and were tired of waiting until ...
...sert/cake for 30-40 women, have about 8-10 prizes for the games and felt that was enough. Now I'm not sure.
How many of you ladies would give out favours for a shower like this? I'm thinking ...
...this dress out, though overall it was pretty simple. I am beyond thrilled about how it turned out and can't wait to wear it on the beach in Hawaii. This dress can be worn a million different way...
...this ring Sarah, I ask you to be my wife, my life’s companion and my partner in love.
Sarah: I love you. With this ring Jeff, I ask you to be my husband, my life’s companion and my partner in...
... the dress, the cake (or cupcakes), the colours, the flowers, blah blah freaking blah.
I spoke with our officiant yesterday for the first time in months (we aren't religious and are having a...
... First off, today is exactly 2 months until the wedding! Holy crap! So excited!
Secondly, a couple months ago Jeff and I took some swing dancing lessons. They were a lot of fun and we were ...
...;
Music Playlist at MixPod.com...
This has truly been a labour of love for me because it took forever! I ordered a vintage stamping kit off ebay and it was one of the best wedding decisions I've made because it's so frickin' ...
...e an engagement ring, I would buy him a watch. Well, I got the ring, but the watches he wanted were so expensive that we decided to wait until it made more financial sense.
A couple months a...
...! My MOH (and former roommate) silkscreens so I enlisted her to help me make these awesome favours and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out. Here is how we turned 85 plain red tote bag...
... our invites 5 days ago and have already gotten 12 rsvps back!
All YES's!!!
Doing online rsvps has proven completely useful and obviously pain-free for both parties involved. We used mom...
... About a year ago I was 20lbs heavier and really unhappy about the way I looked because it had kind of snuck up on me without me realizing it until it was too late. I had tried to lose weight ...
...y my bridesmaid Angela threw me the most amazing, totally spectacular bridal shower! I can never thank her enough for the killer job she did. When you walked into her building there was a trail ...
...ious invitation dilemma about whether to go traditional or non....we've decided to mail out 2 versions. The non-traditional art deco invitations will go to our friends and my parents friends and...
... day hair style and fell in love with the makeup on her inspiration photo. I love the smokey cat eyes, pale face and red lips. I've been a big Dita Von Teese fan for awhile and love her style to...
...d my engagement shoot dress for these photos. In any case, I will definitely love this for years to come!
To get your own visit: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilafrances...
... him dress up for me last night around midnight (which is why he looks so tired), but I was wayyy too excited to wait any longer. He's so handsome!!!
80 MORE DAYS!...
...inal dress choice! So thank you so much for making me feel so pretty!...
...t my dress and accessories that I took it all to my parent's house and did a little dress rehearsal for my mom, my dad and my sister.
I love the way my black crinoline looks! You can't see i...
... the dress the store told me it wouldn't be a problem and that was a big deciding factor for me.
Anyways, I am running out of time to get a replacement dress so I decided to take my dress and...
... Just realized that as of tomorrow it will be 3 months until the wedding day (eek!). I would like someone to tell me where months 4 and 5 went! It is totally true that once you hit the 6 month...
..., an invitation to a complimentary breakfast the next morning, water bottles (see previous post), aspirin, mints, gum, granola bars, etc...
We got the bags for 45 cents each from Creative Bag...
...er a DIY goes right and this was no exception!
Step 1: I designed the labels in my Mac's shareware version of Word and printed on regular computer paper
Step 2: Cut out each label using a ru...
...tyle invite and ticket rsvp cards.
Using inspiration that I found online and using retrobrides program I came up with these. The front looks like an old playbill you would see at a theatre (...
...r my bridesmaids I knew I was going to go to her.
She was FABULOUS about working with me and incorporating my ideas into the design, but ultimately she just worked her magic and they came ou...
So I woke up to an email from my father in law informing me that the front page of the Toronto Star has an article about Syd Silver (the tux shop) going out of business!!! I've been trying to...
...d
•Bridesmaids applying their makeup
•Close-up of dress details
•Bride together with bridesmaids
•Bride hugging mom
•Bride spending moment alone, thinking quietly, looking out the w...
... the Dress", sappy movie, even commercials! But, I don't really cry...my eyes just sorta leak. A lot. Tears streaming down my cheeks.
I know I can't stop this, I've tried. So I just need to ...
...s my wedding band on my finger and everyone is congratulating me. And I freak out because no matter how hard I try I can't remember the ceremony and I am convinced that everyone is trying to tri...
...ve a decor centre where they have a ton of linen/napkin colours to choose from, different centrepieces, overlays, etc...FH and I went last weekend to figure stuff out and they have these amazing...
...ng a ring warming, but our ceremony will be quite short and we didn't want the rings to take too long going around to our guests so we came up with this idea!
We're going to have a table set ...
... FH and I went to our venue yesterday to check out what the ceremony set up will look like. Overall I was pretty impressed, it looked very elegant...though a little simple to me.
The first ...
...cute photo ops with these socks) and he got them personalized mugs. The mugs are glass and they have a pewter nameplate and thumb holder. But he couldn't engrave them with just their names he de...
...d my dress. Ultimately I decided to suck it up, get over it and it's a pretty dress so what was my problem?
Well, I took it in for alterations a couple weeks ago and went for my second fitti...
... Because I love indecision I actually bought 2 veils. An Asymmetrical Pouf (first pic) and Bandeau Style (second pic).
FH likes the asymmetrical one and I like the bandeau! Because I kno...
...ng a bridesmaid or groomsmen, you always get the jobs that no one else wants, but you did them with a smile to make our lives easier and for that we are grateful.
I would like to thank my par...
test inner 5
...your wedding dress and secondly, it is frickin hard! Tulle is unruly and mean, but I persevered into the wee morning hours and I almost cried from joy when I was finished. I LOVE IT!!!
This ...
...r my bridesmaids. I'm now getting "oldhollywoodbride" aka cynthia to make red flower hairpieces for the girls so I don't think the 2 reds/2 different flowers will look as nice. The earrings are ...
... the reception and when FH and I heard that we immediately turned to each other and said, "We HAVE to have that!" All the servers also line up (like the first picture) and pop the corks to the c...
...late cake/vanilla icing
3. chocolate cake/chocolate icing
4. vanilla cake/chocolate icing
5. vanilla cake/vanilla icing
6. lemon drop
7. cherry cheesecake
8. peppermint patty
9. mocha dre...
I've been avoiding adding too much bling for this whole planning process, but when I saw this frame I couldn't say no.
Checkmark!
... the flowers for our wedding...but since then the whole "feel" of our day has changed so much; it's much more fun than traditional (especially with my red shoes and black crinoline).
My flori...
... I bought a boring black basket from the dollar store and using leftover damask fabric from my table squares I made a liner and used red ribbon to secure each corner to the basket.
I plan ...
...
My dress is white, my shoes, purse and bracelet are red. If I choose red, is that too much red? If I go with black, will I give people heart attacks? And white is a little too plain for me.
...
Unfortunately, Jeff was only able to meet my paternal grandfather because my other grandparents had already passed on when he came into my life 4 years ago (now they are all passed on) and I ...
...g my dress to a seamstress and wow...did I get a big surprise when it came to what they can actually do to my dress. The store where I bought it from said it wouldn't be a problem to do any of t...
So I've mentioned before that I work backstage in theatre and because of that I will never have a normal schedule. Sometimes I work 7 days a week, sometimes I go a week without work, sometime...
...r my wedding band all day while I worked on yet another DIY project (escort cards). FH is due home in a few hours and I really don't want to take it off, but I will so I don't freak him out too ...
...h my dress!
***UPDATE***
Just posted detailed instructions on how I made my necklace. Please let me know if you have any questions!...
...hers engagement ring (who I was named after) and are getting it made into a diamond solitaire drop necklace - kinda like the one pictured - for me to wear for the ceremony.
Here is the origi...
...on a honeymoon and now we are spending 2 weeks in Hawaii. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE our wedding plans, I'm just surprised that our plans have changed so dramatically.
Any other brides out t...
...much DIY stuff as possible since FH will be in Mexico and I will be here and lonely. Anyway...I was looking at invitation ideas on WBC and I came across SarahDarling's post - Invitations, Tradi...
Jeff and I went for a walk today because it was so beautiful out and as we walked by a travel agency we decided to pop in and check on prices for flights to Hawaii. We booked our hotel stay f...
...good photo ops! Photo permit is $100 which seems like the average for historic locations around here....
...to a bridal show and there was a booth set up for the tv show 'Rich Bride Poor Bride'. I convinced him to fill out the application and sit down for a taped interview, just thinking that it would...
... and ring exchanges for us to choose from OR we could choose to find our own readings and write our own vows and thus completely personalizing our ceremony. Originally I thought that this was th...
...find DIY instructions but I have soo much on my plate I think I would just prefer to buy these and then glam them up)...
FINALLY finished my table squares and damask runners! Woop woop!
It wasn't a particularly hard task, I just kept putting it off. I made 12 (24" by 24") squares and 2 (16" by 10') runners. ...
FH and I just got back from doing our tux choices at Syd Silvers. We had been looking at the catalogue for a few months so we knew exactly what we wanted.
Jeff (the groom) will have a 2 b...
... the reception (I also really like the last black pair). I want them to be cute and fun!
Which ones do you like?
Buying shoes online in Canada is pretty tough. I've checked Zappos, shoebuy...
... our gift registry and it was surprisingly OVERWHELMING! We actually had to take a time out to regain control and remember that no, we do not need crystal stemware, a washing machine and million...
...h my hair and makeup yesterday so I decided to do a quick "mock up" of what I would like for the big day. I watched a couple youtube videos on how to do Pin Up Inspired makeup...I need some redd...
... the ring drama that was incurred to be able to get to this point.
Now that this beauty is on my finger I just want to put it all behind us and move on. That being said, I LOVE my new ring. ...
... one engagement period so I better enjoy this one!...
... A long time ago I told FH that if he ever wanted to marry me he had to ask my dad's permission. Now, I am anything but a traditional girl but this was always really important to me. It wasn't...
...ther invite could work. Which do you like more?
ps. instead of wasting more of my invites on samples I just printed them on regular paper and laid them over top the invitation.
PLEASE VOTE...
...d my invitations about a million times in the last 5 months because I can't stop playing with the fonts!...
...last ring basically falling apart (check back a couple posts for the whole story), FH and I went out and found a new ring for me. The jeweller is currently taking my original diamond and setting...
