...with music notes. Ebony is a singer, and Ryan is a musician and singer, so they wanted to incorporate music into their wedding theme. Love it!
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You can see my previous posts...
...ough photos from family and friends from Facebook that I can share.
Thanks to my cousin Taz for providing most of the photos.
***** UPDATE *****
My photographer said the photos would be...
... The decorations are the 3rd most important thing to me (the first and second being my husband to be and the video, respectively) so I want them done perfectly (whatever that may be).
I want...
Anyone doing a candy buffet this is just too cute –
Ok, so I know that now I’m an old married woman now, but I saw these at my favorite store “Dollar Tree” and had to share them.
If I ...
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My bouquet: peacock tail and sword feathers, green hydrangea, plum tulips, and cymbidium orchids.
...free engagement or trash the dress session.
Engagement sessions are great for me to get to know you and your fiance better so we can capture your personalities on your special day.
I do requ...
.... my bridesmaids won't have the feathers or the purple calla lilies in there bouquet to make it different. I will have Ivory ribbon to wrap, purple ribbon XX (like a ballerina lace up the leg) w...
...uest invites! All 23 of them (seemed like hundreds!) We have yet to start on the 40 evening guests invites but I just wanted to show them off because they are wonderful and way better than I tho...
It's all finished i purchased the bracelet and i had a lady at work made everything else i'm sooooo blown away by it i love it...
... the dress pictures back! I love them all!!! I thought I'd come back to share a few of our favorites. The bridge one is amazing!! <3
What do you girls think???
I have a new blog (www....
... our photographer could have got more variety in the shots and more of our families and friends included, and also some of my dessert buffet which she got none of! :-(
On our actual wedding d...
...g on honeymoon. Then I haven't been able to upload any pictures on to WBC for days :-(, which they have finally just fixed today, sooo...hence why I'm just touching base with you. I missed you g...
Heres some pics of our wedding cake, it turned out really well I think!
... the honeymoon but didn't get around to it so here it is.....our reception.
Our reception was a lot of fun. Everything went pretty much as planned. It was somewhat chilly the day of our wedd...
...er's wedding dress and a lace piece from my mom's wedding dress wrapped around the bouquet.
I felt kind of rushed, which I didn't like. I wish I had had more time to get dressed and take it ...
Hey Ladies,
Feels like ages since I've been here. First of all thank you so much for your sympathies and condolences. It really has been a tough couple of weeks, but with God's strength I'...
...went dress shopping and they were all drawn to blue. I was okay with it, but honestly I hadn't actually thought of how it would coordinate with the entire look. I started freaking out that I m...
...r my dress fitting, and the dress was 2 sizes too big!!! A mistake made by the designer according to the bridal shop. With just weeks to go they haven't got time to order a new one and are now t...
I met with my caterer's to find what center pieces i was using from them and this is the 2 we came up with i will have 11 tables and they 1 of the 11 is a kids table so i will have 5 of ppic ...
So today marks 1 month until our wedding!
I can believe it!!! We've been planning for 18 months, and I can't be believe that this time next month we'll be married :-)
Time has truly go...
...lyn (Maid of Honor): Sister
Jeremiah (Man of Honor): Brother
Jess: Best Friend
Beth: Best Friend
When I first got engaged I originally wanted dark teal/turquoise dresses for bridesmaids be...
... our photographer. She posted on her blog and put together a slide show.
Here is the link to her blog:
http://blog.suzannesimmons.com/
And here is the link to her website:
http://www.su...
Here are my invitations! I love them, too bad I cant send them out because of the stupid Canadian mail strike!!! I hope it ends soon!
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Cute huh?
It took a long time to figure out what to do with them to be simple but bring color.
I will fill the vases with white sand and put the white branches in the middle.
I have 17 chocolate brown tablecloths 90" that I am selling for $10 a piece have a baby on the way and need to get rid of them. Also have candle holder centerpieces $12 a piece & a box of...
...cock cakes. They're either all the same or incredibly tacky. So for the past few months i have gotten a bunch of peacock cake images. I decided to make it easy for you other brides out there ...
... the Bridal Show. I began by only buying the supplies for 1 invitation so I could try to see if I could even do it. The designing part took a LONG time but I managed to do it. I was going to bac...
Just as we were getting underway with the colors and design of the wedding, I knew I had to order the save the dates. We decided to do magnets and they turned out great!
We ordered them a...
Seriously! Check out these shoes!
I was searching and searching for lime green or teal shoes. They almost need to be a wedge or flat because I'll be on grass in the garden.
I was plan...
... Made by yours truly! With much much help from my mom! The hardest part was designing them but once they were planning, putting them together was simple!!
I ordered the feathers from contin...
...r my hair appt!! :) Yay!!
Love you girls! See you on the other side! <3...
... and reception.
The first 2 are chair signs for us at the reception.
The next one is going to go on the front of the gift table.
The next 2 are to go on the front of the ice cream sunda...
Hello girls!!! OMG I have 4 days!! I can't even believe it!
I thought I'd just quickly post a few things I've been working on.
These are our escort cards. We found the drift wood by D...
...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...
...ther DIY project I've been meaning to post. Hopefully over the next few days I'll be able to post all of the projects I've been working on recently.
These are signs we made for the park.
T...
...g my hair and make up trial done today. I'm excited to see what it will look like. And I'm trying my dress on again after so it will be cool to see it all together. :) I will definitely take pic...
...s of DIY things and I will be able to post some things over the next few days.
Happy planning girls!...
Hello girls!
I have 1 month to go until I get to marry the best man I know. Which means I'm getting married next month!! :) And I cannot believe it!! We have been engaged for almost 2 yea...
Hello Girls!
I thought I'd share that reading that we're having at the wedding. My grandmother is going to do it and when I asked her she was so excited and felt so honored that we asked ...
... our reception instead of a big cake. We're getting the ice cream from my fave ice cream place that I've been going too since I was little. <3
We can have 5 flavors and I'm having trouble...
... 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...
... the decorations and the space and the cake was so delicious.
My mom bought me this super cute yellow dress when we went mother of the bride dress shopping for her and she didn't find anythi...
...ng 4 flower girls at the wedding.
4 of the most beautiful girls in the world. 3 of my cousins & my brothers little one.
I decided on a very basic dress but I love the puffyness.
I ...
...some flowers on it but then I had a revelation to put pinwheels on it since the girls will be carrying pinwheels instead of bouquets. I thought it fit better.
I just think it is bright and f...
... our engagement pictures, the one of us holding the love him, love her signs (the one I added in with the rest of the pictures).
I made them myself so I wanted to share them with you girls!!...
... our honeymoon.
I'm working on rehearsal dinner invites and decorations.
We're making a chalkboard for the menu for the reception.
That is all I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there ...
... few photos.
He ended up buying a 3 piece suit even though he is only wearing the vest and pants. He thought it made more sense. He bought a new white shirt. And a teal tie. He originally bo...
...t my DIY supplies on the weekend and made up these 3 boutineers. I the larger one is for FH and the smaller are for his two groomsmen.
I still need to make a few more for the dad's and my bro...
...as a wedding band??
I have the most AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL engagement ring (he did good) it's a 3ct Asscher cut center stone and on each side a 1ct Trillion cut set in Platinum.
The BIG DEBA...
I have fallen in love with these shoes, and im thinking about recreating them for myself and the adult maids. I have found a similar design on ebay pretty cheap, but the same teal colour. I t...
OMG I cannot believe that I'm at 100 days. That means that we're pretty much down to the double digits. And it is getting so close and there is still so much to do.
I'm definitely stressi...
So while out shopping with my 7 year old daughter we came across an amazingly beautiful peacock feather and I knew I had to add this to my wedding somehow. I have already picked purple & ...
...f my dress so you can see. I don't think I want anything too crazy or with a lot of beads because I'm afraid the dress would get caught on them. I want something simple but still really pretty.
...
... the flower? I still have to add a clip onto the back of it so it will go in my hair.
I posted the kind of hair style I'm leaning towards (which I got from acowleysoontobe). Do you think the...
... Hello ladies.
I have yet another snow day so here I am posting again.
I have been working on these for a little while. I wanted to make corsages for the moms and grandmothers. I decid...
I keep seeing brides posting about this so I was curious....
Yellow: The color of a sunny day, yellow denotes happiness and hope. Exuding warmth and vitality and usually possessing a great...
So yesterday I had the day off because of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day so I decided to work on some projects. And now I have the day off because of a snow day so I decided to post some things....
What do you think? Will this colour scheme work with the peacock?
... the reception. I think it turned out really cute though.
What do you ladies think??...
hI! Its been a wee while since i posted because of the christmas and new year mayhem that comes my way but i am back! Ive put wedding stuff to the back of my mind for weeks now and, boy did i...
...does wedding decorations for next week. I'm very excited but also stressed as I am very particular about what I want.
I want simplicity with bright colours that stand out. I basically want t...
....The MOH dress...shown in teal (Picture it in dark purple!)
3. The Bridesmaid dresses (1 of which will be in teal and the other in chartreuse)
4. My Necklace and earrings that not only scream ...
... the invitations and thank yous and 'save the dates' are covered other than buying the fabric/flowers/and such to create them all. I'm confident that I CAN BE A DIY bride! :) venue...man o man i...
...with photographer so Dan can meet her and we can talk about ideas.
Meet with DJ so Dan can meet him and we can talk about ideas.
Meet with DOC so Dan can meet her and we can discuss ideas....
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My MOH and I had already glued the Popsicle on a while back. I had also glued some of the fronts on using an adhesive spray. So Chrystal finished up gluing the fronts on of the ones I had. I d...
This is one of the things I worked on with the girls. For our favors, we're doing these jars with love letters in them and some candy. The "love letters" are thank you notes for all the guest...
... our cake and some other things....
... the flowers, #2 and #3. I know the colors go well with our wedding but I'm not sure the flower does. What do you think?
Thanks so much for your help ladies!...
... Here they are ladies. They are all finished and I love them so much!! I love how colorful and fun they are. And I love the lovey dovey words on the center buttons. I think they will look grea...
...n my MOH's, which I have here with me. I tied it a couple of different ways so you girls could see the different ways it can be worn. They all have the same color and same length but they can ti...
I worked on these ribbon wands tonight and I have 99 of them!
I finished a package of dowels and decided to count how many I had made, and I had 99. I think that is plenty for our 90 to 1...
...g at Bridesmaid dress. I enjoy looking. I also wanted to see if I could see any Flower girl dresses.
One store i went into has the MOH & BM dresses i want to have in them. They where nic...
...t of cakes for my dessert buffett, and I've been practicing different ideas.
I decided to try getting our monogram printed on to rice paper / cupcake toppers and adding them to the top of my ...
...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...
...or a DIY wedding!
200 Stainless steel look forks - $12.00
20 - 8" white paper lanters - $10.00 or $.50 each
15 - 12" white paper lanters - $18.75 or $1.25 each
5 - Dinner size napkins in t...
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...
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This cake is perfect for my theme. 4-tiers with swarovski crystal cake topper.
The day was SO busy!!
I loved every moment of it! From not sleeping, to the anxiety, to the nervousness, it was all worth it!
Its way too much for me to type now, because it is getting ...
...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...
... SO I AM COMPLETELY FREAKING IRATE RIGHT NOW!! I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO A "NASTY" LITTLE COMMENT UNDER MY POST, "CEREMONY SITE BOCAGE PLANTATION"
A LITTLE HISTORY: A FEW MONTHS AGO I EXCHA...
...ing" flowers @ the dollar tree and a tall vase like structure @ goodwill and wanted to try my centerpiece mockup. It took me around 50 flowers to achieve this look... I will be using REAL flower...
... 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...
...om's diy present she did last year, I started on my ribbon wands the other night.
I really like how they're turning out! They are long and flowy, just how I wanted them. These are all with 1...
Enjoy! It was a beautiful day.
... the bridesmaid dresses. I'm getting them made through Etsy, the seller's name is Katesy. They are convertible wrap dresses and I am so excited for them.
We were having trouble finding fabric...
...OT a flower girl (yes, I know its weird) so that makes it more difficult.
Thanks girls!!...
...LES, CAKE TABLES.. MOST OF MY TABLES ARE RECTANGLE, BUT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME TOGETHER TO MAKE A BIG SQUARE ALSO... SO I NEED QUITE A FEW...HERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS:
MY MOM AND I HAVE DECIDE...
...@ my reception location!! WOOHOO!!...
...E MY BRIDESMAIDS HELPING ME 3 DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING TO DIY THEIR BOUQUETS AND HELP ME FINISH WITH THE CENTERPIECES... SOME GOOD TUTORIAL SITES I FOUND:
http://diy.weddings.com/articles/how-...
... Hi Ladies!
So I think I've mentioned we are planning on keeping the peacock feathers as our main decorative piece and doing a simple black and white wedding with a teal accent.
I did a...
... our photographer, JT Images, shot. They had masks on every table, fireeaters, and beautiful purple peacock (of course) centrepieces. Check it out:
http://www.jtimages.ca/blog/calgary-wedding...
Well, Finally I can show you guys the pictures from the wedding. It seemed like they took forever to come in. Since it is so many and I want to show most of them I will post them piece by pie...
... the reception, since most pictures are of course pics of family and friends, so I tried to stick with pictures showing the decor. Unfortunately there were few pics taken of the venue before peo...
... our reception is the nicer of the two, but the ceremony room was a horrendous box of a thing, plainer than a gymnasium. She used the stage (comes with the hall), some fabrics, bamboo sticks cov...
