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- Bebe is forgoing favors and asking guests to donate to a charity. She’s not having a seated dinner but is thinking of placing in “lieu of favors” cards thruout the venue. Do you have any other creative ideas?
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One little edit to clarify: We are actually donating the money ourselves - taking the cash we would have spent on favors and giving it to charity instead.
Good idea, 31st! Thanks.
I think that’s a great idea! Since I’m not doing seating cards (will just have a diagram that directs guests to the right table, they can figure out actual seats themselves) or individual menus (just one for the table for cost-savings), I will instead have a nice card at each place setting that will say something along the lines of “in your honor, we’ve made a donation to…”
HELP?
I need advice on how to bustle a dress with a sash. My dress is the David’s Bridal Dress T8778 http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2027&prodgroup=10
And I finally decided on a half-moon bustle (I think it’s called a four point bustle - can’t find a picture), where it makes a small oval behind the knees.
But I’m not sure what to do with the sash. I DO NOT WANT a to bustle/tie the sash so it looks like there’s a big bow on my butt, but I want to sash to be shorter so I can rip up the dance floor.
I was thinking of A) tucking the sash with the bustle so that it’s a part of that half-moon bustle or B) buying a shorter sash for the reception that doesn’t touch the floor. Does anyone have any other ideas/pictures? Thanks.
long story short … first off, let me say im a surprise type of girl …. my bf recently had enlisted my mom’s help in search of THE diamond and asked that she NOT tell me anything (although i was in the vicinity.) she could not contain her excitement AND bc for the goodness of her heart, wanted my opinion bc she really wanted to help both ends pick the perfect one. * sigh * still i know that i dont know when and if he’ll purchase one but when the diamond talk ends (i’ll know that he may have made the big purchase and plan to do something soon).
i really dont want to ruin his efforts but i share everything with him … if i tell him or not … my surprise is ruined. should i ever tell him that i know? or should i wait til a while after the fact (as in proposing)? or should i never tell him at all? i wouldnt want him to get upset with my mom either. i mean i know it’s still a surprise bc i dont know when it might happen, my mom said she wont tell me if he makes any purchase … or when he asks my dad for permission…..
~ stuck ~
G - Here’s a sash bustle pic that I love!
nooooooo!!!!!!! don’t tell him…. and if you absolutely must, wait for a while after the proposal. if you tell him before, it may well take the air out of his metaphorical tires, and it won’t be as exciting for him to plan this surprise for you. =D let him have his dream proposal (where you’re in the dark) and it may well be yours as well…
same thing happened to me, that i thought the surprise was ruined. but the moment was not. i was worried that since i knew it was coming that i would not get emotional…but i didnt know exactly when it was coming (and in hindsight i had a lot less figured out than i had thought i did…) — and when it did come, with him down on one knee… we were both in tears. I agree with Alessette — this is his proposal too, and let him plan it as he wants. It seems he is already putting a level of thought and attention into it that is really detailed. You will be knocked off your feet and left speechless when it happens regardless of whether or not you have a hunch it is coming…
totally agree. who would be served by telling him? your mom would feel bad that she ruined the surprise, the FH will feel deflated and you to be will feel bad for taking away that amazing feeling he will have…and it’s true that you will be blwn away no matter what…and now you can prepare by dressing in a way you don’t mind pics of!! (i have a friend who wished she knew it was coming, she was in her “fat” jeans and hated the pics after!)
secondly, i would talk to your mom about not doing that. it’s not a great pattern. I’m sure there will be other surprises that he will have and he should know that she can’t be fully trusted (not in a bad way, it comes from a good place)
good luck!
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I am not sure it’s creative or just cost effective, but I am including the message in the program somewhere….probably in our notes to our guests.
That way, people will see it.