Menu and Program Template
January 31st, 2007 @ 2:55 pm by Mrs. Ladybug
I thought someone could use my Microsoft Word program and menu templates. The programs have some Korean in them too.
Enjoy! 
How Much Liquor To Buy?
January 31st, 2007 @ 2:24 pm by Mrs. Blueberry
Since we’re not hiring a caterer, and our site isn’t one that has any pre-approved arrangements regarding alcohol, it’s up to us to provide for our guests. This is really great for us, since we get to avoid the over-inflated costs charged by many vendors–we can order our wine by the case from Aldi (a grocery store owned by the Trader Joe’s people, which has a great selection of alcohol at *really* cheap prices) and choose our own favorite beers. Plus, no $3 sodas.
To cut costs, we decided to just offer wine and beer to drink. We’ll have plenty of it there, so guests can still have a good time, but we won’t have to rent an entire bar set-up. Plus, since many of our guests are older (very few are under 21), we don’t anticipate them all drinking–so our alcohol expenses should be relatively low.
I was aided greatly by this handy-dandy guide offered by BC Liquor Stores (pdf).
More On Jewelry
January 31st, 2007 @ 1:52 pm by Mrs. Plumeria
… but this time, for me! I have pretty much narrowed down my choices for my wedding day jewelry, but I could use some input as to which earrings I should wear.
To pay tribute to Mr. Plumeria’s and my collective nerdiness, I was almost going to wear this…
Just Wondering…
January 31st, 2007 @ 1:26 pm by Mrs. Plum
A Ring - Finally
January 31st, 2007 @ 1:03 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
Part 1 was about the struggles getting the ring, Part 2 is about what happened next…
When Mr. Kiwi told me to take March 31st off, I kind of knew why. It was ten days after getting the ring, which was taunting me from somewhere inside our house. (By the way, having a lumberjack-tall BF who hid things very well sucked).
So, Mr. Kiwi told me we were going to Disneyland on March 31st. As you all know, Disneyland is my favorite place in the entire universe, and I am happy just to go. It was also where I knew he’d propose. I was so sure of it, I almost said “Don’t forget the ring” when we were packing up our things for the day.
According to his upbringing, Mr. Kiwi had to ask my dad for his permission, so he drove over and realized my dad wasn’t home. With thoughts of doing the permission thing on the sly, Mr. K called me to call my dad to tell him to go home. Quite the task, I tell you.
BM Dresses
January 31st, 2007 @ 12:27 pm by Mrs. Peach
BM dresses arrived awhile ago from Netbride. Their service was great, and all my girls got their dresses with no mishaps in a timely fashion. Including shipping and such, their prices were the best too!
As modeled by my MOH, twas a bit big for her and everyone else:
Knottie Bios of the Week
January 31st, 2007 @ 11:54 am by Mrs. Dragonfly
January Fitness Check-in
January 31st, 2007 @ 11:31 am by Mrs. Lemon
Alright ladies, my fitness routine might not be super intense, but I’ve started myself into the right groove as I prep for bikini weather this July. While it may take 21-days to start a habit, I think I’ve gotten a few under my belt already.
1. Drinking at least 64 oz. water a day!
If I could, all of my beverages would come from Coffee Bean, but I know that’s not really helping out my fitness goals. Instead of the caffeine, I stocked up on Pure Lemon packets, water bottles and Brita filters. Now, instead of craving juice or coffee, I treat myself to a bottle of Penta or FruitWater instead.
2. Walking to school 3x a week.
I can get to my destination by foot or bus… and both take the same amount of time to reach my destination. I’ve loaded up my iPod shuffle with some rocking tunes and instead of heading for the shuttle, I walk straight up two big hills and speedwalk to class.
3. Oatmeal is my friend.
People keep laughing about how I seem to have it everywhere I go, but it’s helped save me $$$ and my goals in check. Yup - plain ‘ol Quaker oats for breakfast & lunch (along with fruit as a snack), which is semi-boring, but not intended to last forever. It just gets me back into that groove where eating healthy makes me feel healthy.
Engagement Ring Cost Graph
January 31st, 2007 @ 10:56 am by Mrs. Bluebell
Haha, because I’m a loser like this, I decided to graph the engagement ring price poll results! 
Here you go! (Click image for larger view)
(This is using the percentages when there were 225 votes)
A pretty classic bell curve if I may say so myself!
A lot of commenters on my earlier post seemed surprised that there were so many higher budget voters. How did you try to keep costs down? What were you willing to splurge on? How did you decide how much was the ¢¢â€š¬…”right¢¢â€š¬? amount to spend?
Walking Someone While Not At The Site
January 31st, 2007 @ 10:25 am by Mrs. Lime
This task is very difficult to do. Of course all the coordinators I met with, and caterers and florists I’ve been speaking with/meeting with don’t understand all the different areas of our venue or the flow of our event. I haven’t gotten a layout plan yet as the venue doesn’t give it to you until you do a walkthrough and layout with the site coordinator. I got sick of sketching the grounds of the estate on every single vendor meeting on some scrap (which I’d not-too-brightly toss afterward), so I drew this:
