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Mrs. Lovebug, Tucson Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show Contestant Engagement Date: February 18, 2007 Wedding Date: April 19, 2008 Venue: Historic Inn About Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?
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Have Typewriter, Will Travel

February 7th, 2008 @ 1:09 pm by Mrs. Lovebug

What do you get when you cross a couple who can’t Photoshop to save their lives, an extremely patient friend, and a bride hell-bent on an idea?

You get, among other things, a thirty minute hike into Sabino Canyon lugging a ten pound typewriter:

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Oh yes, I did. I dragged my fiance, my best friend, and my 1941 Royal KHM around Tucson for an afternoon, all in the name of creative table signage. The pages were made with oversized number stamps and cardstock. And if the set up seems familiar, that’s because it’s my abstract-wedding-theme-gone-awry fusion of Mrs. Bell Pepper’s and Mrs. Eggplant’s ideas.

That first shot was as far as I could conscionably march them into the wilderness without bear mace and canteens. Then it was off to Golf N’ Stuff to annoy the paying customers with our posed shenanigans:

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(hmm…action shot or cuddly shot?)

From there, it was a short gallop to the cheese fest that is Pinnacle Peak western town. Yippie to the ki to the yay.

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As you can see, the concept of switching out the numbers was too much for me.

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Stupid shot-thwarting stucco wall!

Assuming I can talk Mr. LB and our truly wonderful and helpful friend into a second photo session, round two will include a picnic, the bowling alley, the movie theater, a board game scene, and…nothing else that comes to mind.

The original idea was to recreate and capture our first dozen dates. But as I’ve lost the key to my pink cheetah-print diary and can’t remember otherwise, we’re just going for classic dates.

What dates am I forgetting? What other scenes would be cute?

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47 Responses to “Have Typewriter, Will Travel”

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Mrs. Lemon
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Mrs. Lemon (message)  628 posts, Busy bee

I can’t add any suggestions… just declare your pure awesomeness :)

 
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briannie
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briannie (message)  273 posts, Helper bee

Cute idea! Maybe a baseball game? Maybe those stupid paint-a-mug-or-plate places (Color Me Mine)? A concert? A fair or theme park? Baking/cooking together? Art gallery or museum? Driving range? Bowling? Batting cages?

 
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violarulz

so cute!

ideas: a bistro, getting into the car, hailing a cab, a pub, the farmer’s market

 
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graciette2 (message)  61 posts, Worker bee

So cute! What about a restaurant and/or coffee shop? How about a “You’ve got mail” kind of scene? You on a typewriter and Mr. LB on a laptop! =)

 
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Buckeye

Um. Wow. Those are adorable, yours and Mrs. Eggplant’s are definitely the inspiration for my table numbers

 
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L

this is awesome!

Favorite restaurant? A wine-and-dine shot? Typewriter on a waiter’s tray? [Coffee shop would work well, too.]

Could you revisit any of your places you did your engagement photos?

Bumper cars? An arcade? Skee-ball? Whack-a-Mole? [Chuck-E-Cheese?]

Including your wonderful pets somehow?

 
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Angel
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Angel (message)  1,263 posts, Bumble bee

This is a great idea…and I love the black and white photos. How big are the cards going to be be? I ask because the “2″ seems a bit small compared to the others.

 
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Red

Love this!! How about some shots at home - maybe eating Chinese takeout or pizza, lounging on the couch? AND…..sitting in a movie theater, dinner at a nice restaurant (would be funny to see the typewriter in fancy establishment), at the zoo, at the gas station, at the grocery store………can’t wait to see the rest of these.

 
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maverika (message)  66 posts, Worker bee

I think you need a shot at a bar drinking cocktails. Also maybe one eating spaghetti together at an italian restaurant a la Lady and the Tramp.

 
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maverika (message)  66 posts, Worker bee

Or drinking a milkshake w/ 2 straws.

 
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MJ

OK, call me crazy (You’re crazy!) but what about something juxtaposing technology with the typewriter. What if you were both at a table in a library on laptops looking at a picture of the other one with the typewriter in the middle? Put you two in the background and the TW in the foreground; you could angle it like:

Mr. LB/ \Ms. LB
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Or, a coffee shop while you guys read the paper.

Or, Mr. LB bringing you flowers– that could be anywhere.

Or, the movies. You might have to go in, then sneak ino an empty theatre to take it. Maybe a friend could photoshop in a fun image on the screen, maybe an engagement photo, or classic romance movie scene.

Or, now this is not quite date-like, but I think would be cool– what about one like American Gothic but holding a TW instead of a pitchfork.

 
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Michelle

I agree with Mrs. Lemon. That idea is so adorable. I love it. Recreating first dates is such a great idea. Grrrrrrrrr. I hate coming across better ideas.

 
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Sarah

Okay, follow me here…shouldn’t there be a way to take high-quality photos of this existing typewriter, and use them to make a fold-your-own-paper-typewriter, a la this type of thing?
http://www.ss42.com/pt-buildings.html

Or this?
http://www.icebergbouwplaten.nl/indexe.html

Someone’s got to know how to do that. And that right there could be a place card holder. Or a place card.

 
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Jenniferb

A few Tucson attractions: Tanque Verde Swamp Meet, 4th Avenue, in front of Old Main on campus, Valley of the Moon, in front of a food cart (any on Oracle should suffice), Lost Barrio….okay I’m stealing this idea, maybe minus the 10lb typewriter!

 
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Mrs. Corn (message)  1,127 posts, Bumble bee

Ok…so the good news is that I hear that mountain lions are TOTALLY intimidated by typewriters!

Phew.

 
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MissMandy (message)  251 posts, Helper bee

Pinnacle Peaks!! I love that place in Tucson. When we visit Mr. M’s parents, we always go there.

I think it’s a really cute idea that you got going there.

I don’t know the area enough to think of other locals. Maybe drive out to Tombstone?

 
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Angel
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Angel (message)  1,263 posts, Bumble bee

Hahaha…Mrs. Corn, you’re hilarious!

 
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stargazerlily
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stargazerlily (message)  942 posts, Busy bee

This is like, an insanely cute way to mark your tables. How long is this taking you to shoot? Forever? I love it!

 
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heavnzbrat

concur w/ Mrs. Lemon. just accept ur freakin awesomeness. WOWO these are just AWESOME.

 
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chinglish (message)  48 posts, Newbee

Awesome idea! Patience always prevails when it comes to such great creative ideas - everyone will love the effort and how these came out! I definitely prefer the action shot over the cuddly shot.

 
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Mrs. Lovebug, Tucson Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show Contestant Engagement Date: February 18, 2007 Wedding Date: April 19, 2008 Venue: Historic Inn About Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?

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