Weddingbee Blog

Mr. Shortcake and I aren’t the most regular of folks. In any given moment, either one or both of us will be making faces, speaking in cartoon voices, and generally being rather ridiculous. I’m particularly prone to breaking out into spontaneous song and dance routines in public. We can’t help it - we’re just silly people! Our wedding, as elegant and beautiful as some parts of it may be, is definitely going to reflect that quirky aspect of our relationship. Our cake topper isn’t the most chic and minimalist one out there. Our first dance routine (a surprise!) is definitely over-the-top something (remember, it’s a surprise! No adjectives allowed!). Our centerpieces (which I may or may not get a chance to blog about) are definitely whimsical.

Our seating plan?

See for yourself:

Both Mr. Shortcake I loathe super-sappy love songs, so I thought it would be funny to design a seating chart around the Bette Middler song, “Wind Beneath My Wings”! Mr. Shortcake and I (dressed in 1950s clothing, natch), are soaring through the air, above pink clouds containing the tables and guest information, and above a little garden. Originally I was going to put the lyrics of the song on the page, but then worried that some guests might interpret them seriously, and decided to substitute the lyrics for the Temptations song, “My Girl.”

I’ve got sunshine…on a cloudy day…

I figure it still goes, right?

(I curled the paper grass and left some cloud edges unglued to give it a 3d look.)

Except for the letters that spell “I love you” and a few of the little flowers in the garden (which are from K & Company scrapbooking supplies), everything was cut out by me (from scratch) from my extensive collection of patterned paper and laboriously assembled. In total, this particular project took me about seven hours to complete.

(I heart dolls of all sorts, so I made Mr. Shortcake and I into paper dolls - gotta love that limbs-splayed flying action)

….seating chart: check!

Is anyone else DIY-ing their seating chart?