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Mrs. Meatball, Hollywood Age and Occupation: 30, Actor/Writer/Office Maven Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Actor/Writer Engagement Date: October 7, 2007 Wedding Date: May, 2009 Blogging Since: September 16, 2008 Venue: Private Garden/The Bungalow Club About Me: I love melty cheese and diet coke almost as much as I love my man. I'm from Chicago, he's from NYC, and we both miss public transit and great pizza. We have an adorable muppet dog called Paco. I'm part hippie with a healthy dash of hip hop superstar, have excessive empathy for animals, and have not one, but two bionic eyes (long story). We're broke and it ain't no joke. It can't stop us from planning the bold and whimsical wedding of our dreams, but we've had to get pretty creative to make it work, yo!
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Mid-East Inspiration

October 8th, 2008 @ 2:16 pm by Mrs. Meatball

Our “dream wedding” went through many incarnations over the seven months it took us to find the right venue. We agonized over decor for several styles of potential weddings: an enchanted garden party, a Mexican fiesta wedding, a rustic wheat-y winery wedding, and a rustic Spanish adobe wedding… but none of them really felt right. I was starting to get really nervous.

Finally, we settled on the perfect location, and suddenly the decor became a no-brainer… lo and behold, it was perfect for us! Our reception venue has a bit of a Moroccan feel to it, so we’re riffing off of that theme to create a magical, moody and mysterious bad-ass party!

Check out the BEAUTIFUL inspiration board that the incredibly talented and loverly ladies at Elizabeth Anne Designs made for me:

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I just love the colored glass votives and the sexy room at the bottom left.

Here are some other great photos from Moroccan-style events that inspire us:

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Don’t you love the lavish feel of this style, and the rich, vibrant colors? I am LOVING jewel-tones, drape-y fabrics and cushions! Its so luxe, but still Bohemian. I likey.

I think hookahs would be a fun decor item, but impractical and probably expensive. Sari table runners are definitely in order. There are so many great Middle-Eastern decor options out there!

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eBay is proving a fruitful shopping ground for many of the items we need.

Anyone got any leads on where else to find more Moroccan kitsch on the cheap?

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13 Responses to “Mid-East Inspiration”

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beans654321 (message)  23 posts, Newbee

World Market has lots of things that fit the bill.

 
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Vanessa

http://www.jamaligarden.com is a great place to find inexpensive vases and candle holders. THey have mini morrocan tea light holders for 2.99 each.

 
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Vic004 (message)  804 posts, Busy bee

Someone was selling those lantern holders in the classifieds like 2 days ago!

 
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Oh, i just LOVE those pics - everything looks so lavish and luxurious!
:) Becky

 
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Mrs. Margarita (message)  369 posts, Helper bee

love the inspiration. thats sort of what i was going for too :) definitely head over to pioneer blvd in artesia they have a bunch of stores that have really cool lanterns, pillows, etc. tj maxx also usually has some pretty cool lanterns in the store.

 
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jen (message)  128 posts, Blushing bee

Pier 1 Imports has some stuff on sale now, like table runners and things. Maybe you can find something there!

 
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cannotwait (message)  2,166 posts, Buzzing bee

I bought some small Moroccan lanterns on ebay & will be reselling them in March. ;) I seriously think we need to implement this brideshare concept I think you coined?

 
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http://www.superwholesaler.com. Avoid the search function, as it returns strange results. Browse by category, instead. I rec’d lanterns from the CA warehouse really quickly!

 
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Miss Spring Roll (message)  716 posts, Busy bee

I love the Moroccan feel.

 
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misspuptor

My friend bought hookahs on ebay for 10$/each!

 
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The Theme that Dreams are Made Of » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog

[...] on a theme was a difficult decision for my meaty man and me. We both wanted to love the Moroccan idea, but it felt kind of limiting to us, and we wanted something more unique and whimsical… more [...]

 
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The Theme that Dreams are Made Of » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog

[...] on a theme was a difficult decision for my meaty man and me. We both wanted to love the Moroccan idea, but it felt kind of limiting to us, and we wanted something more unique and whimsical… more [...]

 

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Mrs. Meatball, Hollywood Age and Occupation: 30, Actor/Writer/Office Maven Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Actor/Writer Engagement Date: October 7, 2007 Wedding Date: May, 2009 Blogging Since: September 16, 2008 Venue: Private Garden/The Bungalow Club About Me: I love melty cheese and diet coke almost as much as I love my man. I'm from Chicago, he's from NYC, and we both miss public transit and great pizza. We have an adorable muppet dog called Paco. I'm part hippie with a healthy dash of hip hop superstar, have excessive empathy for animals, and have not one, but two bionic eyes (long story). We're broke and it ain't no joke. It can't stop us from planning the bold and whimsical wedding of our dreams, but we've had to get pretty creative to make it work, yo!

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