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I’ve shown you all the individual components of the invitations, but now that they’re off in space (or in peoples’ homes, since we’ve already received a few RSVPs!), I thought I would show you how they all came together and do a price breakdown.
This is what people will see first: my so-so handwriting with a simple roller pen, and standard USPS $0.44 wedding stamps. 
I very, very briefly considered vintage and custom stamps, but the price was prohibitive and I just didn’t care that much. I also considered purchasing a calligraphy pen to address the envelopes, but I figured that my mediocre handwriting would stand out less if I used a simpler pen. It’s not perfect, but I’m not unhappy with how it came out.
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Lest you fear that I don’t have serious love for flowers of ALL stripes, I give you… The Tale of our Trip to The LA Flower Mart!
So, one day last September, the obsessive planner/crazy-bride-to-be in me had a brilliant idea: we should go to the Flower Mart to scout the types of flowers that would be available next year! (Did I say brilliant? I may have meant cuckoo…) But I didn’t stop there! Nope! I figured we could even make a few arrangements to test drive the milk glass that was already taking over our kitchen island. Yay! So I quickly threw together a flower inspiration board to guide our journey:
clockwise from left: source, source, source, source, source, source, source, source, source, source, source, source
OMG, Jillian Michaels, or JM as I like to call her, you are kicking my butt!
So I went through quite a few different exercise programs- P90X, Yoga, Pilates and now the 30 Day Shred. While each is good for different reasons, my favorite is the Shred. I feel like I’m working really hard, but I don’t have to commit too much time. Also, in addition to JM making me work hard, my dog also steps in to act as my own personal trainer:
However, as much as I think this is a great workout, I’m developing a little bit of a love/hate relationship with the Shred.
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Here is the sixth installment of our reader ring shots! If you’d like to contribute a picture of your ring to this series (you don’t have to be newly engaged!), take a look at Anne Ruthmann’s tutorial on taking great ring shots, and submit your favorite pictures to this thread. We can’t wait to see everyone’s beautiful bling!
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Jhphi’s ivory kitten heels await her on her wedding day.
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Last year, the Sewings’ resolution was to not waste a single weekend. We went to museums, volunteer events, zoos, concerts and street fairs to satisfy the requirement. It was wonderful, and we had a lot of fun on our mandatory dates.
And then we got engaged. Suddenly, there’s no money for concerts, no time to use our zoo or museum memberships. Planning has come and it has come to stay. That business class at the community college we signed up for before? We struggled to keep up with all the material. Add to that nine hours of work, exercise time, Bible study, and dinner cooking? The carefree life we enjoyed before is temporarily on hold for this year. And the horrible thing is - I’m positively sure that I have a lighter load compared to most brides-to-be out there!
There is one thing I’ve shelved, however, that feels worse than all others.
The P.E.
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
… minimum price! T-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-J-Maxx! Sorry, I had to.
Anywho, if you remember, our home party is going to cost us a minimum of $5,000. This price includes a drink package and appetizers for each guest. We had a few options regarding what kind of drinks and food we could get, so I made yet another spreadsheet to break it all down and figure out exactly how many people we could have to be right at the $5,000 mark…
Yeah, I’m a nerd. And I made a HUGE mistake.
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I have acquired a love of Manzanita branches. This will tie in nicely with the bird/tree décor inspiration that I’ve accumulated thus far! My biggest inspiration, and hopefully a huge focal point for our venue, is a wish tree guest book.
This is the initial photograph that sparked my interest…
(you might recognize this as one of Miss Frozen Yogurt’s inspirations as well!)
I love the idea of setting up the tree in a place where it will make a statement.
And I have the perfect location for it…
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I never really thought too much about veils, even after trying on wedding dresses. I narrowed down what I didn’t like pretty quickly as consultants tried to get me to don giant poofy pieces of tulle: I didn’t want a blusher, or any added volume at the top. I’m already tall, I don’t need 3 inches of tulle floating above me making me look like a giant. I also discovered that I really love mantilla style veils, but once I bought an all lace dress, I started having second thoughts about a veil that also had lace on it.
(Goodness this photo makes me happy, source)
Since I didn’t care much about the veil and our wedding isn’t thaaaat formal, I figured the veil should probably not be chapel or cathedral length, either. No matter how much I love photos like the one Miss Scissors posted:
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Congrats to all our winners of this contest!
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We’ve got a great giveaway for your bachelorette festivities! Bazooka Candy Brands’ Ring Pops are a tasty and festive way to deck out your entourage at your bachelorette party. Available in over 10 different flavors, this edible bling is a must-have for your night on the town! Today we’re giving away 10 boxes of Ring Pops to 10 lucky readers!
To enter, tell us—when was the last time you rocked a Ring Pop? You have until Sunday, January 31 at midnight PST to enter. Good luck!
As a couple for which the decision of where to have dinner yields multiple discussions and analysis (most common answer: “Now I’m too hungry to walk outside! Let’s order in”), choosing our honeymoon destination was no easy task. Should we go for a lazy beach getaway or an old city tour? How long would the honeymoon be? When should we go? After months of deliberation, we finally came to a decision - we’re going on safari, baby!!
Omgomgomgomgomg.
O M G.
Mooonths ago I fell in love with the most AMAZING shoes ever. Like, there are a lot of shoes that I dig, but these took my breath away. I would have ordered them right away had it not been for the $165 price tag. ($190 after tax!). I haven’t had shoes that expensive since, well… ever. I went back and forth on the matter for a few days, and finally I decided to bite the bullet and buy them. They are for my wedding after all, right? So I logged into Anthropologie.com, clicked on “Shoes and Bags,” then “Heels,” and clicked through page 1 (Hrm, that’s funny, they were on the first page a few days ago), page 2 (uhhh), page 3…
My perfect shoes– the ONLY shoes I could ever imagine myself wearing on my wedding day—were sold out. Apparently I wasn’t the only one whose breath they stole. Needless to say I was more than a little upset. I called Anthro’s customer service line, and was informed that they were completely sold out. I got the manufacturer’s name; still no luck. Defeated, I gave up my search.
Then! Oh, oh, oh!
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I had no idea what a Gocco was until about two months ago. To this day, I have no real idea how it works. I realize there is some sort of color transfer, involving bulbs and screens and some magic, and somehow words and designs appear. Given my adoration of stationery, I’m pretty sure if I had some inclination as to how this worked, I’d enjoy this magical machine and be out a couple hundred bucks… so it’s probably best I remain in the dark.
Not one single person lives in the town that Mr. Pencils and I are getting married, and about half live more than 200 miles away. In the interest of our guests, and because I think they’re fun, we decided to send out save-the-dates.
Mr. Pencils and I had received a magnet save-the-date from a coworker of his back in 2007 so I tucked that little idea in my back pocket until our engagement. Of course, since 2007, these have become incredibly popular and two of the three weddings I attended this year included magnet save-the-dates. Undeterred by their popularity (and potential overuse by brides—who cares?), I hit up my friends for their suggestions and settled on a company that was pretty inexpensive, had tons of options, and incredibly easy software to create our STDs.
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2 - I’ve joined the WB Group, how to I join the swap? Once you’ve joined the group, you have not automatically joined the swap. Under ’Group Swaps’ click ’WB Valentine Swap 2010’.
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Mushroom is selling a beautiful peacock feather hairpiece. She’s asking $25 for the gently worn accessory.
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