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I had mentioned that I wanted to put photo cards on the tables so that the guests could upload their own wedding photos. After much debate, I decided to go with Flickr simply because you can upload the pictures directly - no need to download a program. I designed a folded card which I placed on each table. They were bilingual (French & English) with a message on one side and the instructions on the other.

In my last post, many of you mentioned that you were interested in knowing what I was going to write on my cards…Well I am happy to share it with you!
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One experience that I truly enjoyed was the wedding show Mr. Flamingo and I took part in. I must admit it’s hard work being in front of a camera. Not only do you have to talk as though there is no camera around, but there are many many takes.

Can’t forget the touch ups.

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A while back I was debating what style of escort card we should have. I went with the majority of your suggestions and went the glamour option. Since chandeliers seemed to be a very big part of our theme, I decided to go with something like the left picture below.

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I didn’t take any pictures of my escort cards in progress since I had to finish them rather quickly, But this is one of the only pictures I have of the finished product. I think it’s rather good.

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We had a wonderful wedding, and it’s true when they say “It’s the best day of your life.” Our guests were extremely impressed with everything and we were so happy to share it with them. They deserved a nice Thank You Card at the very least for the compliments and their generous wedding gifts. So I went ahead and designed these:

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Hey everyone, I’m back…well to be honest I’ve been back for quite some time now (I’ve been married for a good 3 weeks) but the after-wedding blues kicked in and the desire to blog has basically been a huge flatline. Even though I will be blogging about my wedding and how wonderful, perfect and magical it was, the planning is over and it makes me extremely sad.

While I was shopping over the weekend, I happened to find the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. I love MS weddings and I would buy them before I even got engaged. But with our wedding being officially over… it hit me. The after wedding nostalgia kicked in. I literally stayed at the magazine counter holding the magazine for a good five minutes, debating whether I should buy it or not. I didn’t buy it, and symbolically, it’s like turning the page, sorta. (Although I think I just might go back and buy it -I’m a Martha addict!) Read more…

I’m officially married and it’s wonderful! We had the most gorgeous day! Everything was perfect (apart from the fact that I forgot my second veil at home - what a bummer). I still have lots to blog about and will take advantage of it, since I don’t have any of my pro pics yet.

Everything was so magical and we had an amazing time. It’s true that it passes by so fast, but once in a while I took a breather and enjoyed the moment. I can’t wait to give you more details and share more pics. Married life is wonderful… I’m loving every minute of it!

Today is the day…. today is my wedding day. All that hard work and planning for today. I’m writing to you before I go to the hairdresser because I realized I never said bye (as a non-married gal). Bad flamingo!!!

First off, I would like to say a huge thank you to all you awesome readers and bees. Weddingbee has become a family to me and your support, suggestions and ideas have helped shape my wedding to what it will be today. I cannot say thank you enough!

I promise I will be back will lots of details. There will be loads to talk about so don’t think you’re gonna get rid of me that easy. You’re stuck with me.

Ok here is a quick preview: I’m not nervous and I slept well, though I wish I would have gone to bed earlier, and there doesn’t seem to be a cloud in sight. Let’s hope it stays like that all day

You have been so great to me and it has been awesome to share my wedding planning with you. I heart you all so much!

Best,
Miss Flamingo (soon to be Mrs)

At my bridal shower my high school friends (which I’ve known for 13 years) asked me if they could plan my bachlorette party. I found that really sweet and my MOH and bridesmaids didn’t mind. They wanted the night to be a surprise, so I had no idea what was planned. My surprise bachelorette party was last friday - one week before my wedding.

My high school friends.

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**Mr. Flamingo you cannot read this post** Stop reading NOW!**

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I thank everyone for your suggestions regarding my bridal bouquet. I will indeed remove the bear grass loops - I agree. it takes away from the beauty of the bouquet. Even though the greenery adds fullness, I’d rather not have any. Hopefully my flowers will be in full bloom and greenery won’t be necessary to fill out the bouquet.

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I won a free skin analysis a month ago and even though I am only 25, I can say I was scared of what I saw - an image of me at 50 and it wasn’t pretty. I didn’t used to wash my fash regularly but because of that and the great help of the specialist, I am proud to say that I wash, tonic and cream my face every day, plus I exfoliate once a week. I have seen a remarkable difference, and it’s true - once you get the hang of it, you don’t want to stop.

Though I rarely have breakouts, in the last 3 days I’ve had 3 pimples. I blame the wedding for that!

What are your best miracle pimple zappers? Have you gotten some pimple appearances because of wedding stress?

I am the happiest bride-to-bee - I finally found the 8mm videographer that I wanted oh-so much! My endless search to find a local 8mm videographer did not work out; I’ve checked every single company and no one offered this service. But I finally signed the contact yesterday, and the awesome Wes Jones of FilmJones is coming to Montreal just for me… I feel so special!

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There are only 11 days until the wedding and we haven’t booked our honeymoon yet. We’ve had endless amounts of discussions on where we should go. It started with Paris, Italy and there was mention of Disney, we talked about going down south… but we abandoned all those ideas.

As the wedding gets closer and closer I see the bills piling up and it’s stressing me out a little. Mr. Flamingo is in school full time and because we are paying for the majority of the wedding (with some help from my parents), a honeymoon done to our liking would be too expensive at the moment.

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At both my father and sister’s wedding, disposable cameras were placed on each table for candid shots throughout the wedding day. At first I thought I would continue the ‘tradition’ but realized that because the majority of people have digital cameras, the use of disposable cams was not necessary.

Mrs. Lemon and Mrs. Cherryblossom utilized photo sharing sites so their guests could upload pics freely. But there are so many photo programs out there that I don’t know which one is best. I want something that is visually appealing with very little ads. I like the option that our guests can order pictures if they would like, but it’s not a must.Here are some Free Photo Programs I found so far…. click on the icon to go to the website.

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When it came time to choose the music I walk down the aisle to, the task wasn’t easy. I looked at the usual bride entrance songs and there wasn’t anything that I truly loved… they just weren’t me. Plus, I wanted to choose a song that both Mr. Flamingo and I loved. It’s a really special moment and having a song we love will make it even more special

After an endless amount of searching, I finally found it. I will be walking down the aisle to Forest Gump’s (Feather Theme) by Alan Silvestri. Mr. Flamingo is the one that had introduced me this song. He would listen to it all the time so I thought it would be perfect. I love this song so much and just listening to it makes me all teary eyed.

Here is the song:

Is anyone else incorporating music from movies into their weddings?