Pom Poms (Not the Cheerleading Kind)
May 19th, 2008 @ 2:20 pm by Miss Candy Corn
My most recent obsession is trying to figure out what to decorate the white, wooden aisle chairs with for the ceremony (think super affordable!). I love Martha’s pom poms, which are supposedly incredibly easy to make. I’m thinking we could just make these in our colors to decorate the aisle with, what do you gals think? It would be uber cheap and cute…two c-words I can totally live with!
Photo courtesy berly816 on Flickr
Vintage Ambiance
May 13th, 2008 @ 10:25 am by Mrs. Flamingo
If there is one thing Mr. Flamingo was really interested in, it was the decor of the reception site. He wanted to have a specific look and since we’re going vintage, he thought it would be neat to go all out and rent outdoor lighting - but for inside. That’s exactly what we will be doing.
Two weeks ago, Mr. Flamingo and I went to Paul Gregoire a local lighting company which offers rental services. We wanted to recreate a vintage-in-the-park kinda look and this is what we got…
A Victorian inspired 5 branch lamp post
The Long and Short of It
May 9th, 2008 @ 9:52 am by Miss Peacock
I really want to do long dining tables at our reception. I love the idea of everyone sitting around like a big family rather than sectioned off in our pre-determined groups. People usually prefer round tables because then you can easily look at everyone at your table and they say that makes conversation easier. It might just be me, but I can never hear the people sitting directly across from me, and I usually end up talking to the people on either side of me. It might be a bit better with a rectangular table.
I also like that we could do a variety of smaller arrangements rather than one large one at each table.
from Oh, How Charming! via Bridal Bar Blog
And Action…
May 7th, 2008 @ 4:47 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
Last night I received a private message from a fabulous weddingbee reader, fadedblue, who said she had found a really great piece that would be perfect for my wedding theme.
Really intrigued, I clicked on the link she sent me and my jaw dropped. WOW… vintage inspired movie projectors. I’m in love and so is Mr. Flamingo.
Small - $79.99 , Big- $99.99 via Potterybarn
Bits and Pieces
May 7th, 2008 @ 11:11 am by Mrs. Flamingo
I’ve avoided the topic of our centerpieces for quite some time now, because I didn’t know what to do. We absolutely wanted some type of chandelier on a stand, but I had to figure out how. During the holidays while I was doing my Christmas shopping at Winners/Homesense, I suddenly had this “AWWWWWWWW” moment - almost as though a glowing light appeared on what seemed to be the perfect centerpiece.
Now before I spill the beans on our centerpieces, I thought I would just share bits and pieces and let your imagination take over. They aren’t completely finished, but this weekend I will take pictures of the final product. Until then I have tonnes of unsticking labels and washing to do.Here is what makes up the centerpieces:
Tea light holders with white embellishment
Not Just For Herding Anymore
May 6th, 2008 @ 4:21 pm by Miss Cherry Pie
I looooove Shepherd’s hooks. Though I have to admit they were one of the (many) things I’d never heard of before I started reading Weddingbee, I’ve been quite taken with the way they look.
Shepherd’s hooks are a fabulous way to decorate your aisle or altar for an outdoor wedding, especially if you are using non-traditional seating like benches or hay bales, both of which we are considering for our wedding.
The home and garden store near my work started stocking beautiful dark-brown (gunmetal? pewter?) colored hooks for only $3.95 apiece, which my research online told me was a very competitive price. I decided to get 20 hooks, which is probably more than I need, but I was able to talk them into a 15% bulk discount on my purchase. Plus, buying the hooks in person meant avoiding heavy-duty shipping charges on several pounds of metal!
Here they are, chillin’ in my garage:
Candle Centerpieces
May 6th, 2008 @ 12:24 pm by Miss Pineapple
As I’ve mentioned, Mr. Pineapple and I are not using real flowers for our centerpieces. In addition to the paper flowers we are going to create some sort of candle centerpiece. I love the look of candles so creating candle centerpieces to replace the flower ones doesn’t hurt too much. I made sure to ask about decorating and candle restrictions when we visited venues and fortunately our venue has none. In fact, they supply each table with 4-5 three inch votives.
I have been searching the internet for a few months now for discount pillar candles. There were a few websites I almost purchased from, particularly candlesforless.com. They sell four-packs of pillar candles for $13.99 each. My plan was then to use 3 per table and buy 15 packs for $209.85 + tax + shipping and handling. We are using 6-person rectangular tables rather than the typical 8-10 person round, but it still worried me that 3 candles would be too skimpy.
Then I decided to go to Ikea’s website to find plates or chargers of some sort to put the candles on. Lo and behold they sell 5 packs of pillar candles for $7.99! I could then get 5 candles for each table for only $159.80! Such a better deal. So, I went to Ikea after a so-so trip to pick up my dress…more on that to come. Here is what I left with:
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It Looks Like I’m Canning
May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:58 pm by Miss Cherry Pie
A while back, I decided to start collecting cans and jars to use as vases and candle holders during the ceremony and reception. Not only will these miscellaneous and mismatched vessels lend a rustic and “country” ambiance to our wedding, they’ll also save us money.
Some of the jars I’ve collected so far are antiques, like these blue-glass mason and assorted canning jars:
Psychotic With Details…
May 1st, 2008 @ 12:39 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
I am attempting to preserve my bouquet to use the following day for our second reception. A little bit of wishful thinking? Maybe so… if anything, I have a back up one anyway. I have plenty of vases, ribbons, and adorable book cloth (that I bought a long time ago from Daiso) that I threw together for a resting/hydrating place for my bouquet during the reception. I want to love it and protect it as long as I can since I won’t be drying it afterwards.
Creating A Photo Display
April 28th, 2008 @ 11:59 am by Miss Cupcake
My Weddingbee bio states that Mr. Cupcake and I are both “old souls” — we are both extremely sentimental people who constantly talk about how things used to be “back in the day.” I love hearing stories about his childhood and seeing pictures of him growing up. So, naturally, I want to find a way to display pictures of both of us through the years, as kids through to adulthood, and then once we met each other.
Come on now — just look at how cute he was:
Mr. Cupcake still loves to fish, but now he wears sunglasses so he doesn’t squint like that
