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I’ve been thinking about my wedding undergarments for some time now. I would have loved to have a beautiful set like the ones below, but it’s easier and better letting the ladies free.

Via: Nuits de Satin

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Today is officially my birthday. Now, I’m not one to get depressed or anything because I am one year older… but this year is a double whammy: Not only am I the big 25, but it’s my last birthday as a single lady.

I love this cake; find it here

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Here in the province of Quebec, we have something we like to call Quebec Television. Unlike other provinces, we not only have American channels but also our own independent primetime French language soap operas and TV dramas. Let’s say we have our mini Quebec Hollywood thing going on.

Now you must be wondering why I’m writing about this… please bear with me. We have one local channel called Canal Vie (basically it’s sort of like a French version of TLC) that has a wedding show called La Bosse des Noces (translation - The Wedding Boss), where a team of people help you with your wedding planning and problems you might come across along the way.

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Like I had mentioned in my previous post, Mr. Flamingo and I wanted some type of chandelier on a stand for our centerpieces, but we didn’t want to make a big hole in our budget. While shopping for the holidays, I suddenly had this “AWWWWWWWW” moment - and I apologize because I never showed you what that AWWW piece was.

Well without further ado here it is:

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If Mr. Flamingo could fly and have all of Superman’s powers, he would be the happiest man alive (it’d make him happier than getting married to me - I’m serious ) His bond with Superman is unbreakable… so I have to play Lois Lane once in a while.

Via Janvonholleben

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Our first dance song choice has been a source of debate for the longest time, but being almost a month away from the wedding, I think it’s time to make a decision. I wanted to use “our song” - I truly love it and it would have so much more meaning if we danced to it on our wedding day. It’s not a popular song and that’s what I love about it. I’m really into unique song choices and Lifehouse’s Take me away (acoustic version) is just that.

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Because I want our cake to match our whole themed wedding, I thought it would be easier if I designed it rather than try explaining everything to our baker over email or phone. Depending on how many slices we will get, it might be a 3 tier or 4 tier cake.After looking at all the designs I liked, this is what I came up with: (for a 3 tier cake)

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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

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I was told that I should include an earlier reply by date on our RSVP cards to ensure that we would get all our responses a month before our wedding. I knew I would receive late replies - it’s a given. Well, we put a May 10th deadline and it has officially passed.

I knew we would have some people who wouldn’t respond on time, but I never thought so many people in my family would find it hard to mail a postcard, as it was prestamped. We sent out 75 invitations, and 18 of those RSVPs have not yet found their way back to our mailbox - that’s 24% non - rsvpers.
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If there is one thing I am comfortable with, it’s going braless. I’m not afraid to say it - I like my boobs and letting them free once in a while has never hurt anyone.

When I tried on my dress I went au naturel and it fit perfectly - little or no alterations needed to be done. I know it’s pretty to have the matchy matchy undergarments, but I will be much more comfortable with no bra.

via Rolling Stones

That being said, is anyone else going all natural for the big day?

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

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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

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If there is one thing I dislike, it’s applying and reapplying lip gloss or lipstick. On a day to day basis I can deal, but on the most important day of my life… I don’t want to waste time reapplying. Our photographer will be taking shots here and there when I least expect it, and my lips need to look beautiful at all times.

I heard through the grapevine that there was one gloss that was the bomb-diggity. I needed to test it out for myself, so this weekend I went to the pharmacy/drugstore to buy L’Oreal Infaillible never fail lip gloss. I was pleasantly surprised - it worked and I liked it! 

via L’Oreal

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When I checked out our venue we only had one option for our table linens - white tablecloth with a classic ivory overlay. At first I thought it was fine. Ivory matched our wedding colors, but having a white tablecloth, ivory overlay, ivory napkin and white plates… I have a feeling it might look washed out.  So now I’m looking for table covers to add that extra glam.

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Last January, I met my jeweler to figure our the details of the wedding band I wanted to get made. Basically I wanted a reproduction of a ring I previously had seen, but I was opting for Moissanite stones and miniature diamonds (from an old ring my step-mother gave me).

(via A. Jaffe)

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