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Two of my nephews, Trevor and Gavin, will play very important roles on our wedding day. As part of the bridal party, they will be outfitted in tuxedos that will be mini versions of Mr. Deviled Egg’s, right down to matching vests and ties. Last weekend, my sister and I took the boys to get measured for their tuxes.
Trevor, our ring bearer, getting his belly measured.
We won’t have a ring bearer, lacking boys of the appropriate age in our circle of friends and family. We will, however, have the world’s best Junior Bridesmaid in my 12 year old niece, L. She’s too grown up to be a flower girl, and too young to be a bridesmaid, so we decided that Junior Bridesmaid was the perfect role.
But what responsibilities to give her? My stepsister, as flower girl, will be charged with scattering rose petals along the path, but since L isn’t a flower girl (an important distinction when you’re 12), what will she be doing? Why, carrying the rings! Yes, the real rings… but not on a pillow, no sirree. She’ll be sporting a finger posy. Behold.
(Again, excuse the quality of the cell phone picture… we’re working on a deadline here.}
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Have you ever noticed that all my DIY posts are really about my mom DIY-ing? They should actually be called MDI (mom did it).
The latest project was the ring pillow. I actually helped a little this time. I wanted something like Martha’s (oh-so-ubiquitous) flower pillow (above), and played around with making the blossom.
We haven’t been super-picky when it comes to outfitting the wedding party, apart from finding matching ties for everyone. Since I only have a MOH, I didn’t have to worry about finding multiple matching dresses. The guys are all wearing black suits, but grey is OK if they don’t have black.
We have not given much thought to the ring bearer and the flower girl. When the flower girl’s mom asked about what kind of dress to be looking for, I told her to look for something appropriate for a summer wedding, in either cream or grey. It wasn’t much to work with, really.
A couple days later, I found the most adorable fabric. It’s perfect for a little kid, but I wasn’t sure why I would need it. Then I realized it would be perfect for a little boy’s tie. Perhaps a little boy in my wedding party? Making a tie seems easy enough. (I say that now.)
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I have been constantly thinking about the ring bearer’s pillow for the ceremony. They are so pricey at stores and on Etsy, in my opinion. I was starting to lose hope, and was thinking the impossible: DIY. I say impossible, because I haven’t sewn a day in my life on a machine. I love DIY, but I wasn’t about to take on a brand new craft two months before the wedding!!
Last night, I went to Hobby Lobby to get another scrapbooking marker for our DIY invites, which will be sent out MONDAY! I’m really excited about that! I was walking towards the scrapbooking section and saw a sign for 50% off ALL bridal items. So, of course, being the thrifty girl I am (remember me loving clearances?) I checked it out.
By the way, this looks to be a nationwide Hobby Lobby sale until Saturday, as seen in the ad here. Also, here’s a 40% off Hobby Lobby coupon if you want to get something extra for the crafty person in you!
Anyway, after looking around the two aisles, I found a ring bearer pillow! It looks very similar to this, except the ribbon is satin!
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For months now, we’ve been going back and forth about whether to include our beloved dogs in the ceremony. From the moment we were engaged, we were gung-ho on the idea of them being our ring bearers. I mean, we got them when we moved to New Mexico together two years ago as teacup-sized, two-month-old puppies. Okay, they were never teacup-sized, but 17-pounds is pretty small compared to their current state.
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Meet Odin (below), our year-and-a-half Pit Bull-Lab mix. Or Odiferus, Wilbur, Yoda (check out his ears) or Pequeño Toro. Yep, those are all of his nicknames, all of which happen to be longer than his real name. We got him from the pound as a sick little puppy, and he’s grown into a handsome young chap. It would be a mistake not to include him in the wedding. I mean, he already has his tuxedo on! But, because he was a stray for the first two months of his life, he has his quirks, which include quite a bit of anxiety in crowds of strangers, horrible leash-pulling habits, and an obsession with licking any visible skin. Hmmm…
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Since the “madness” will soon be upon us, I thought I’d share with everyone a few of the Joey traditions. Our first tradition has of course to do with the NCAA men’s tournament. Every year we put together a bracket, invite our friends to play with us, and always, ALWAYS watch the final game together. If we’re not in the same city, we still both watch and text or IM back and forth. I don’t know how or why it is a tradition, but it is. I look forward to putting together my bracket picks every year. Go Huskies!! (Sorry Pengy, I know you’re a Bruin.)
Our next tradition is the Annual Joey End of the Summer Bash. Since Mr. Joey is a teacher, we always end the summer with a party. We supply a half keg and mixers, and friends bring whatever else they want to drink. Sometimes we open up the grill so guest can BYO BBQ. It’s a great time. It’s not stressful at all, and cheap to throw. Summers are crazy and we always feel like we miss out on seeing everyone. I can’t wait to have our End of Summer Bash also be our housewarming party this summer. Our house building is right on schedule!
Our yummiest tradition has to be Thanksgiving. Every year we prepare a themed Thanksgiving meal. The first year we made all the traditional dishes, the second year we had Chesapeake inspired dishes (Virginia spoon bread, Old Bay Turkey), the third year we did Hawaiian food (Kalua turkey, spam fried rice), and last year we had New Orleans on the table. Hawaiian was the easiest and the tastiest, but they were all really great. This year we’re thinking Chinese or New Mexican. Thanksgiving is my favorite of “our” traditions.
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Tonight I made my ring pillows! They turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself. Here’s a tutorial in case any of you other brides out there feel like taking on yet another crafty project.
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A while back, I posted about the special little ladies we hope to have as flower girls at our wedding. I say hope because Mr. Latte still hasn’t asked them! Remember those felt flower bouquets I made? The personalized ones with the ceramic initial letters and pretty pink ribbon handles? Yup, they’re still sitting in the trunk of Mr. Latte’s car.
Now before we start getting angry at the Mr’s in our lives (I can see this turning into an entirely different kind of post), it’s not entirely Mr. Latte’s fault. Both Mr. Latte and the girls’ family have been super busy so they haven’t been able to meet up for him to pop the big question to the little girls. He has promised me that this is THE weekend, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Anyway, I wanted to do something equally fun for our special little guys. These two boys are brothers and they hold a very special place in my heart… I’ve watched them grow from tiny newborn babies into big boys that love to run around, crack jokes and make people laugh. The older one, “N”, is super smart, has a stellar memory and is friends with THE John Malkovich. (No joke). The younger one, “J”, loves to play sports, helps clean up around the house and is going to be the biggest heartbreaker one day.
What could I do for these Star Wars, basketball, and Lego-lovin’ kids? Well, since Star Wars scares me, basketball bores me, and “N” can out-build me with his eyes closed (he’s really THAT good), I decided to go the boooring route and make them something wedding related.
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I love seeing children in weddings. As if they aren’t cute enough, seeing little girls all dolled up in fancy flower girl dresses and ring bearers looking more like little men in their tuxedos is absolutely adorable. However, what I’m hoping I don’t see at the Deviled Egg wedding is any of this:
A crier and a quitter Source
Or this:
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Sorry for the corny title, but I HAD to. I’m just like that! 
I would really love for Berkely (my dog/my parents’ dog) to be our ring bearer. I’d also love for him to be there while Mr. D’orsay and I are getting ready. There is just one itsy bitsy problem…
The venue doesn’t allow dogs in the house.
Berkley in a VERY shaggy state…
So, poor Berkely could come for the ceremony, which is outside, but then he’d have to head home right afterward.
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The other weekend when I was at the dress shop getting my dress hemmed, I found a hand-made ivory organza smocked flower girl dress. But the dress shop didn’t have much in the way of boys attire… only black and white tuxes. The shop lady, understanding a little bit about the vintage nuttiness I’m going for, suggested a light colored shirt and tan trousers for our little ring bearer. Almost, but not quite. And since I insist that my groom not wear his tux, I was in a bit of a dilemma for the ring bearer.
This is a hard post to type—seriously, I poked myself with a seam ripper and I have a Band-Aid on my right pointer finger and it is making it physically hard to type.
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time in the last few weeks working on several crafty DIY projects that I thought would be amazing!! And if you’ve noticed, I haven’t yet blogged about any of them—well, except for this ridiculously easy project.
Why haven’t you seen the rest of them? They’ve been failures.
I wasn’t joking when I stated in my opening post that I was DIY challenged, and I think after this weekend I have taken it to a whole new level.
My goal this weekend was to sew up a wedding purse for myself, makeup bags for my bridesmaids, and a ring bearer pillow.
And what do I have to show for it?
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Four and a half years ago, I was so excited to become an Aunt, and have loved it every day since.
Yet, I realized right before my niece was born that as a single grad student, my brother and I lived in different worlds. And at the time my sister first found out she was pregnant, I was on date number 3 with Mr. Peep. After that, I felt even more out of the loop. They both had houses and families, and I was single and giddy over the new guy I was dating. Having little rascals in the family totally changes the family dynamics- it changes a long dinner out with your family to a quick dinner, a bath, and building blocks. Yet now, I wonder how my family was every complete without them?
To this day, I am still not at the same point in life as either my brother or sister, but I am more than ok with that. I love that I get to have little ones in my life- even though Mr. Peep and I are nowhere near that step. And I love even more that I get to have them in our wedding. Our bridal party couldn’t be complete without all four of them.
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Ring orbs are a great alternative to the traditional ring pillow! Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so; Mrs. Bell Pepper and Mrs. Kiwi both loved this idea too.
For those who liked this idea but are having problems finding such a thing, look no further! Here’s a lil’ twist on the idea…
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