Wedding Arbor

This arbor featured on Joyful Weddings and Events is just beautiful!!
Love the elegant look of it. You can see the entire Pink and Grey wedding at Joyful Weddings and Events.


Reminder....don't forget to enter my giveaway!! :)

Personalized Wedding Goodies

I wish I was the one who designed these!
They are fabulous and free!
I guess all you do is fill in your info and they email you the file so you can print away.

What a nice gift to offer it's readers.
Head over to The Wedding Chicks and get your free download....if you have someone in your life getting married, of course. :)

Ice Cream Balloons and a Party

My daughter sent me this link {so happy she's on the lookout for inspiration for me}.
These would be easy to do, fun to see, and make your party g0-oers happy too.
Plus.......they won't melt! :)
Supplies needed:
Helium Balloons
Craft Paper

Craftzine


AND here's a party to go with those balloons!
I just have to say.....total sweetness! And check out this pinata! :)
from PaperDoll Designs
and more pics here.

A real "Fairytale" Wedding

I found this unique Wedding at FancyPants Weddings
Who says you have to be a kid to enjoy fairytales??

When my kids were little we went to Fairytale town.
I have pictures of them sliding down this big shoe!
Oh that was so long ago and they were so little.

Wedding cupcakes and display.

We had several ideas (this post) for the cupcake display at the wedding and this is what we settled on. The tiers are acrylic and were rented from a Cake store.
The very first layer and what the tiers are setting on are little votives I bought at Walmart and they are filled with a battery operated tea lights.
I loved the look of the candles under the cupcakes.
It made the display go even better with all the candlelight at the reception.
The cupcakes were made by the brides' high school friend and my daughter helped with the decorating.
This poor friend made at least a dozen different recipes for the cakes/frosting I think!
She did good though.....they were so yummy!

Wedding Pictures

The reception Hall. Photo by my daughter in law.

We used gold satin for many of the tables.
Fuchsia satin for others.
The gold table skirts were sewn by a seamstress....as were many of the tableclothes.
I also had a friend from church sewing.
The fabric tablecloths proved to be a much bigger task that we expected, but certianly worth it.
We hung 100 yards of organza from the ceiling.
This was our inspiration picture:

Not sure how much of our actual ceiling you can see,
but I do think we did pretty good with getting the same effect.

Some of these pictures are from the photographer.
She did a nice job!
I love the way she described the Wedding.....check out her site at Megan Wold Photography
My daughter made the signs.
The Candy Buffet
We had about 20 different kinds of candy from peanut butter cups, to rock candy, jelly beans, sour balls, kisses, taffy and much much more...all in the wedding colors.
The candy buffet was a big hit!
So glad we did that.
I will try to show pictures of the bags I printed on...if I can find a picture. :)

Almost Wedding Day

Well it's almost Wedding day! It's been such an adventure planning a wedding.
Can't say that I am anxious to plan one anytime too soon! :)
I'm printing programs tonight.
2 1/2 days before wedding...but they are printing good so I'm happy.
We've had SO many crazy mistakes and mishaps with this wedding that I even mentioned that maybe we should call it off.
The groom said "no". ha ha

Remember the nice beverage dispenser I ordered?
Well as I was cleaning it and getting it ready I noticed that the spicket was loose, so I tried tightening it.
Not a good idea.....you know where this is going, right???
Ya, it cracked the glass!!
So here I am 6 days before the wedding and I am thinking, "
how in the world am I going to get another dispenser???".
I called the company right away on Monday and I will have a new dispenser by Friday....at no extra cost to me!
That's service. Now.......I just have to make sure that I DO NOT tighten the spicket!

I have more stories to tell...so keep checking back. :)
Oh, and hopeful some pictures too.

There is one thing I want to share with you tho and it's this website.
I found it while a last minute decision to make a kids table gave us the idea to make little wedding coloring books.
They turned very cute and I thought the pictures here were just adorable.
I only made 20 booklets, but they were pretty easy to do so making more would not be a problem.

Invite Pictures! :)

So here's a few of the 175 or so invites that we made.
The paper was purchased from paperandmore.com Their customer service and quality is outstanding!
The invite is made using the Champagne Pearlescent Cardstock and the pink wrap (it slides off) is Pink Azalea Pearlescent Cardstock with a gold cord wrapped around it.
I purchased the digital branches design from desingerdigitals.com for I think about $3 bucks! :)
I was able to change it up to the color I wanted...gold.
It was easy to work with too.
So anyway...that's the invite.
The groom wanted a bit of the gold branches on the envelope edge so I did that too.

ps...i scribbled out the address just in case somebody might have wanted to sneak in on our party by suprize!! :) ha ha

Green Wedding

Oh my goodness!
Do you love this as much as I do?
How great is this?
I wish I could have actually been at this Wedding!
It's just so cool.
Do you see that Garland!! :)
More pictures and details at Green Wedding Shoes.

Gold Wedding table

Of course all I have on my mind is:
Wedding
Gold
Pink
Candy for the buffet
Decor, decor, decor
Invitations
etc etc :)
So when I came across this table setting I thought it caught my eye.
It's very lovely and the mix of textures they have used for the backdrop is really creative.

You can read about all the details on Once Wed.

Ceasar's Palace

Once again the City did a "Showcase of Tables" for their community fundraiser and I was asked by the Bank that my Sister In Law works for to do the decorating of the table.

My sister in law came up with the theme.
She is no simple girl!! :)
I didn't know at first what I would do even though she gave me lots of ideas...it just wasn't in my head.
She sent a few pictures too and it started to all make sense, well not really!! :)
On the way to set the table up my daughter wasn't terribly impressed by what I had brought along to decorate with.
She wasn't sure it was going to work for our theme.
But....when it was all done, she said "I will say, it looks pretty good".
Yay!! :)
I had fun with it so that was good.
There was lots of help which was totally awesome!
Thanks Billie Jo, Amy, Joel and Destiny.

The Details:

"Pillars" were just carpet rolls that we covered with marbled contact paper.
I wanted a finished look on the top of the pillar and seriously last minute was spray painting the lanterns and boxes to finish it off.
Gold tablecloth was fabric from Walmart at only $2.00 a yard . (We liked it So much we just ordered 100 yards of it for the Wedding!)
Chair covers were quickly sewn by my sister in laws co-worker and she did a fabulous job! Chargers were bought from Walmart during the Christmas season and yes, they are for the wedding.
Napkin rings were bought on clearance at Target a long time ago. I had no ideas for their use, until now. I like when that happens. :)
Burgundy runner is the two curtains I normally have hanging in my basement windows. Signs are my daughters.
Favors are chocolate coins tucked into cream favor bags from the Party Store.
And the Lion...he was bought at Lowes.

My biggest concern was that the pillars were going to fall apart.
They were not nearly as sturdy as I would have liked them to be...but they made it so that is a relief.
We only had used stick pins and hot glue to hold them together!

I need an opinion.....What do you think of chair covers only covering the top half of the chair? We've been looking at some for the wedding, but they are so expensive and we could get the fabric for the 1/2 covers for under $200.
Just not sure if the look is ok.
Or is it unfinished?
The ones I had done for this table were what I wanted, just not sure if it is the look for the wedding.
Might be better to do none??

Wedding basket

I really love this idea and have been thinking about for the big wedding coming up.
Have you ever been to an event and wished you had this or that in your purse?
Well, this little basket might just cover you. :)
Some of the items in the basket are:
Lint roller, tide to go stick, hand lotion, qtips, hair spray, tums...etc.
All the details for this basket are found at Little Miss Wedding Planner.

Tiny Wedding Cakes

My niece wants cupcakes for her wedding.
But maybe, she'd like these instead!!
The site I found them on says
"the idea of mini-tiered cakelets is utterly seductive!"
Well then....better start baking, huh!!
They certainly are elegant (which is the look she is going for!)....but are they TOO much work? My daughter says we could just pour a glaze over them and sprinkle some glitter on top.
So...any ideas?
Anybody have any amazing cupcake recipes?
This wedding stuff is, well....fun? :)
Idea, directions,

Wedding Inspiration

My niece is getting married next summer and guess who gets to do the decorating! :)
Here is one of the first pictures she sent my way of something she likes.
And the inspiration board she loves.
Her colors are bright pink and gold.
Very elegant is what she wants.
I'll try my best.
She is a fancy girl....no rustic for her. :)
Her wedding will be outdoors at her parents farm with the reception being in one of the sheds.
I love the look of this picture.
Might soften up the look of the shed. Not sure how it would work and of course I'd have to stick with the pinks and golds for color. We've been looking alot for ideas and one thing that has us a bit stumped is the favors.
The one thing that she and her fiance love doing together is watching movies.
I am not sure how to bring a movie favor into an elegant theme.
Any ideas would be great!
And I am sure I will have more questions for my wonderful readers. :)
Like....where can I buy inexpensive votive or tea light candle holders in gold?

Tired of Candy Buffets?

Well NOT me,

but just in case you are,

there are some yummy and clever alternatives that are sure to please your guests.

Popcorn Bar – This is quickly becoming a popular alternative and rightly so. Popcorn is cheap and irresistible. Display flavored popcorn in cute containers as you would a candy buffet. Include bags, scoops, and napkins. Or serve plain popcorn and offer gourmet toppings – both sweet and savory – so that guests may customize to their liking.

Cookie Buffet – Tempt your guests with yummy homemade cookies. Offer a selection of your favorite cookies or go with a theme, like different variations of chocolate chip cookies. To keep it interesting offer 5 – 8 different types (or variations) of cookie.

Snack Bar – Who said favors need to be sweet? Serve up bowls full of salty, savory snacky foods. Homemade potato chips, pretzels, mixed nuts, Chex-type mixes.

Baked Goods Bar – Brownies, cookies, pastries.

Build-An-Apple Station – One of personal favorites, but one that takes a huge amount of work and coordination, is the candy apple bar. Guests are allowed to customize apples with melted chocolate, caramel, and assorted toppings.

Rice Crispy Treats – Offer an assortment of crispy cereal treats.

Ice Cream or Sundae Bar – Again, this takes a huge amount of work – and is probably best not done as DIY – but I had to throw it in there.

S’mores Bar – Another high maintenance station idea but oh-so-cool.

Info from DIY Bride

DIY Wedding

This wedding is from Martha Stewart...but I found it on Ritzy bee blog. I love all the details that are simple, homemade and unique.

Isn't this so cool? A quilted backdrop.

Rehearsal Supper

Here are the centerpieces I put together for the Rehearsal Supper this past weekend.
The bride had posted the story of when they first met in person and I took that story,
divided it up into 5 sections and did a centerpiece based on each bit of the story.

Here's the story and pictures of the centerpieces.

It was July 2, 2006. I was all dolled up and sitting on a bench in the Minneapolis-Hector International Airport.
Thud, thud, thud! My heart was racing, my palms were sweaty, and I could feel the butterflies tickling my stomach.
I held two lattes from Starbucks in my trembling hands. "How will I even know what he looks like?" I thought to myself over and over. I was waiting for a friend (or that's what we labeled ourselves as) of mine that I had never met. My best friend Camille introduced us through the phone but we had never actually met. All in all, it was an awkward situation. I had no clue what I was doing, and what was to become of this "friend". "Would he be a creeper or a decent guy?" I thought to myself.
As I wait in anticipation, I slowly turned to my right. Time stopped. It was like there was no one else in the airport. It was like there was no one else in the world. I immediately knew that the gorgeous brown hair and big saucer shaped eyes belonged to Justin . Clank, clank, clank! The sound of my pink sparkly high heels walking on the granite echoed throughout the terminal. I approached him rather fast, and immediately began jabbering. I was talking so much because he was just staring at me. "Is he mute?" I secretly wondered. "Where is the guy I knew on the phone?" I thought.
He handed me a bouquet of roses and we began to talk-rather awkwardly i might add. We talked so much that we missed the announcement of where his luggage was going. We had to ask a man what the announcer said, and he stated "You guys act like you're in love or something". And we were in love -from that day in the airport ,until now, and forever.

I made the photo cubes using Tabblo. They were VERY easy to make! I did a post on them here.

I also wrapped cream colored forks in navy blue napkins and sealed them with a brown strip of paper and a label I specially designed with the bride and grooms name on it.
~ didn't get pictures of them though :(

Here is a picture of the bride and groom though....

Wedding Rehearsal preparations

Just thought I'd quickly share a couple things I've been working on for the
Rehearsal tomorrow night.

The silverware wrapped with a personal seal.I found this carrier at Hobby Lobby yesterday and it is perfect! :)

and one for the plates too!

Here's is the bucket full of goldfish cracker favors.
and a close up.
Anthony was home a couple days.
He just left to meet up with his fiance' and her family.
We will meet up with them tomorrow for Rehearsal.