Could anyone tell me how many stems of these- http://www.afloral.com/Premium-Hydrangea-Spray-in-Purple-34 it would take to achieve the look in the centerpiece in this photo?---

Would 2 stems suffice? The site says they are 6.5" inch blooms. More than likely I'd put them in a vase something like this- http://www.save-on-crafts.com/bubava52ea6o.html

Thanks!

My engagement ring came last week! I tried to take pictures, but my camera wouldn't focus right.

( Here's what it looks like. )

Also... I'm trying to figure out what music to have at the ceremony. My wedding is still a year away, but I like to plan waaay ahead. :)

So, what are you doing for your wedding? Preludes, processionals, recessionals... I'm interested in everything!

What's the 'proper' format for the entrances? Are there usually separate songs for the groom's entrance, the bridesmaids, the bride, etc?

Thanks in advance. ♥

I went shopping and I fell in LOVE with this awesome store - Swoozie's. They have awesome decorations, invitations from A to Z, thank you notes, cute stuff for bachelorette parties, etc!

I thought I'd share with you all! :)

After I shot myself in the foot for not researching the compatibility of my INK JET printer and my beautiful star dream shimmery paper until after i purchased both and they arrived at my house via the brown-suited man..... i've come to the realization i'll have to eat the cost somewhere.

Here are my options.
1. have everything you are going to DIY printed at kinkos or the like. Color printing is about 50c/copy. Imagine the cost. Invites + programs + escort cards + menus + reservation seating signs + thank you cards + anything else (all of which you've purchased the paper in bulk already)

2. sell current (and nice) ink jet all in one photo printer on craigslist. put the money from that into buying a new laser printer that will be compatible with the paper you oh-so-love that are going to be used not only for invites, but ALL paper products. bought current printer for 100, will probably sell for 80-100. laster printer is 200-250. PS: laser printers dont print photos as well as your current all in one...

3. keep current printer for household printing & photos (will be printing lots of these, i assume) and buy a gocco that you've been lusting after FOR SO LONG that can be used on all DIY projects you plan to do, and is compatible with your shimmery dreamy paper. But, the process will take just a bit longer.

What would you do?
Obviously, printing at kinkos just isn't cost effective. I'm drawn to option 2 because it'll be easier. But I'm also drawn to option 3 because i've wanted a gocco for so long.

help!!!

Has anyone ever used this before for changing your last name? https://www.missnowmrs.com

I'm not sure if I should do this or not...wanted to see if anyone here has done this before.

We get married on saturday!!!! I feel like everything is done but I am really nervous that I forgot something major. All I did this weekend was clean for our house guests and finish packing for HM to Disney World, YAY. Packing is all done except for last minute stuff, like make-up and phone chargers.
How many programs are you making per number of guests? 330 Have RSVP yes, I know there will be people that don't come to the ceremony, just to the reception. I have 235 programs printed, is this enough. I am going to tell my program attendants to give one per couple(try to at least).
-We wrote out the checks for the Pastor, Pianist, Sound guy tonight.
-I still need to buy champagne for wedding party/parents toast. I have our bottle of wine already.

I hope thats all.

Wedding Date: September 26th, 2009

Bride/Groom/Other (please specify): Bride

Age: 23 and 24. I'll be 24 and he 25 when we get married

City/State/Country you live in: Miamisburg ohio

City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): Lebanon, Ohio

Your song/First Dance song: tbd

Wedding Colors: Dont  know yet... maybe teal and brown

Formality: Formal

Theme (if you have one): none

Number of guests: 250-300

How'd you meet your fiance?: We went to college together. We were the same major but didnt meet until we had a sign language class together. I was the girl with the pink hair and he was the guy i wanted...

How long have you been together?: almost 3 years

Do you have a personal wedding website?: Not yet

Have you read the community rules before posting this survey? Yes

Anything else you'd like to tell us?: We just got engaged yesterday! I'm overwhelmed and I need help! But Oh so Excited!

After months and months of absolutely fruitless searching, I found ( my wedding ring! )

Is anyone getting their FH a 14k plain (yellow) gold comfort-fit band? Where should I look for the cheapest of those?

We're looking at engagement rings and found a claddagh set we like but it's sterling silver thickly coated in 14K yellow gold. How well will that hold up? We plan on still wearing them after the wedding.

i made 3 of these today.. the red background was just kinda there.. we're not doing red or anything. what do u think? i kinda just threw it together with stuff i bought and figured i'd use somehow.. without a lot of planning. i'm probably gona trim it..
p.s. why is there no tag for boutonnieres? or for bouquets? that's not cool.

My wedding isn't until April, but I wanted to go ahead and find out so I can start booking appointments for myself and all of my bridesmaids.

Can anyone break down about how much time each thing takes? For example, my wedding is at 2:00 PM. So I probably want everyone there and ready by...12:30 for pictures? And to set up appontments, how long will each girl take for hair and everything? Does anyone have a recommended time log or something for the day of the wedding? Like, with how long each thing will take?

I know I hardly every post on this community anymore. So much has been going on!

Anyways, My FH and I have decided to go on a pre-honeymoon of the sorts since our wedding is so far away. Has anyone here done this?

I am having problems looking for locations. We aren't going on our Pre-Honeymoon until next October since Fall is my FAV season I want to go somewhere with awesome scenery. I also want to go somewhere that is not in the United states or connected to it. Also, Hawaii is out of the picture.Can anyone recommend a good place that has AWESOME scenery?! I thought about Ireland at first however, the more research I do the more I realize how unpredictable their weather is! haha.Currently in Dublin it is really cold and I think its raining. However, like two years ago or maybe even last year it was perfect weather. With this being said Ireland is still an option.

We are also considering a cruise but, I really don't know how those work and honestly, I don't know how much I would like it.

So, Anyways, any recommendations?!

Also, I am considering making these for my wedding. Since its going to be in October of 2010 and probably cold sine we are going to be in Kentucky. (http://www.heatstick.com/_KanHeet01.htm ) I think it might be a festive way to heat the place (since its outside). However, Of course I will also have area heaters also to help out a bit. But I thought this might be pretty cool also. Of course I will probably decorate them a bit. Anyways, What do you guys think about it?!

Being that both of us are musicians, have musicians in our families, and many of our guests are also musicians, the matter of a DJ was of utter importance to us. We've both seen what happens when a wedding band goes bad, so that was out. Plus, most of the members of our favorite local bands (including our own) will be guests, and we want our guests to enjoy themselves. We decided a DJ would maximize the likelihood of hearing authentic versions of our favorite tunes, and minimize stress for all involved.

Here's the kicker: we wanted a karaoke hour at the end of the night. We more or less fell in love over nights of karaoke surrounded by booze-filled karaoke-loving friends (many of whom will be present at our reception). So we needed a DJ with karaoke equipment. A lot harder to find, countless Google searches revealed, and we were starting to worry.

Then, at our friends' wedding last night, another guest mentioned that a mutual friend of ours had started his own DJ business... AND he has all the karaoke equipment, complete with a screen for the lyrics. I immediately text messaged Cory (the DJ) and asked if he were free on our date. He said he was, and he'd be happy to do it, and now we have solved our DJ AND Karaoke conundrum! 

I am absolutely in love with my engagement ring, but since I got it I have been very paranoid about things happening to it.

I had my finger sized awhile ago (over a year ago), and came to the conclusion that I am size four. My promise ring (which was just a simple small band) was a size 4, and I never had any problems with that size. However, I spent last July in Africa, where I some lost weight. I noticed that my promise ring was the tiniest bit looser, but I didn't think much of it, and it never slipped off or anything.

However, my engagement ring has a stone on it, which makes it a bit heavier, and the looseness of the size 4 is much more obvious. The stone keeps slipping to the right side of my finger, and it doesn't take much effort to slip the ring on or off. I went back to the jeweler to get resized. Apparently I am now a 3.5! (even though that felt a little tight to me. I wish they had a 3.75 on their sizer!)

SO the question is, should I get it resized? I am pretty certain the ring cannot come off by itself. I spent while shaking my hand around vigorously to test it. It just slips and slides around under my knuckle. This doesn't bother me at all, but I don't want to take any chances. Is it risky to keep it the way it is? Also, I'm wondering if I will eventually gain my regular weight back. I am obviously not still on my "African diet." What do you guys think? Anyone out there ever wear a ring that was slightly too loose?

And now for concern #2! My main stone is an aquamarine, with diamonds on the side. This is something I have wanted since I was about 14 years old, and I'm thrilled with the color and appearance of my ring! Of course I didn't do any research on caring for gemstones until AFTER I got my ring. Now I've found out that aquamarine is a 7.5 on the mohs hardness scale. A diamond is a 10. So now I am paranoid about breaking my stone, or getting it near chlorine, cleaning products, or even the oils on my own skin (which apparently you are suppose avoid doing with diamonds as well!). I really don't like the idea of taking off the ring for cleaning or swimming. I'm just a weird sentimentalist like that =) Does anyone here have a colored stone on their ring? What precautions do you take? What about those of you who are wearing diamonds?

Thanks for your time and answers!

Name and/or LJ userID: Lia / rooftopdesire
Wedding Date: October 31st, 2010
Bride/Groom/Other (please specify): Bride
Age: 20 (I'll be 22 and he'll be 30 at the time of the wedding)
City/State/Country you live in: Birmingham, United Kingdom
City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): N/A
Your song/First Dance song: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
Wedding Colors: Green (our favourite colour) and white
Formality: Formal but not necessarily black-tie
Theme (if you have one): Medieval/Celtic (I'm of Irish heritage)
Number of guests: No idea on this one yet, definitely under 100 though
How'd you meet your fiance?: We met through wrestling; he's a wrestler and I was a referee. We're not officially engaged yet but we both know we want to get married. He doesn't want to propose to me in this country so it's very likely he'll propose when we go to Germany for my 21st in March.
How long have you been together?: Almost 14 months
Do you have a personal wedding website?: No
Have you read the community rules before posting this survey? Yes
Anything else you'd like to tell us?: Just that we went to a bridal fair at our previously prospective venue today and we ended up booking (we have 2 weeks to make the deposit which confirms it) because I fell even more in love with the place than I already was (I first saw it around 10 years ago on a school trip)! So I thought I'd finally join up here!

( Some photos )

Hi everyone! =)

We got really lucky with our DJ this past week. We had long been debating the IPOD vs. DJ issue but finally decided it was worth it to get a DJ. We actually really liked the one FH's cousin used for her wedding in April (they didn't blast their music so no one could hear themselves speak and were fun and not cheesy) and amazingly he was still available for our June wedding. Squee!

We also started dance lessons. Which are ruinously expensive but so worth it. We're trying to pick a song for our first dance (FH's front runner is Smashmouth's I'm a Believer) so we can pick a dance style and maybe do a little choreography. We have however learned we are TERRIBLE at the hustle. Just awful.

We started making our handfasting cord. We actually just bought yarn at Michael's (silver, dark red and gold), turned it into cords and braided them together. It looks pretty awesome if I do say so myself.

Now we really need to hunt down charms to attach to the cord and that's where we have a problem. I found one website with inexpensive pewter charms. We picked out all the charms. Then I did a brief google and discovered the company had massive issues. So can anyone point me to a reputable site with cheap pewter charms?

THANKS!

Name and/or LJ userID: Debora / narxiel 
Wedding Date: Most probably November 20th, 2010.
Bride/Groom/Other (please specify): Bride
Age: 18
City/State/Country you live in: San Jose, Costa Rica
City/State/Country you're getting married in (if different): Same thing.
Your song/First Dance song: It's not a typical first dance song, but it's (almos definitely) "Stairway to heaven", Acopalyptica's version.
Wedding Colors: Red and black with touches of white.
Formality: Formal, but not black tie.
Theme (if you have one): none.
Number of guests: around 200
How'd you meet your fiance?: I was doing a student practice in audiovisual production in a local network and he was the one that was in charge of teaching me everything, lol.
How long have you been together?: We've been together for 4 months. I know it sounds rushed, but we'll have a long engagement and we'll live together for some time before the wedding... plus, it feels right, it really does. 
Do you have a personal wedding website?: Nope
Have you read the community rules before posting this survey? Yes.
Anything else you'd like to tell us?: We're not yet in the actual wedding planning process, just looking for ideas and stuff. I guess we'll begin next year, I don't have a ring yet. We've talked about it and decided that we'll beging everything once the ring is placed... IDK, that makes it more "real", I guess. 



Also, I have a question.
So, were're not religious at all and we're getting a civil ceremony at a hotel's salon (probably...)
Anyway, a couple of my friends really got excited when they heard about my wedding and they said they'd love to be bridesmaids and I'd really love to have them as a part of my wedding, I just didn't give any thought to it before. THe thing is that we don't really know if it's ok to have a bridal party in a non religious wedding. Help?

Also, if we do have a bridal party, my MOH would so have to be my best (male) friend. That's ok? What should he be called?

Thanks so much in advance! :D

Okay, so we're 11 days and counting for my October 23rd 2008 wedding.


( Here we go ladies.. )

I went back a little ways in the tag and didn't see this specific question addressed.

I downloaded the Blurb book maker, and spent several hours last night working on a book that just needs a few finishing touches.  Now this morning I came here and found several people prefer Picaboo.  

However, here's my specific question.  I had a very colorful wedding, with a wedding dress in a color that is VERY easy to get wrong in printed photos (purple).  I'm quite worried about the accuracy of color in printing services, especially since my mom had a few digital prints done locally at a Meijer photo lab and the dress ended up looking almost magenta. 

So I wondered...

Has anyone who had a book made from Blurb OR Picaboo had really vivid colors in their photos they had to replicate, or can anyone give a review on color accuracy in their book?  I read a few reviews saying that though Picaboo has better layouts, their print quality isn't as good.  The print quality is of utmost importance to me in this circumstance.

Thanks!!!

And my final posting for the night. ::drowsy:: I went in for my final fitting and I'm clueless of what veil to choose. I wore some options at the boutique but at the moment, I kinda don't care! I figure I'll make a decision in a week or two. Anyway, I'd love to hear your opinions or choices...

Or, if you just want to see some dress pr0n, then by all means, don't let me stop you. -_^

( Taffeta, Lace and Crystals OH MY! )

I've made a post here before but haven't filled in the intro survey before so I figured I'd do it and come with an image request! :D

( Intro survey under here. )

Now onto the image request! I've always wanted to an have an un-conventional wedding dress. I am personally in-love with 18th Century style ball gowns and would love to be married in something like this:

However being in the early stages of planning my wedding and having tried on a few styles of dress which I've all loved I'm very torn. I love everything! This may not help me but I'm wondering if people would share photos of their unconventional wedding dresses or dresses they would like to have.

And, I finished our pomander tonight as well. I turned this into a separate post since there are so many photos.

I think someone wanted me to post my photos and instructions at one point, so I guess it couldn't hurt. I found this to be pretty easy, just time consuming!

So without further ado...

( Blue + Brown Pomander & How To )

I spent all night on these babies. I've still got a mess to clean up and I'd much rather collapse on the couch, but mission accomplished!.



( Details and Photos over here )

I had fun reading a lot of the recent posts here. I'm super obsessive about planning and list-making so I'm hoping I'll be welcome, even though I'm in the proto-planning stage.

( Intro survey. )

Ok, I'm two weeks out from the wedding, and I just realized I have no idea how I'm actually supposed to pay my vendors!  I've got a photographer and a DJ I need to worry about.  Do I write them checks?  Do I pay cash?  What happens!?!


Also, if you had/are having a candy buffet, what candy types did you choose?

Am I the only one that is against pairing off the bridesmaids with the groomsmen?

I dont like them having to leave the ceremony together, I dont like them be paired off for photos, and I dont like them being introduced into the reception toether.
Most of the time the 'couples' have never even met before.

I want to keep mine as seperate as possible and of course I get the "but theyre meant to be like that"
argghghgh!!

My wedding is going to be at the West Point Club in New York. the wedding cake is included in the dinner package there, and the caterer sent us this website to decide which of the cakes we wanted to get. My fiance and I live in Los Angeles (family lives in New York) so we can't exactly go out there to see in person. we're really not overly picky so its not a big deal to me that we are choosing online.

anyway I was just wondering if any of you guys could give me your opinion as to which of the cakes you like best. here's the website: http://www.westpointmwr.com/weddings/cakes/index.htm

just for reference, my brides maids are wearing dresses in Lapis from Davids Bridal so I guess thats our color scheme? our linens are probably going to be white or black.

we registered at macys & BBB a few weeks ago, but we haven't sent out any invitations or planned for a shower or anything (our wedding is january 9th). imagine my surprise when i checked our macys registry & saw that 5 things have been purchased from it! is there a way to see who bought the items, because i am thinking it may be a mistake! really the only people who know we even created our registry already are both our moms and i doubt they ran out & bought something already. lol oh well, if it's not a mistake then yay!
did anyone have similar experiences with their registries?

I got my ring today!!! We went to the jeweler before we got officially engaged in July. We had it custom made and it took forever... a lot longer than they said. But it was worth it!! Now what I am wondering is should I get it insured?


( Here it is! )

The date is set. October 3,2009.

The reception site is booked http://www.mckinleysinn.com. The church has been chosen http://www.opumc.com

My dress is ordered. It's Casablanca 1899. ( MY DRESS!!!!! )