Asking My Maids

Here is the creative post that I promised would be posted mid-week. Enjoy!

I really wanted to ask my maids in person if they would accompany me down the aisle on my wedding day, but since we live so far away that was not in the cards so instead I tried to think of the next best way. My girls are so special to me that I felt asking them to be in my wedding warranted more than just a phone call. They have been someone to look up to, someone who has lent a shoulder to cry on, someone to laugh with until tears literally roll down our faces, and someone I can count on no matter the situation. The way I asked them was sort of an unconventional method but I hope they will think it to be sentimental and creative rather than lame and cheesy.

I decided to send them each a homemade card asking them to be one of my maids and included a sentimental personalized message in each card. I included with the card a reply card with a self addressed stamped envelope that they are to either accept or decline and mail the card back to me (kind of like a wedding invitation). I also included to each gal a picture frame with a recent photo of us together (See pics below of my creative creations). I think you understand why I couldn’t post this entry until they each received them in order not to give the surprise away. I have received a call from all of them and they were absolutely elated.

I hope this was just one of many creative projects to come over the next year and a half. One thing I did learn about this project was that my creative skills could use some brushing up on. My scissor handling and glue stick skills were not quite up to par so I apologize for any uneven corners or extra glue stuck in the corners.

Here are pics of the cards I sent to my gals! I think they came out real cute.

Front of the cards, and yes I did cut out the blue dresses myself!

The Reply Card

Inside of cards minus the sentimental message

The whole kit and caboodle!

Tentative Date = Happy Bride To Be

Well folks we have set a tentative date for March 24, 2012 at Falcon’s Fire Golf Club! We are scheduled to sign the contract this weekend and put down our deposit to hold the date.

I know March 2012 sounds far off but I really wanted to be a spring bride and this way we are giving our out of town guests plenty of time to plan for the expense and make travel arrangements. I also wanted to allow myself ample time to plan and avoid having to make hasty decisions which may result in something I am not 100% happy with.

My second choice for a wedding month was October and I am glad we decided not to go with this month due to the impending weather conditions rolling in for this October. October is the end of hurricane season and that would be putting too much to chance.

We are so excited to have all of our near and dear family and friends together with us all at the same time! Once we finalize the date this weekend, mark your calendars ladies and gentleman because you will be booked for Saturday, March 24, 2012!!

Formal announcement to follow.

Where has all this Creativity Come From?

Getting married has gotten my creative juices flowing heavy. I did something today that I can't yet post about but I am so excited and proud of! Are you in suspense yet? I promise I will be able to post about this hopefully by midweek so keep checking back. I may need a store credit card to Joanne fabrics and Michaels, I wonder if they offer frequent flyer (crafter) points?

I now have a "craft corner" in the apartment, now if I could just keep Jack out it!

Bridal Party Etiquette

Just out of curiosity what is the correct etiquette to asking your girls/boys to be a part of your bridal party? I guess I have been waiting to ask my besties to accompany me down the aisle until we secured a venue and a date.

I am pretty sure they already know who they are but rest assured my lovely lasses, I have not forgotten about you! I really wanted to give you a set date to mark on your calendars before I asked you to wear one more dress you will NEVER wear again!

So whats the general protocol, have I already waited too long??

The Buzz

So others on the street are buzzing about my gorgeous ring. Check out Jaime's blog entry to see what she says. My ring was also featured in US Weekly a few weeks back. I think Dave sure picked a winner!!

Check out Jaime's blog here!

Bridal Shows are not as Pleasant as you Would Think

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of attending a bridal show, I would say you are pretty darn lucky. Bridezillas of all kinds fill the rooms and fight for free cake samples, free wedding swag, and free bubbles (you know we have to have those bubbles!). To say the experience is overwhelming is certainly an understatement. Not only are you battling the bridezillas, momzillas, and friendzillas but you are also battling the vendor piranhas that are doing all but jumping out at you and screaming BOO! in your face (which some may actually have done this) just to get your attention. I know attending the shows are good for offering ideas and to get your creative juices flowing but all it makes me realize is how much I am not a crowd person.

I guess you could say I had my first bridal show faux pas yesterday. I had just gotten through telling Dave that a chocolate fondue fountain at our wedding would not be a good idea because most of your guests end up wearing the chocolate home. After battling all the bridezillas, momzillas, and friendzillas for my one strawberry to dip in the strawberry chocolate, I bit into it and hot strawberry chocolate spewed all over the front of my purple dress. That’s when I turned to Dave and said “and that my dear is why we won’t be having a chocolate fountain at our wedding.” For the rest of the short time we were there, I walked around with a brochure covering my chest, I was so afraid I looked like a white trash bridezilla.

Funny story though and I can’t believe I forgot to share this story when I posted about our first bridal show experience a few weeks ago. After our first show I was sitting home on that Sunday night and my friend Eli sent me a text message asking me what my home email was and that she had something funny to share. I opened my email and heres what she sent. Notice anyone familiar? A friend of hers (that I don’t know) had posted this picture on his Twitter feed with the caption “Crazy Brides and even Crazier Vendors”. There we are talking to Sue as she tried to sell us a honeymoon!


The bridal show in this picture was only ¼ of the size of the one yesterday so you can only imagine how much crazier it was!

Good Things Come to Those that Wait

All week I felt like I was sitting by the phone waiting for a boy to call me as I patiently waited for the lady from Falcon’s Fire to email me the proposal I had asked for. She had said she would send it by Tuesday and when I didn’t hear from her by Thursday, I followed up with her but received no immediate response. I was starting to get a little irritated and impatient but didn’t want to write her off just yet as we both really liked this place. I was afraid this was already going to start the precedent as to how it would be throughout the whole process if we chose Falcon’s Fire as our wedding venue. Dave had remembered from when we met with her last weekend that she had mentioned she was going to be at the bridal show this past weekend so I thought this would be a perfect time to sought her out as well as look at the vendors she said she worked with that were going to be there as well. Once we got there we recognized Karon right away, I was so ready to confront her and ask her what the deal was (I secretly hoped that something terrible had not happened to her and that’s why she didn’t get back to me right away). She recognized us and apologized immediately and said she had been busy planning the wedding she had last night and then on top of that getting ready for the bridal show. She showed me pictures of the new renovations they had done and pictures from the hideously decorated wedding from the night before (I will never understand some peoples taste). She reassured me she would send the proposal to me by tomorrow. First thing this morning I had the proposal waiting for me in my inbox and she even offered to take 10% off of our total food and beverage service in return for us being so patient. I suppose waiting those extra couple days was worth it! I can’t wait until Dave comes home from work so we can number crunch!!

I only quickly brushed over the bridal show experience, more to come in follow-up post.