JulieG

That is so awesome, Congratulations. Post pics soon though, we are all dying to see them. We love dresses (and pictures really).

I ran naked with an army cause I am sexy as hell. My FH - I smelled a pornstar because I have amazing boobs.

Jen I wish you luck. I know a girl who has lost 60 lbs on Nutrisystem. I have to agree with you on the cooking, I hate it, I love baking (very bad), but do not like cooking. So someone preparing all my meals sounds good to me as well. I just can't afford it right now Good Luck!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha I really like those fans! I may go with something like that instead of the palm! Good deals! Did you get two initials for the cake top or just one? I just got 1. I have no idea how big that cake is going to be and I do not want to squish it on, so I just got the initial for our last name.

Laurel, I decided that I wanted to wear a traditional wedding dress, and that even though the guys would be more casual, I was going to wear whatever I wanted to wear. I am the bride after all, so I am going to dress how I please. I like the idea of going casual, but I would hate for you to feel like you missed out on wearing the dress you wanted, or a wedding gown, because your FH wants it to be casual. I do not think you will look odd at all if you go more dressy, its your wedding afterall. I love the look, and if that is what you want to go for, I say all the power to you, but I did not want to miss out on wearing a wedding gown cause I will hopefully never get that chance again. (I will probably sweat my butt off, but I don't care

I went to China Town in Toronto yesterday. It was a pretty successful trip. I got fans, a head piece, veil and cake topper (I still want a star fish one as well, I have to keep looking). I still need a lot of things, but I feel good about what I got. Anyway, these are the fans I got. They were $0.90 each. They were marked $1 and I talked her down (I know its only 10 cents, but its something). If anyone want to know the store I got them at, I got her card so let me know. I am going to wrap ribbon around them, I am just not sure if I want the pink or the brown. I chose these fans over the palm ones because these close up so they are so easy to carry. I loved the palm ones, but this is so much easier. Also, here is a bad picture of my veil, I will get my sister to take one of me wearing it soon. My veil was on sale for $35 and I love it. Not sure if I am going to get my mom to remove the top layer and just keep the finger tip layer. I will take pics of it both ways and you guys can help me decide. And, here is an even worse pic of my headpiece. I should have done my hair first, but its a huge mess, so ignore that. It was hard to take on my own head, and its bad, but I gave up. My sister will take one of these for me as well. This picture does not do it justice, I love it. It was only $20 (I saw the same one at a bridal shop for $125). This is the cake topper I got, it came to $20 with tax so I am pretty happy about that. Shelley, I tried to get you a starfish pin, no where had them. Laura, they had white parasols and almost all stores, and even one with an awesome cherry blossom on it and they were all $2.99. I did not see plain white fans, but I did see a lot of really nice white paper lanters, even little ones on strings and ones with cherry blossoms on strings for really cheap. They also had a lot of T-shirts, good ones, for 6 for $10, so if you are making them for your guests, go get them there. If anyone has any questions, let me know.

What about the tylenol and immodium, where did you get it? I am looking for little single packages, but can't find them. I want both for my oot bags. I love everything. I would also like to know where you got the starfish from.

I said I would be back when I thought of more people, and you said we could nominate 3 right. I also pick Maria for the Pash thing. I am also going to nominate Ann cause she is going to send me my Pash's So those are my 3 nominations. I nominated Heidi earlier.

I like the champange one. I think it adds a different one to the mix, and I think I would prefer that one (although I do not really mind which one I get). So, pick whatever the majority wants, or what you want, but I just had to say my piece.

Girls, I love these and this is a Canadian site. Weddingstar Canada: Starfish Glass Candle Holders / Dishes They are not cheap, but I guess it depends on your colours and how many tables you have. I love these too Weddingstar Canada: Natural Miniature Woven Beach Bags

BTB Heidi - she made luggage tags for me, and was very patient when I asked for changes and was actually happy to do it for me. She is great. I might have more nominees later, but that is the person who stands out right now.

Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak Ok, here's an update: I'm an idiot. I forgot to load the spreadsheet on my memory stick and take it to work with me so I could send it to Ann. So, I'm doing that tonight and it will be Monday before the pash's get ordered... Sorry for the extra delay, ladies... Wow, I can't believe you did that. I am so mad. Count me out. Maria, you are doing so much for us, like we care if it takes an extra day. But good question about the shipping, I am sure its not an issue, but I get married in 3 months, I am sure that is lots of time, but I thought I would throw it out there.

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 Ask for as many favors as you like! I really don't mind!!! PERFECT!!! Totally perfect. I will print one out in colour when I get home and make sure that it all looks good printed in colour (the old school law firm I work at does not have a colour printer) and I will let you know. I LOVE THEM. Thank you sooooo much Heidi.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shelley lol that's a line that is very well used in our house. I HAVE to have everything. I find that if I just talk about something I need a few times, eventually he comes around. Maybe it's that he's realized it's the only way to shut me up! My famous line, apparently, is "Its one of the most important things, we need it". lol I did not even realised I said that, but FH will bring it up everytime I say it and say "I thought the photographer was the most important thing" or "I thought your dress was the most important thing". Its quite funny actually.

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 OK - how about 3x5 index card size? That size is perfect. Thank you. I have one more annoying favor to ask. I am so sorry, but is it possible to make the Name and Phone Number words and lines the same colour pink as the other page? If so, then they are perfect and I will not ask another favour

Quote: Originally Posted by Shelley Julie what a great finder you are! I love the one with the 3 starfish in the pic too. I'm pretty damn picky about how starfish look for some reason, but those are cute and would be perfect for my purse. Hmm, wonder if I can sneak another starfish through the mail without Ian noticing... I don't think Ian will notice. Tell him you ordered it a while ago. lol If he sees it. Its for your purse, you have to have it. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 sure - what size? right now they are just business card size (3.5" x 2" Umm, I don't know, luggage tag size. LMAO. We are just going to laminate them and punch a hole and put ribbon on them, at least that is the plan now, I will try it and see if I like the look. So, just bigger, big enough that you can see it when looking at it. Does that help at all??

Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak A couple weeks ago, we got an email from FI's sister, asking each member of the family to write a letter of encouragement to her husband, who was going on a Methodist spiritual retreat for 4 days. Well, we see the two of them maybe 1-2 times a year max. So I forwarded it on to FI, since he knows his BIL much better than I do. For the last 3 weeks, FSIL has been emailing and harassing everyone to write a letter to her husband. The last notice was yesterday when she specifically directed it only to those members of the family who had not written yet. So, with my usual "flair", here is what I've come up with: "Hey Tim, Great job on finding God. I've really enjoyed the 5 minutes I spend around you 3-4 times a year. Please don't try to convert us sinners like your wife does. How bout that Psalm 69?" Maria, that is way to funny and totally YOU. Only you could have written that letter. I love it. Did you send it to her?

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 (sorry everyone for posting these so many times - for some reason they're un-openable via email, so Julie & I are trying to do it on here!!!) well the edit-able version would be in Publisher... how's this- Sorry guys, for some reason at work I can't open any attachments I get in my hotmail account. Not sure why. So, this is how we are doing it. I love them. The only thing is, I sound so picky, they look perfect, but when I print them out, they are really small. Can we make them a little bigger? If not, no worries, they are perfect and I love them.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Yes, Ann, it is the perfect size, I was surprised by how heavy duty the clasp part is. I really love it, I looked at all the purses that seller had and that one was my favorite, I'm very happy with it! Jill, who is the seller? I might get it if I can't find the one I love (I posted it in my shoe thread), cause I really like it. I could get a starfish pin to put on that purse. What is the fabric? Is it shiny or matte?

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 I definitely agree - using the lines is MUCH easier!!! Julie- here are 2 verisions - 1st with brown outline, 2nd with light pink (personally I prefer the brown!): Oooh, I love them both, so I might do half and half. Is there anyway to send them to me so that I can edit them? I would like like to move our logo down a little and maybe make the outside line (the one you changed the colour of) a little skinnier. And, I do not want you to have to keep making the changes, you have done more than enough already.

Quote: Originally Posted by Trista no I know, I did not order this one either but wanted to let you know that they do ship to Canada, that's all~ LOL Oh, I see. lol So, are you ordering the other one (the one with the 3 in the picture?). That is the one I like the most, I would order the clear one. I will let you know on Sunday if I am ordering it or not.

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 Julie - let me know if you can see this!!! I can!!! Yay. I love them. The only thing I would change is the pink border around the logo. I say either make it brown or a much lighter pink. What do you think? Other than that they are perfect. Thank you so much. Girls, Heidi made these for me and she ROCKS!!! Thank you so much.

Actually TammyB posted it, it just said Christa in the title line. It does not matter though, she totally deserves 2.

We have 2 of these threads going now. Christa is a lucky girl to be so loved that she gets 2 threads. I only had 1 on my birthday