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Here it is. I saved it because I thought it was so pretty. I'm learning how to make invites like this. Too bad they chose that wording.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa senora tackmaster Don't dare use your mod powers to swap out the title under my user name to "Senora Tackmaster." Tack Daddy? Return of the Tack. Tacky McTackerson. Nope, Senora Tackmaster is the best.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa DUH! sorry i have not been thinking clearly since i got this flubug Ha Ha! I made it more clear. I'd hate for it to be taken as advice. "But, Morgan told me it was polite to ask for cash as long as I used big workds like greatly & appreciate." I PMed you incase you didn't come back to this one. I don't want to get the tacky rep. get well soon!

OK I swapped my working around so it's clear I am mocking the tackiness of the invite not giving a suggestion. It was a beautifully designed invite & then such a poor choice of words.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa No offense Morgan, but i still think that is really tacky. i wouldn't mention it - i think you can really offend your guests OH, that was an example of someone being really tacky. It actually made me laugh when I read it.

I know they thought this was polite but it seemed so tacky to me. I was looking for invitation ideas yesterday for inspiration. This one said "we have registered at blank, blank & blank but would greatly appreciate gifts of cash." I don't think there is anyone polite way to print it. I have told my mom the gifts I could use the most so when people ask her she can tell them. I really want my dishes, pots & pans & knives. The rest is mostly things I like, but don't need right now. We live in a small apartment & plan to leave the state in 2-3 years. I'd rather buy stuff when I settle. It's funny because everyone just wants cash, but no one wants to say it or ask for it. I just always give money now at weddings. I give a personal check though incase cash/ giftcard gets lost. My friend was robbed during her shower by a guest. After my friend was robbed, her mom put a huge pad lock on the envelope box at the wedding. It was actually pretty funny looking. So a check isn't something they could steal. I've heard of drunk guest taking money from the money tree many times. Often they are the date of someone & don't know the couple.

What about only having the ladies do hair. To me getting your hair done is so much more important. I prefer to do my own makeup. Also, if the girls go with simple styles it will go much quicker. For a beach wedding, simple is great.

I'm going to show mike your house picture so he knows I'm not the only one with a section full of boxes & bags. Your invites look great!

Quote: Originally Posted by Galit Ditto on the ettiquette thing, but I think there is a way around it. When we were getting ready to register, my FSIL told me a little secret: Bed Bath abd Beyond gives back cash on registry returns! Why not register for a few items there - things you might like to keep, like sheets, towels, etc... If you change your mind after the wedding, you can always return everything for cash. I know it's a bit sneaky, but this way people who want to give gifts can and no one is offended. I was going to say the same sneaky thing.

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB Looks great Morgan. What is the picture from with you in that long white dress? Mike was in the corps of cadets at Texas A&M where we both went to college. Their annual formal was 2 weeks after our first date. He already had a date, but he asked if I would go with him if he canceled that date. That was before we were officially a couple. Normally I'd feel bad to do that to the other girl, but I gave up my prom date in high school & he is now married to the girl he went with instead of me. So I felt like it was my turn. OK, I'm getting all sappy thinking about our first few weeks together. We were at the gym doing situps together when he asked if I'd go to that formal with him. Afterwards we went to olive garden & he slipped & introduced me as his girlfriend. That's how we made it official. We went by my place afterwards & I showed him my closet of bridesmaids dresses & asked which one I should wear. He picked the silvery one because it was the color of his first car. 2 weeks later we were at the dance together & already crazy in love with each other. I can see it in that picture. The hardest thing about our first month of dating was that we knew it was going to end. I was moving to north carolina & he wanted to go into the army. After a month together he showed up in my lab with a suit on & flowers & told me he wanted to move with me. So we put all our stuff in a UHaul & here we are 4 1/2 years later in north carolina as happy as can be super excited about getting married. Bet you didn't know you'd unleash the sappiness in me by asking about that picture. We got pretty drunk at that party & when I got my role of film developed I saw a pretty funny series of pictures. One was me kissing him with my leg kicked up. The next was with my legs down & his kicked up. My computer just crashed (I had planned to backup today) & I was really in a bad mood as I set on another computer eating lunch. I'm all warm & happy now. Quote: Originally Posted by Autumn very cute!! just a thought.. you might want to try to find some kind of fast-drying archival pen for signing instead of a sharpie - you can usually find them at scrapbooking stores or even places like Michael's or Hobby Lobby (sharpie's are great and fast drying, they're just not archival) (but what will work really depends on the type of paper it's being printed on) Thanks for the tip. I will do that. Otherwise I'd be tracing over it every few years with a marker to make it last.

Quote: Originally Posted by hollisandsteph The passport covers are adorable. I really like the blue alot. I have not put any thought into how much I would spend yet so it is an option. I had considers just hosting a "girls day out". You know hair, make-up, nails. Maybe even facials or massages. Just a bonding moment with my closest friends. I did talk to one of the girls last night and I told her that I really wished she could have been part of my wedding party and if I were to have a local wedding she would have been the first I asked. I also apologized for being consumed with the wedding. She said she understood and said that maybe she was just alittle jealous because she did not get to have wedding the first time. Her long time boyfriend proposed over the phone because he was in the military and she flew to Florida one weekend with her mom and got married. There were no frills. She has since devoriced but it won't be much longer and she will be planning a wedding with the right guy! I am glad we go to the bottom of everything though with her! I feel relieved. Thats great. I think with friends the best thing to do is just talk about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by MsShelley thank you girls for being patient while we work all this out. This started as a very cool tradition, but got ruined very quickly by careless people. Something cool is in the works though so hang on! Oh, you are such a tease.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kristie Ottinger yes, please do bring that hat! sooo SASSY! oh! "our song" YouTube - Two Tickets To Paradise - Eddie Money SASSY & will protect me from the sun. All beach brides need a lovely hat. I bet I can find a cute one right before Easter. Oh, I can wait until after Easter when they are half off. You know, I saw hats like this in the target dollar section. Hmmm...I can spare a dollar.

Quote: Originally Posted by Aimless911 Oh my gosh...you crack me up...especially since I did something similar when I asked one of my BM's to be in the wedding! hahahahahahaha I found a picture on photobucket and then superimposed her head on the dress, cut it out and made it into a card! hahahahahahaha She still laughs bout it a month later! Your girls are gonna LOVE It!!! Superimposing is the best! The photo album is also full of silly pictures. Most are pictures of us girls looking ridiculous. Usually me. I put them together this weekend & laughed the whole time. I'll post pictures once they are done.

Quote: Originally Posted by JUSTUSTWO That is great & very exciting! I'm sure you'll be one busy bee especially considering the things you've done so far. Ofcourse be sure to let us know your launch date. Definitly. It will just be a hobby/job. Mostly to do projects for people on the forum & friends of friends. I already do so many projects right now that is makes sense. It will help fill the void left when I'm done planning my wedding

Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE Okay Morgan...I'm jumping on your DIY cup bandwagon. My FI said I have already done too much - but I don't care! I want cups! Now...are there any special kinds of rub ons? I have three coupons for Michaels for 40% off and I am determined to make these cups! What kind of pen is it? Just a permanent marker? Won't it scratch off of the plastic? I got rubons at ACMoore. They have them at Michael's too. The pen is a paint pen. It was in an aisle with wood stuff. It all stays on even in the dishwasher. Post them when you are done!

Quote: Originally Posted by JUSTUSTWO Very nice Morgan. You should really start a business with all of your great ideas! Brides would jump all over your services! Thanks! I plan on it once I finish my wedding projects. I'm having so much fun making stuff that I don't want to quit when my wedding is over. I've also learned so much while making my stuff, but it's too late to use it for my wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kristie Ottinger those are way funny!!! i like you in the white hat...you look so wholesome, not that you arent:) now go pick up your noodles before mike rubs your nose in them!!! geez, thanks for getting me in here today...ive been so overwhelmed. I thought you could use something silly today. I think I should add a big white hat to my wedding outfit.

I added some fun designs to my guestbook. I need to finish it & order this weekend. There are a few pages missing from here, but I'll post a few. I just learned how to add these designs in photoshop. I'm having so much fun with them! Guest will sign with a sharpie. UPDATE: I'm getting an archival quality pen from a craft store so the ink doesn't fade. Thanks Autumn for the tip

Food coloring works. It fades over time, but nothing you'd need to worry about. We took all the chemicals from a guy in my lab & made replicas of them. Then we put water & food coloring in the replicas. It took weeks, but his expression when he noticed was worth it. We still have the bottles with food coloring in them. They are lighter now (2 years later) but they are still colored.

Quote: Originally Posted by twelve_piece Hey Morgan, thanks for the inspiration! I couldn't fit travel mugs into my budget so I got these cups at Target last weekend (50cents each) and bought some rub-ons to put everyone's first initial on their cup. I still want to put a palm tree on the other side but haven't found a rub-on yet. The guys get the white and orange and the girls get the light pink or dark pink. Sorry pic is so big... can't seem to resize it...also can't get siggy any bigger GRRRRRRRRR I saw those last week. They are the exact same cups, just in different colors. They look cute!

Quote: Originally Posted by angitalia23 You are a fab "DIY BUDGET BRIDE" I wish I could do a project inexpensively, some how I find a way to turn something simple into a very expensive thing! The cups look great and will fill up nicely with some fun cocktails! That was almost my old title under my name. After a series of cheap ideas I changed my title to "DIY bride on a budget." My budget is making me creative

All you mods & your mod secrets. OK, I'll wait & see what's happening.

Sounds like too much work for the mods who already have enough to take care of. What if we just make it a tradition to have a starfish if we bought it or got it from someone else. Then we can have a collection of pictures with everyone with starfish in their bouquets, but it doesn't have to be the same one.

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl I had read this thread a while ago when I was searching for info on it, I thought it would be a really cool "something borrowed", but alas, I'm not a more senior member. Rachel, is the one you just received one that you had personally ordered or is it one of the original traveling ones? If it is one you bought, and you want to start it on a journey after your wedding, I'd love to give it a Hawaiian adventure in July! We could have it be a PNW traveling starfish.. Just a thought when do you leave for your wedding? I can send you mine after I get back june 25th. It's blue, so it covers two of the four. If you would prefer white, you can probably get one from someone. I'd either want it back, or I'd want it to make a journey where I knew who had it. But if it will sit on a shelf & collect dust, it might as well be my shelf