April 2011 Brides

[Ellabaja1983]

Wow, I missed so much yesterday afternoon/evening!  I feel so left out!

 

Brandy, I love the gifts!  They came out great!!

 

Lisa, I like the centerpiece with the green stones, it bring the other color in and makes it pop a little more!

 

Anyway, I'm having a "down" day I feel...  I'm so frustrated with work from yesterday & today, and it's totally got me in a funk....

 

On top of that, I have been bugging FI for a week now to call the woman who we can book our AHR location through, and he's going to do it... TOMORROW...  Oh wait, he just called...and better yet... we can't have our location, because it's already booked (by a company who books it every year).  Apparently FI could tell in my voice when I called him this morning that I was less than impressed with his "I'll do it tomorrow piece." 

 

What I was also going to say is that our photographer has asked us to move our date so she can do a wedding that date.  I'm totally put off right now by the fact that she would ask me that!!  UGH!

 

However, now what I have to say is, our location is not available, and our photographer doesn't want to do it that day anyway!

 

Is it Friday yet??

[mochamakes3]

Erin - that's not so great. But I guess it works out that you need to find a new date for both reasons. Is your photographer just doing it as a favor? That's strange that she would try to reschedule for another wedding.

 

My FI is the same way with it's on my list excuses. He is complaining to me about not having his taxes done when I told him last March that he needed to change his address with the gov't and get tuition receipts before I could complete his taxes. I am still waiting for both. And now the people at work are telling him that he will have to pay a penalty so he is all worried. Of course, he doesn't believe me when I tell him there's no penalty if they owe you, it's only if you owe extra taxes. Plus, it's my fault he doesn't know where his income receipts are. I told him to find everything and get it all together. And not the night before I get home!

 

 

[Ellabaja1983]

 

 

Originally Posted by mochamakes3 

 

Erin - that's not so great. But I guess it works out that you need to find a new date for both reasons. Is your photographer just doing it as a favor? That's strange that she would try to reschedule for another wedding.

 

 

Oh no, no favor at all.  We are paying for her trip to Mexico, and also paying her $1,000 for the package we are getting.  I guess, I just couldn't imagine someone change something like that so it fits into my schedule when we've signed a contract already...

 

 

[Meggers7484]

Thanks for the support ladies.

 

Tenny I think wearing her ring is a lovely idea. I'm going to have two photo charms done up for my bouquet, one of my grandparents and one of his parents. Also I ordered all of my jewelery and my bm's jewlery including my hair piece from a seller on Etsy that donates money from every sale to the cancer society. Since we lost FI's mom to cancer I thought is was a nice, subtle way to honour her. It's tough to find a balance between including them, but not turning the occasion somber. Oh and FI's mom loved carnations so he is going to wear a carnation and button mum boutenniere.

 

I think you have it perfectly Tenny -  honour them in ways that you can feel but everyone else may not realize. We just need little reminders that they are there always here with us.

 

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Originally Posted by Tennyt1 

Hey Meggers - I'm sorry to hear about you FIL - after a lot of contemplating I have decided not to do anything memorial for my mom I think it would make me very sad, I know that she will be with me in spirit.  I will be wearing a piece of her jewelry however possibly a ring on my right hand. 

 

[lisadias]

Meggers I am so sorry to hear about your FI's loss and about his aunt. That is so sad. I am doing a memory poem with a frame of mixes pictures with 8departed that we want to honor.

 

Here is the poem.

[Meggers7484]

Oh Lisa that poem is wonderful!! What a beautiful tribute. We put an "In Loving Memory" page on our website with photos of each of the 6 people we'll be missing that day. It has a quote from Xavier Rudd's song "Green Spandex" have you ever heard it? It's lovely (despite the strange name)

 

Originally Posted by lisadias 

Meggers I am so sorry to hear about your FI's loss and about his aunt. That is so sad. I am doing a memory poem with a frame of mixes pictures with 8departed that we want to honor.

 

Here is the poem.

 

[mochamakes3]

Erin, if you have an actual contract with her that is horrible. Especially since she is also getting a vacation.

[Ellabaja1983]

Meggers, I apologize I just read your post about FIs family.  That is so sad... I couldn't imagine dealing with all of that.  I think honoring all of his family members would be wonderful.  I am thinking we will honor my grandmother (who was like a second mother) and FIs sister.  I think it's a great touch.

[QueenDiva]

 

 

Originally Posted by kitty25967 

I've decided on having a candy/cigar table at the Beach party for my DW.  I am doing skittles which are my FI's fav, I think I'm going to do my "mint to be" matchbooks, I have personalized matches that I want to put next to a box of cubans and dominican cigars, and I think I'm going to order the personalized swirl pops from oriental trading.  They look cute. 

 

 

I ordered swirl pops too. I actually found them in my wedding colors, orange & turquoise from Beau Coup.

 

 

Originally Posted by tris 

kitty - It's actually ALL plastic ! I've seen so many amazing centerpieces on here but there was no way I was bringing glass down with me. It's so risky and I didn't want to be babysitting it. SO, I got creative. The tall "vase" is actually a plastic pasta container that we pried the lid off of off. The smaller ones are all storage containers for food that I got at the dollar store. I just glued ribbon around everything to dress it up a bit

 

I have 3 of the tall ones and they cost me $7.99 each. I'd be totally willing to sell them after we get back if they make it back with us. The small ones were all between $1-$2.

 

 

And thanks everyone for the compliments! I'm really happy with how they're turning out.

Tris you are a lifesaver! I've been scouring the net for plastic cylinder containers but haven't found any... duh, who woulda thought to use plastic pasta containers, lol!
 

 

Originally Posted by mochamakes3 

Or really flashy from nine west

 

Totally love these!!! Can I have them when you're done, lol?
 

 

Originally Posted by Brandy 

I received some of my gifts today!! Im really happy with everything except for the beach bag I got my FSIL, there is no way this thing qualifies as a beach bag, its HUGE, Im talking the size of a suitcase seriously!!! Im hoping they will let me exchange it!

 

Heres the Lounge Cover Towels- the quality of these are great! They are nice thick fluffy towels, I only worry about how much room they will take up in the suitcase! And the embroidering is awesome!

 

I love these! I'm still on the fence whether or not to do the embroidered towels. I was able to get 15 turquoise beach towels on clearance for $2.50 each last year, but I need 57!
 

 

Originally Posted by Tennyt1 

Hey Meggers - I'm sorry to hear about you FIL - after a lot of contemplating I have decided not to do anything memorial for my mom I think it would make me very sad, I know that she will be with me in spirit.  I will be wearing a piece of her jewelry however possibly a ring on my right hand. 

I think that will be so special for you to wear her jewelry 

Also, someone asked me where I got my candy from for the candy buffet, but I couldn't find the post.  I actually got most of it from Oh Nuts! and then my swirly pops from Beau Coup.
 

 

[Ellabaja1983]

 

 

Originally Posted by QueenDiva 

 

Also, someone asked me where I got my candy from for the candy buffet, but I couldn't find the post.  I actually got most of it from Oh Nuts! and then my swirly pops from Beau Coup.

 

 

 

 That was me!  Are Oh Nuts! and Beau Coup local places, or an online places?