Met with a wedding decorator on Saturday. In an effort to save money, Joe and I have decided to do a lot of DIY for the wedding. We (well... I) will be doing the decoarations for the cake table, sign in table and gift table and the wedding decorator will be doing the head table and backdrop decoration. After meeting with a dozen of wedding decorators in town, I have decided to go with A Piece of Cake as Kari is very helpful and she charges reasonably. Trust me on this... I have gotten quotes from other wedding decorators that a backdrop decoration alone, is about $1000 plus tax!
Ok back to DIY update... we did the wedding favors last week, and I did the bubble wands (all 100 of them!) monday night.
We went to a Bridal show this afternoon but did not get much of it.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Flower Girl Dress
Woke up in cold sweat this morning... (well I did not go to bed till 2am this morning and then needed to drive Joe to work at 7:30pm... so did not get much sleep anyway)
With the wedding less than 8 months away, I am starting to panick about a lot of stuff. Though FH and I have gotten the major tasks done (church booked, reception hall booked, flower supply booked, wedding invites printed, cake ordered, wine made, wedding gown made... etc) I have started to freak out on stationary this week. Monogram is done, and now need to work on menu, table number and programs. On top of that, I have not heard anything on the progress of the flower girl dress. There is a story behind the FG's dress... The theme color of the wedding is VENDALA (pale yellow with a hint of green), and FH's family went shopping for the FG dress (I had sent them some pictures of the dress that I like, and I would have assumed that the dress color would be very similar to the theme color... and I almost fainted when I saw picture of the dress they bought! The dress is CHAMPAGNE, and with BIG PUFFS on the shoulders!!!! Needless to say, FH had to tell his sister to return the dress.
I am a picky person and pefectionism is in my blood. and I like things to be done certain way (mostly my way), and fatal surprises do not work well with me.
Back to the FG's dress... after FH and I ruled out the CHAMPAGNE PUFFY FG dress, we suggested FH's sister to try e-Bay due to her budget constraints. We found a FG dress at a very reasonable price on e-Bay and had forwarded the picture and info to FH's sister. I am keeping my fingers crossed that she had bought the dress cuz' I am not sure how long the item is posted on e-Bay. If the dress is sold out, then we will need to go to PLAN B... problem is... I do not have a PLAN B! Well.. worse case scenario.. we will go with only the ring bearer and no flower girl for the wedding! Wait a second... is it ok to have a backup flower girl???? I do have someone in mind already!!!!
With the wedding less than 8 months away, I am starting to panick about a lot of stuff. Though FH and I have gotten the major tasks done (church booked, reception hall booked, flower supply booked, wedding invites printed, cake ordered, wine made, wedding gown made... etc) I have started to freak out on stationary this week. Monogram is done, and now need to work on menu, table number and programs. On top of that, I have not heard anything on the progress of the flower girl dress. There is a story behind the FG's dress... The theme color of the wedding is VENDALA (pale yellow with a hint of green), and FH's family went shopping for the FG dress (I had sent them some pictures of the dress that I like, and I would have assumed that the dress color would be very similar to the theme color... and I almost fainted when I saw picture of the dress they bought! The dress is CHAMPAGNE, and with BIG PUFFS on the shoulders!!!! Needless to say, FH had to tell his sister to return the dress.
I am a picky person and pefectionism is in my blood. and I like things to be done certain way (mostly my way), and fatal surprises do not work well with me.
Back to the FG's dress... after FH and I ruled out the CHAMPAGNE PUFFY FG dress, we suggested FH's sister to try e-Bay due to her budget constraints. We found a FG dress at a very reasonable price on e-Bay and had forwarded the picture and info to FH's sister. I am keeping my fingers crossed that she had bought the dress cuz' I am not sure how long the item is posted on e-Bay. If the dress is sold out, then we will need to go to PLAN B... problem is... I do not have a PLAN B! Well.. worse case scenario.. we will go with only the ring bearer and no flower girl for the wedding! Wait a second... is it ok to have a backup flower girl???? I do have someone in mind already!!!!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Getting in shape for the wedding
Bridal bootcamp... Bridal bootcamp. I was drving along Woodroofe Ave and found ad ad on "bridal bootcamp". I went on weddingbells.ca -- online forum and found out that a lot of fellow bride-to-be out there have jointed bridal bootcamp or have graduated from bridal bootcamp. Getting in shape for the Big-Day is in the top 10 of any bride's to do list, unless the bride is always skinny as a stick. Unfortunately, I am not a skinny bride-to-be, and I have started dieting since March 07, and so far, I have lost double-digit lbs, and well, still with double-digit lbs to lose. I have joined a support group recently and have lost close to 10lbs in 4 weeks!
FH went for a BMI anaylsis clinic at work today, and obviously the result came back "not so good" and as a result, he has joined Goodlife Fitness! Thank God! I have been nagging him for over 5 months now, and only to realize that it takes a simple BMI analysis to get him going! I am happy for FH for his decision, and I am sure he will benefit greatly from Goodlife Fitneess... both physically and mentally!
FH went for a BMI anaylsis clinic at work today, and obviously the result came back "not so good" and as a result, he has joined Goodlife Fitness! Thank God! I have been nagging him for over 5 months now, and only to realize that it takes a simple BMI analysis to get him going! I am happy for FH for his decision, and I am sure he will benefit greatly from Goodlife Fitneess... both physically and mentally!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tulle and Organza
Sometimes I wish I am more like my mom... she is a super-woman! She sews, knits, crochets, arranges flowers and much more... to me, she is Martha Stewart (well of course, the Martha Stewart before going to jail!) After getting quotes from different wedding decorators in Ottawa... I was so discouraged that for what I want to get done in the reception hall, the bill will run me upto at least $1500! FH almost had a heart attack when I told him the estimate. My mom suggested DIY... my first reaction was "... but mom, I am no Martha Stewart! How would I know what to do and what to buy?" This past weekend... while FH went to a all-day long paintball game in Gatineau, and I had the whole house to myself, I attempted to figure out all the measurements for all the tables in the reception hall single-handedly. Well, conversions is never my specialty (and my dad can second that... when I was a kid, I had trouble doing metric conversions... my dad used to stay up late with me and helped me to practice and practice until I could do the conversions in my sleep... thanks to my dad... I graduated at UBC with an Accounting major!!!!) Ok, back to my story about taking the measurement... well it took me a good afternoon, but at least I got them all figured out, and then my next task was to find fabric swatches to go with the theme and color of the wedding. By the time, I had everything drawn out in my planning book, it was sunday at 11pm!!!
So, FH and I went to Fabricland this afternoon. I bought a $20 one-year membership there (and this membership provides me up to 50% discount on fabric, notions, patterns etc...) and guess what? I bought all the fabric (organza and tulle) needed for the wedding decor! And after that 50% off, I only paid $245!!!!!
No wonder people say wedding business is a good business... for the outrageous quote I got from a well-known decorator in town... and I am sure a lot of bride-to-be do take the quote and think it is all worth-while... I wonder if I should start my own business as a wedding decorator....
FH is a sweet-heart... he is 100% supportive of what I am planning to do. Color coordination is not his area of speciality and he pretty much leaves it up to me to decide on all the color. Knowing that he loves green... I will surprise him with the accent organza color for the 16 feet backdrop decoration!
Note: Baba and Mama... if you are reading this blog one day... I want to tell you that if it was not the two of you telling me to believe in myself and do not under-estimate what I can do, and Baba, most importantly, with all the time you spent in teaching me metric conversions when I was a kid ... I would not be able to be my own wedding decorator! Xie Xie! Ganxie Ni!!! :-)
So, FH and I went to Fabricland this afternoon. I bought a $20 one-year membership there (and this membership provides me up to 50% discount on fabric, notions, patterns etc...) and guess what? I bought all the fabric (organza and tulle) needed for the wedding decor! And after that 50% off, I only paid $245!!!!!
No wonder people say wedding business is a good business... for the outrageous quote I got from a well-known decorator in town... and I am sure a lot of bride-to-be do take the quote and think it is all worth-while... I wonder if I should start my own business as a wedding decorator....
FH is a sweet-heart... he is 100% supportive of what I am planning to do. Color coordination is not his area of speciality and he pretty much leaves it up to me to decide on all the color. Knowing that he loves green... I will surprise him with the accent organza color for the 16 feet backdrop decoration!
Note: Baba and Mama... if you are reading this blog one day... I want to tell you that if it was not the two of you telling me to believe in myself and do not under-estimate what I can do, and Baba, most importantly, with all the time you spent in teaching me metric conversions when I was a kid ... I would not be able to be my own wedding decorator! Xie Xie! Ganxie Ni!!! :-)
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
First post in my blog
I have my own blog now!!! FINALLY!!!!
Being a mad-bride-to-be... for sure I need to vent and share the stuff I have found throughout this planning process. I guess starting a blog will help me to keep my sanity intact, and who knows... perhaps the blog will get so much "useful" info that eventually someone is interested to publish my blog into a book! (Am I drunk????? I only have 1/2 glass of wine tonight!)
Being a mad-bride-to-be... for sure I need to vent and share the stuff I have found throughout this planning process. I guess starting a blog will help me to keep my sanity intact, and who knows... perhaps the blog will get so much "useful" info that eventually someone is interested to publish my blog into a book! (Am I drunk????? I only have 1/2 glass of wine tonight!)
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