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!!! :-)
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