Boardwalk Bride's PJ Morocco/Canada/Attic/SCP updates 01/09!!

[Michelle2010]

The dress is beautiful, it looks really good on you.

I think a red crinnie would be look great, try using the acid dye and heat rather than dye in the washing machine. Like my mum said, though, it is a bit of a lottery whether it works, I ended up buying a veil on Ebay but at least it was worth a try!

By the way, being English, the spelling thing annoys me too - I just add the 'u' wherever I deem appropriate and ignore the spellchecker!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I love love love the idea of adding the pink as an accent! I think that would suit your carnival theme perfectly, and could be a super cute addition.

mmmmm pink. i pink! I really like the idea of adding the pink accents and keeping the aqua and red theme! And if you do cotton candy pink it will go with your theme!!! good luck with the crinnie!

I think I will add in some pink for sure! It has been my fav colour for the past 24 years, so why not have it?? Plus, I really do think it suits the theme and existing colours.

The dress is beautiful, it looks really good on you.

I think a red crinnie would be look great, try using the acid dye and heat rather than dye in the washing machine. Like my mum said, though, it is a bit of a lottery whether it works, I ended up buying a veil on Ebay but at least it was worth a try!

By the way, being English, the spelling thing annoys me too - I just add the 'u' wherever I deem appropriate and ignore the spellchecker!

Thanks As much as I love pink, I really did want a red crinnie, just because it is such a shocking colour! Plus it might look better with the colour of my dress! I might try again with your advice, but I am scared I will end up with fuchsia instead of red!

I forgot that English people spell the same way!! So we share spelling, and a queen

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I am having some second thoughts about the cake. I really love our "carnival" theme, and I think it suits us, but I always pictured a more plain cake. Here is the one I wanted since day 1:

I don't necessarily need the castle, I just love the shimmer of it. DF doesn't really care. He doesn't think it really suits us that much (we are not really elegant sparkly people, if that even makes sense) but I just love it!!! And all he really cares about is what goes inside!

Do you ladies think there is a way to make this more carnival-ish? Or should we just use it, and not care if it fits with the theme? Or use the one that does?

 

[Carye]

I would go with something more carnival feeling...after all the cake is one of the few things people will remember from the day. Everything sounds great so far....good luck!!

 

[MainStMandy]

I like that cake...but I agree that it doesn't fit your theme. I am having trouble when I think about the cake too. I mean if that's what you really want, that's what's important and it's a beautiful cake!!

What about a fun white cake but with something like a lollipop cake topper that is bright and colorful?

 

[ghoulish delight]

I agree that the cake is lovely, but I think you're right about it not being right for your theme. The thing is, there are so many traditional wedding cakes out there. They are beautiful, of course! But I think it's better to go with what you feel reflects you and your DF. You could always request they add a little shimmery something to whatever cake you do go with?

 

[BecBennett]

I'm putting my hand up to say I'm Australian, I spell colour with a U and I'm proud of it!


Also, with your sparkly cake, how about having it like that, but with each of your colours as piping along the edges of each tier (by edges, I mean where to two teirs meet) That way it stays elegant and sparkly, but with your funky carnival colours thrown in.

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

If you wanted a more traditional cake, but wanted some of carnival colors, you could see what they could do to incorporate the two.

I know my tea party cake was a Mad Hatter, but the colors are actually in the fondant, which could be put on another cake, as well.

You could also have the castle painted.

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I would go with something more carnival feeling...after all the cake is one of the few things people will remember from the day. Everything sounds great so far....good luck!!

Thanks for your opinion, I think you are right! And thanks

I like that cake...but I agree that it doesn't fit your theme. I am having trouble when I think about the cake too. I mean if that's what you really want, that's what's important and it's a beautiful cake!!

What about a fun white cake but with something like a lollipop cake topper that is bright and colorful?

Why is finding a cake so hard...you would think it would be the easiest??? I thought about a lollipop cake topper, but SF thinks it looks to birthday-ish, but thank you for the advice!!

I agree that the cake is lovely, but I think you're right about it not being right for your theme. The thing is, there are so many traditional wedding cakes out there. They are beautiful, of course! But I think it's better to go with what you feel reflects you and your DF. You could always request they add a little shimmery something to whatever cake you do go with?

Yes, I do love that cake, but it really doesn't suit my personality. I feel like I am more a kid at heart, which a colourful cake represents better.

I'm putting my hand up to say I'm Australian, I spell colour with a U and I'm proud of it!


Also, with your sparkly cake, how about having it like that, but with each of your colours as piping along the edges of each tier (by edges, I mean where to two teirs meet) That way it stays elegant and sparkly, but with your funky carnival colours thrown in.

YAY, another "u" speller!! Thanks for the idea! If I decide I cannot give up that cake, than that is a good way to at least add the colours in!

If you wanted a more traditional cake, but wanted some of carnival colors, you could see what they could do to incorporate the two.

I know my tea party cake was a Mad Hatter, but the colors are actually in the fondant, which could be put on another cake, as well.

You could also have the castle painted.

Oh, I love, love, LOVE your cake. See, I think something like that suits us! I really didn't want to pay to upgrade to the mad hatter, but I think it suits the theme better....and I always love seeing them in trip reports. I guess what is an extra few hundred in upgrades when you are already paying so much?? Maybe we will not go out for dinner for a couple weeks, and they money saved will pay for it!


Thanks ladies for all your help!! I'm really glad to get honest opinions!

 

[disneygal922]

Hey Karen! I really love the sparkly cake. That's actually the same one I originally wanted back when i just started planning but then we just found others. I love sparkly but I LOVE Heidi's Mary Poppins cake! Good luck with the decision. It's tough!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Not a lot of updates, but....

My cake server came in yesterday!!!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! It is a bit different from the picture, but it is still great!!!

I showed DF Heidi's cake, and now he REALLY wants it! I really love it too, even though it is completely different from the one I wanted originally. We just both feel it really suits are personality, and definitely suits the theme. We are thinking to just send them that picture, and tell them if they can make it more carnival-ish, go for it!!!

Humm, what else? Oh, last night, we wanted Applebee's for dinner (some of their food has low WW points) so we had to go to our neighbour city, since we don't have one. Anyway, that city conveniently has a Micheal's located by Applebee's so we went looking for more RIT dye for my crinnie. We wanted the liquid one, since I read that it is more concentrated and more likely too make a deeper colour. I was still debating between red and pink, but they only colour they had was read, so I guess that decision was made for me! We will try again tonight maybe!

Last weekend I started collecting stuff for welcome bags! We found some disney Pez's at Walmart, so I got a bunch of those!!! I also started a job that I was contracted to do, and was offered another one once I am done this, which is a lot of extra money I wasn't counting on!!! WEDDING MONEY! lol!!! It also means I can buy a new camera soon, so I can take pics so that my PJ is more interesting!

Alright, I need to start working so I get my first contract done!

 

[MainStMandy]

I think that cake is a great choice! It fits your theme perfectly!

I was grocery shopping last night and was flipping through Martha Stewart weddings. They had this section on red/blue weddings and I thought of you. They had a cute cake that had what looked like strung candy as decoration. Very cute!!

Can't wait to see how your crinnie turns out!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

I think that cake is a great choice! It fits your theme perfectly!

I was grocery shopping last night and was flipping through Martha Stewart weddings. They had this section on red/blue weddings and I thought of you. They had a cute cake that had what looked like strung candy as decoration. Very cute!!

Can't wait to see how your crinnie turns out!

Ohh..I am def going to have to check out the magazine for some more inspiration! Thanks for the tip!

 

[disneygal922]

Karen! I Heidi's cake! That was definitely a contender for us! I think it will look wonderful with your colors and theme! Good luck with the crinnie tonight!

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

I can't wait to see what they come up with for your cake! I'm sure it will be amazing!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Alright ladies.....

After 2 glasses of wine, and several episodes of Sex and the City (yes, DF watches, but drinks beer) I decided it was time to take another stab at my crinnie again. I did some research again on it, and I read that if you live in an apartment (which I do) it is usually better to do it in your bath tub, since you can get the water warmer. So I partially filled the tub, let my crinnie soak, that had DF hold it up as I had BURNING hot water, vinegar, and a whole bottle of "Scarlett" RIT dye. I decided I would let it sit for 20 mins or so, so we left the bathroom, and turned on Bourne Supremacy (I love the Bourne movies).

So every 10 minutes, I would pause the movie to go move it around. After 20 mins, it looked Fuchsia, so I decided to leave it for closer to an hour, and keep checking it (needless to say, it took us double the amount of time to finish the movie). After an hour, I checked it again, and it was getting really dark, so I let it sit for 20 more mins.

1 hour and 20 mins later, I finally rinsed it....it was the moment of truth, would my crinnie be dark pink, or cherry red? And the result, as of this morning.........


IT IS A DARK CHERRY RED

I cannot beleive it actually didn't work, and our tub isn't really stained! I'm kinda sad, because I LOVE LOVE LOVE pink, but I didn't want to worry about adding another colour in! Plus, I think the red will look better with my dress since it is off-white!

Sorry I can't post a pic right now, I will work on buying a new camera soon!!!!

My only problem is now I don't know what to do with the shoes that I bought. They are watermelon pink, so I don't think they will go well with red. Here is a reminder:

I am thinking that maybe I will wear flats for the ceremony and reception (do you think blue would look good???) and than take off my crinnie for the dessert party, and wear the pink shoes. My dress is just the right length with those shoes, so it means saving $$ on not getting it hemmed, but I figure with the crinnie underneath, it will make it shorter, so flats shouldn't be a big deal.

So blue flats, red crinnie? Does that sound okay?

Oh, and if anyone is interested, here is the method I followed for dying my crinnie, except I added vinegar with the dye

http://boardwalkwedding.blogspot.com/ (it is near the bottom of the page)

 

[MainStMandy]

Oh yay!!! Where are the pictures

I love the idea of blue shoes with the red crinnie!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

Oh yay!!! Where are the pictures

I love the idea of blue shoes with the red crinnie!!

Alright, I will go buy a camera today, just for you No seriously, I really think I will go buy a camera today...enough is enough!

 

[MainStMandy]

Alright, I will go buy a camera today, just for you No seriously, I really think I will go buy a camera today...enough is enough!

YAY! And it return I found you these...seriously could they be any cutter!! They are online exclusives at PAYLESS!!!

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

YAY! And it return I found you these...seriously could they be any cutter!! They are online exclusives at PAYLESS!!!

Ohh, those are so nice. But Payless doesn't ship, or offer any online services, to Canada I used to work there when I was doing my undergrad degree, and people would come in and yell at me because they couldn't order online

I wonder if I can ship them to a US store, and go pick them up....I may check!