Caryn and Mark PJ- SBP/LSS/PI >>>>>>AND WE'RE OFF<<<<<<

[Kristen14]

It's definitely gotta be those are some fab hater blockers! Hey, i need a pair to wear around my monster in law!

 

[caryndisneydiva]

Whohoo! I finally got to read your PJ in its entirety! I am grumpy that my company didn't give us Veteran's Day off so I feel entitled to a little web surfing....

1. I had a cat named Zorro when I was in high school! She was kinda dumb, though, so we called her "Zero"...

2. I wish I need a crinnie so I could dye one like yours (or just buy that pink one off you - me likey!)

3. Where were hater blockers when I first told my fambly we're getting married at DFTW? Best. Invention. EVER! I totally needed a pair... (or is it ?)

you kill me! i'm glad that my veerrrryyyy long pj kept you entertained at work!!! we call my zorro "zorrina", mark says it's her "drag name." he's crazy...i might actually wear my pink crinnie, we'll see i need to decide once my new dress gets here!

It's definitely gotta be those are some fab hater blockers! Hey, i need a pair to wear around my monster in law!

i love my H.B.'s...they come in very handy!

Do they allow you to bring in your own votives?

you have to pay a set up fee to have them put them out...so it would probably be around the same cost.

 

[BaBeeCee14]

you have to pay a set up fee to have them put them out...so it would probably be around the same cost.

Really? Even though you are already spending so much money on the centerpieces and they are setting those up anyway? Its crazy... its like any way we try to save money, they'll find a way to charge you more

 

[lurkyloo]

Really? Even though you are already spending so much money on the centerpieces and they are setting those up anyway? Its crazy... its like any way we try to save money, they'll find a way to charge you more

The fee is $35/hour to put out more than 3 items per table (so I guess if you wanted a ton of votives, they'd charge you). I doubt they spend more than an hour setting up, so it seems like $35 is a bargain compared to how much they'd charge you per centerpiece for something more elaborate...

 

[caryndisneydiva]

i need to think of another centerpiece idea. i'm having a hard time justifying spending almost 2K on centerpieces that we have to give back after the three hour reception. i seriously need centerpiece ideas...

 

[MistressOfAllEvil]

THANKS!

i've picked out two new veils, it'll be one of these...

i like these two, they're a little more fitted than the previous veils!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these veils. I'm doing a very retro 1940's hollywood glam theme and DF & Co. are doing a "mobster" look. I thought about doing a short net veil like this but I asked DF his opinion on veils and he scrunched up his face. So, one less thing for us to spend money on. But I LOOOOOOVE them and I will live vicariously through you!

 

[Kristen14]

Any ideas for a theme or anything for the centerpieces? what colors, yellow & truffle? I'll try to think of something. Maybe they can set out my sandcastles for you and just leave them there for me lol. that would probably be one of the weirdest questions our EM's would ever hear.

 

[lurkyloo]

Let's see...centerpiece ideas....

Figment fan is doing snow globes....

Sunshine1 (I think!) did candy displays. What if instead of a candy bar you had a different kind of candy as a centerpiece at each table? Of course then you might have everyone jockeying to sit at the tables with the best candy

Your pal and mine Martha Stewart has these COOL paper flower kits that I totally would have done if I lived closer

They're $20 each though. How many tables are you having?

http://www.marthastewartcrafts.com/...=TRUE&SESSID=2115483cc8dceeaf3dfd1b00120d21d2

I remember a bunch of inexpensive centerpiece ideas in one of the wedding mags I got this summer - I'll have a look when I get home!

 

[disneymeg]

hey c .. so ive been reading all these posts and ill tell ya IM NEVER GETTING MARRIED! One mom will never let me after yours and two .. ur so indecisive!!!! Ill be honest, im not so sure I like those viels - those are funny looking. Remember when we were at grams' house and you showed us taht one veil by Oscar? We all laughed and said how stupid it looked .. NOW YOUR GETTING ONE??? Grandpa will be pleased .. he liked it! I like the truffle shash idea! It will look nice with our dresses. As for centerpieces, maybe im just frugal but why exactly do you need those? All they do is get in the way of people talking and then you have to give them back? Who needs that? I say if you MUST have centerpieces make the liquor the center pieces. You know like a couple of different sized bottles of wine or something! Anyway, im making my reservations this week. Good luck with all these plans. Only two more months so you gotta get crackin!

Now as I assume that I would be considered a "hater" i feel i should protect myself

 

[caryndisneydiva]

sunshine1 posted her budget in her pj, her centerpeices were more expensive than mine...so that's a no go, i REALLY like the candy idea though and was thinking of renting glass lanterns from disney and having them put the candy in them for me. i thought about the martha stewart paper flower kits, but i'm worried that my clumsy self will set them on fire with the votives (this hopefully isn't a concern for anyone else), i'm also not sure as to how i'm going to get them there. i'm trying to avoid as many craft projects as possible while i'm there...

i would love to do snowglobes, i could give them out as table prizes so that i wouldn't have to take them home. that's an idea. would they charge me for using snow globes? even so it would be cheaper...

i really like my centerpieces though and know that i could easily make them myself with fake fruit and silks...

this was the original centerpeice inspiration...

but it will be lemons and the flowers will be tulips, gerber daisies, roses and white hydrangeas with the willow twigs...LOVE THEM, but not for 1750. if it costs more than my mortgage, it's a no go...

DECISIONS DECISIONS...thanks for the input ladies!

i might take you up on the sandcastle idea---jk, the dftw people just wouldn't get it...

 

[lurkyloo]

What if you just did the fruit in the vases and not the flowers on top? If they were really tall, dramatic vases, it might look cool! Maybe throw a lightup drink cube in the bottom...wheee!

Also, Figment Fan bought all her own snowglobes during various sales and stuff. Maybe more work than you have time for....

Or you could just go, uh, "minimalist" like me and not have centerpieces at all. Seriously - do you remember the centerpieces from a single wedding you've been to?

 

[caryndisneydiva]

What if you just did the fruit in the vases and not the flowers on top? If they were really tall, dramatic vases, it might look cool! Maybe throw a lightup drink cube in the bottom...wheee!

Also, Figment Fan bought all her own snowglobes during various sales and stuff. Maybe more work than you have time for....

Or you could just go, uh, "minimalist" like me and not have centerpieces at all. Seriously - do you remember the centerpieces from a single wedding you've been to?

i think i might just go the minimalist route as well...the aquarium is enough backdrop in the lss...

should i choose to do this, i'll make my own table #'s and make them fabulous...

 

[caryndisneydiva]

heres' the beaded bout's that i made, copied from martha's design...i did one just like hers and i added tiny porcein calla's to the other one

here is the proto-type of my place cards, not so excited about them, i need some more inspiration...

 

[disneymeg]

caryn ... what if i made your center pieces? I can get lemons and what not and some silk flowers and make them up really nice! It could be your xmas present maybe?! Let me know if youd like that.

 

[pixie08]

ooo i love the beaded bouts..great job

 

[Kristen14]

Caryn, you've been productive today! I love the bouts... especially the one with the calla lilly! The place cards look great too, the one in the middle is my fav. How'd you do the numbers? Just glue and glitter? Or stencil?

Why dont you ask if you can make your own centerpieces and just pay for Disney Floral to set out votives or something.

Btw, I agree with your sister... yay for liquor as centerpieces!

 

[BayouPrincess]

Caryn,
You've been a busy bee today. I really like the beaded bouts. They are really creative. You could probably sneak a Mickey in there too...I always love the chance to sneak Mickey in my designs.

Looking good. I think if you can pull off the birdcage veil, you should wear it! It's definately not me, but I think it would be very chic on you!

 

[tinklynn]

Hi there -
I've been lurking here for awhile and thought I'd take this opportunity to post.
First, I've read all your planning journal and enjoyed it very much. You have way more energy than should be allowed! j/k
Second, having been a wedding florist for almost 30 years, I feel that I can maybe speak a little to your cp dilemma.
The cps you picked are expensive for several reasons: First, you're using a rectangular vase. These and square vases are always more expensive than round because they aren't produced/sold in the mass quantities that round ones are. Your vase probably has a retail of roughly $40-50. Second, from the looks of it it's fairly sizable - which you would want for 10-toppers, but maybe too large for 6 or 8 toppers. Next, figure around 25-35% of the cost is design. More on bridal party work. (Heck, it's Disney - I'd figure the high side) Floral arranging is an art, just like photography--the people that do it are trained artists. Yes, grandpa Al could take your wedding pictures with his Polaroid, but would they actually be what you wanted? Same deal here. And if your flowers are ruined, it tends to show in the pictures, too.
The pittosporum in there isn't expensive, but you might try to replace the fillers with white wax flower for a similar look at less of a cost. Also consider that although lemons will be less expensive than the seckel pears that are pictured, you'll still likely have $20 worth of fruit in there. Just because they grow in Florida doesn't mean they're free! I certainly understand that $145 feels like a lot for a centerpiece - it is. But consider that more of the "prime rib" option. If your budget is feeling more "hamburger-ish", then go with hamburgers, Still tastes great, but a cheaper option. Look for things like carnations, alstroemeria, mums--there's some very cool mums out there now. These would all be less $ for you. I hope you work it all out, and keep in mind the one truly important thing: at the end of your wedding day, no matter what little bumps happen, you and your true love will be married. And that's really what it's all about, isn't it?
Best of luck to you.

 

[lurkyloo]

Dagnabbit! I looked through my huge stack o' wedding mags and couldn't find that article on cheap-o centerpieces. But I do have this pic of something we were considering. Rose suggested using glass marbles instead of blueberries to keep the cost down. I never did get a quote on this one though...

 

[Lisella]

Hey Caryn,

Nice job on the bouts and place cards.

Here is another thought for your centerpieces:
Why don't you go back to your planner or floral person (not sure who you have to deal with on the flowers) and give them a $$ number you are comfortable working with or spending for the centerpieces. Tell them the colors you'd like & shape or look you are going for then ask them to send you suggestions of what they could do for you.

Making your own would probably save you the most money and allow you to be even more creative (which we know you love), but since you will also need to figure out how to get the items to Disney - more work and maybe more $ - and since you will probably have to pay Disney to set them out anyway, and since they can probably come up with something really pretty - it might be worth it to just scale it back and see what they can come up with for you. Then one less worry for you...