Christal & Ray ~ A Swinging Wake...err Wedding

[One_Song]

Oh wow I can't wait to see the pictures! That sounds so cool.

Whole Foods the organic store?? I didn't know they did flowers! Weird.

 

[Wannabe*Belle]

Oh wow I can't wait to see the pictures! That sounds so cool.

Whole Foods the organic store?? I didn't know they did flowers! Weird.

Yup they do flowers. I've read alot about other brides all over the web that have used them and loved them. Usually they are alot cheaper a.) b/c they do everything in season and b.) flowers aren't there main source of income. But the pictures I've seen have been just as beautiful as any florist I've seen. Plus the one in our area, the floral manager used to work for Disney Events.

 

[elleinad16]

Just read through everything and absolutely adore the theme and colors and EVERYTHING! This is going to be one of the best things I've ever seen! I can't wait to read more!!!

 

[Wannabe*Belle]

Brief update:

We got in our final flower proposal, so we're going over that now.

I may have convinced him to get a photobooth. eeep!

We got our guestbook from Mixbook today and it looks awesome! And after a Groupon what would have cost us $60 was only $25 (btwn shipping and the groupon).

On a sad note we're going through major drama w/ my bff, to the point were I'm afraid she might drop out of the wedding party.

 

[Wannabe*Belle]

So like I said we got our guestbook and it looks way awesome! We used all engagement pics from our session with The Roots.


P5260188 by cconnolly192, on Flickr


We also finally picked a florist. She was actually my first choice but we had to look at all the options because I'm honestly not a flower type of girl and I hated the idea of spending $1000+ on just personal and ceremony flowers (I'm doing our centerpieces and they are flower free). So we picked Innovative Event Design http://www.innovativeeventdesign.com/index.html

We actually met her the day we had the tour of the venue and she was setting up the ceremony site. I loved the simple set up b/c the site is beautiful but it just needed that little bit to really make it come together.

This is what we are doing w/ the ceremony site, just potted mums at the end of every other bench and ribbon on the ends of each. Then 2 pots upfront. The mums will be purple and the ribbon apple green.


PA090085 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

Michelle, the florist, is also going to try to do something similiar to this for my bouquet. Not the exact flowers b/c some of them were expensive she said but the same colors and general feel plus the black feathers and wrap.


wedding-boquet-flowers by cconnolly192, on Flickr

Next episode: Starting work on the centerpieces...dun dun dun

 

[KristiLyn]

Awesome guestbook! It looks great!!!
The purple and green look great together. It's going to look wonderful!!

 

[Wannabe*Belle]

So after the most drama filled month EVER...I have a few updates for my ladies.

We have decided on the centerpieces. We are going to alternate tables between 2. The first is a Madame Leota inspired tablescape.

We found these bathroom light fixtures at Ikea.


wedding decor 004 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

Unscrew the bottom fixture part, stick in a purple led and a purple flicker tealight and you get this


wedding decor 007 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

We're going to put 3 green votives around it.

The second centerpiece is inspired by the floating candelabra. We took white wedding ones and had to spray paint them black. Note to anyone else buying these if we were doing a different theme I would be really upset b/c alot of them are crooked or scuffed up.

Here is what they look like painted.


wedding decor 009 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

We're going to get some freeze dried rose petals and put them around the base and a few scattered around.

We've also gotten these really pretty table numbers. I knew I didn't want just regular numbers on silver sticks or table names. So I found these on my addiction website Etsy.

I picked this up last year to add some theming to our guest book table.


wedding decor 001 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

And last but not least to add a little decoration to the walk way when people arrive we have these.


wedding decor 003 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

So that's it for now...hopefully within the next week we'll have our envelope birdcage done and all the shiny crystals back on the candelabras. I promise (unless more drama arises) to update soon.

 

[donald&daisy]

Not sure how I missed your PJ before, but I am loving everything!! If we were doing a wedding here at home, I would totally go for a Fall/Halloween theme. Its our second favorite holiday of the year! I can't wait to see more....

 

[Designer Rose]

I just read through your PJ, and I just gotta say, I LOVE your theme! HM is one of my absolute favorite rides, I can't wait to see how your wedding turns out! I love everything so far!

 

[pinkfairy1684]

Woo hoo! Love the updates! I think your tables are going to be awesome!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

omgosh I love everything!!! It's going to look AWESOME!!!!

 

[princess_ariel_85]

wow oh wow! Loving the Haunted Mansion theme!

The colour scheme is great and I love your centerpieces, love the Madam Leota inspired tablescape.

Can't wait to see more x

 

[elleinad16]

The centerpieces look great! I like the creativity with the ceiling lights! Very, very cool!

 

[DisneyShamrock]

The Haunted Mansion is the best ride ever . . . therefore, your wedding will be absolutely amazing! I can't wait to see what else you plan!

 

[One_Song]

Ok, I just got way too excited looking at your decorations. Where did you get that Madame Leota book?? It's awesome!

 

[Wannabe*Belle]

Not sure how I missed your PJ before, but I am loving everything!! If we were doing a wedding here at home, I would totally go for a Fall/Halloween theme. Its our second favorite holiday of the year! I can't wait to see more....

It's our favorite holiday and the day we got engaged so it was a must since we couldn't do a DFTW

I just read through your PJ, and I just gotta say, I LOVE your theme! HM is one of my absolute favorite rides, I can't wait to see how your wedding turns out! I love everything so far!

Woo hoo! Love the updates! I think your tables are going to be awesome!

omgosh I love everything!!! It's going to look AWESOME!!!!

wow oh wow! Loving the Haunted Mansion theme!

The colour scheme is great and I love your centerpieces, love the Madam Leota inspired tablescape.

Can't wait to see more x

Thank you girls.

The centerpieces look great! I like the creativity with the ceiling lights! Very, very cool!

The best part is for the both the tables I'm pretty sure the centerpieces will end up being $20 or less per table. Still more than I wanted but considering what we a florist would charge that ain't bad.

The Haunted Mansion is the best ride ever . . . therefore, your wedding will be absolutely amazing! I can't wait to see what else you plan!

Thank you

Ok, I just got way too excited looking at your decorations. Where did you get that Madame Leota book?? It's awesome!

I forgot that was another buy from my Etsy addiction. Here is the shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/beyondthepoisonapple

 

[KristiLyn]

OMG LOVE the new updates!!! Everything is going to look so awesome! I know I've told you this before, but I'm so in love with your theme!!! Can't wait to see it all come together!!

 

[Wannabe*Belle]

So we've been busy busy and it's just under 60 days till the big day. My dress came in and it only needs minor alterations. Ray's tux is all set. Favors are ordered. Invitations are going out this week. Place card canvas is half-way done. The only major projects we have left are making and painting Ezra to put in the photobooth so our guests will have a "ghost follow them home".

Speaking of invitations, here's some pics. This was the most tedious DIY project I've ever done. It saved us a tone of money but still. We got our invitation materials from Cards&Pockets, and our response postcards from Vistaprints (it saved us money on more envelopes and postage for postcards is less expensive).


DSC_0076 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

I hand stamped every invitation and had to rig the Ravens so they would sit together.


DSC_0077 by cconnolly192, on Flickr


DSC_0078 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

I took this pic from Tom Sawyer's Island. We had Vistaprint do most of the printing and I just put in the response date on the back.


DSC_0080 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

We did two different belly bands b/c not everyone would appreciate the pretty bats. Each band is sealed with an Celtic eternity symbol wax seal. This is the biggest pain in the butt, if I do say so myself.


DSC_0081 by cconnolly192, on Flickr


DSC_0082 by cconnolly192, on Flickr

 

[DisneyShamrock]

WOW!!! Those intives are amazing! I, personally, love the bats. They turned out super awesome.

Yay for being so close!

 

[LittleKittyMarie]

Just finished catching up. I love your theme and colours! Your centerpieces are going to look so amazing, and those invitations are fantastic. The wax seal really adds a lot, but I can see how they would be a pain. Looking forward to reading more!