Really really getting down to the nitty gritty of it here.  :)  Just about everything we did was DIY, and I'm really really proud of how it is all turning out.  :)  So here's my brag post about where I am.  Warning - Seriously graphics intense!

The Venue
( All Aboard! )

SO!  Lauren and I have decided to go a more non-traditional route with our wedding cake.  Not only does it save some $$, (which he had to point out to me several times before I would listen, lol) but it's rather unusual, I think.  :)  We decided to go with cupcakes on a tiered stand, and a small groom's cake on the top.  (Has to be SOMETHING for us ( Read more... )

Anyone got any good, different ideas for what to have the ring bearer and flower girl carry/do ( Read more... )

My fiance and I know who we want for our flower girl (his 3 year old cousin, she'll be 4-5 years old at the time of the wedding). But there's a dilemma over who to choose for the ring bearer. I have a cousin on my side, but I'm worried that he might be slightly too old for the job when our wedding comes around. And my fiance has a cousin on his ( Read more... )

Any suggestions for small gift for 9 yr old ring bearer. I was thinking some type of toy but what does a 9 year old like that isn't expensive? I don't want things listed in wedding books like things engraved.. I want something he would actually be happy about... hmmmm I know he likes sports.. pretty much all kinds..

All right, so y'all might remember my post here, where Matt and I were talking about changing up the wedding party. Of course, it's much longer and more complicated than that, but very long story short, it meant my best friend wouldn't be my MOH anymore, and instead, we'd have only family members up there.

I'm talking to her on AIM (since we're way ( Read more... )

So I'm much earlier in planning than most of you, even though my wedding is (hopefully) a little over a year away. The topic was finally brought up at lunch today with my mom and grandmother. I had always assumed the wedding would be 100-125 people, for budget reasons and because I didn't imagine many more people than that liked us. (My dad and I ( Read more... )

I want to put a word of warning out to all of you newly engaged brides who haven't picked your flower girl:
visit the kid in person, and then make the decision about whether or not to include children in your ceremony.

Why do I say this? The FH and I decided to ask his sister to be one of my bridesmaids (one of my best friends is a groomsmen) and to ( Read more... )

What are some alternatives to the pillow? My little cousin is far to macho to be carrying a pillow. lol. I looked at him Sunday at church and thought "Theres no way C wants to carry a pillow with a huge flower on it". So, any pictures of alternative things?

So, our ring bearer Jack, who is about 5 and my FH's cousin, is apparently starting to get nervous about his job. (Our wedding is in a little over a month!) One of FH's aunts thought that if Jack saw a movie with a ring bearer in it having a good time, it might make him feel better. I can't think of any at all, though. Do you have suggestions?We're ( Read more... )