tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74624052689145983152024-03-12T22:36:58.916-04:00Chelsea Gets MarriedChelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-45404041002826682402011-07-24T10:27:00.000-04:002011-07-24T10:27:53.560-04:00Etsy Wedding Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Etsy is a wonderful place to purchase unique and/or custom items for your wedding. Especially if you're looking to add extra personal touches to your day. From wedding gowns to invitations you can find almost anything wedding-related on Etsy.</span></div><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm8JLRVy8pJN_4QGoeEWIyX5ELQLZsvuVgRNSkhGxbrcxBe5XXQ5xeyK1nse4ea8L1UfajNMn5JlUJ1clwNhgyugrm2-D4DhqxzkvEy2NkD029QqF0nrFQwed0QAs-KCkTpXtBFwsYxBS/s1600/guest+book+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm8JLRVy8pJN_4QGoeEWIyX5ELQLZsvuVgRNSkhGxbrcxBe5XXQ5xeyK1nse4ea8L1UfajNMn5JlUJ1clwNhgyugrm2-D4DhqxzkvEy2NkD029QqF0nrFQwed0QAs-KCkTpXtBFwsYxBS/s640/guest+book+tree.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">our guest book tree with some placed leaves... it filled up well in the end</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I wanted to be able to display our guest book instead of putting it in a box and never looking at it again. However, I didn't feel comfortable doing the thumbprint guest book tree because I didn't want to creep out my guests by asking for their finger print so this was my compromise.<br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />The leaves are self-adhesive. Guests sign the leaves and stick them onto the tree. I highly recommend having guest book attendants to aid guests in the process. You are going to be hanging this on your wall and you don't want a wonky looking tree.<br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />The custom guest book tree I purchased is made by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AbsintheCustomPrint">Absinthe Custom Printing</a>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4td73DJwyVpHO0LZ7pRHv2y3Q74JrN_T2pa03RAtTDqGX32yQo43OXufqVypL6MY9v85juAs67TNpz8V_x4d3q6E5BPIANm3ImZntEB4HMIf9KrYovMG44NdzJ9evIzhlKJppyp_fFVQ/s1600/wedding+dress+label.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4td73DJwyVpHO0LZ7pRHv2y3Q74JrN_T2pa03RAtTDqGX32yQo43OXufqVypL6MY9v85juAs67TNpz8V_x4d3q6E5BPIANm3ImZntEB4HMIf9KrYovMG44NdzJ9evIzhlKJppyp_fFVQ/s640/wedding+dress+label.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I wanted to have a custom wedding gown label because I thought it was a fun tradition. I purchased a quatrefoil label with my initials and our wedding date. I went with the quatrefoil because it's the symbol of my college sorority. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">My seamstress sewed it into the bottom side seam of my dress in case I wanted to show it to someone at the wedding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />The custom wedding gown label I purchased is made by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/InitialImpressions?ref=seller_info">Initial Impressions</a><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYH3yL4mdc1ZIZifHxbDSaeiez7XraGViKvNR94Tu0R6yJAiYA5bJtCSMr2dIQSR0pxDbJu24IejCxNEIW9EjnwvDx_KBEOaTHCIXvkEgyQsb0qH0XIypao6FvBVK_n5SQYBIoEKRNDa4/s1600/wedding+hair+flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYH3yL4mdc1ZIZifHxbDSaeiez7XraGViKvNR94Tu0R6yJAiYA5bJtCSMr2dIQSR0pxDbJu24IejCxNEIW9EjnwvDx_KBEOaTHCIXvkEgyQsb0qH0XIypao6FvBVK_n5SQYBIoEKRNDa4/s640/wedding+hair+flower.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I always wanted to wear a flower in my hair. Choosing the right flower was the hardest decision for me-- the right color, size, look... I finally went with a 4" peony (my favorite flower) made of white silk and white sheer with a rhinestone center.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />The hair flower I purchased is made by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Silverpencils?ref=seller_info">Silver Pencils</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our guests loved our cake topper -- most had never seen one like ours</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I wanted a customized topper that looked like Brad and me. And I couldn't forget Jack. After searching for a while I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lynnslittlecreations">Lynn's Little Creations</a>.<br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />Lynn makes custom toppers starting at $65 for the couple (add $5-$10 per pet, depending on size). Most custom toppers I've seen are easily $100-$500+.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe6AdBQ2hAJqUye7_Hu2QmyjgMROFXEJMmLzMHG3XepyVvpGQ_YE4rUCskooqX5APxopY62qremuRxZrzi5nfsN2ND_3_SdnL-rZrI-XqYUvpetW_W5KP2MYbCpbSBnwYw6IR6LUKXR32/s1600/rose+resin+earrings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe6AdBQ2hAJqUye7_Hu2QmyjgMROFXEJMmLzMHG3XepyVvpGQ_YE4rUCskooqX5APxopY62qremuRxZrzi5nfsN2ND_3_SdnL-rZrI-XqYUvpetW_W5KP2MYbCpbSBnwYw6IR6LUKXR32/s640/rose+resin+earrings.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I wanted to get our program and guestbook attendants a little something to say thanks for being part of our special day. I decided on rose resin earrings because I think they're cute and fun.<br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />I purchased their earrings from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/onceuponapeony?ref=seller_info">Once Upon A Peony</a>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTSPORY36CemqA0bPiLhwL-VVaTg5qGmnApJx-XIqN5GbXdg06ktiNeJ3vf9XO-WtHqUk6trKJBvoZfqar_SQ-rIh9j8WG9_hqlh3PQcxKCsrKoVbCY5YO6-pbYWw8aXL2V71yR0W2kiK/s1600/cookie+wedding+favor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTSPORY36CemqA0bPiLhwL-VVaTg5qGmnApJx-XIqN5GbXdg06ktiNeJ3vf9XO-WtHqUk6trKJBvoZfqar_SQ-rIh9j8WG9_hqlh3PQcxKCsrKoVbCY5YO6-pbYWw8aXL2V71yR0W2kiK/s640/cookie+wedding+favor.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">For our favors, we gave our guests sugar cookies from Brad's favorite hometown bakery. They had our college Alma mater's symbol airbrushed onto them. To seal the bags, I purchased these custom stickers from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MAUpromos?ref=pr_shop">MAU Promos</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1-s-99gOD44N9-RBP1qfb3_r_WWWZPlmBPZD3yS09Qd_wI8R4txQYBmv4gpjvJvGrcXK94GRoh1y3M1EfDxKffkGK3vuu5o5IFAam6fNallzMaz_0TuHrVKPXbnd7ZUlUYD65rvl5MGY/s1600/cookie+bags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1-s-99gOD44N9-RBP1qfb3_r_WWWZPlmBPZD3yS09Qd_wI8R4txQYBmv4gpjvJvGrcXK94GRoh1y3M1EfDxKffkGK3vuu5o5IFAam6fNallzMaz_0TuHrVKPXbnd7ZUlUYD65rvl5MGY/s1600/cookie+bags.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also purchased our cookies bags from an Etsy seller. I mostly bought them because I didn't have to buy 1,000 and they are BOPP (biodegradable, FDA approved for packaging food items; oil and grease resistant; water vapor, gas, and aroma barriers).<br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />To see what size bag would work best for the cookies I was able to order a sampler package of bags from the same seller for less than $3, which was great.<br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;" />I purchased my resealable BOPP flat cello bags from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisticEphemera?ref=seller_info">Artistic Ephemera</a>.</span></span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-77514690653270420972011-07-19T22:20:00.001-04:002011-09-29T21:43:41.921-04:00The Wedding {Part Three}<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ready for a long blog post? Just bear with me, it's the final part of my "The Wedding" Series.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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Unfortunately, we didn't get to enjoy much of cocktail hour. After the ceremony, we went back into the reception room and spent about 10 minutes relaxing and signing the marriage license. Then, we took photos with Brad's family, some of my family, and the bridal party for about 30 minutes. When it was finally time to go to the cocktail hour our DOC was saying that we should start getting into place for the receiving line. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had the receiving line right outside the reception room, so people could go through the receiving line and pick up their escort cards. I know some people are against receiving lines, but I liked the idea of being able to say hello and thanks for coming to all our guests. I'm not a fan of going table to table at receptions because I don't like it when I'm a guest at a wedding and the bride and groom want to come over and say hi to me while I'm eating. That, and I feel like some people get missed because when the bride and groom come to the table some guests may be in the bathroom, getting food, etc. The receiving line was our sure-fire way of saying hi to each and every one of our guests.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After the receiving line, the bridal party and Brad and I lined up for our introductions. Brad's grandpa gave a lovely blessing, and then it was time to eat! The food was delicious. Brad and I both said that we were going to eat at our wedding, so we sampled everything. Once the guests started eating they caught onto the pasta saute bar, which created a crazy long line. Part of the issue was that the caterers weren't going fast enough. The other part of the issue was that it took at least 2 minutes to cook the food. That adds up when you have 10+ people in line... with some people getting a plate for someone else... People were still in line for pasta over an hour after dinner began. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As our guests were eating, Brad and I really should have gotten up and gone and chatted with guests who were finished with dinner at their tables. I tried getting Brad to go with me but he told me to just sit and enjoy everything. (It did feel nice to sit down and relax a little.) Looking back, I feel bad for not getting up off my butt and talking with our guests.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Around 8:30 our DOC told us that we should start the toasts. Our Best Man, Andrew, and Maid of Honor, Natalie, gave wonderful speeches. But if it were a competition (and I may be biased), Natalie would have won. Her toast made everyone laugh and brought me to tears.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then it was time to get up and cut the cake! As I was getting up, I noticed that I had BBQ sauce across the bottom of the front of my dress! Like 7-8 dime to quarter sized dots in a row! I remember saying, "Oh my god... Oh my god... How did that happen? Get the baby wipes," to my Maid of Honor. She didn't know what was going on until I showed her. I asked her how this could have happened because there was no way I spilled it on myself-- this part of my dress was under the table while I was eating. She said that as the catering people were setting up one of them dropped an entire bottle of BBQ sauce and it got all over the tablecloth at the mini-pulled pork sandwich station. She said that they merely turned the table around so it wasn't as noticeable. Well, when I was at this station I went on that side of the table and my dress touched the tablecloth where the BBQ sauce was. I was upset because the spilling of the BBQ sauce could have been handled much better. Luckily, the baby wipes got most of the BBQ sauce out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After the BBQ sauce issue, we cut the cake. Brad fed me the biggest piece of cake, ever. Haha. Then, the DJ announced our first dance. Brad and I stood on the dance floor and waited for him to start playing our song. But no, he decided to play the last minute of the song that was playing instead of stopping it. So we stood there and looked like dorks waiting for the song. Seriously? Our dance went well. I was nervous because we hadn't practiced much since our lesson. Our photographer captured my nervous face in one of the photos. Ha! Then, I danced with my dad. My step-dad cut in about half-way through the song. (This was planned.) Brad and his mom shared a dance. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While Brad and his mom were dancing I looked over and noticed one of the catering people cutting the cake like a 5 year old. Some of the pieces were cut like cake should be cut and some were giant wedges. I thought to myself, "Just let it go, Chelsea". But I couldn't take it anymore. I got up, walked over, and said, "Hi, can you cut the cake the normal way?" She said, "Oh, well I've been eyeballing it to be sure that it's all used." I replied (as nicely as possible), "This cake is made to serve 200 people. There are 120 people here. We did that on purpose so that we would have more than enough cake for our guests and to send any leftovers home with family. Please fix these pieces of cake and start cutting it like it's supposed to be cut." Then to my horror, she took the giant wedges that were already plated and cut them in half, but not down the middle going height-wise-- she cut them in between the layers! Who does that!? At this point, I had to just let it go and sit down because I was going to lose it on this chick. Brad was exiting the dance floor when I was going to sit back down. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He said, "Honeyyy, what are you doing?" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To which I replied, "Oh, nothing. Just sitting down." Hehee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the first fast song came on, I hit the floor with my bridesmaids and the flower girl. The rest of the night is kind of blurry because so much happened (no I wasn't drunk-- I only had a glass of wine and champagne the entire night). :) We danced, visited the DIY photo booth, and took some night photos. I'm hoping to get the photos back and have them refresh my memory. Ha! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After the reception, we had to tear the place down. We had to be out of there by midnight or we would be fined. My DOC had 4 staff members there to help with the tear down. Some of our family and friends graciously stayed to help, too. We had the entire ceremony and reception spaces torn down, including the tables and chairs, in an hour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All in all, it was a wonderful day. It flew by so quickly. I wish I could do it again, but get 8 hours of sleep the night before and stay on schedule.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brad and I took some photos in and around the gazebo. Then, we went over to the Chemistry building for photos. Soon our bridal party arrived in the limo. We went around campus taking photos at various locations for a little over 2 hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We arrived at our wedding location around 4:00PM. I say wedding location because we had our ceremony and reception at the same location. Many members of our families were already there for photos before the ceremony, which was at 5:30PM. We took photos with my side of the family and relaxed a little bit. My bridesmaids went to work to get the dirt marks off of my dress from taking photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A little before 5:00PM the bridesmaids and I went into hiding in our reception room while guests started to arrive. Then it was time to line up for the ceremony. The music started... and to my horror it started to cut out as the grandparents and mothers were being seated. I remember looking at my Maid of Honor, probably with my eyes bulging out of my head. She looked at me and reassured me, "It's fine. Don't worry. He'll fix it" (meaning the DJ). The music a couple more times, and I flinched. Why was this happening?! It cut out again as my bridesmaids started to go down the aisle. My day-of coordinator finally looked at me and said, "I hope he fixes this and it doesn't cut out while you're walking". Luckily, he did fix the problem-- the music didn't cut out as I walked down the aisle with my dad and step-dad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our ceremony went smoothly. Well, except for me having to have our officiant repeat 2 lines of our vows for me. I had the worse case of cotton mouth. It was so hard to talk. All I wanted was a glass of water. After I messed up the first time, I thought that I was repeating everything wrong. Brad was sure to remind me later that he said everything perfectly, and I was the one who goofed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After the ceremony, Brad and I, along with our bridal party and parents went back into the reception room. Everyone said congrats and gave us hugs. We signed our marriage license. I drank some water. Then, it was time to move on to photos with Brad's family, followed by cocktail hour and the reception!</span><br />
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</div></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-5624976483908806092011-07-12T20:56:00.001-04:002011-07-12T20:57:22.859-04:00The Wedding {Part One}<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First, let me say a big thank you for all your kind words about my grandma's passing... </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and about our wedding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I thought I would write a post about our day. I'm going to go chronologically here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The day started at 7:30AM in our hotel suite. I did not want to get out of bed because I went to sleep at 2:30AM. Yeah 5 hours of sleep! My hair stylist, who graciously agreed to drive the hour and a half to our wedding destination, arrived around 7:45 and started on my bridesmaid, Melissa's hair. I jumped in the shower. By the time I was out of the shower my makeup artist was there. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Soon all of my bridesmaids were in the suite getting their hair and makeup done. My Maid of Honor gave me an amazing gift-- a photo album from my bachelorette weekend in Chicago and a tear-jerking card.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The plan was to be done with my hair and makeup by 12:30 so I could get in my dress, take some bridal shots, and then get in the limo at 1:00 to go to our First Look location. {Brad's dad drove him separately.} </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was a little late getting into the makeup chair. Then, when I got the call about my grandma, I got delayed another half an hour. My hair ended up taking two and half hours, but it was worth it in the end. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I ended up not getting done with my hair until 1:30. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My legs were shaking as I sat there getting my hair done, knowing we were not on schedule and the limo was waiting. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I was getting my hair done, I gave my bridesmaids their gifts-- a pearl necklace with matching earrings, personalized makeup bag, pink pashmina, and green and pink flip flops that I made.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I didn't get to take any bridal shots in our hotel room {something I regret}. I hurried into my dress and put on my earrings, bracelet, and shoes. As I was about to head out the door, Brad's mom showed up with my gift from him. It was a beautiful heart-shaped jewelry box with "Mrs. Chelsea NewLastName" engraved on top. There was a pearl bracelet inside. I put it on with the pearl bracelet I was borrowing from my mom. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brad got ready in his best man's suite with the rest of the groomsmen, his dad, brother, and some other friends. Brad was on schedule. He actually took a nap after leaving our suite that morning. Lucky. While getting ready, he opened my gift-- IU cufflinks {our alma mater and where we met}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-30152387216503703922011-07-05T14:29:00.000-04:002011-07-05T14:29:03.669-04:00We're married!<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-SOHsLMzRFhEFEP5_5S9klmrILtt4vsyHqhnIYrVo2lDxO1vr5I2iwaILfLvwsdT9k7_Qow_6lieAUdYlVBbiJ-dT4SIhYFLVQa-dX0_tVfpaaqvGCb2w9rKuusBmU2-oULkKv2ZQjKt/s1600/258691_2202480269708_1478385010_32555980_1469662_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-SOHsLMzRFhEFEP5_5S9klmrILtt4vsyHqhnIYrVo2lDxO1vr5I2iwaILfLvwsdT9k7_Qow_6lieAUdYlVBbiJ-dT4SIhYFLVQa-dX0_tVfpaaqvGCb2w9rKuusBmU2-oULkKv2ZQjKt/s640/258691_2202480269708_1478385010_32555980_1469662_o.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
Brad and I married 10 days ago on June 25th!</span><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was beautiful. The weather was gorgeous. We had 120 friends and family there to celebrate with us. All of my wedding DIY projects looked fantastic at our venue. Everyone was so sweet, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">telling me how I did a wonderful job and how everything looked so beautiful.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There was a cloud of sadness that hung over our wedding day. At 9:45 Saturday morning, I was getting my makeup done in my bridal suite, and my cell phone rang. It was my dad-- calling to say that my 91 year old grandmother had just passed away. She would have been 92 on the following Wednesday. She had been ill for the better part of 5 years and in a nursing home for almost 2 years. I think I was in shock most of the day. Since our wedding day was only one day that couldn't easily be repeated, I decided that I would put on a brave face and enjoy myself as much as possible. I told myself that I could be sad the days after the wedding. I'd like to think that my grandma wanted to be at the wedding so badly that this was her way to attend-- in spirit.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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On the Wednesday after the wedding, Brad and I traveled the 3 hours to my hometown for my grandma's visitation and funeral. It's been kind of a whirlwind the past two weeks. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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We spent this weekend trying to get our house back to normal (it's still a mess though) and finish the landscaping we've been meaning to do for over a month now. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brad and I will be going on a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">mini-honeymoon this upcoming weekend. I'll be sure to post photos when we get back. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's a sneak peek of our mini-honeymoon destination.<br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJMvMy4DY5AO7ZvAaF7M7VMzjqgcBcm3LvxEw2ETa6RX-tBCW4KV8bm_jsEiNOBoEbFuNVIY8il8zfn2xY7Bn_LA623TdskJk5HCrEIoZ1EkFdAhep2MUJ7976GuAmyNm515J3_A9523q/s1600/Two_historic_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJMvMy4DY5AO7ZvAaF7M7VMzjqgcBcm3LvxEw2ETa6RX-tBCW4KV8bm_jsEiNOBoEbFuNVIY8il8zfn2xY7Bn_LA623TdskJk5HCrEIoZ1EkFdAhep2MUJ7976GuAmyNm515J3_A9523q/s640/Two_historic_02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-50339542557016188472011-06-20T12:09:00.004-04:002012-02-20T23:37:47.119-05:00Less than a week to go!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sorry I've been MIA! I've been in the last stretch of planning the wedding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Want to see what I've been up to lately?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I made all of our escort cards!<br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had paper left over from our invitations so it didn't cost me extra money to make them so that was a bonus. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I used the paisley patterned paper in cotton candy and cotton candy card stock from Cards and Pockets. I cut the paisley patterned paper in half height-wise. Then, I cut 2"x3" rectangles out of the cotton candy card stock. I made each name and table assignment in Photoshop. I printed them on white card stock and cut them out (1.5"x2.5"). I used double sided tape to adhere everything together.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span>I finally decided on my DIY centerpieces for the reception! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I put real light pink rose petals in water, followed by a floating candle in each hurricane.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<div style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I made our layered ceremony programs!</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I got the idea from a friend of mine that did layered wedding programs for her wedding.<br />
I designed them in Photoshop and had them printed and cut at FedEx Office. I used metallic cotton candy card stock from Cards and Pockets for the backing, folded it over on the front, 2-hole punched it, and tied it together with green ribbon. My awesome Maid of Honor, Natalie, stayed up until 3AM to help me assemble them.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I made our beverage menus! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's not a personal note, and it's not personally signed by the president or first lady, but I still think it's a pretty cool thing to have.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just send a wedding invitation to President and Mrs. Obama. I mailed theirs out with the rest of my invitations in mid-April, so it took about 7 weeks to get the note.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Honorable Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama<br />
The White House<br />
Greetings Office Room 39<br />
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue<br />
Washington, DC 20500</span></div>
Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-45067652297114646602011-05-05T14:42:00.000-04:002011-05-05T14:42:40.845-04:00Centerpieces-- Help me decide! Part II<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Wow! Thanks for all the feedback on the centerpieces!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I forgot about the other option. So here's option #4...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavPbuU_oRMcemahGBLWm8_SWK7UBvDokXBh4sdg-YVDz30n-jr8vp8PFH29ALN51IDUIQVxN5ATAFSAPiJYd43uHWppW3DCmUQrzOpl9FbVEU_EEGqkdjd4PpWRH9432zEPhuHqmARDOS/s1600/IMG_6219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavPbuU_oRMcemahGBLWm8_SWK7UBvDokXBh4sdg-YVDz30n-jr8vp8PFH29ALN51IDUIQVxN5ATAFSAPiJYd43uHWppW3DCmUQrzOpl9FbVEU_EEGqkdjd4PpWRH9432zEPhuHqmARDOS/s400/IMG_6219.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-86210380183579365262011-05-04T20:51:00.000-04:002011-05-04T20:51:33.634-04:00Centerpieces-- Help me decide!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, 52 days until my wedding {AHH! cue panic attack}, and I haven't decided what half of my reception centerpieces will be. Oh, and they're DIY.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I know. I'm ridiculous.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ok, here are the choices!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Option #1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauI4vYTi_hVy3H_GAFUByvm_FCMuifMvBsFMu1O4nWs0K4ReE5_GPYuZeJvLcZpnIw45wCgYj5hj6Gl41a2FD9PvBZeUTUaDrf8YB0gKIDkcEsiXV9MRBg6K6_ov5yB2-mcpBDGw7Buuh/s1600/IMG_7367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauI4vYTi_hVy3H_GAFUByvm_FCMuifMvBsFMu1O4nWs0K4ReE5_GPYuZeJvLcZpnIw45wCgYj5hj6Gl41a2FD9PvBZeUTUaDrf8YB0gKIDkcEsiXV9MRBg6K6_ov5yB2-mcpBDGw7Buuh/s400/IMG_7367.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pretend that I didn't run out of ribbon on the one and the ribbon is straight and pretty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Option #2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRol_x68KgMKx5QbY4s70E9KyBst8lhgZb6sHrG6SJHDxNESg15NLpkWAUOs3-JeNBJVcuy6qNgGJNNRJyKP_ry220Zpas45azykP-f3-FoEKhDAtjsNZrxIGIu9YXdZNd307aARoRmz6/s1600/IMG_7372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRol_x68KgMKx5QbY4s70E9KyBst8lhgZb6sHrG6SJHDxNESg15NLpkWAUOs3-JeNBJVcuy6qNgGJNNRJyKP_ry220Zpas45azykP-f3-FoEKhDAtjsNZrxIGIu9YXdZNd307aARoRmz6/s400/IMG_7372.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Option #3</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGio-g3oIsPzkHcX37I7R5qF9cWTL45v3QwTlmwWjZFtZWdvrsHCu7wG1IxQtsR8cpSxf4_skeCKvKKO6TOAbYtETJXqqhTHoru1n7PchYHCMDrolNyflIorTv1nvNyw5LhWsBEyIJdhA/s1600/IMG_7377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGio-g3oIsPzkHcX37I7R5qF9cWTL45v3QwTlmwWjZFtZWdvrsHCu7wG1IxQtsR8cpSxf4_skeCKvKKO6TOAbYtETJXqqhTHoru1n7PchYHCMDrolNyflIorTv1nvNyw5LhWsBEyIJdhA/s400/IMG_7377.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is one votive candle inside each hurricane.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Don't worry, you can talk over these hurricanes. My maid of honor, Natalie, and I have practiced.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Prepare yourself, I'm about to go into crazy detail about what our reception space </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">will look like to fully inform you for your decision.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5_moLY7E3Eg10cGPok34rOux2o9olVowbhmGOQ2cS2URlez-yLk7fDBmAlsPf3s8K5FqPUbWHZiQdbotSBCI7dw9XfY5AaZZUR7eWt5jlt2tFPfwlCQKw7MU6J_Ap2Kp3mWQzXPUEAfv/s1600/IMG_5175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5_moLY7E3Eg10cGPok34rOux2o9olVowbhmGOQ2cS2URlez-yLk7fDBmAlsPf3s8K5FqPUbWHZiQdbotSBCI7dw9XfY5AaZZUR7eWt5jlt2tFPfwlCQKw7MU6J_Ap2Kp3mWQzXPUEAfv/s400/IMG_5175.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is our reception space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAmH1dLpV9CNuSxg5f7OIfRgmg5WCnM1q4CugWHxKDKsriYwZ_O1Z_vQLxBcLjv8yZCYo02B6yZnGNNqaThHm2a17LRPkIbYGOejE4um3_6BNTZoU8Op0fAWxVkNTYGvB_RIyghRXIP-I/s1600/IMG_5605a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAmH1dLpV9CNuSxg5f7OIfRgmg5WCnM1q4CugWHxKDKsriYwZ_O1Z_vQLxBcLjv8yZCYo02B6yZnGNNqaThHm2a17LRPkIbYGOejE4um3_6BNTZoU8Op0fAWxVkNTYGvB_RIyghRXIP-I/s400/IMG_5605a.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We'll be using round tables with white table linens. We'll also have white chair covers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and pink chair sashes. Here's a not-so-great photo of one of the chairs </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">{obviously with the cover and sash just taken out of the bag}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_47idO57U1JjoVVVCyNPfy8jGXf97TKwB_WB4fMu9NidtR_zt5msC4HAu0L0Fwxee7uX6KFzUHbcnhhDtYvKeGiSfMHnad0_wVlyBfbl1QWzFnn5tobMwtIrdRknCz8NqGw4p5-VZXgaW/s1600/IMG_5198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_47idO57U1JjoVVVCyNPfy8jGXf97TKwB_WB4fMu9NidtR_zt5msC4HAu0L0Fwxee7uX6KFzUHbcnhhDtYvKeGiSfMHnad0_wVlyBfbl1QWzFnn5tobMwtIrdRknCz8NqGw4p5-VZXgaW/s400/IMG_5198.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Above the dance floor, which is in the middle of the room, we'll be hanging 30 pink, green, and white paper lanterns in varying sizes that we'll light up with battery-operated lights </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">{like pictured above}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUbj-agvVSDvzoxWx3IlfE1msZiYm2s7NURURJ941QHdYzIiEOj-dhJC-Y9d2_iQZnr8lSQklWbmVmWuOgkO7UtPynECT70TwB9oXW4xuRUDwmOoQzlmGnmjAzLD3iQ9G7Wn_a9SO9mBV/s1600/large_imagesdfaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUbj-agvVSDvzoxWx3IlfE1msZiYm2s7NURURJ941QHdYzIiEOj-dhJC-Y9d2_iQZnr8lSQklWbmVmWuOgkO7UtPynECT70TwB9oXW4xuRUDwmOoQzlmGnmjAzLD3iQ9G7Wn_a9SO9mBV/s1600/large_imagesdfaf.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The other half of the centerpieces will be floral arrangements that look like this, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sans the petals and add votive candles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ok, so which one should I go with?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bonus point: Can you guess which one would be the most budget-friendly to go with?</span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-56568103607294803062011-04-18T11:49:00.000-04:002011-04-18T11:49:12.742-04:00And They're Off!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3tjmW0vPV1OC3YFD8ud_HxXiXSiHfn7l6tcbVhHuYNGja2WQnydlBkQpTzdOczgX7IT18Bi8wt9a175P7IqkUlM2qDjp5dUOQdOQ9VVqc7yx4DIyai_DvTYrv2BymXqclBvX0Gsh3By3/s1600/IMG_7197a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3tjmW0vPV1OC3YFD8ud_HxXiXSiHfn7l6tcbVhHuYNGja2WQnydlBkQpTzdOczgX7IT18Bi8wt9a175P7IqkUlM2qDjp5dUOQdOQ9VVqc7yx4DIyai_DvTYrv2BymXqclBvX0Gsh3By3/s640/IMG_7197a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I mailed our invitations on Friday! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know it's silly, but I wanted to get them out before the 3 cent postage hike. That, and I just wanted to be done with them. Our post office is super fast because I dropped them off Friday at 1:00PM and guests almost 200 miles away were getting them the next day! Crazy!</span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-64780417200331350802011-04-18T11:31:00.002-04:002011-04-18T11:31:08.645-04:00Hometown Bridal Shower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22Z1XvKlTXOnNqusoQsFyuTL24e4PBwSX6cNh554uKp6fDIEnov4NfQNq4wnr8zhyKpCJI78J1fGRd1Kp1jQV4EgWbPzyJ4lmYFeOFC9Ajrlp7xL-tT4CkHypOIa0aKAQHXjrPo7e/s1600/spring+bridal+shower+1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22Z1XvKlTXOnNqusoQsFyuTL24e4PBwSX6cNh554uKp6fDIEnov4NfQNq4wnr8zhyKpCJI78J1fGRd1Kp1jQV4EgWbPzyJ4lmYFeOFC9Ajrlp7xL-tT4CkHypOIa0aKAQHXjrPo7e/s640/spring+bridal+shower+1a.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had my hometown bridal shower this weekend. It was a held at what is basically the icon of our small town. The home, built in 1861, is now known as "The Old Republic" but what was once the home of the Service family. It is now used as a B&B and you can rent it out for events. My dad actually lived in the house for a few years when he was younger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The guests enjoyed wandering around and looking at all the rooms-- some were even adventurous enough to climb the stairs all the way up to the cupola.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">top left: My mom and me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">top right: Me, my great aunt Vera, second cousin Marie, second cousin Sue, and aunt Connie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">bottom right: maid of honor Natalie, me, bridesmaid Melissa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">bottom left: cousin Ashley, me, cousin Whitney</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have to tell the story of my Great Aunt Vera because I think it's such a lovely story. She's originally from England. My Great Uncle Tom was in WWII and met her in England. They fell in love and married. Uncle Tom sent her back to Indiana because he had to finish his tour, and my family met her at the train station for the first time. Uncle Tom came back, and they started their family. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To this day, she still has her English accent. I love it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My Maid of Honor, Natalie, came up with some pretty spectacular games. Like the game where I wore an apron covered in tons of stuff and the shower guests had 5 minutes to "view" and remember everything I was wearing then write it all down after I left. Yes, I'm sporting one of the basketball bikini tops that I fashioned for Natalie, our other sorority sister, Karen, and I in college {we got on the jumbo-tron at college b-ball games wearing those with tank tops on underneath, mind you}. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was crafty in college, too. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The cake was delicious! Half white with raspberry filling and half chocolate with chocolate mousse filling. Yum! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I got wonderful gifts-- a Kitchenaid mixer, china place settings, serveware, cake stand, cake decorating set, kitchen towels, glass pitcher, signing frame for the reception, toasting flutes, cake service set, gift basket, and casual barware!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-37911767779309521622011-04-08T16:46:00.001-04:002012-02-19T17:15:17.067-05:00Flower Girl Basket<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Whew! I feel like I'm in a wedding whirlwind right now. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had my second dress fitting this afternoon! I love my dress! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But I still need to find a bustier and earrings to go with it. I decided that I'm not </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">going to wear a necklace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I bought the pre-made basket at Hobby Lobby for $12 {with a 40% off coupon, of course}.</span> <br />
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This is where my lack of photos comes in. I made a bow with 2 inch white, satin ribbon and glued it to the basket with hot glue. Then, I took the silk pink peony, glued the rhinestone button to the center, and glued it on top of the bow. Pretty simple and for less than $20!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sorry for my lack of posts lately. I've been in a mad dash to get our DIY invitations done </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">{and the 10,000 other things on my wedding to-do list done}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's the direct links to the <a href="http://twotwenty-one.blogspot.com/2011/03/moss-covered-initials-tutorial.html">moss covered letter tutorial</a> and the <a href="http://twotwenty-one.blogspot.com/2011/03/mossy-ampersand-tutorial.html">mossy ampersand tutorial</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Let me know if you make these! I'd love to see yours!</span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-59948568598310839762011-03-27T22:55:00.000-04:002011-03-27T22:56:03.149-04:00Moss Covered Initials & Ampersand<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xsLjUnFxcJN12iiOugiT8XB7XaQATHBR_ycl3IBYD3eXUnGtEu3tRf0o8vNu_D1s72Kr1cQOED6TZ6BTEZkdQVjuxGEs_nTtS4nlLeENPgWyRU2L_jwObVcmYrAIC-RzKpPYDO0_/s1600/AIMG_6900BA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xsLjUnFxcJN12iiOugiT8XB7XaQATHBR_ycl3IBYD3eXUnGtEu3tRf0o8vNu_D1s72Kr1cQOED6TZ6BTEZkdQVjuxGEs_nTtS4nlLeENPgWyRU2L_jwObVcmYrAIC-RzKpPYDO0_/s400/AIMG_6900BA.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588955773136525938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">I finished our moss covered initials and ampersand this weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I'll be sharing the tutorial at <a href="http://jacinandpat.blogspot.com/">lovely little details</a> this Thursday!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://jacinandpat.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnOVkqwza4-DKNr1RPJv2We8VI9Wky02Nl2Z1YItQyFLHvRY15odSfn1qblCzsdekXgK1xrpQ9-pcMtzqUt9Hzz7L2514wXneJB3jMtyxDY2K04iRxVKezFdYgZj2E35t-jSCwatO2yD1/s1600/badge.png" alt="lovely little details {blog}" /></a></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-51492113095493246222011-03-20T15:49:00.010-04:002011-03-20T16:17:13.976-04:00Ring Bearer Pillow & Garters<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">My parents came into town this weekend. My mom and I ran around getting fabric, ribbon, lace, flowers, and all sorts of goodies to make my ring bearer pillow and garters. Then we got to work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-K3z9oUjI05yIsjdxTTGFmyXBQnxEiy96HZQYZ103E5wPtY9N6qUUCGkq7QAfZb8NPZLrN2wnhqlHsp7yRWuPt98CnKX5vbULuG3qqtD9rNyuSPLhluXLoCKrZ6I7oToGRmwWuSC571q/s400/IMG_6563A.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">My mom sewed the 8 inch by 8 inch pillow.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; ">It was pretty basic, only we added the 2 inch pink, satin ribbon and 1 inch white, satin ribbon on the front of the pillow. We also added 2 inches of white ribbon on the backside of the pillow for the ring bearer to hold onto {keep that in mind!}. I attached the two ribbons and rhinestone button to the pink peony with hot glue. Then I attached the pink peony to the pillow with hot glue.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; ">My mom also sewed the garters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeUD7CUiC9nqc06zgJlRFe7gKg9hah-recKFCilRwXm6GMQ2W5PJD2NCdL6ucF33xwcaZcgCqE71o9qjJK22TeFuR7SBwcNZEEu44PIMGyINyd2euwP_ofBRZYjC9MVgIr8JW2HylAKzR/s400/IMG_6583B.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">For my "something blue" and lace keepsake garter, she used 2 inch antique white satin ribbon, lace, 3/8 inch light blue satin ribbon, and 3/8 inch elastic.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I love it! And, it was so much cheaper than my $78 inspiration garter!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV4Sg3w4d8iGHtpD_spHlKSHSlSt11HIQ_Q49Y_uJX1jNtgnIbSo0cz672cj7oH8cWp7DbdvQMeykCNdEFVCbxUZ9ExMSrDFfAPi6NuglLJgAcCCKPJt7Um62S5IvlSNs8NEGu7VLrkYA/s400/IMG_6581B.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">For my university-themed toss garter, she used </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">1.5 inch white grosgrain ribbon, 3/8 inch red satin ribbon, and 3/8 inch elastic. I love this one, too! I'll slip it in before the garter toss. Like the keepsake garter, it was much cheaper than the $58 inspiration garter!</span></span></span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-74046151178107025112011-03-15T19:35:00.003-04:002011-03-15T19:48:48.075-04:00We're on Canvas on Demand's website!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9KZHMl9JIXdTxc_RP4B_ipgBHra2qQIhef-_jL6GU_3Zrzwfpq7k0R-aaKCfmAn0d-Rt2AKmx7vW5rVFoGV-1E3RPVSVsw2Jhd9EfedV8f5bCa3jjIhpmRn2aRYlHOLVMoQMaRai7z7E/s1600/COD1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9KZHMl9JIXdTxc_RP4B_ipgBHra2qQIhef-_jL6GU_3Zrzwfpq7k0R-aaKCfmAn0d-Rt2AKmx7vW5rVFoGV-1E3RPVSVsw2Jhd9EfedV8f5bCa3jjIhpmRn2aRYlHOLVMoQMaRai7z7E/s400/COD1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584456761950059746" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A month ago I used my Canvas on Demand Groupon {16x20 canvas for $45} to get one of our engagement photos printed on canvas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After receiving the canvas, I decided to fill out the testimonial form on Canvas and Demand's customer showcase webpage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, I got an email from them saying that our canvas is now <a href="http://www.canvasondemand.com/showcase/wedding/chelsea-42066/">showcased</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-80724517372357113812011-02-26T12:38:00.003-05:002011-02-26T12:42:24.867-05:00Working on the Ceremony<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWajti3s4L8z30engY68-vKOM6hp1C-V27Xoa0gSvyY7sr35hDBuRVInnFbahOCVYnbjKobAhCfc_nlLzxXr_lec28zcsDCSpyBex5IkGYQrN6HTb4E5YipUKygfN2xeG5wwmS0Pgp/s1600/Wedding-Ceremony-Readings.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWajti3s4L8z30engY68-vKOM6hp1C-V27Xoa0gSvyY7sr35hDBuRVInnFbahOCVYnbjKobAhCfc_nlLzxXr_lec28zcsDCSpyBex5IkGYQrN6HTb4E5YipUKygfN2xeG5wwmS0Pgp/s400/Wedding-Ceremony-Readings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578052349946227106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.1weddingsource.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Wedding-Ceremony-Readings.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.1weddingsource.com/blog/wedding-ceremony/wedding-ceremony-readings/&usg=__029VUqi8uGY-bgVmnMcKURpo55E=&h=316&w=500&sz=106&hl=en&start=0&sig2=n7rXxbRlQkJfD87vr1RJ5g&zoom=1&tbnid=6Pg_y3irew7VlM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=196&ei=rjhpTeWVOsO-twf29IjoAw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwedding%2Bceremony%2Breadings%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1600%26bih%3D775%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=437&vpy=106&dur=1122&hovh=178&hovw=283&tx=154&ty=107&oei=rjhpTeWVOsO-twf29IjoAw&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0"><span class="Apple-style-span" >{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Brad and I worked on our ceremony last night.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >The goal was to select our vows, exchanging of the rings, and readings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >We even get bonus points because we talked about our first dance song choices--</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >which we've narrowed down to two... the two that we've been debating over for months.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Love Song</i> by 311 OR <i>Stay With You</i> by John Legend</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >So I don't really know if we get bonus points for that. But at least we revisited the topic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Ah! But we did choose our cake cutting song ... </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I Wanna Grow Old With You</i> by Adam Sandler.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Back to the ceremony.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >I think we're going to stay with more tradition vows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >We're still up in the air on the exchanging of the rings.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >We really liked the following two readings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>The Art of Marriage by Wilferd A. Peterson</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The little things are the big things.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;">It is never being too old to hold hands.</div><span><div style="text-align: left;">It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.</div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is never going to sleep angry.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;">It is at no time taking the other for granted;</div><span><div style="text-align: left;">the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,</div><div style="text-align: left;">it should continue through all the years.</div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;">It is standing together facing the world.</div><span><div style="text-align: left;">It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,</div><div style="text-align: left;">but in the spirit of joy.</div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;">gratitude in thoughtful ways.</div><span><div style="text-align: left;">It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an angel.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It is not looking for perfection in each other.</div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;">It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.</div><span><div style="text-align: left;">It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.</div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is finding room for the things of the spirit.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;">It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.</div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: left;">It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.</div><span><div style="text-align: left;">It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.</div></span></span></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Love Is by Susan Polis Schutz</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">being happy for the other person</div><div style="text-align: left;">when they are happy</div><div style="text-align: left;">being sad for the other person when they are sad</div><div style="text-align: left;">being together in good times</div><div style="text-align: left;">and being together in bad times</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of strength</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">being honest with yourself at all times</div><div style="text-align: left;">being honest with the other person at all times</div><div style="text-align: left;">telling, listening, respecting the truth</div><div style="text-align: left;">and never pretending</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of reality</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">an understanding that is so complete that</div><div style="text-align: left;">you feel as if you are a part of the other person</div><div style="text-align: left;">accepting the other person just the way they are</div><div style="text-align: left;">and not trying to change them to be something else</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of unity</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">the freedom to pursue your own desires</div><div style="text-align: left;">while sharing your experience with the other person</div><div style="text-align: left;">the growth of one individual along side of</div><div style="text-align: left;">and together with the growth of another individual</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of success</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">the excitement of planning things together</div><div style="text-align: left;">the excitement of doing things together</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of the future</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">the fury of the storm</div><div style="text-align: left;">the calm of the rainbow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of passion</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">giving and taking in a daily situation</div><div style="text-align: left;">being patient with each other's needs and desires</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of sharing</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">knowing that the other person</div><div style="text-align: left;">will always be with you regardless of what happens</div><div style="text-align: left;">missing the other person when they are away</div><div style="text-align: left;">but remaining near in heart at all times</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love is the source of security</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.55pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Love is</span></div><span ><div style="text-align: left;">the source of life</div></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >What kind of vows, exchanging of the rings, and readings did you go with or are you going with?</span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-65793640900457824772011-02-24T23:52:00.005-05:002011-02-25T00:07:26.117-05:00Wedding Band{s} & A Little Photoshop<div style="text-align: center;">We're finally getting around to ordering our wedding bands. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We got my engagement ring from one of Brad's fraternity brothers that is a jeweler, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so we're going back to him to get my wedding band. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm getting Brad a tungsten wedding band that I got with a Groopdealz. </div><div style="text-align: center;">{$60 for a $200+ ring? I think yes.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My engagement ring comes with a matching wedding band.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip09B3nuC3DpVkAlg747toKchYLVMZoKBxfHVvdbxDqjWaoR7UHQSkBx7-T5f-QUG9eft2-VthlAoFRGbTG_2vtFbR45pGSMZjzAt6yFYxl0rDdaXj9srLnD0RzeEqcZPch9uMR-K60od2/s400/u423f-crop.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The problem is that I don't like how it curves around the center. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm a big fan of symmetry and that clearly isn't symmetrical. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I thought about the possibility of getting two of those bands to make it symmetrical, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I think it would be too much and take away from my center stone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I started playing around in Photoshop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First, I edited the original photo and got rid of the curve. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hmm, not bad.</div><div style="text-align: center;">MUCH better than the original.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6jXir_X4C2keZO-wwrHgYw8qyvxGKKkiieHiP0s7yYkbIDLu56g1vZFC5Rxa4Ish_RU56Q0JxgDWfbKo7sMBxv899KE66u0YYori6Drns8WKqz_eyqYWQ78q0fc7OivVWE_Jo_t5bL8M/s400/u423fedited-crop.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, I played around some more and added another band on the other side...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvZYWtAri4lGDO3kHy420uu7xpJBLL5vvGkR5qI91zFiWQqLcaH_mR2b289KyELVghl7K0FVrPY5m9-SqiXbfAjwWMiOf4OVPoIihHl7L3p3KBTdGkwmAu9HOnNZfE8ROfmqqyuEZJymB/s400/u423fedited2bands-crop.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PERFECTION.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how this looks. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's what I've always envisioned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I emailed the Photoshopped pics to Brad, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and he's going to forward them to his fraternity brother to see what he can come up with. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fingers crossed that he can make it happen {and for a good price}!</div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-22948330139581558732011-02-20T11:11:00.004-05:002011-02-20T11:21:06.104-05:00Woo Hoo! $45 for 16x20 Canvas On Demand!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; " >Want to put an engagement or wedding photo on canvas?</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >So I LOVE Groupon and I LOVE Canvas on Demand. Today they have a 16x20 gallery-wrapped canvas, plus shipping and handling, for $45 {a $126.95 value}. </span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >I ordered an Alaskan vacation photo on canvas last fall. COD emailed me and said that the photo I submitted was too large for the 16x20, so instead of cropping the photo, they would upgrade me for free to a larger canvas. I thought that was awesome! I love good customer service! :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;" >The other day I used a $45 16x20 COD Groupon to order one of engagement photos on canvas to hang in our bedroom. I might display it at our wedding location as well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmKpnTMaAwg5xWOeh_Rw6-GRmpQgSFTygOjYoWPZjSCTGA-Qynyht0Gpzii6gxbw2ulKijLHvLe9IiRJ0woVN-0xPMnmshY5y-m-WReX-a9JpoMTgNhzljOMXQU_ozfU17uyng5PsKe52/s400/Chelsea%2526Brad_0093a1.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here's the link to get the Groupon:</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent;" ><a href="http://www.groupon.com/indianapolis/deals/canvas-on-demand-indianapolis-6?utm_campaign=VisitorReferral&utm_medium=email&utm_source=anonymous">{CLICK}</a></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; " ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; " ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >FYI: This Groupon expires on June 21, 2011</span>.</span></div></span></span>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-27823747524471658102011-02-16T08:46:00.006-05:002011-02-16T09:24:44.338-05:00new blog- two twenty one<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrrWVajYmcSVV61wT_cW7rqS0B0TjdusWpx15RaTSWxypMoXfS0UZ08mObRPkclvL7JrVqxQUJx5OgUAS0Y_W9KDRu1j257aTdw54CGxttiOU_c8bJXCZSfG8ZVTHF3qCDcL-GvDvXt24/s400/221blogheaderpinkchevron1LOGO-LARGE.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574283934598816914" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">I launched my new blog yesterday!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I wanted a place to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">keep and share my creative and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">home improvement projects </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">so I created </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; "><i><a href="http://twotwenty-one.blogspot.com/">two twenty one</a></i> {our address}. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">That, and after the wedding I'll be retiring from posting on <i>Chelsea Gets Married</i>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">I'll keep the blog alive and well. I just won't be adding any new content.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">I'd love for you to head over <a href="http://twotwenty-one.blogspot.com">{click}</a> and be one of my followers so that we can remain friends </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; ">after the wedding!</span></span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-13715711027735134772011-02-13T23:42:00.004-05:002011-02-15T18:56:02.509-05:00Flip Flop Basket<div class="paragraph editable-text" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://chelseagetsmarried.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/9/2/4792590/911492.jpg?429" alt="Picture" /></span></div><div class="paragraph editable-text" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph editable-text" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I decided to have a flip flop basket at our wedding reception after a friend of mine had one at her reception. Those flip flops saved my poor, aching feet when I wanted to get my dance on. {I had worn my super-cute-but-uncomfortable-after-wearing-for-more-than-3-hours lace heels.}</span></div><div class="paragraph editable-text" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph editable-text" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; display: block; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">I purchased 18 pairs of flip flops (9 pink and 9 green) from Old Navy. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">I splurged a little on Old Navy flip flops because the flip flops I wore at my friend's wedding were the $1 craft flip flops, and after dancing in them for a few hours they started to break and I had to put my heels back on. :(</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the breakdown of the sizes I purchased (we plan on having ~125 wedding guests):</div><div style="text-align: center;">Size 11: 1</div><div style="text-align: center;">Size 10: 2</div><div style="text-align: center;">Size 9: 3 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Size 8: 7</div><div style="text-align: center;">Size 7: 4</div><div style="text-align: center;">Size 6: 1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><hr style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; clear: both; width: 753px; visibility: hidden; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'lucida sans', arial, sans-serif; "><h2 style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; font-family: georgia !important; font-size: 12px; "><img src="http://chelseagetsmarried.weebly.com/uploads/4/7/9/2/4792590/141531.jpg" alt="Picture" /></h2><span class="imgPusher" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; display: block; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; float: left; height: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'lucida sans', arial, sans-serif; "></span><div class="paragraph editable-text" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; display: block; "><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">DIRECTIONS:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I placed each pair back to back. To secure them while I put the ribbon on I used 2 rubber bands (1 on the top, 1 on the bottom). I wrapped the thicker ribbon around the flip flops and secured it in the front with double sided tape. Then I wrapped the thinner polka dotted ribbon around and secured it in the front with double sided tape. I placed the size circles on top to cover up where the ends met. I used a 2" circular punch for the larger circle. I printed the sizes on scrapbook paper and punched them out with a 1" circular punch. I used double sided tape to secure the 1" circle to the 2" circle and the 2" circle to the ribbon</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia !important; color: rgb(110, 107, 84); ">.</span></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-10474043879131971642011-02-07T15:44:00.005-05:002011-02-07T15:51:56.269-05:00Ending My Wedding Shoe Search<div><div style="text-align: center; ">As you may recall, I've ordered almost 10 different pairs of shoes from online shoe stores. Well, I've decided to call off my search and go with this pair-- Vaneli Madora in ivory.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">{They look a lot cuter on than in this pic. I'll try to get a pic of me wearing them </div><div style="text-align: center; ">and post it.}</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6EO7RmyRbRxjcphWYBqCnDMDcSmktbrj9glojYjgUIKElAB35DNnNCtPa87AGt5dtbhUPJ8yEQ881QTWTGnu0LPgthu3gCZT7FjqwkFv0sJ3aAad2_lvvi1ZWGTeoVPjlP6KxW4tQ2JN/s400/1046733-p-2x.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.zappos.com/vaneli-madora-ivory-satin-zappos-exclusive"><span class="Apple-style-span">{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">They're "inspired" by Stuart Weitzman's Gigiritz {or was Stuart "inspired" by Vaneli? Hmm...}. While I would love to have these beauties, I don't want to pay $298 for them.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">The Vaneli's cost me $78.75 {but now they're listed as $73.50. What the heck, Zappos?}.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4JevoPVFkuoILnEmWp2SxN2YYZ8iB1nkAaAZLnGIk8ZZawj09BLWExw12S4FnTsouZDEzwrOAFr0o2P3_-KmK_j8RrdgopWRFp7NvERTt1rWy20q08WcT1H36v8z0uk-8TQb_ErsQPpK/s400/6219-759646-p+%25281%2529.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.zappos.com/stuart-weitzman-bridal-gigiritz-ivory-satin"><span class="Apple-style-span">{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I really wanted to find cute, blue shoes for my "something blue". But let's face it, with my 11 wide shoe size, and the ever-growing bunion on my right foot, that was going to be quite the accomplishment.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Sidebar: Most people don't know what a bunion really is. They just attribute it to old people because that's all you hear on TV {"Oh, my bunions are killin' me!"}.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">A bunion is a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">n enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe. The big toe may turn in toward the second toe, and the tissues surrounding the joint may be swollen and tender.</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>In my case, it's bone, not tissue. It's really painful, especially if I wear tight shoes. Yay, genetics! {My mom said, "You can thank your father for that." Oh, mom...} Since I currently don't have health insurance I just get to suffer through it until I marry Brad, get on his health insurance, and have surgery.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Thanks for letting me clear the bunion thing up. :)</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">So anyway, I've decided that these shoes are just fine. Plus, I only plan on having them on for pictures, the ceremony, cocktail hour, and the first part of the reception. </div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Then I'm switching to sandals!</div></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-62199385696726712742011-02-05T18:21:00.016-05:002011-02-05T23:37:02.536-05:00I ♥ Etsy<div style="text-align: center;">I'm not ambitious, nor talented, enough to DIY everything for the wedding, which is why I'll be turning to Etsy! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I already put down a deposit for our custom cake topper from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lynnslittlecreations">Lynn's Little Creations</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmDrtBLJs7lnNbi_WRmEeopAH_y0V8a1Ne1IlHKNsN3cbPMfFjmWgtE5bWSawgczy2DNe9IiLoQoVEARECugFHWeSL583pydVCmmVAf-qdSW6ddyisnhhft2vtMJR3VyXnHe7Dvv96ISd/s400/il_fullxfull.185692271.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lynnslittlecreations"><span class="Apple-style-span" >{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I plan on purchasing a custom embroidered wedding dress label. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This will be my "something blue".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDdJIfbNeVpyrImErJ1NUZCAOw37b9AnyCNZj2V-k57KYsMipOoOBvDmLe34yK8N41Zcj6-wCihrgwB4y3LZng6gF-oMNOA_EnDy6rx7cleqi2-MugEqp-USRnwb0SD6EiD9ifs_54awi/s400/il_570xN.193125275.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MondeDesign?ref=pr_shop"><span class="Apple-style-span" >{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the thumb print guestbook tree idea, but I don't want my guests to get their thumbs all inked up. {Plus, after thinking about it, I think it's somewhat strange to finger print your guests.} So, I found this compromise on Etsy. It's a guestbook tree with self-adhesive leaves. Guests sign the leaves, and then place them on the tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgjlbQ3VqZaIqt5-BRpTlCQdfe8no6smErgrDM_ru0rjjkDD-0E-T_Io9VAKtVPz1z4Vw5fGXBtmjA-Up833BH4YsKgGC2KgGSB-UZ8H6BCf-6at3D8wWoh3FYEVc3TjWFvIyeL1G6t9O/s400/il_570xN.214097868.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AbsintheCustomPrint?ref=seller_info"><span class="Apple-style-span" >{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCFTJKaY7_8pla4Pni4EheuFHK3ZMjp1xfcWE41DhZ-hgc5pDmNGiCJsHi59lR-USw_L5et7fM_Ia11wqecN8KfVvLE9DOsamRfE9yIX6KiRwP6_iCpKyvAfDXAnDHLLjvsgS2uG91hlp/s400/il_570xN.212155938.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SayAnythingDesign?ref=pr_shop"><span class="Apple-style-span" >{source}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to jump on the hair flower band wagon. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrpG7AT7Qf5-IJdiSc-O9fDkDJfMXzrMNhFa-0i7fE1UWFCOZwRmm645-bsE2aLEZMrLC_bXwG2xxR26P-YZ-1KvMbAVMvJRpSDFpC-QaiTEbDoYDVxyW8wCrX1d2KnHUsQ7RqmCNyQgs/s400/il_570xN.196333863.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Silverpencils?ref=pr_shop"><span class="Apple-style-span" >{source}</span></a></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-47363839735299442762011-02-03T19:45:00.009-05:002012-01-02T18:41:19.063-05:00Invitation Mock-Up<div style="text-align: center;">I didn't want to DIY my invitations. Seriously. I didn't. I didn't even know where to start. But after looking at what seemed like a million invitations, I couldn't find anything I liked for the price I wanted to pay. Classic conundrum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">{FYI: My budget is $3.00 per invitation suite.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw a bunch of girls posting about Cards and Pockets on TK, so I thought I would check them out. While browsing photos on their facebook page I came across this invitation suite. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the paisley patterned paper!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdFr_X1FyHgUbFfqQlDm-TAXxvEfCUl7RPkRSXu6lq6UYUJPmg4nNFcFlVbhJ51EDIzrmaRPqQi9Ac0PldP51NZrUH4JAySE_NobAh8y8Rpyj6MtJCK9WAFeFB0RmCXoQJPRZfoYrRuEQ/s400/24061_1382393516996_1146697509_31196697_6223636_n.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to order some samples from them to see if I liked everything. I ordered the Signature PocketFold Mock-Up Kit {$10.50}, Panel Card Mock-Up Kit {$5.00}, One Custom Pattern Sample in Candy Pink Paisley Floral {$3.99}, and One Custom Pattern Sample in Candy Pink Swirl {$3.99}. They have free shipping on samples.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I ordered 2 different types of green paper-- matte {medina green} and metallic {fairway} and only one type of pink paper-- matte {candy pink}. I decided to go with the metallic green pocket folder.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided that a pocket folder would be best since 95% of our guests will be traveling from out-of-town. I thought that a pocket folder would help them keep all of the information together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I designed everything in Photoshop Illustrator and Photoshop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The script font is "Feel Script" and the sans serif font is "Print Clearly".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So how much are these bad boys going to cost? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I broke down the costs and looked into other paper suppliers. I discovered that 100 metallic fairway pocket folders at Cards and Pockets costs $110. However, they cost only $83.98 at Paper and More. So I plan on getting the pocket folders at Paper and More. Everything else will come from Cards and Pockets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">According to my calculations, each invitation {not including postage} will cost around $2.00. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Woohoo, under budget!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm trying to get the invitation and inserts fit onto one 8.5" x 11" page. Then, I'll have them printed at FedEx Office on the card stock that I purchase. They charge $.09 per black and white print. They charge $1.49 per cut, but they can cut up to 100 pages at a time. {FYI: They charge $.63 per color print, which is what I'll be doing for our table name cards.}<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, the fun/interesting/stressful part will be assembling all of these! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Any volunteers?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462405268914598315.post-42405850536194201292011-02-01T23:41:00.010-05:002011-02-02T01:19:30.962-05:00Who needs table numbers when you can have table names?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvcNYvf1F0-018xKd8Iq-ZzOwu2sw2GkD323f-S1oivIJX1TBqRY-h1ID2TrUVB2I2R5vxcTIsuEDzlEYGkboVy4ZUIwiijtLeKiviioSLbiLZ3qd3PO3-Om3913nOxO5nm7LU2K2X9rf/s400/placecard1-lakeside.png" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided a long time ago to name our tables instead of numbering them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've seen people name their tables according to years {1999} and then have a photo of the bride and groom from that year at that table. I thought this was a cute idea until I thought more deeply about it. You see, I was a very heavy child/teenager and ultimately lost 85 pounds in high school. I'd rather not have to talk about my "hefty years" at my wedding. Hmm, I could do this and just leave out 1992-2002. Haha!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready for a flashback?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_p9ggcqJYRtQBycAM8hz2JZRGLhyATWCIwmfuiGG9GgURQkThLpcnwv3E8UBW4skwKcHqQWVV_xxl5peJYBXYtMFVwOdIpVU-JiBSet34p09-A-3YccxnK-2nBvpf2nhzsGFQ1H112umY/s400/04_28_7.JPEG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{That's me in 2000.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK, back on track now...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've also seen people name their tables "love", but in different languages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Different types of wines.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">National parks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The possibilities are endless!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to name our tables after places that Brad and I visited together. We've been on 2 cruises together {Alaska and Caribbean} so that knocks out a good amount of places. Right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, we're hoping for 120-125 wedding guests. That's 15-16 tables, thus 15-16 table name cards. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Right now, I only have 11 places. Well, I only have 11 photos of us in 11 places. We've visited more places than those 11, but there are no photos. Make sense?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Would it be weird if we had a table named after the city that we currently live in but we did something really cool together in the city {toured the new NFL stadium before it opened}? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Or if we named a table after the city where we attended college and where the wedding and reception will take place? We did LOTS of stuff together there! :) It<i> is</i> where we met...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I told Brad that perhaps we should look into taking some day trips...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I'm crafting these puppies in Photoshop, and I'll have them printed and cut at FedEx Office. I got 18 chrome plated table number holders from another bride that I found on Craigslist. I'll design, print, and attach the menu on the backside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Y973f8cbk-_9joaq4LF2GXy6yRxTw5BNtShQWjUg3UVyDObZuAtUe-VQBc1lhRJDXmZgbE2pI-p8MeYszq0hmFGR5REtwdN3h30XNqbW1r9Yv7HbxWjbe-NgDEou90pw3YfvxF9Mt62e/s400/placecard1-juneau.png" /></div>Chelsea @ two twenty onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.com6