Less than a week to go!

Sorry I've been MIA!  I've been in the last stretch of planning the wedding.

Want to see what I've been up to lately?

I made all of our escort cards!

I had paper left over from our invitations so it didn't cost me extra money to make them so that was a bonus.  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.

I finally decided on my DIY centerpieces for the reception!  I put real light pink rose petals in water, followed by a floating candle in each hurricane.

I made our layered ceremony programs!

I got the idea from a friend of mine that did layered wedding programs for her wedding.
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.

I made our dinner menus!

I made our beverage menus! 

I made our flip flop basket sign!

I made our cocktail hour centerpieces and decorations.  They're ranunculus luminaries. 

I also changed my mind about the pomanders for the aisle decorations.  Now they're pink peony pomanders.  They look just like the pink peony topiaries, but in pomander form.  

I haven't gotten around to taking photos yet, but I will.

I have some miscellaneous things to do this week to wrap everything up.  

I took most of the week off of work so I wouldn't be as stressed out. 

Brad and I took two dance lessons last week.  It was a lot of fun!  We decided to have one more lesson tonight.  Now we just have to practice this week!  We're not planning anything fancy.  We just don't want to look like two eighth graders turning around in a circle for our first dance.

5 days to go!

Centerpieces-- Help me decide! Part II

Wow!  Thanks for all the feedback on the centerpieces!

I forgot about the other option.  So here's option #4...

Centerpieces-- Help me decide!

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.

I know.  I'm ridiculous.

Ok, here are the choices!

Option #1

Pretend that I didn't run out of ribbon on the one and the ribbon is straight and pretty.

Option #2

Option #3

There is one votive candle inside each hurricane.

Don't worry, you can talk over these hurricanes.  My maid of honor, Natalie, and I have practiced.

Prepare yourself, I'm about to go into crazy detail about what our reception space 

will look like to fully inform you for your decision.

This is our reception space.

We'll be using round tables with white table linens.  We'll also have white chair covers 

and pink chair sashes.  Here's a not-so-great photo of one of the chairs 

{obviously with the cover and sash just taken out of the bag}.

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 

{like pictured above}.

The other half of the centerpieces will be floral arrangements that look like this, 

sans the petals and add votive candles.

Ok, so which one should I go with?

Bonus point: Can you guess which one would be the most budget-friendly to go with?

Tall Centerpiece Mock-Up

I made a mock up of my possible tall centerpiece.

Here's the details: manzanita branch with 4 miniature crepe paper rose pomanders (made with Christmas ornaments I wasn't using) and 4 crystal/pearl hangy things I made in a terra cotta pot (I would paint it brown though, so picture it brown) with moss.

It's 26-27 inches, but I think with some more finagling I can add a few more inches.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Please be honest! :)

Centerpieces

Let's be honest here my floral budget isn't the $5,000+ that I would like it to be. My reception centerpiece idea is to have 2-3 different centerpieces on the approx. 15 tables.

Floral Centerpieces
I'd like to have our florist do some of the centerpieces-- low floral centerpieces. I like the colors and shape of this centerpiece.


Tall Centerpieces {DIY}
My florist said that tall centerpieces start out at $65 each. I had a hard time validating spending that much on a centerpiece. So I started looking for tall centerpiece inspiration to DIY.

Since our wedding and reception is being held in a 1940s barn I wanted to go with rustic kind of look. I have 6 manzanita branches that I can use to make these centerpieces.




Candle Centerpieces {DIY}
I have 24 cylinder vases and many floating candles. I'm still working on this idea. I did a mock-up, but now I don't know if I like it anymore.

If I had a $5,000+ floral budget, this would be the tall centerpiece.

A girl can dream, right? :)