If you have been perusing our wedding photos you may have run across a few with me in stripey pink & black socks and wondered…what’s the deal with the socks? Well, there is a story behind them. When my Aunt & Uncle got married I wore neon green socks that matched my black & white, hot pink & neon green outfit and my family will never let me forget it. (Yes, I loved bright colors back then too…but hey, cut me some slack – it was the 80s!) It’s kind of been a family joke every since and Aunt Pam asked if I would be wearing my neon green socks to my wedding. I smiled and said, “You never know…!”

Obviously, green didn’t match our colors so I went with hot pink. J I had the DJ tell the story and present a poster to my Uncle Gary before requesting a special dance with him. The song I chose was the Fat Boys remix of the Twist, because I remember dancing to the original version at his wedding. I thought the remix was pretty fun and a little more my style so I figured why not?! Let me tell ya…WHAT a hoot! J

 Watch some of our dance footage here!

I’m so glad everyone enjoyed our nostalgic Candy Buffet! I kept hearing comments like “I haven’t had Pop Rocks since I was little” and “I didn’t know they still made Rain-Blo Gum”! I probably had a good 60-70 pounds of candy for our estimated 200 guests and we surprisingly had a decent amount left over. I bought most of the chocolate at Sam’s Club and the rest I ordered from Old Time Candy. The awesome name logo came from elle Z designs of course, (in case any other brides are interested orders are now being taken!)

I decided trying to do only color coordinated pink, orange, black & white was just NOT going to work. I also thought using scoops and containers was going to be too much of a hassle. I am very pleased to have used only completely wrapped candy so you didn’t have to worry about grubby hands dipping into the candy. Ew! Plus, it was really easy to setup and tear down at the end of the night. We were sending people home with entire containers full and we ended up with a good 4 large containers afterwards!

This was probably one of the big favorites of our reception and I would highly recommend it to other brides.  

I’ve been talking with a writer from QC Magazine and I’m super excited that she may use some of my tips and ideas for an article she is writing for the (hopefully) January issue about how brides personalize their big day and make everyone feel included.  Of course I had a million suggestions but maybe I’ll be lucky enough to see one or two.

I’ve also had such great comments on all my hard work on wedding projects that I can’t wait to find time to get back to work with elle Z designs so I can provide tips, instructions, and even offer my creative services & personalized products for other brides and big events! Some of you may notice I’ve revamped the website a bit and I have plans to expand it even more as soon as I can. Gotta get this MBA out of the way!!

For those that attended, what was your favorite part about our wedding?

For any reader, what do you remember most about your wedding or someone else’s wedding?