OMG – Video Trailer Online Already!
http://mediainnovationsblog.com/2008/11/04/laura-andy-trailer/
I am SOOOOO excited to share our video trailer with you!!! I can’t stop watching it; My mouth is watering for the rest of the footage from that day. I already know having Matt from MediaInnovations is by far one of the best investments we could’ve had for such an important day.
Weekend Update
This weekend is my last FULL weekend with no plans so I tried to cram in as much wedding stuff as I could. I had my final makeup and hair trial, got most all the gift bags packed (I will post photos after the wedding so our friends can’t be snoopy and see their gifts!), got my ring back from the jewelers, packed the bathroom baskets, and I finished my bridal banner! As always, for your viewing pleasure….
Andy’s is a titanium with carbon fiber inlay. Mine is diamonds and pink sapphires.
The ushers (Blake & Tyler) will carry this down the aisle in front of the flower girl (Aaliyah) right before I make my grand entrance. I thought this might help Aaliyah be less nervous since she will be walking not far behind her cousins.
And, how cute is this:
We got Booed!
This little bag was left on our doorstep Friday with a cute poem about Halloween. You’re supposed to go to the store (good plot Walmart!), get two new “Boo Kits”, fill them with treats (ours had this cute candy dish and mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups…hmmm, where did those go I wonder?!) then leave the bag on the doorstep of your friend/neighbor. It also has a door hanger you put on your door that says “I’ve Been Booed!” so people know if your house has been booed!
Improvise!
I wasn’t loving the flower girl baskets I found in the stores or online and I certainly didn’t want to pay the price they were asking if I didn’t really like it. While at the craft store I bought a cute little dark brown basket. I had Andy spray paint it black. I tried putting ribbons on it but that wasn’t doing it for me either. So I sat for a bit. I looked it up and down. I flipped it around. I looked around my super fun workshop and spotted the fabric I bought for the cupcake tower but didn’t use. ZING! That ought to do it! So I pulled out a mess of supplies and started playing.
My Mess
Here’s what you can do with some scrap fabric, ribbon & glue:
I think Aaliyah will like it. 
It kinda reminds me of this AWESOME line of kid’s stuff I found called Little Miss Matched. Stripes and dots and squiggles, oh my!
DIY Aisle Runner – Part 2 (almost) Complete!
Aggghhhh!!! I am so excited I could just scream! I am *almost* done with our aisle runner. Here is the second part in this three phase project:
You may notice I still need to do some outlining but I am anxiously awaiting the paint to dry. It’s killing me to wait but I was starting to get a little sloppy in my rush to finish. After this is done I will attempt to line the entire 50′ of it in black ribbon.
I do believe this is the largest crafting project I have ever tackled. Well, the centerpieces took some time too, but I had two helpers. And so did the invitations. Okay, to be fair, this is the single most time consuming item. When it’s done I expect I will have at least 10 or more hours into it. I stopped counting after the first couple days of work.
What is the biggest DIY wedding project you have done?
Hand Painted Aisle Runner – Part One COMPLETE!
Yay!! After about 4 sessions, or an estimated 8 hours of tracing, painting and
outlining…I present to you the completed part one of our personalized aisle
runner!!!
Ta-Da!!
Now, part two is to finish the monogram section and part three
is to put ribbon around the entire thing. We’re talking over 100′ of ribbon
folks. I’m a little nervous that I might mess up this whole project at the very
end. Stay tuned…
Adventures of the DIY Bride: Personalized Aisle Runner
After seeing so many beautiful personalized aisle runners of course I had to make one for our wedding! At first I thought I would do as other brides have done and go to Kinko’s for a large printout of our monogram (or name logo, whatever you want to call it since ours isn’t really a true monogram). However, just the monogram/logo wasn’t enough for me. Oh no; I found a verse I really liked and didn’t have a place to use it yet so this was the PERFECT opportunity! The final dimensions of that area are about 3′ x 5′ so I thought that might be difficult, not to mention expensive, to have recreated at Kinko’s. Read more
DATE HAS BEEN SET!!!
Mark your calendars….NOVEMBER 1, 2008!!!!
The ceremony will be held at Tanglewood Chapel in Bettendorf, Iowa and we are looking at a few options for the reception, but it will be at a hotel for the convenience of our out of town guests. Stay tuned for more details!!!
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Possible Locations
We really like Tanglewood in Bettendorf, IA but there will likely be a lot of out of towners who would appreciate a hotel location. So we’re looking into using the chapel at Tanglewood then maybe having the reception at the Rock Island Holiday Inn in the District. The earliest date they both have available is November 1, 2008, which might be okay.
Any suggestions on ceremony and/or reception locations?
