His Office Held Hostage - Is That A Wedding Gown On My File Cabinet?

Our house may soon be asked to appear on "Hoarders" I have never seen so many piles of stuff in my life.

Boxes and boxes of flowers, candles (but alas, no gold, green glittery ones), candle holders, tulle, lanterns, wreaths, glue guns, lights, trees, napkins, fake china, my 7th grade science teacher Mr. Dewberry, cups, votives, fabric swatches, olive oil dispensers...the list could go on for days.

And where are all these precious treasures being stored? Why, in the only room in the house that doesn't have squatters someone living in it...the father of the bride's teeny-tiny sanctuary from the world...his office.

Overnight, his office has been transformed into a bargain bin craft store.

Lots of foot traffic in his office lately. Lots of browsing going on. Lots of time spent deciding the perfect spot for each new box that arrives from Ted. Who's Ted? Ted is the UPS guy that we used to see once every 8 months.

Our families are now spending Thanksgiving together this year.

I guess it could be worse. I know that soon, all the boxes will be empty and their treasures will be tucked away for safe keeping (or sold on craigslist). And the father of the bride will have his office back.

I just hope I can send Mr. Dewberry back C.O.D.

We're Havin' A Heat Wave! A Tropical Heat Wave...Not Really...Just A Giveaway!

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I'm having a giveaway today just to have one! No bad ideas to guess, all you have to do is just leave a comment! And the topic? What else...weddings!

Leave a comment about weddings. It can be a favorite memory of your wedding or even someone else's. Maybe it's something from a royal wedding or a sibling's ceremony. Your neighbor's granddaughter's wedding or the recent Kardashian circus wedding.

One of my favorite things about a wedding was something special Mark and I did at the end of our ceremony. Before we walked down the aisle, we each gave a long stemmed rose to our mothers. Mark gave one to my mother and I gave one to his. Just a way of saying we were truly family now.

Another special moment happened at our friends Kara and George's wedding. The entire wedding party was in place and before the bride came down the aisle, the bride's brother, who was performing the ceremony, instructed the groom about his new role as her husband. When he finished, he told the groom to turn and "behold your bride". And there she was, waiting to walk down the aisle to him. Wow.

Or seeing the groom's first initial beaded onto the train of the bride's gown. That was pretty neat. Ok, so I wasn't there in person for that wedding.

It was Fergie and Prince Andrew's wedding.

And we all know how that turned out.

But still, I really liked the monogram.

So what's been a favorite part of a wedding for you?

Someone's special vows? The cake being smushed into the groom's face? Cute flower girls and ring bearers? Just name it!

And here's the prize!

(1) one $25 VISA gift card

Just leave a comment (just one!) and when time is up, I'll pick a winner out of the hat. It's just that easy!

Comments will be closed on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern

It's An Easy Giveaway!

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Oops! I missed the Friday giveaway! But I had a really good reason...it was the maid of honor's birthday yesterday and we celebrated by going to dinner and then for ice cream...

Ok, so I not only had one bad idea this week, I had two. Yes, two (it was a banner week). And it's your turn to guess which two they are...

We've been talking some about the reception this past week and all the details that need to be figured out. And I'm all about easy. Whatever's the easy way, I'm your gal. So which TWO of the following statements were my ideas for an "easy reception"...and what are you playing for?

How about...

(1) one $30 gift card to Subway

can't get much easier for dinner that that!

Here's how you play:

Read the three statements below and choose the TWO you think I actually "discussed" with the bride. TWO of the statements are absolutely true. I really thought they were a good idea. And then they were turned down quicker than Speedy Gonzales grabbing a piece of cheese.

Leave (just one!) comment with your guess of which TWO bad ideas I had (A, B or C) and when times up, I'll put all the correct guesses in a bowl and pick a winner!

so here we go.......which TWO of the following ideas do you think I suggested to the bride last week?

I thought it would be a great idea to...

A. Who needs a sit-down dinner at the reception? How about all bars, all the time...coffee bar, candy bar, pizza bar, cake pop bar, salad bar, juice bar...the possibilities are endless. 

B.  Instead of the wedding cake, have a smores lounge...in one corner of the reception hall: campfire, lawn chairs, marshmallows, chocolate bars (oooh another bar!) graham crackers...the works.

C.  Instead of the wedding cake, I make cupcakes. For 250 people. The night before the wedding.

Comments will be closed on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern

Our Winner!

According to Marie Claire magazine two of the top 11 craziest wedding trends for 2011 are...

*Requiring bridesmaids to have plastic surgery
*Life size bride wedding cakes

So that means our fake wedding trend is A, receptions being catered by fast food restaurants! And our winner is Lori B.! And our prize this week is (1) one $25 gift card to Wendy's!

So be very careful...you could end up at a wedding where all the bridesmaids can't blink because of the botox and your piece of wedding cake may look like the bride's elbow. Bridezillas for sure :)

It's A Miracle, But We're Still Having A Giveaway Anyway

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I didn't have any bad wedding ideas this week.

It's a miracle.

Well, it's not really a miracle in the biblical sense of the word but all in all a week without any bad wedding ideas from me is something special.

But...I still wanted to have a giveaway this week. So in honor of my tiny victory (and much to the bride's relief) this week's bad wedding idea giveaway is all about...

  Wedding Trends

I wrote a post this past week about the latest wedding trends (actually some have been around for a while, it's just when I planned my wedding, the latest trends included wedding dresses like this...

 and bridesmaid dresses that looked like this...)

 

So I'm probably not the greatest barometer of the latest and most current wedding trends. But that being said, I've done some homework and I've found a few wedding trends that are pretty...umm, well they're unusual...

But here's the catch...two out the three trends are true, and you need to pick which wedding trend is a fake, a falsehood, a fabrication, a fable, a fallacy, a fib...just pick the one that's not true.

Leave (just one!) comment with your guess (A, B or C) and when times up, I'll put all the correct guesses in a bowl and pick a winner!

so here we go.......which one of the following do you think is the false wedding trend...

A. Receptions being catered by fast food restaurants.

Instead of your choice of chicken or salmon you get your choice of  La-Nuggets (with all the honey mustard sauce you can handle) or a Captain Pete's fried shrimp sandwich! Toasting with champagne? Naw, cookies n' cream shakes for the house! And that pesky wedding cake? Replaced by fried fruit pies in convenient cardboard sleeves!

B. Required plastic surgery for bridesmaids.

Just thinking how you go about telling someone they need plastic surgery in order to be in your wedding is mind boggling. Good thing my mind is boggled. I think it might go a little something like this:

Bride: Susie, I've know you all my life. You're my best friend. I can't imagine having anyone but you standing next to me as I marry the man of my dreams. Would you do me the honor of being my maid of honor?

Susie: Oh, yes! I would love to be your maid of honor! We have so much to plan! Where do you want to start? Looking for gowns? Choosing your colors?

Bride: How about we start with those crow's feet you've been sportin'. You're gonna have to get some "help" with those babies. I've made you an appointment with Dr. Botox next Thursday.

C.  Having a life size wedding cake of the bride.

Yes, a life size cake, that looks like the bride in her wedding gown. Does the number of guests who get a piece of cake depend on the dress size of the bride? (ouch, kinda catty) What happens if the cake looks better than the bride? (oooh, another swipe, meow) Do you save and freeze her head to eat on your first anniversary? (hiss)

So there's your choices...and what are you playing for? Well, that's a surprise! I'll announce it when I list the winner!

Comments will be closed on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern