Ain't It Pretty?

Yes I thought these would look lovely around the handmade napkins the bride is making. Kinda going along with the natural, Tuscan theme the happy couple has decided on.

No?

Not even with prettier beads? Maybe glittery ones?

*sigh*

Well, it was worth a shot...one of these days the bride is going to say slip up and say "yes"...

That means the correct answer is A! And our winner is Michelle F.! Congrats!

It's Giveaway Time! And It's A Short One!

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We took a small break from wedding planning to attend to some other family activities here of late and the break has been a good one and a needed one.

But that doesn't mean I haven't had any bad ideas.

Lately, we've been working on tableware and there are alot of choices to make. Real china, plastic plates, linen napkins, paper napkins, tablecloths, runners, water goblets, serving plates, salt & pepper shakers...

And silverware. Don't get me started on silverware.

So the bride and I have scouring over pictures and websites, searching for the perfect "look" for the reception tables. And along the way, I've had a few of my own ideas...including one below...

Here's how you play:

Read the three statements below and choose the one you think I actually "discussed" with the bride. One of the statements is absolutely true. I really thought it was a good idea. And then it was thrown out like a stack of used cocktail napkins.

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!

Whatcha playing for? How about a gift card to a place where the tables always look great?

(1) One $25 Gift Card to Maggiano's

so here we go.......which one of the following do you think I recently suggested to the bride?

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

A. Grapevine napkin rings with plastic beads woven into the vines, just to pretty them up

B. On each table, have a stack of red plastic cups with a black magic marker nearby, in order to write the guests names on them

C. Sprinkle glitter. Everywhere. Gives each table that romantic "sprinkled with pixie dust" effect

Comments will be closed tonight, Saturday September 10, 2011
at 11:00 p.m. Eastern

Bouquets & Rice: Week 7 - Schooled

Some odds and ends from this week...

We're taking the maid of honor to college this weekend and we just found out her dress has come in. Maybe I can convince her to stay home for the alterations.
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This week we ordered tableware for the reception and my oh my how things have changed...for instance:

Old school plastic silverware...

New school plastic silverware...

This ain't your grandma's reception anymore.

You should see the new school napkins.

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I've been contemplating starting a vocational school after the wedding is all said and done. Perhaps a training school for future mothers of the brides. The curriculum could include:

Psychology- The Bride's Brain

Accounting- Overspending the Wedding Budget

Food Service- Managing the Cutting of the Cake

or Choose an Elective in:

Online Ordering 101

Candle Coupons 101

Fabric Draping 101

Enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year begins in January.

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I need to set up a principal's office. Somewhere I can send the bridal party when they're misbehavin'. I'd use the father of the bride's office but it's full of fake flowers, napkins, clicky lighter thingies, beading pearls...