tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55179059782986449972012-02-08T11:53:02.106-05:00One brides' chaotic journey through taffeta, silk, chiffon, feathers, pearls, tulle and ultimately the open bar reception.birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-1132575821985050652010-11-11T14:58:00.005-05:002010-11-11T15:13:48.434-05:00

Let’s face it. Sometimes when you have a large family, holiday cards can be a GIANT task. I remember the days I used to buy the large packs of cards and painstakingly hand write the cards and the envelopes. Well those days are gone!! A few years ago I decided to search online for photo holiday cards like the ones I received from everyone else. I found shutterfly.com had great deals and the

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925051046595994593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-11983110534712828482009-11-14T12:10:00.003-05:002009-11-14T12:39:15.287-05:00

Since our slideshow is no longer available on evokenc.com I thought I'd go ahead and post a few so that there is some finality to this blog as far as my wedding was planned. Here are some of my personal favorites!

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925051046595994593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-880789315939516682009-10-29T10:29:00.002-04:002009-10-29T10:36:44.665-04:00

Wow. Has it really been 4 months? (almost FIVE!?!?) Bottom line. I'm working the night shift. and not just any night shift. a 12 hour one. (7pm-7am to be exact). I accidentally forgot I had a dentist appt (that I booked SIX MONTHS ago) this morning at 9:15. Well I'm back...and after being scraped and polished, I'm half wide awake. Thought this would be a good time to update F&P with new

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925051046595994593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-50090066351536977342009-09-24T19:27:00.002-04:002009-09-24T19:30:10.689-04:00

I was so impressed with the care and effort KA Studios went into creating our custom DVD that I promised the ladies on the knot, I'd post pictures. Well, I'm FINALLY getting around to it with a few quick snapshots I took of our DVD and packaging.The DVD was even shrink wrapped and everything! Great job Keith!! Thank you so much and we can't wait to get our additional copies because now

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925051046595994593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-59131661600658093622009-09-24T14:52:00.004-04:002009-09-26T11:37:27.157-04:00

I recently did a post for Alyse Woodward on my Top 10 Wedding Do's and Don'ts!! Check it out!

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925051046595994593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-90638980947279576532009-07-16T17:17:00.003-04:002009-07-16T17:59:59.882-04:00

I have updated my For Sale Page!! Please check it out and email me at birdcagebride at gmail dot com if you are interested in any of my items I have listed for sale from my wedding! Thanks! :)

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-15279253024123524862009-07-12T13:40:00.002-04:002009-07-12T13:44:16.962-04:00

Alan made blueberry pancakes and bacon this morning (afternoon! he let me sleep in lol) for brunch! What a sweetheart! :)So today is our one month mark. We've been packing this whole weekend in preparation for our move in two weeks to a brand new apartment. I've finally gotten some big name change items checked off my list and I'm just waiting until after the move to do the rest (so they also

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-35395183342548235852009-07-09T14:29:00.004-04:002009-07-09T14:38:20.734-04:00

Well for my invites that is! Check out my DOC, Alyse Woodward, in this WBTV segment on budget brides. Do you spy my invites? ;)~1:40 if you care!! haha.

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-72899230670394617552009-07-05T14:32:00.002-04:002009-07-05T14:36:43.456-04:00

I ended up purchasing these damask thank you cards from Target (idea from a previous post).  I got 100 of them for only $19.99!I decided I'm going to start writing out the cards, probably about a dozen a day so I don't get writers cramp. I want to wait for our professional pictures to come back anyways, so that if the budget allows, we can include a wallet sized picture of us from our wedding

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-24621528301510815552009-07-03T22:10:00.003-04:002009-07-05T14:37:30.809-04:00

We absolutely loved our officiant, Rev. Barbara Lodge. I wish I could take full credit for our ceremony how it was written, but I got most of my inspiration from knottie Shanwalk2. From her ceremony, I adjusted and tweaked it into something meaningful for us. In the last months of planning, the ceremony was a big ball of stress for me. It started becoming more important than any of the decor

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-48458105420085829272009-07-02T12:08:00.003-04:002009-07-03T23:22:11.980-04:00

We got many compliments on our wedding day on just about everything (DIY, flowers, decor, ceremony, etc) but the one thing that was pretty unanimously a hit was our music selections. I had just about every person ask me what song my father and I danced to...I think during our dance, we had almost the whole room crying (including me sobbing into my fathers shoulder and rented tux) ;) Our DJ was

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-58196776069551116072009-06-30T20:25:00.001-04:002009-09-24T15:02:44.642-04:00

Melissa and Alan - Wedding Highlights - June 12, 2009 from KA Studios on Vimeo.We are so THRILLED with our highlights video that Keith from KA Studios put together for us (and in record time-2 weeks!). If you are on the fence about hiring a videographer, I would definitely recommend it if you can fit it into your budget. If you can't fit it into your budget, I would try to find a way to make it

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-55385951893882601892009-06-26T20:17:00.003-04:002009-06-26T20:26:35.624-04:00

Ok, so we went back to Diamonds Direct tonight to *painfully* give up my engagement ring setting so that they can make a mold and make two bands that will match EXACTLY. So they put my diamond in a plain cathedral setting and I'm wearing it with my grandmothers wedding band.Yes, I need a fill-in really bad...haha. It's so weird to be wearing a completely different set, but Diamonds Direct

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-62950590866048991762009-06-26T13:56:00.007-04:002009-06-26T14:08:13.294-04:00

So, in order to save money I decided to wear my engagement party dress. One, because it's very "bridal" looking and two, it gave me the perfect excuse to wear that dress again. :) Bella Napoli in Cary was excellent!! The food and service were outstanding. Although there was a huge "bump" a few days before the rehearsal (i.e. they didn't have us down as a reservation...::gasp!::), everything

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-76068580455805788742009-06-25T20:40:00.003-04:002009-06-25T20:54:33.476-04:00

First my girls took us all to a POLE DANCING class!! It was so much fun, but in reality a true workout!oh yeah....haha.Then we had food and drinks at my MOH's house and got ready for a girls night out!!The girls stayed up late the night before making my hat veil and their feathered headbands. My SIL also added hot pink feathers to my boa!! Just loved all the details. I also had a special

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So we are back from our amazing honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. I decided that there are so many small and funny stories to tell about the days leading up to and in including our wedding day, that I'm going to break it down in separate posts starting tomorrow with my bachelorette party.There are loads of pictures so I need to take the time to pick out my faves and remember the haze

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-26672377603809370792009-06-15T01:17:00.003-04:002009-06-15T23:23:28.692-04:00

So these are some of my favorite non-pro pics from the wedding. I want to thank all my friends and family that have already sent or uploaded pictures...you guys rock!!! (hello Jess, 1000+ pictures!!! lol you're insane...and I love you!!)First off, the weather was GORGEOUS..hot but gorgeous!

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Still have family in town but the day was amazing...stressful, but amazing!!!We leave for the Dominican Republic on Tuesday!!!!!!!!! So excited! :) I'll recap *maybe* tomorrow before we leave, but of course...I have loads of errands to run (still wedding related, ugh!!).

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MY WEDDING!!! I am hanging out here in my hotel room completely exhausted from running myself to death this week. MOST of my errands got done but I had to nix some of my projects. (oot bags, shoe clips) It was just too much.Somehow I got put in a room across from the groomsmen and they are having a really loud party out in the hallway...haha..NOT what I wanted to be hearing right now.The

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-71702248790621150322009-06-07T13:06:00.002-04:002009-06-07T13:12:24.980-04:00

(or at least how I'd like this week to pan out!)Todayfinish FG dress (attaching sash)finish shoe clips (OMG time consuming!)will probably have to attach water bottle labels on monday night instead...Mondayeyebrows, full set of pink and whitespick up sashes (they were late)get my dress and sabrina's dress steamed (possibly fixed) at OlgasMother of the flower girl is picking up her dressWB

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My MOH Amy came over this afternoon and we STILL didn't have them finished. But, I finished them up right before dinner (and after dinner, Alan held them while I tied the ribbon).Just have to clean the apartment tonight and tomorrow morning and we pick up my brother, SIL and nephew at the airport at 11:30am!!! :) Can't wait to see them!Oh yeah, Ames dyed my hair this afternoon. It needed it so

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SOOOO excited about these. I decided instead of being an obsessed Audrey Hepburn fan, I'd take a bunch of my favorite old Hollywood actors/actresses and use them for our table number decor. Wise decision, if I must say so myself...lol ;)The damask ones are going on the black satin tables and the black ones are going on the damask tables (except one is going on a black satin table because I did

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-55731842038959523552009-06-05T17:24:00.002-04:002009-06-05T17:26:04.354-04:00

I love coupons! I got this vase for $5 at Michaels. Too bad that's only HALF of the matches I bought. What was I thinking? haha. Very early stupid purchase. I can't even sell them! Maybe I should make a sign for people to take as many as they'd like...haha.

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-43828936636307168722009-06-05T11:17:00.004-04:002009-06-05T11:37:58.809-04:00

Ugh, I am SO not happy about this. But, It's not Diamonds Directs' fault. A. Jaffe just CAN'T get my rings right. First there was a sizing issue (ok that was a combination of people's fault). Then Tuesday our rings were promised to be in and they weren't. So they FINALLY came in Thursday as promised (a whole WEEK before my wedding). And this is what we got:Now maybe to the normal person,

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-59888852439927487202009-06-03T21:17:00.004-04:002009-06-03T22:21:27.859-04:00

So today I finished one DIY project!I have about 8 extra flip flops to take with me as well.Checks today:Floristcontract-signed! (haha don't ask...we both kept forgetting)all flowers finalizedbalance paiddropped off pearls, black and white guinea feathers, picture of FG dress, swatch of her sash and initial pendants.Passports came in the mail yesterday (although I was lazy and didn't get the mail

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-47034366341563114442009-06-02T23:10:00.005-04:002009-06-02T23:17:37.588-04:00

Awww yeah!! After much begging and pleading, my gift for passing the NCLEX is this SWEEEEEEEEET '34 Chevorlet for our wedding exit and transportation to the hotel.We are renting it from Loni's Antique CarsThis car is going to make for some awesome vintage-esque night shots!!! So excited!!!

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-6008722395374682712009-06-02T16:41:00.007-04:002009-06-02T17:21:40.547-04:00

Wow...so I spent most of the day yesterday scouting my local malls' department stores, looking for the perfect, cute and not so traditional flower girl dress. I set aside a few dresses at about 3 different places. Well today, I met Kelly (good friend from school and fellow new RN!) and her 6 year old daughter Claire and started the tedious process of trying on dresses. Claire was SUCH a good

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-241891621754587262009-06-02T12:14:00.000-04:002009-06-02T00:15:22.950-04:00

6mm palladium ring from Diamonds Direct. I believe the designer is Frederick Goldman.

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-47773922653802057532009-06-01T10:38:00.002-04:002009-06-01T10:41:34.329-04:00

While Bridget is away on her honeymoon in Aruba, I am sitting at home ogling her gorgeous earrings that she is letting me use on my wedding day as my "Something Borrowed".Just to re-cap:Something Old-My deceased grandmothers' wedding ring (on my right hand)Something New-My day of bracelet that is a gift from AlanSomething Borrowed-Bridgets' delicious earringsSomething Blue-There is a blue bow

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-26487931230388190862009-06-01T10:31:00.006-04:002009-06-01T10:37:35.479-04:00

Be careful! It's dangerous in there!!!Home to my 8 beauuuuuutiful tissue paper pomanders (which I am selling after the wedding if you were wondering!) :)Do you spy my birdcage veil? haha...I'm trying to make sure it is UNREACHABLE by my two devil kitties who might "accidentally" get in the closet (ie. Alan leaves it open). I have repaired the first casualty, thankfully...but if anything else

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-56106751245117661512009-06-01T10:28:00.003-04:002009-06-01T10:30:49.547-04:00

If not, I just made it up and am officially the first winner of that title role.My case in point:You laugh now!!!.... but wait until that cake is cut and people have no idea what they are looking at, EVEN THOUGH you have it clearly printed on your main menu. So instead of calling them "place cards" and I am now coining the term "cake cards". ;)

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-41784331519053018282009-06-01T10:22:00.004-04:002009-06-01T10:43:25.847-04:00

In design that is!!Yesterday, while at Michaels for the gazillionth time this week (along with AC Moore and JoAnn Fabric, I'm like a celebrity in these places..lol)...I purchased a corner punch to make my fan program construction like 100 times easier. It doesn't give me as much of a rounded edge but I'm not going to be picky at this point. It still works, lol, and that's all that matters.I'm

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-56701176156159899712009-06-01T10:21:00.002-04:002009-06-01T10:22:09.647-04:00

Obviously, with a lot more programs inside...lol. I bought two of these boxes at Michaels, but I doubt I'll use them both!

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Oh yeah, I went there!! To some, poems are corny for this kind of thing...but I just couldn't resist this detail!!Only 32 more to go! haha. Why do I do this to myself???? ;)

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-35939262244334836542009-06-01T10:15:00.004-04:002009-06-01T10:45:10.857-04:00

So yesterday I covered my balcony in plastic trash bags and spray painted the favor basket AND our huge flip flop basket!SOOOO much better than the natural color the basket used to be!!Now onto making favor tags for the flip flops! :)

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-29857743282030167722009-06-01T09:24:00.005-04:002009-06-01T10:27:50.795-04:00

ooooh how pretty!! and I grabbed the last 5, how perfect!!! I am using these to display the bridesmaids' gifts at the Bridal Luncheon the day before the wedding! These bags are going to be in the background of many pictures in posts today so I figured even though it's supposed to be a surprise, most of my bridesmaids blog stalk me anyways. ;) Plus they can't really see what's in the bag!! lol.

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-76700064737429561022009-05-31T10:18:00.002-04:002009-05-31T10:21:46.177-04:00

I am now a registered nurse!! Praise the lord!! :)I got a call early this morning from one of the girls in my study group saying that the scores were up online. My fingers trembled as I typed in my debit card number. Yes, you have to pay to find out early! Otherwise, it takes 4 weeks to get your results in the mail...umm yeah I couldn't wait that long. (It was only $8) haha.Everyone in my

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-20433489952900269582009-05-30T20:55:00.004-04:002009-05-30T20:58:05.860-04:00

At first I wasn't going to have one...and he might not even hold it being 15 months... but it already had pearls and it was really cheap and I jazzed it up with some ribbon.I also glued on some swarovski crystals to make one of the bands look like my ring! yeah no one will see it, but I still thought it was cute.

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-70149300579942918902009-05-30T20:14:00.003-04:002009-05-30T20:18:05.319-04:00

Last week in the excitement of finding out that we were actually going on a caribbean honeymoon, FI and I went up to Old Navy and both scored awesome bathing suits on sale! Each piece was $12.99 on sale!Mine:Ummm hello PERFECT! haha. I'm only posting the bottoms b/c Old Navy has the top as a "tankini" and mine is a regular bikini top.Second one:Love it!They don't have Alan's on the website but

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-33408735411684877912009-05-30T19:08:00.004-04:002009-05-30T19:14:53.098-04:00

My GLOWING maid of honor who is super happy and excited!! I am so THRILLED for her!! She was proposed to by her boyfriend (now FIANCE!) on Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day!). The ring is just perfect and Amy thinks she is going to be planning (or I'm planning, whatever!) a 2010 spring wedding in the mountains. Her and her FI have already been looking at some places and the pictures are

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-74055370112078958322009-05-29T21:59:00.004-04:002009-05-29T22:05:35.981-04:00

I absolutely fell in love with Bridget's wedding day earrings and as soon as I asked she immediately said yes to letting me borrow them for my something borrowed for my wedding day!Bridget wearing them! Isn't she gorgeous!?!?!photo credit: Craig Carpenter of Luster StudiosThese are a pair at Macy's that I was going to go scope out this weekend to see if they had it in store.I found them online

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The winner!"Sabrina", purchased from Etsy seller BelleNouvelleDesigns. My bracelet will be with white pearls and an adjustable clasp. I found out that Knottie KellyBeth also purchased this bracelet! From the reviews on her ratings, sounds like everyone has loved their bracelet. I can't wait to get it in the mail!! The seller promised to have it in before my wedding even though it says 2-4

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-90988159166892970682009-05-29T20:18:00.006-04:002009-05-29T22:08:53.807-04:00

Now that the NCLEX is hopefully behind me forever (I should find out Tuesday), I have nothing to do but wedding stuff...and of course blog about it! ;)Alan is on his bachelor party trip in Myrtle Beach this weekend, so I have lots of alone time to concentrate on stuff that has been neglected. Mostly laundry and cleaning since I couldn't keep my hands off of wedding stuff the past few weeks.

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-48870104976199957292009-05-28T11:00:00.004-04:002009-05-28T11:10:00.211-04:00

So as most of my fellow knotties know, we were originally going on a honeymoon and then decided a few months ago that it just wasn't in the budget and we opted for a short (2-3 day) weekday honeymoon somewhere in the outerbanks, hoping to take a mediterranean cruise (ok maybe I'm dreaming here) for our 1 year anniversary instead.Well about a week ago (well exactly a week ago on Thursday!), Alan

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Quick post before I go to study group! (NCLEX ON FRIDAY!!!!!)I changed around the template for the cocktail menu and turned it into an 8x10. I'll upload the new template later but I have my drinks finalized! :)Ok, so now to explain the drinks: Something Old=Rum and Coke one of my dad's all time classic favorites! Something New=Tropical Ice-Berg, my favorite trademark concoction at parties (

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at my birdcage veil (FINALLY!!) and my new nifty spray tan!The veil needs a few bobby pins to hold down certain areas (it does go below my nose where I like it but my glasses made it shorter) but other than that I'm in love with it! I think I'm just going with a pearl comb and leaving out feathers since there are so many other busy elements of my attire (hot pink crinny, fuschia manolos and

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With all the damask and hot pink I decided to go a little different for my garter. My engagement picture dress was definitely my inspiration. These actually are drawing inspiration for another area of my wedding but it's a surprise!Bought on etsy.com by seller GarterLady

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1?or 2?I say 2. I think the blue color (which matches the BM dresses) is a nice way to subtly add in a touch of that color into the reception. The top part with Menu, our date, B and our names would be peeking out from the napkin. I think we have a winner, no?And what would this post be without a link to the template? ;)P.S. You can download your own monogram initial at www.marthastewart.com.

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See your gifts below! ;) I started this blog on May 19th, 2008 and boy how things have changed since then. I'm up at 2:30 in the morning scouring over templates and timelines all while studying for the NCLEX exam which I take in less than two weeks. Today (after I finally get to sleep) we have our final meetings with Brier Creek Country Club and our florist, The English Garden. I think once

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-1306556338871567882009-05-19T02:16:00.003-04:002009-05-19T02:22:57.433-04:00

This was something I kept a lot of the original, but I plan on tweaking the drinks once I can sit down and figure it out. Again, if this is your template, email me and I will give you credit. For now, here's my version you can download.

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I came across this menu template somewhere in internet land and can't remember for the life of me who to credit. Technically the only thing I kept were the page dimensions and the swirly thing under the word "menu" but regardless, here is the template I tweaked.It is a 3.75" by 9" menu which I may rethink and change the dimensions and I'll upload any new version I come up with. When thinking of

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So I can't decide on the cardstock and ribbon elements, but the basics I have down. Including sharing with you the template I used from Aylee Designs which you can download here.These are very rough mock-ups and I have until next Sunday (when we meet with our officiant to finalize our ceremony) to decide on the final design and colors.

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So I've been on a wedding rampage for the last two nights. We knocked out our rough draft of our ceremony (I'm in love with it!) and various other paper project templates that I have been putting off. Well since our RSVP's are in and the final count (hopefully) has been determined, I went ahead and compiled our seating chart to get it out of the way. If you would like to download the template,

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Well, after long thought, we decided to re-take our engagement pictures with our new photographer April Sirit. She also did my boudoir photos and I just can't get enough of this lady!!! Switching to her was the best decision we EVER made regarding wedding plans. I can not wait to work with her again on our wedding day. She is amazing and her work speaks for itself.

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Now all I have to do is pass the NCLEX exam and I am an RN!! Not to mention finish planning my wedding!! lol... Now that school is over, I'll be posting a lot more (I hope) with completed wedding projects, etc. Graduation is on Friday and my mom and dad are coming in from OOT along with FI's parents. It will be the FIRST time that all 4 of them are here at the same time. So it's pretty

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Want a $25 gift card to amazon.com? Just email alyse@projectwedding.com your vendor reviews for the following areas!! Greensboro, NC Charleston, SC Greenville, SC Norfolk, VA Roanoke, VA Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN Email her to let her know that you are interested, and she will send you the form to fill out for your vendor reviews! :)

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Well sort of. This was my solution to RSVP faux pas on the part of our guests.Basically, this (so far) has prevented "write ins" such as adding a guest or illegible handwriting. While, yes, it did take me a ridiculous amount of time. But, I was happy to save myself the headache later. I think doing it this way, makes it VERY clear who is invited. I have seen SO MANY fellow knotties going

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-50716528450202701302009-04-18T23:11:00.003-04:002009-04-18T23:19:00.726-04:00

So, today was my NC bridal shower at my MOH's house here in Raleigh. There were only 9 of us due to so many out of towners but it was a fun event. My MOH and my bridesmaid Ellis hosted the shower for me and did a great job of pulling everything together. Here is a pic of all of us!!The favors were a wine glass with a charm. My hosts served strawberry margaritas in them!!! We played a few

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Ready? Set. VOTE FOR ME!!!The DIY contest at vintageglamblog.com has now officially begun. Voting is today until April 22nd. My entry is #9 with my DIY Pearl Necklaces. Thanks for voting!! :)

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Here is my dress that I bought tonight for our epic session! $40 on sale at JC Penny by Bisou Bisou.We are getting new engagement pictures taken with our fabulous photographer April Sirit from Evoke Photography tomorrow! Alan and I are super excited for the shoot since April has various locations planned out for us. We might also go with another more casual outfit (jeans and a nice shirt). I

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-89700375342666029212009-04-06T23:24:00.004-04:002009-04-06T23:31:48.718-04:00

One of my favorite blogs, vintageglamblog.com is having a DIY contest and so far my DIY Pearl Necklaces have made the cut!! Check it out! Voting doesn't start until they have posted all 25 selected entries (they post two a day), so be on the look out!! And course I'll post a reminding entry for everyone on my blog. :)

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Who would have known that I would have made such a good friend off of the knot.com message boards? Last night was Bridget's bachelorette party and her bridesmaids flew in from out of state. We had a BLAST!! We started the night out at Solas for dinner, drinks and dancing and then ended up at Bogarts. I had an incredible time and got to meet some really great ladies. I can't wait for

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Jim Hjelm style JH5400So I FINALLY sent my two girls their bridesmaid dresses. I was waiting on the sashes so I could send it all together, but this bride was a little late in getting it out to my girls. So sorry for that!! But as they both know, I have had a LOT going on. These pictures are before alterations but I like the thickness of the sash in the front! I think Jessica may have some

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Low and behold my grandmothers wedding banned passed down to me. This is going to be my right hand ring and I think it will fit perfectly with, not only my theme, but the vintage set in the last post that I have my eye on. ;) The ring is 14K gold and has the word Woodcrest engraved on the inside. Probably the designer who made the ring back in the late 40's early 50's. I asked my grandfather

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Especially for gifts for myself..lol. We've been searching/browsing for my wedding gift and FI wanted to get me something that I could wear on our wedding day, so he's taking me around because only I know what my dress looks like. Here is a set that I've fallen in love with. It's sterling silver with diamonds.and here's a bangle bracelet that FI really likes..my vote is for the last set...

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::sigh:: The post office was a mess. Not only did I have to send out 52 invites but two large boxes with bridesmaid dresses in them. My postage turned out to be $1.00 each but I still have about 10-12 invites to go (so if you are expecting one and don't get one yet, I'm not finished!!...ahem Alyse!!) ;)And I definitely win for worlds' ugliest wedding stamps. They were out of $1.00 stamps so I

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So today my MOH, hungover and after going into work on a Sunday, came over to help me start our pomanders. FI got motivated after a cup of coffee and jumped in to help. Basically it took the three of us four hours to complete three pomanders (well 1 6" pom and 2 5" poms). We decided that the bigger ones would be multicolored (fuschia, hot pink and combo flowers) and then to alternate fuschia

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Finally. FI and I worked on these all weekend. It was all I could do to get some major stuff off of my mind. It kind of felt good to just throw myself into something I care about and was a good distraction. All that's left is to weigh and find out the damage for postage and they're off!!Here is some of my organized chaos...aka my craft/wedding table:haha.p.s. the one thing that really pulled

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I must say this in the hardest thing, hands down, I've ever had to do. Over the past week and a half Fluffy had been declining in his health. The first clear sign was signs of too much insulin, so last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I cut it back from 3 units to 2 units and he seemed to perk up a bit. He also had lost some weight, which was concerning. Well that in itself meant a trip to the

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-31985162336546693752009-03-18T18:45:00.005-04:002009-03-22T20:49:10.066-04:00

I wasn't sure if I was going to do these but so far they seem like a lot of fun...key words: so far.I got the tissue paper from nashville wraps and they come in 20X30 sheets. You have to buy in bulk but it was WAYY cheaper than buying from any craft store in my area. I got two colors: hot pink and fuschia to give them some depth and I decided to use 6" styrofoam balls for the front row and 5"

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-24038643370445896382009-03-18T18:44:00.004-04:002009-03-18T18:52:35.757-04:00

FI was in charge of the heat tool while I stamped and powdered! haha...We had fun doing it...So this was Sunday night I think...The days are melding together. But today I printed out our RSVP's with each persons name on them. All they have to do is check "Accepts" or "Declines" and specifiy if they want a vegetarian entree.Next:Print Directions card (waited until last because it takes the most

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-10262888913359503852009-03-18T18:42:00.003-04:002009-03-18T18:43:46.433-04:00

MIA because I'm up to my elbows in DIY!!!FI actually did this part of the invites and I was so glad to have some help!!!

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Well this week I plan on completing about 70 invitations. These will account for all of the STD's we sent out in September. So, next month, I may be making more since we anticipate more regrets because of the economy. This just means we'll be able to invite more of our local friends, which is awesome! I'm almost thinking I don't even need to do an A and B list but the B list allows us to

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-89197493175090588602009-03-08T19:55:00.006-04:002009-03-08T20:24:04.344-04:00

Don't mind the Sunday night study look. I just couldn't let this one rest tonight. With the help of FI (who took pictures!) I tried a layover knot (I just gave it that name..haha) in the first 3 pictures and a front/side layover knot in the last picture. I think I like either one of these. hmmm...but I kind of like the first 3 best. We could pin it so the knot would stay (because it's really

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-85195407299025439962009-03-08T18:44:00.004-04:002009-03-08T19:06:18.301-04:00

and then here's the problem. The sash tails are too short. Granted my knot isn't the best, and Ellis plans on getting her dress taken up anyways. I just don't like it. We'll have to come up with a different way to tie it, or make it with no tails at all. I'm not sure if it's just this sash (since Olga made them based on their measurements, so they would all be the same length) but I'll have

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My bridesmaid Ellis is in town this weekend and brought her shoes (and dress but we'll take pictures today with the sashes!). Look how cute and perfect the shoe clips look!!I made the second one finally and my plan was to create a tutorial on how to make them and I TOTALLY forgot. I was kind of rushing because I wanted to have it completed by the time she got here last night. But don't fret, I

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Well-sort of. Turns out I didn't make enough cardstock backings (back to Michael's I go!!) but I finished the basket mock-up. Thoughts? I'm just glad I got to use the damask ribbon because we were going to use it on our invites but opted for the fuschia instead. I still have a bunch left over that I need to sell.P.S. Don't mind my mess in the background--I'm a busy woman these days ;) haha

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...and at least do SOMETHING wedding related today. It's been a while. So today I printed out my rehearsal dinner invites. I got these at target for $19.99 in a kit.

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Met April today after class and got my lovely CD. Made a slideshow for FI using most of the images to three songs...Syrup & Honey by Duffy, Nasty Naughty Boy by Christina Aguilera and Breathe On Me by Britney Spears. I used iMovie and it came out fantastic!! FI loved them and he was so excited that I actually DID this!!! Here are some of the more tamer shots...

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I DID!!! :)From my wedding coordinator Alyse Woodward. What a doll!! I love everything she sent me...it is SOOO me. That's the great thing about Alyse. She really GETS me and I think that's is super important in a wedding coordinator and/or planner. And what's in the brown box with a bow??.....Green m&m's!!! What a perfectly coordinated gift! ;) Funniest thing about it is, I got my

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http://evokenc.com/index.php/blogEvoke PhotographyApril Sirit is amazing. I received a text from fellow knottie Bridget letting me know that my pictures had been blogged (I had been blog stalking all day today but was slacking this afternoon). I'm so happy I could cry!! I can't wait to see the rest of the photos. I plan on making a slideshow dvd for my fiance and giving it to him before the

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Well I guess I haven't written about this because I wasn't sure what I was going to do. Turns out, I just didn't fall in love with the veil I had purchased. The owner was very nice about it and let me return the veil for a refund. I've now decided to make the veil myself after shopping around and receiving materials. This is going to save me TREMENDOUS amounts of money. I'm almost finished

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-86461597281444064032009-02-18T20:57:00.005-05:002009-02-18T21:00:57.802-05:00

While searching for the link to my RD invites on target.com for Erin, I inadvertently stumbled upon these!They are also found at target.com. $19.99 for 100 ct. is a great price. I saw some today at harris teeter that were like $5 for 10 ct. yikes!! I have no idea how I didn't see these before?

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-23945927280800935512009-02-18T12:48:00.004-05:002009-02-18T20:56:20.993-05:00

I got these in the mail last week from target.com and did a mockup but I'll have to post it later. School has kept me super busy and on my days off I have so many errands stacked up that I can't see straight. In two weeks precepting third shift will end so I'll get some relief!!Love these by the way...although half of them came sort of curled/bent (ie not flat) and I tried to flatten them with

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I found this dress in "Tutti Frutti" from Dessy and I love it!! Maybe once precepting is over in a few weeks I can try and find one of these babies to try on. Then I'll have to call around and find the best price if I like it...Cheapest I've seen on the net is just under $200. I'm starting to reconsider my black and white damask dress from Ann Taylor Loft. I think it would be more appropriate

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Whew!! Alan and I finally made it out to Men's Wearhouse and picked out the tuxes!Website mock-up:Love the classic pinstripe and it's a lighter material so the guys won't be sweating their bums off at the outdoor ceremony in the June NC heat.Dad's website mock up:We went with a classic black and white tux for the dads since we figured the pinstripe and pool color would be a little out there for

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I have the mock-up for our flip flop basket sign. I really wanted to find or come up with a cute poem to put on there but I don't think it's necessary.I am in love with the damask print cardstock I found for my envelope liners and I plan on using it throughout the wedding where I can (and this website-Check out my new banner!). Checking the sign against the basket this is a great size...I just

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-81818084772875269522009-02-04T15:51:00.005-05:002009-02-04T20:10:14.849-05:00

So I meant to post about this last week but got caught up with school and DIY projects (how DO I find the time?). Alan's parents are going to host our rehearsal dinner at Bella Napoli in downtown Cary. We LOVE this place!! We are so excited that we get to have our rehearsal dinner here. The private room is gorgeous!!...with a painted mural all the way around the room and twinkle lights on the

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-18141677275865980992009-02-04T00:35:00.004-05:002009-02-04T01:00:12.568-05:00

Why can't I put this one to rest??I also quickly mocked up this design:At the rate I'm going, I might have a different design for each bridesmaid!! haha.

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Damask Invitation Kit from TargetThese are cute and EASY!! Two things I would love for our rehearsal dinner invitations. Due to the nature of our wedding invitation design, I wanted to do a separate invite for our rehearsal dinner event...and easy is always good!! These will be simple with Pink and black wording. I will send these at the same time I send the regular invitations...which is

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-35151928030920570482009-02-03T00:08:00.006-05:002009-02-04T01:00:01.411-05:00

So once I get excited about a new project, I just can't put it down...I'm such a perfectionist that way! I couldn't get the idea out of my head tonight and I put on my thinking cap of how I could make the mock up better...and then BOOM it hit me! Here are some new (incomplete) mock-ups. Thoughts?My first retry.Then I though...ohhh I have some pink swarovski crystal beads (that I was going to

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-84782251542214868562009-02-02T17:30:00.007-05:002009-02-04T00:59:49.796-05:00

So last night while I should have been sleeping, I was browsing the net and came across this gorgeous photo from www.absolutelyaudrey.com (how suiting!!!)and the worst coincidence is, I think those are actually our bridesmaid shoes!! I can't see spending another $25 just for shoe clips, so you bet my butt was out gathering materials today and I came up with my own version- a la birdcagebride

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These photos were taking by fellow knottie and friend thomasandbridget. Thanks girl!!Pre-hair and makeup. While the two girls before us were going, Elizabeth wanted to get a head start on priming my hair and eyes. I wanted to get a head start on priming my wine buzz!!! ;)Me getting my hair teased (ouchy!) for my first look.Curling it up for my second pin-up look.I really love the look of my

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-23614966378462127362009-02-01T01:16:00.007-05:002009-02-04T01:01:21.466-05:00

Today I participated in a marathon B-pic session with some knotties!! I'm obviously not going to post THE pictures but I did take some behind the scenes shots.Kelly and I in our robes! I hadn't gotten my makeup done yet but Kelly's looks great! We used Elizabeth Tolley and she is fabulous! Our photog was the one and only April Sirit (who is also doing our e-pics and our wedding!!)My first

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-7283627660614302132009-01-30T21:50:00.001-05:002009-01-30T21:51:50.384-05:00

when cutting paper for invites..always start with the larger pieces first. this way-when you mess up, you can always save paper by cutting it down to one of the smaller sized pieces.

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So we finally confirmed that we are using Cydney of The English Garden. Love this lady!! She realllly listens to what you want and is very creative and makes it work while keeping your budget in mind. Right now we are actually BELOW budget!!Today we met at Brier Creek and did table mock-us of our high and low centerpieces. I was able to borrow the candelabra from A Table of Contents and the

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All those times I had dress envy or thought that my mother was right and maybe I had bought my dress too early....hah!! When you know it's the one, you just know it. My dress is Angelica by Maggie Sottero.Olga did an AMAZING job on my bustle. She taught my MOH Amy how to put it together and it was fairly easy to do (from where I was standing at least!) ;)I listened to Olga and stitch ripped

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-14394678537495954802009-01-25T16:16:00.003-05:002009-01-29T16:04:41.724-05:00

So, originally my mom had picked out a dress that was Olive Green Iridescent Taffeta. But after going back to the dress shop with her friends, she decided on this dress instead..and after seeing the pictures I'm glad she did. The olive green was really dreary and dark. This color is much brighter and the dress fits her well.I won't get to see the dress on her in person until the wedding day (

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-68943943394202359752009-01-22T12:48:00.005-05:002009-01-22T13:02:50.247-05:00

Well, I finally have all of our hotel blocks almost finalized. I have two that have signed contracts and one is in the works right now. The last one is the best one b/c it's the closest!! I need these finalized so that I can finalize my Accommodations card with all the correct info AND update our website with all of the details.My mom also called last night and she has finally chosen a mother

birdcagebridenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517905978298644997.post-52354002258817250502009-01-21T00:05:00.004-05:002009-01-21T00:14:33.519-05:00

If I had known I would have finished these today I would have postponed my original posts with just the headings!! doh!I adjusted the height of the RSVP heading so it wasn't "hiding" underneath the bottom of the pocketfold.Here is the RSVP card:Accommodations card:and the Maps & Directions card:So now I've figured out that I need 38 more sheets of cardstock to line the backs of the inserts and I

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