Wedding Centerpieces for The Tightwad Wedding
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Comments (19)You guys are so nice! I'm so glad you like the idea. To be honest, I'm not really sure what a pretzel dipping bar is, but I basically want soft pretzels with different sauces for dipping i.e. cheddar/beer, mustard, and whatever else is customary. I just called it a pretzel bar. I'm hoping the chef can come up with something more definitive. Funky, what kind of dips have you seen? I also found a Craigslist set of six beer steins today in the next town over for $40. They are OK, but will look well with flowers. Some have sports teams. (I know, )but they will do in a pinch....See MoreMore tentative wedding tidbits
Comments (16)I would not have gone for favors either, but it was SO's idea. He has had such little input on the wedding (mostly due to him just taking the path of least resistance and going along) so I wanted to honor his idea. AND, we are trying to go "no plastic" so I was going to have to get glass champagne flutes anyway . . . I figure I will get them and folks can either take them or I will take what is left over, won't be that many. Another thought I just had was beeswax votive candles, in keeping with the "light" theme. I could put a sticker on the bottom with our names and folks could take them home. I actually have a friend who is a beekeeper and makes and sells the candles and has done programs on beekeeping with some of my other friends in attendance. So we have a long standing relationship that would be nurtured by the votives. I can take the votive candles home too, and use what is left over. Could do both candle and flute, not that much. I looked into it and the flutes are only about 1.50 each. I love champagne and I want to at least pretend at my wedding. Also can use a lot of votive candle holders I have at home as table decorations. If some get lost along the way, no great loss. Just locked in the East Coast date, Sept. 29!! One of my good, good friends will be marrying us. My matron and man of honor/best man are coming for a visit tomorrow and we are going to eat, drink and plot!!...See MoreFlowers for September wedding
Comments (6)Do you already grow flowers or are you just looking to plant something specific for that time period? Usually around this time in my garden I have roses, hydrangeas, dahlias - roses and hydrangeas is not something I would recommend, first year they produce a limited number of blooms. Dahlias though, I would definitely recommend - you'd have to get them started rather soon Also try and see if you can find some other gardeners in your area, if you were closer i'd happily share some of my blooms with you ;-)...See MoreFood pics from wedding
Comments (13)Those were grandma's specialty for afternoon tea Annie! She had a screened-in side porch in front of the entrance to the house, and a cookie jar on a table right by the inside door. Whenever we would arrive for our visits I would always check to see what was in the jar. Grandma made other cookies but the molasses were my all time favorites! The recipe makes enough to feed an army. Now that I have my freezer up and running again I might be able to make the whole recipe and freeze some. Meanwhile, my cousin made the cookies and her daughter did the cake and matching cupcakes. As a little girl, I vividly remember afternoon teas with grandma, and on special occasions, a gathering of as many of the 8 sisters and one brother in her family as could be found, plus cousins. Two of the eight went out west with their husbands, but six stayed local and one lived in Berrien Springs. One of the cruel ironies of my life is that I can no longer drink tea due to a bladder condition! And I have no granddaughter to pass the tradition on to . . . I may have to open a tea house to get my thrills vicariously! I left some of the more heirloom and vintage tea setting pieces at home. Initially I had planned on using all of them, but decided against it because I didn't want something to get lost or broken in the shuffle. My cousin got some additional pieces at thrift stores and we had a hard time limiting ourselves due to many of the thrift stuff being so fabulous. But we rarely are able to have teas so no point in having MORE stuff gathering dust in the house. I gathered strength for the dip from wanting to prove my new husband wrong when he said it couldn't/shouldn't be done. And that proved motivation for him to take a dip to keep things even. I don't think it was really that cold, maybe low 60's. Once your body goes numb, you don't feel the cold and it is enjoyable . . . I try to live by the motto, "Whatever Lake Michigan dishes out, I can take it!" We spent a lot of time watching folks on the beach over the wedding weekend, I love seeing folks prepare mentally for the dip!...See Moresheesh
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