Wedding outfit help needed, please
jojoco
6 years ago
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Comments (6)I am sure you can make a wonderful contribution to the wedding, but I wouldn't do table arrangements, if I were you. I am now professionally trained as a floral designer and have been growing flowers and greens for make at home arrangements and I would not even take that on, especially not in September, when so many flowers and greens will be struggling from the heat. Don't forget if you want to enjoy the wedding, you would have make the arrangements ahead of time which means conditioning flowers and greens and then cool storing the arrangements. Now if you are talking something more countrified than formal arrangements than you could certainly throw zinnias and some other flowers in something like iced tea glasses and it would be really cute. You could also use potted plants as centerpieces. You could make up "arrangements" with the potted plants well ahead of time so you wouldn't be time pressed like you would with fresh-cut flowers. You could even buy annuals inexpensively at a garden center while they are in bloom and then plant them afterward. Or let the guests take them home and plant them. When I got married 7 years ago, in November I wasn't professionally trained but I still wanted to decorate my own backyard wedding "garden" wedding. I used a florist for the actual table arrangements but then also did a lot myself. I grew roses in pots. Roses can be pruned in order to force them to bloom at the right time, although September blooms wont be spectacular. I used the potted roses on both ends of the aisle. In addition to the formal centerpieces, I themed each table as a different herb, (My tables names were rosemary, sage, thyme etc.) I spray painted little clay pots to match my linens and then grew the herbs in them. Of course for a September wedding you would either have to grow some of the herbs inside or have less choices since so many herbs wont make it through the hot summer. The other thing I did was place a long stem rose in each napkin. In order not to take chances, and because I wanted to keep my roses on the bushes, I ordered them straight from a grower, and just had to cut off the thorns and they were ready to grow. Grower's roses smell so much better than florist roses. I got them from 2groses.com. Hope this helps. Let me know if I can provide any more info. Michelle...See MoreDaughter's Wedding Reception- please help me!
Comments (13)Please don't take this the wrong way, but here is another very strong vote for having a caterer do this for you, even if it means much less expensive refreshments. It sounds like you don't have a whole lot of cooking experience (you wrote, "I don't know how to prepare anything"). With all respect, a wedding reception for 120 is NOT the time to learn -- even if it weren't your own daughter's wedding. This would be a daunting job even for those with lots of cooking and entertaining experience. I think even -- perhaps especially -- the most experienced would be inclined to get a caterer for a group this large, especially as mother of the bride. You will have so many other things you'll have to attend to, and even more than that that you don't want to miss. Do you really want to be refreshing the buffet when your daughter and son-in-law are having their first dance? If I were in your position, I would call a few caterers, tell them your budget -- and tell them it's FIRM -- and ask what they can do for that money. You may be very pleasantly surprised. If it's still out of range, consider ordering platters from a food store or inexpensive restaurant, and perhaps hiring a few servers/cleaners. You can supplement the latter and probably even the caterer option with some dishes you or friends and relatives make ahead and have the caterer serve along with his/her food. Your peace of mind, not having to worry about this in the months leading up to the wedding, is really important, too, along with being able to enjoy your guests on the big day. To me, that is worth some money. So if I were in your position, I'd cut way back on everything else if necessary: liquor (certainly a fountain is unnecessary), decorations, types of food, prom-y stuff like limos and favors, and even fancy wedding clothes if necessary. Being able to be a relaxed hostess who can enjoy her guests is more important, in my opinion, than fancy arrangements. Everyone is different, but that's just my experience. Congratulations to you all!...See MoreNeed Help On Picking A Wedding Album Package
Comments (3)I don't know whether this is a real post or a come-on from the photographer, and I didn't go to the web site. But the reference to thank you notes caught my attention. Are you ordering stationery with your picture on it? I would skip that. I assume they are expensive, and frankly, I think I would find it a little odd to receive. Would you put your photo on your stationery any other time? Probably not -- it seems a little narcissistic -- so I wouldn't do it for a wedding, either. Maybe especially not for thank you notes; the focus should be on the giver of the gift, not the recipient. Just use regular, nice stationery (not with "thank you" printed on it, either; you're going to write that inside). Save yourselves some money while making it even nicer than if you'd spent more -- how often can you do that?...See MoreAwkward Wedding Situation - Please help!
Comments (7)Of course I agree with sweeby and gellcom. I don't know if this is the type of advice you are looking for or not. But my husband has some very unpleasant relatives who are deliberately rude and hurtful just because it's funny to them to make fun of others. When we have to be around them, I focus (before the event and during) on how wonderful my husband is. I remind myself that going to the event, smiling, not reciprocating the unpleasantness is my gift of love to him. Whenever they are mean, I just fix a picture in my head of the wonderful things my husband does for me and concentrate on that. The last time I was at my SIL's house, I went over to the sink and washed the dishes so my back would be turned to all her friends, so they wouldn't see me if I started to cry while they laughed at me. Honestly, the only way I got through that evening with a shred of dignity was to be thankful over and over for my wonderful husband. That and prayer. I tell you that to let you know that I understand what it's like to be in a very painful situation where people who should love you and be kind instead act cruelly with seeming impunity. It's a hard place to be. Fortunately my husband has said no more. But rising above the situation carried me a long way for a long time, and I'm glad I did it as best I could. I'm also glad I don't have to do it very often anymore! Good luck with the wedding!...See Morejojoco
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