I bought a shaver for full retail (around $700)for a job I did. It paid for itself on the first job. When I found a second one in a pawn shop for $150,00, I jumped on it. They are what they say they are in terms of paint removal. When running mine I always run off a vacuum (otherwise the motor will burn up). I hook my vacuum to a Dust Deputy cyclone, which removes about ninety percent of the debris before it gets to my vac filters. For $70.00/$200.00, it's an investment you'll use over and again. Team this with a HEPA filter and you have a winning combo. When I'm done with the shaver, if I don't like the rough surface. I blow over the siding with my Porter Cable siding sander and as fine a disk as I can get. I can fine sand the entire side of an average house in one day. Another option I've used for find detail is my Porter Cable variable speed, random orbit sander with hook and loop disks. This may make more sense for most, since you can use it in your shop to polish and sand other things. I've even used it for edge work on hard wood floors. It only takes a bit longer than the very expensive edge sanders.

Here are some surprises I have seen/heard of/done: - Bagpipes at the wedding (husband is part scottish, so it was a nod to his family) - Cigar Bar at reception (husband loves cigars and he participated with the guests) - Ice Martini bar (bar carved out of ice and served his favorite drink) - Surprise guest (a close friend or family member that groom didn't think could come to celebration showed up as a surprise) - A surprise groom's cake representing his hobbies - Having a snack brought to your wedding night suite/room of his favorite treats for after the reception - A gift given to him right before the ceremony with a nice card expressing how you are looking forward to getting married to him - cufflinks, watch, tie, pen, etc.

See my post on the Remodeling forum.

Are you sure you're not confusing it with the paniculata hydrangea "White Wedding" from the Southern Living collection? If so, I bought one late last fall to plant in an area with pretty heavy clay. It put out beautiful new growth earlier in the spring and set many buds. Unfortunately, we did get a *lot* of rain for a good while. So as the buds further developed, it seemed to stress the leaves, probably poor drainage, overwet conditions. So now it's in pretty much full bloom, but the leaves in the interior are quite sparse; however, the blooms are lovely, and I think it will look much better next summer once it's better established. I can post photos if you're interested. I liked it enough to purchase another this spring.