the waiting game...

yesterday was the deadline btw. and we also had our tasting... it was delicious!

the L word

Linens!
I ordered my linens for the reception today. The Country Club had a very limited selection of napkin colors included in the reception fee, but for an additional $1 you could chose from Royal Blue or Hunter Green. In order to get actual Navy napkins there would be an additional fee + $1 per napkin x 125 people = argh!

I need navy blue napkins, so what's a girl to do?

Buy them!Enter www.tableclothsfactory.com
I was so impressed by their prices, I thought it might be too good to be true, but after reading reviews I placed my order.
I was able to get 4 table runners, 2 table overlays and 125 navy blue napkins for less than renting napkins alone... and that includes shipping and taxes!!I'm interested to see the quality when they arrive in a week - I'll be sure to follow up with a vendor review!

a stroke of crazy

I just had an idea:
Since there are 2 weeks between the wedding ceremony and the wedding celebration... What IF we took photos of numbers or words in the sand and then framed them and used them for table numbers?!

yum-o!

I just got our banquet order and my mouth is watering. I hope the peppers aren't too hot, I come from a long line of wimpy tastebuds...

Island Crabcakes: Jumbo Lump Crabmeat with Fiery Scotch Bonnet Peppers Served with a Cool Tropical Fruit Salsa, accompanied by Sweet Potato Wedges & Julienned Garden Vegetables

Herb Crusted Roasted Prime Rib ~ Slow Roasted to Medium Temperature Paired with Garlic Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Vegetables and Green Onion-Parmesan Popover

one of those days, when your brain works...

I just found THE perfect cake topper on ebay! It's perfect for both the cake (SSI) and cupcakes (IL) plus it's a nod to my groom (since we're not having a groom's cake).
He can add it to his shelf of collectables post-wedding(s) so it's win-win-win. Now I just have to *win* that sucka. Wow, that's a lot of parenthesis...

{HINT}
Also, I put in our menu/banquet order for the St. Simons portion of the wedding. Just waiting to see if our substitutions are approved.

children's activity books

When Heather posted her children's wedding activity books back in March, I knew I wanted to copy it. Yesterday's lunch was well spent putting together a 4-pager for the kiddos. The design is complete, I just need to print them at home and bind them together! It includes a connect-the-dots, word search, maze, coloring page and a spot for them to draw us a picture or write a note. I've got the crayons and can't wait to see how it goes!

please excuse the horribly blurry pic - I'll post the final project later.