I kind of love this

Ooooh, that would be awesome! I never thought about bustling the veil!

Thanks for the sites starcakes57!!!!!!!
Haylie---I have not thought of that at all...probably just wear it the entire time. Thanks for the heads up about the combs! Helpful tip to know ahead of time!

well i am a profecinal baker and i can tell you to save money on the cake do NOT mention that it is for a weding, say privite party or family reunion. it will save you a lot of money, unless your making it yourself in which case you wont charge yourself i am guessing lol

Wow, really? thats insane that they'd jack up the price. Thanks for the tip!
To haylie- I def want a cathedral length veil with pearls. I am going to attempt it! As far as the garter goes, I keep attempting to sew, with pretty horrid results but I figured I could do this project pretty easily.

Lol, I was trying to avoid doing that, but I think if I just left bits out as i used them during my normal cooking it wouldnt be sobad. thanks

I know apples and bananas brown when exposed to air, and that lemon juice can help, but what about radishes, cucumbers, carrots, green onions, broccoli, cauliflow#r, pineapples, melons, strawberries, grapes, tomatoes? Im making edible arrangement style bouquets for my wedding and id like to cut  as many of the fruits and vegetables as possible the day before.

[We are now expecting our first bundle of joy!]

So this will be my wedding thread, and it will be updated obsessively...

5 months, $3000, 150 guests...
but wait! It gets even better! We are now expecting our first bundle of joy!

So our wedding will no longer be in May 2011, but will have to wait until he returns home from deployment, so Sept or Oct 2012. Which lets me relax a little.

Is it possible? Maybe. Will it be disastrous? Probably. Will it be fun? Definitely!!!
ANY IDEAS/COMMENTS ARE WELCOME!!!!!!!!  

  We have my DRESS!!!! Which took my planned very informal wedding to a formal one so fast it left my head spinning. It fit like a glove, no alterations needed, pre-pregnancy, might need to get the zipper replaced with a corset back or something. now

The ceremony venue! Maybe.... Hope we can get the deposit back, lol
Triple white with orange curd filling, yum yum. Sounds even better to me now.

the boutonnieres

The idea behind the pillow
whoo!whoo! By nixing the bridesmaids flowers I saved enough money to hire a decent dj!
We're having a "wedding tree" as an alternative to guestbook (just waiting on my artistic husband to get off his butt and paint me a gorgeous, many-branched tree (with our initials "carved into the bark!")
Anakin/Padme cake toppers. We  chose them for 2 reasons: 1)My dh is a HUGE Star Wars nerd and 2) Anakin and Padme were also secretly wed (which is the real reason)


We have several ideas:
http://sewsweetstitches.blogspot.com/2010/04/handmade-tissue-paper-flowers-and.html
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=348682.0
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=129082.0
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=81303.0
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=210405.0
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58804856/novel-wedding-confetti-set-of-500-mini
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l-EXRQAgTWk/RpJdvc1DBmI/AAAAAAAAABM/fPc9HFwRLkI/s1600-
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=255376.0    like this, but army?
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=278129.0   program board
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=293023.0
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=225330.0
http://www.jedi-business.com/figureDetails.aspx?ID=104
http://www.jedi-business.com/figureDetails.aspx?ID=14
http://www.jedi-business.com/figureDetails.aspx?Figure-Name=Anakin%20Skywalker&id=520
http://www.jedi-business.com/figureDetails.aspx?Figure-Name=Anakin%20Skywalker&id=228
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=190245.0

OH! Where did you find good star wars figurines??? I have been searching everywhere for suitable anakin/padme ones but I can't find 2 of the same size that I like!

Thanks for the kind words Lol, I have since realized that my biggest "glitch" was somehow managing to sew the leg pieces together wrong, oops! The stride throws me off

Thank you. Did not know they'd make you sick  Lol, I figured they'd end up in the compost