My mom and I met with the church lady this morning.. I wanted to go over details like where the bridal room was..rehearsal questions...take photos...and see what all decor they could offer. They have a pink silk arrangement I'm going to use.. buthe rest I will have to rent.
Went to three rental places again..and really compared prices between the three.. both had the 70's silver aisle markers with the glass cylinders and candles.. so i guess that is what we will be using.. the rental company that my reception place works with complies with the package that I got..so basically all i can use is polyester white.. anything else..gorgeous pintucks, taffeta, organza, A COLOR.. i have to pay extra.. which we are hoping to do for at least the cake table and dessert buffet maybe in a pintuck overlay and gather it.
so later we wound up on the third floor of an OLD wooden warehouse filled with freaky naked mannequins and old store furnishings.. and found an nice black postcard rack identical to pottery barn's... left my name and number with the man who said he might rent it to me if its still there in july.. i still do not know if he had two lazy eyes or just blind as a bat but wouldn't look at me when i talked to him...and wouldn't take us up the three flights of stairs...i was more scared of the 80's mannequins than anything..like they had faces and wigs...and were looking at me...
...but then... when all hope is seem lost..you run into a STORE CLOSING! sale at joann's fabric... got the leaf ink pads for the thumb print tree, all the fabric for the canopy, ornate rustic looking straight pins for the escort board tags, flower girl baskets and moss, and more pink ribbon.... then we hit michaels craft store and find the 2 fat white birds with long tales that i've been searching all over for to make into "ann woods" type bride and groom birds..sounds silly but they are really cute.. putting them on the gift table next to the creamy distressed bird cage i'm working on...and i bought a peony..again.. i am addicted to them..i needed something happy today.. whew!!! WHAT a day... and cracker barrel was crazy busy and crowded at 10 am..ON A WEEKDAY! ok enough ranting.. i needed to let out some steam
I think you got enough eye contact, just not from the lazy eyed guy. :) What lengths do churches go through at keeping everything the same for every bride and groom? Like the rule book of don't's are a sad excuse for them to not give a bride and groom what they want. Hope things pick up, cause that sounds like a lot of crazy.
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