^OMG i LOVE LOVE LOVE those!


repost for nacstate!

Quote :

"Thad and Sarah did an awesome job, as we knew they would. Cool stop motion thing we tried out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kLVa8j0dGmU More pics on their blog. http://2and3photography.com/blog/archives/2557"

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3/15/2011 8:07:12 PM

I really liked the video.

3/15/2011 8:59:01 PM

The video rocks! You guys look so cute together.. great outfit choices btw! I love it.

3/15/2011 10:22:08 PM

Fun engagement session! Some great pics yall look super cute and happy

3/15/2011 10:36:33 PM

I got a very neat invitation from a friend yesterday. The invitation was printed on a handkerchief, wrapped around a RSVP postcard.

http://www.lucky-luxe.com was on postcard. As a textile person, I thought it was very cute, and very well done. They do this kind of.. retro style but it feels modern. I don't know, I was very pleasantly surprised.

3/16/2011 10:21:01 AM

If you have suggestions on good travel agencies in Raleigh with good rates PLEASE pm me! We need to start looking into our honeymoon. Thanks guys for all of your help!

3/16/2011 12:14:03 PM

i used a travel agent in another city to book my most recent "girls trip" so you don't have to use someone local if you can't find anyone

i'd be happy to send you the info, she's a good friend of one of the girls going on the girls trip so while i don't know her i consider her legit.

we ended up booking an all inclusive resort in mexico for 4 days and all 3 of us are flying from different cities so it was really nice to just have someone else figure out all the details

3/16/2011 1:46:57 PM

^ yes, please? I'll chek it out at least.

3/16/2011 2:00:44 PM

Quote :

"I got a very neat invitation from a friend yesterday. The invitation was printed on a handkerchief, wrapped around a RSVP postcard. http://www.lucky-luxe.com was on postcard. As a textile person, I thought it was very cute, and very well done. They do this kind of.. retro style but it feels modern. I don't know, I was very pleasantly surprised."

Oh man those look awesome! Thanks for sharing.. so cool

3/16/2011 6:26:36 PM

Fhqwhgads works for a travel agency in Raleigh.

3/16/2011 7:22:22 PM

Ordered one of these for our guest book: http://www.etsy.com/people/TheHandmadeBoutique?ref=ls_profile. We are using a fujifilm instax camera. We are spending more then most do for the guest book but I think it will be much cooler to have lots of pictures of everyone who was at our wedding compared to just names in a book.

3/16/2011 8:29:33 PM

aha, nacstate's engagement photo session just came up on my facebook feed

great pictures!

3/17/2011 9:04:18 AM

Quote :

"Fhqwhgads works for a travel agency in Raleigh."

Yes...BeeLine Travel in Raleigh. We have departments that specialize in all sorts of different destinations. We have an entire department just for Costa Rica, Belize and Panama. We also have a Fiji specialist and somebody who specializes in all things Disney.

btw, speaking of Bass Lake...they are having a wedding show on April 3rd from 1-4p...My husband and my catering company will be there. Apparently they only let 2 vendors per category participate so it could be a small show.

3/17/2011 4:00:21 PM

anyone on pinterest?

i love that site. there is tons of wedding stuff on there but i had to post this, i think it's such a cute & fun idea!

3/18/2011 9:49:11 AM

I love love love the photo scavenger hunt idea. That execution is better than what I was thinking.

3/18/2011 11:58:30 AM

^2 that. is. AWESOME. making a mental note


I know some of y'all probably saw this on FB, but we got a sneak peek of our engagement pictures and I seriously LOL every time I look at this picture. My "serious" face is ridiculous, Eric looks ridiculous in his Beaker mask (our homage to when we made the masks for the NCSU/UNC game in 2009), and the guys posing are ridiculous (they were way into it).



We should get the rest in a week or so... I'm so exciteddd It's weird though, I'm actually excited to see our "nice" shots the most versus silly/playful ones

3/20/2011 7:53:56 PM

^ that pic cracks me up and I'm excited to see the rest! oh, and your cake sounds delicious.

3/20/2011 7:55:50 PM

girl that dress is the HOTNESS!!

3/20/2011 8:29:04 PM

thanks

3/20/2011 9:21:45 PM

^^agreed!

3/20/2011 10:43:15 PM

NCSUWolfy- can you teach me how to use pinterest? I was telling Joie this the other day, I have been on there for a while now and I feel like an old person using a computer for the first time.

[Edited on March 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM. Reason : I LOVE that Nick + Nikki video]

3/21/2011 9:36:38 AM

^pm sent ;-)

3/21/2011 11:55:04 AM

So Joie, I was at a restaurant and saw that project you are working on



I got all excited and the bf was all wtf u doing?! And I said "This girl on tww -- well, nevermind..." haha

It looked so good! They used some non thin stemmed wine/glass goblet looking cups too, looked great!!

3/21/2011 1:22:43 PM

Hi Ladies, and some gents, I need your help again. My sister is trying to plan a bridal shower for me and I cannot for the life of me come up with any ideas as to where. We don't want anything terribly expensive. I'd like to keep it close to Raleigh. and for probably about 10-15 girls. Ideas?

3/22/2011 6:04:55 PM

We did a bridesmaid luncheon at Vivace.

And I was gonna say "tell you sister blah blah blah" but I will write her myself--that's why I friended her on FB anyway

3/22/2011 6:47:53 PM

Haha thanks lk!

3/22/2011 7:30:23 PM

picnic outdoors at Umstead would be a cool bridal shower location....

3/22/2011 10:29:21 PM

My maid of honor is apparently planning a pirate tea party at a local tea house for my bridal shower. Yarr!

3/23/2011 8:28:53 AM

good ideas! Thanks ladies. Keep 'em coming if you think of more!

3/23/2011 9:07:47 AM

^^that sounds super de duper awesome!


im just super excited to even be having a shower!

(thats what we get for having 3 people TOTAL in the party )

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3/23/2011 9:41:56 AM

Yeah I feel super lucky too since my 3 bridesmaids are out of town. I'll definitely post pics after it happens!

3/23/2011 11:28:12 AM

weird...we too had a pirate tea party for one of our (way too many) showers

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3/23/2011 11:29:21 AM

Is that Nacstates' engagement pic at the top? What an AWESOME picture. Very natural, real, and fun.

This thread has been a wealth of information.

New question:

I just got my save the dates in- they're magnets. They look awesome and they're functional. I addressed some envelopes with my printer...and they look really sharp, actually. However, I kind of want something a little personal in the save the date envelope. I'm sending stuff to aunts and uncles, cousins, etc and want to make it a little more customized. What can I add to the envelopes to give it a touch of personality? There's a photograph of us on the magnets....
I was thinking a little note on some stationary? But for 75 people? (150 invitees- but sending out about 75 envelopes). Drop in a leaf from a palm tree from Texas? Leave it impersonal? My handwriting looks like a 9 year old's....What are some things you've seen done?

3/23/2011 8:17:47 PM

I used embossing powder and stamps to emboss the outside of our envelopes. Everyone thought I had bought the envelopes that way it looked so nice! Hopefully I'll remember to take a picture to show you tomorrow since I have a spare one in my car Anyway, you could find a stamp that goes along with your wedding, your life whatever, and emboss the front of the envelopes with it.

3/23/2011 9:48:43 PM

My friend mailed out her magnets in envelopes and they got beat all to hell on the way to us so for that reason I'd say save the special extras for the invites...but if you are dying to do something for the save the dates, try to do something related to your overall theme. We are getting married at the beach so our save the dates were tiny bottles filled with shells and sand and a map rolled up inside with our date on it.

3/23/2011 10:44:33 PM

Found out while at dinner with a friend tonight that a mutual friend of ours hasn't received her wedding invite yet. I mailed those out months ago. My guess is that she didn't tell me she had moved apartments between when I sent out save the dates and invites so it got lost being forwarded. She's probably like, "wtf I got a save the date but wasn't invited to the wedding ."

3/23/2011 11:01:19 PM

^i hear you!

we've had 4 or 5 save the dates sent back!

3/23/2011 11:03:13 PM

wolfpackgrrr-awesome, thanks!
Paw- Dude....that's a fantastic idea. I love the message in a bottle idea. I'm trying to stay away from cliche beach motifs...but the message in a bottle is too fun to pass up. I already ordered the magnets, though. I'm sure I'll figure something out- I'm the world's greatest procrastinator.

3/23/2011 11:12:20 PM

wolfpackgrrr i totally wanna see the envelopes!

3/24/2011 5:24:50 PM

Dammit I forgot When I take the dog out to pee I'll grab it out of my car.

3/24/2011 7:42:32 PM

Finally took a pic

With flash:


Without flash:


I wish my camera took better pictures but at least that gives you an idea. And go ahead and stalk Greg, he's our caterer

3/24/2011 8:25:31 PM

Wow- that really looks awesome.

3/24/2011 10:20:06 PM

Finished the STD's and sent them to the printer today.

Front


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3/24/2011 11:22:35 PM

freaking adorable!

3/25/2011 6:59:35 AM

^^ Cute!!

^^^ I love it because the embossed area was slightly glossy and raised. I bought the stamp at Joann for half off and stamping and embossing the 50 envelopes took a little less than an hour. The embossing powder is pretty cheap and goes on sale regularly. I just needed a little vial to complete the project and still had a little left. The heat gun is kind of pricey but it's on sale this week at Joann, or you can use the 40%/50% coupons the craft stores always put in the Sunday paper. I definitely wouldn't buy one full price.

3/25/2011 8:22:09 AM

So now that I gave away the date and our address, feel free to send gifts.

3/25/2011 8:34:29 AM

DJ Lauren....if you decide to emboss stuff i have a heat gun you can borrow, if you want (ill plop it in the mail )

3/25/2011 8:53:28 AM

Yeah if you're local you can borrow mine. I use it regularly for crafts though. I'm kind of an embossing junkie

3/25/2011 8:57:30 AM

The bidesmaids are coming in tomorrow and we are going shopping for their dresses. Any places we should check out? Their dresses will be less than $100.

3/25/2011 9:14:14 AM

Two of my bridesmaids got their dresses from here: http://www.eshakti.com/default.asp

One paid 50 dollars, the other 35. Which doesn't really help for physical shopping but it's an option

3/25/2011 10:20:28 AM