Coffee Filter Roses

Cyn and I decided that we wanted to attempt the coffee filter flowers that was featured on Martha Stewart's website. This lady makes beautiful realistic roses out of coffee filters. I went to check out www.mommymakesroses.com and realized that she's selling each for $70-$100! They're coffee filters! But after attempting to make one... I can understand why it's so expensive. It is definitely time consuming, but also kind of fun. Our first rose was not the best, but the second one was much better. We got the hang of keeping the tape tight, keeping the petals level, etc. I think we need to work on the paintings a bit more, but overall I am pleased with the result. There'll be a vase full of coffee filter roses on the reception table.



Starting of the rose.



After all the petals were on.



It's coming together! This is my second rose.



Painted with a base yellow color. It's still wet.



Painted base yellow, then with a light light pink accent, and a darker pink outline.


Final product... after drying and curling.

We can get married!!

Ryan finally go the marriage license! Now we can get officially married. For $55 you too can get married... and for an additional $25, you can get married right on the spot!

Ryan puts up a lot with me. Since we're not getting married in the county that we live in, I wasn't sure what the process was. So I nagged him until he went and got the license. I love you hon! :P

Wedding Favors

How often do you go to a wedding and you get these really cute but completely useless favors? Ryan and I didn't feel like spending the money on favors but instead we've decided to donate that money to the animal shelter where I got Midas and India. $1k to help animals is so much more worthwhile than buying knickknacks that you throw away at the end of the night. However, my mom didn't like the idea of the guests not getting anything so we compromised. She suggested alcohol for everyone... that completely out of our price range. I liked the personalized M&Ms, but after researching that... do you know how much that costs?! In the end, I found these really cute mini round labels on Ebay that you can stick to the bottom of Hershey Kisses for about $30 (for ~1200 labels). I also ordered 300 9" round tulle circles ($18) off of Ebay. One night, a couple of my girlfriends came over and we polished off making 300 Kiss bundles.

4 -- 5 lb bags of Kisses - $37
300 9" round tulle in gold - $18
11 sheets of mini round labels - $35
ribbons - $6
labor - free
total: $96





The tiny picture of the bride and groom was so adorable. Ryan commented on the fact that the bride is taller than the groom. :-P I know.


Completed favor bundle. The ribbons were left long for later when a tag is to be attached.




300 Hershey kiss bundles....

22 Days! EEK!!

I can't believe that it's just a little over 3 weeks and we'll be married. How's the stress level? Well... I think I'm doing pretty well. Occasionally there are the spurts of panic when I realize how much more we still have to do before the big day, but other than that (and a few other hiccups) it's going pretty well. In the end, I'm more anxious than stressed. June 1st can't come fast enough. The blog thing hasn't been that successful, I've been slacking. But I do have excuses! :)

Most of the invitations have gone out and been returned. The biggest headache associated with that will be the Chinese side. For some reason, they don't feel the need to RSVP. I just know that some of them are going to show up with the whole family in tow. It seems that we will be able to squeeze everyone in under 230. That's great! We had invited over 300, estimated 250, expected 280, and it seems like we'll be golden at 230! LOL my coworkers thinks that's a huge party. They are surprised when I tell them that 230 isn't big at all. My family itself will take up over 150 or so.

I've received tons of praises on the quality and look of the invitations. Everyone's surprised that it was handmade. Thank you to all that helped out. It was long and tortuous, but well worth it.