Posted by admin | Posted in Perennial Flower | Posted on 12-07-2008
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White Swan Giant
How many people have these types of weddings? And is it important to you?
With a maid of honor and bridesmaids in matching dresses, groomsmen in matching tuxes, many-tiered wedding cake, a dress costing more than $1,000, wedding rings costing several thousand dollars, chandeliers or big fancy centerpieces in a masive white tent and a sit down dinner with waiters, no kids, open bar, etc?
Like in father of the bride for instance? (if you remember the giant tent with the crystals and lights and swans on the front lawn).
I see a lot of people talking about their weddings and from the few details they give it always seems like they are having one of those big fancy weddings, but I'm sure not that many people can afford those elaborate weddings.
So how many of you are actually having a wedding like that?
And how important is it that your wedding have a certain degree of pomp or formality (such as a big fancy wedding or a small semi-formal one)
I want a larger wedding because my fiance & I decided early on that we are family-oriented and we both wanted our families to celebrate the wedding with us.
Right off the bat, our guest list was 225. We trimmed it a little to 193. So that is still pretty big.
We aren't millionairres so we're doing things much more affordably.
We will have a best man & maid of honor plus 3 each bridesmaids & groomsmen. I've already bought 2 of the bridesmaids dresses for only $30 each (leftover/sample sale at a bridal shop!!) and found a place to order others for under $125 each if I don't stumble upon the sizes for my other girls. (I'm buying the girls dresses).
We will have a tiered cake.
My dress is an eBay from China special for under $300 (I was sick at the thought of spending more than $500 for a dress!)
Our wedding rings are affordable. Mine is about $300 and his $125.
I'm making my own centerpieces for the tables for about $15 each.
Our wedding will seem like a big fancy wedding but we're not spending $100k on it. We're skipping limos. We're having a buffet dinner rather than sit-down. I'm probably going to end up making the bouquets myself rather than buying them. Our photographer is a start-up not out of school too long so she's not terribly expensive.
We decided the imporant factors were good food and good entertainment. We picked a plainer hall that had good food at a great price and made sure we got a good DJ.
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8" White Swan Christmas Holiday Red Quilted Kitchen Cloth
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The Monster That Challenged the World
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DescriptionA highlight among 1950s creature-features, The Monster That Challenged the World is a near-classic B movie that never goes out of style. When an earthquake reveals a nest of giant, prehistoric sea mollusks at the bottom of California's Salton Sea, the local body count skyrockets... |
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Leg Warmers with Matching Arm Warmers with Thumb Hole by KD dance, Stretch Knit, Unique, Fierce, Soft, Cozy & Warm High Quality Knit Wear Made In New York City USA
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DescriptionProfessional dancers demand high quality durable clothing, which is why KD dance Leg & Arm warmers are built to last & snap back to new like condition wash after wash & stay true to color. Sold here as a matching combination of our Stretch Knit Arm Warmer with Thumb Hole & our Stretch Knit Leg Warmers featuring a ruffled top... |
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XL Wingspan Black Feather Costume Wings & Halo Fallen Angel Gothic Fairy Dark Nymph Cosplay
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DescriptionA thin piece of cardboard is used as a base to define wing shape with feathers and downs glued to cover on both sides. Two elastic straps are attached for easy wear on the shoulders. An iron wire is embedded in the wings so they can be bent to different angles... |
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International Leisure Giant Swan
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DescriptionOur graceful giant swan inflatable looks great in the pool and is fun to ride! Approximately 75" diameter |
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Disney Princess Floating Swan Belle Salon
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DescriptionA graceful floating swan brings royal hairstyling accessories to girls during bath or dress-up time. Gorgeous, glittery wings fold out and hold two "gemstone" barrettes and a comb. There's room for a favorite princess doll to sit and be styled too, sold separately... |
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Swimline Inflatable Giant Swan
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All star franchise battles, who wins?
If we could put together an all star team for a franchise, with all the players in their prime, which franchise would win? The Steelers with Bradshaw, Swan, The Bus, etc? The Bears with Payton, Nagurski, Butkus, Ditka, etc? The Cowboys with Smith, Starr, White, etc? How about the Niners with Lott, Montana, Rice, etc? Or maybe the Giants with L.T., Simms, Strahan, etc?
Place your bets. My money is on the Bears.
Da Bears
Cutler at QB. Payton and Sayers in the Backfield. Gault and Hester at WR (So much speed!). Ditka at TE. Then we'll have the entire '85 Bears OL and Defense (the Best single season Defense in the History of the NFL), with Urlacher, Briggs and Butkus to be included. And last, but definately not least, our Coach, "Papa Bear" Halas!
We adopted our daughter (also cleft-palate) in summer '07 and found that spoon-feeding was slow but got the job done. When she was sick and we needed to get fluids in her, we found that taking a syringe (like they give you with children's medicine) and filling it with water or diluted apple juice did the trick. Taste is a non-issue when you do this, too.The congee they have at the White Swan is also a good source of liquid when he can stomach something a bit more solid.Hang in there!