Elizabeth and Patrick ~ July 21, 2006

[LizabethDavis]

Yea! I'm so glad they are letting us have a place to do this. I know most of us probably have wedding website, but they aren't the same huh? I just wish we were able to comment on other people's threads, but I think the PM suggestion would work rather well for now.

I guess I should start from the beginning about us and tell everyone how we met...


When people ask us how we met, I can't help but laugh. Then they start to look at me funny. Patrick and I have actually known each other a lot longer then most people realize. People think we are crazy and that maybe we are moving too fast and what not. Patrick and I actually met in high school. We were neighbors to be even more precise. We lived across the street from each other when we were both living in Orrington. I was too busy with my social life though to pay any attention to him. His foster mother would always tell me to get up on their porch when it was raining outside and I was waiting for the bus. We would make small talk, but never spoke or even acknowledged one another except for while waiting for the bus. Then in the summer of 1998, I moved from Orrington to Glenburn to live with my father and didn't see Patrick after that, until......

Jump ahead to April of 2004. I was in my last year of college, getting ready to graduate with an Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies. My friend Andrea and her boyfriend David decided that we all needed to go out without our munchkins and have a good time. We ended up going to Russell's to play pool. I am not very good at pool though, so I eventually convinced them to go somewhere to bowl. The only good bowling alley around here though is The Sports Arena, so that was where we went. Andrea and I went to get our lane set up and grab a drink while David lagged behind talking to someone. I almost recognized the guy he was talking to, but wasn't sure where I knew him from. He didn't come over and hang out with us, so I didn't give it too much thought.

The following Friday I got a phone call from Andrea TELLING me that I was going out with her and David that night and that I had no choice in the matter. She said that David's cousin was coming with us though and that they had to go pick him up first. I figured that since this cousin wasn't driving that it was one of the younger cousins and therefore didn't think much of it. Well, it took them two hours to get to my house to pick me up. When I finally got in the car, I realized who was sitting next to me. We went back to The Sports Arena for some Karaoke. Andrea and I went to sit and the boys disappeared. Turns out that Patrick was at the Crane game trying to win me a stuffed animal. He didn't win me anything that night, but has won me many animals since then. He got up and sang Karaoke and we danced and had a good time. The first song he did was actually, "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit. Later on though, to really catch my attention, him and a buddy got up there and sang "Barbie Girl". He started doing some really funky things and caught my attention all right. Things progressed from there and we have been together ever since.

And of course there was the engagement!

Patrick and I had made jokes about getting married. Everyone figured we would eventually get married, but the only one pushing the subject was his father. We had gone down to Steve and Carla's for dinner one day and Steve grabbed my hand and said, "Why isn't there a ring on this finger yet?" Patrick and I had only been dating for five months and I figured Patrick would just laugh it off. Well, a couple of weeks later while I was at work, I got a call from my friend Andrea who told me that Patrick had just called her and that we were all going out tonight. This confused me because honestly, Patrick and Andrea don't always see eye to eye so I wasn't sure why Patrick was calling Andrea to find out if she wanted to go out. And honestly, I was a little upset because nobody had asked me if I wanted to go out. Everyone just made plans without me.

After I picked up Patrick from work, he drove us over to The Sports Arena and the whole way over he kept saying things like I have this weird feeling that something bad is going to happen tonight. When we got over to the bar, Andrea and David said that their car was overheating so David and Patrick hung back to take a look at it. Andrea and I walked in and I immediately saw Carla and asked what the heck she was doing up in Bangor at this time of night. She said that her, Kelsie and Steve had come to Bangor to get costumes for Halloween (this was all on October 26 by the way) and that Kelsie wanted to play pool so they stopped there to play. Seemed kind of fishy to me.

Steve and I then proceeded to play a game of pool and as we all know, I stink at pool, so I wasn't having a very good time. As I was about to make a shot, Patrick says, "Honey, come here." to which I replied, "What do you want?" but still walked over. The next thing I knew, Patrick was down on one knee asking me to marry him. I started to cry and was giving Patrick a hug when Steve said, "You know, it's still your shot!" Ahhhh....to be a Davis.

[LizabethDavis]

Yuk. I am not sure why my ticker keeps messing up Oh well, Worse things to worry about.

Oh, where to begin.

When I first started DRESS shopping, I fell in love with a Morilee dress. Spaghetti straps, ballroom skirt, sweetheart neckline and a corset back. I tried it on a couple of different times and each time I was pretty sure that it was the one I wanted. I was dead set against any sort of strapless gown because it was my belief that I didn't have enough of a chest to hold it up. Of course, later, my MOH MADE me try on a strapless gown and I actually ended up preferring a strapless gown to one with straps. EVERY strapless gown I tried on looked wonderful on me. So, I have decided to go with a stapless.

I have my dress although, I am unsure if this is the one that I will in the end use. You see, the dress I currently has is beautiful. It's simple with clean lines and very elegant. Lately though I have been dying for something with more detail and more of a train.

This is the one I currently have

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd10b3127cce90a77446c61300000015108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

Beautiful, but rather plain with NO bead work, barely any train....not what I am feeling right now. I was at the time, but not now.

The one I would love to have right now:

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/111/15684002/1114738626955_asl_009.jpg


http://images.andale.com/f2/124/111/15684002/1115945288690_asl_011.jpg

I just don't know what to do. They both are beautiful, but I am leaning towards the second one.

[LizabethDavis]

When I first started looking at headpieces, I had such a rough time deciding what I wanted. I really liked how the two tiered veils looked and was going to go with that. Then I tried on a tiara and thought of having just a tiara. I figured that either way, a two tiered veil and a tiara would be too much. I want my dress to be what everyone remembers, not the headpiece. I eventually decided on a one tier veil and a beautiful tiara.

The veil:


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf02b3127cce952c869793ad00000015108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

The tiara:

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I got such a good deal on both of these! It is almost ridiculous! I paid $17.00 for the veil and only $11.00 for the tiara! Neither one look as though thery were that inexpensive though! That is the beauty of it. They look and feel like they were WAY more expensive!

[LizabethDavis]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce91d5e33f2dce00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

So, these are our toasting flutes. We actually got these for free. Somebody called us one night and told us we had been chosen to receive a free gift. Catch was, we had to go to a presentation. Yeah, yeah okay. I ain't buying anything though. So, we get there and it is for cookware. Not anything I need. So, they give us these flutes for free along with a free 2 day, 3 night hotel stay at certain hotels in certain cities. Needless to say, the hotel stay won't be used, but these 24k lead crystal toasting flutes still save us some money.

[LizabethDavis]

Seems like such a small detail, but this was one of the first items that we picked up. Our cake topper. We aren't the fancy type. We wanted something that was "us". Precious Moments makes me gag to be honest with ya.

We actually have one of these bikes...in purple and yellow...hmmm...good color scheme..maybe I'll use it in the wedding....



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[LizabethDavis]

Today, as we gather together
Wish us a love to last forever.
If you would like us to share
a wedded kiss,
ring the bell for lifelong bliss.

I found these online and was curious to know how well the bells worked. I ordered the minimum amount possible just to see and test them. They work pretty good and they are awfully cute


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I showed these to my FMIL and she loved them. Good move on my part I believe!

[LizabethDavis]

And this is us....

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd33b3127cce90f26af2df0b00000015108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

And these are our munchkins:

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That picture isn't in the best format, but they are still the cutest!!

[LizabethDavis]

Apparently, Patrick had been planning the proposal for a couple of weeks, but he had to move fast. We have a shared bank account and he knew that if I got the bank statement before I got the ring, he would have some explaining to do.

I didn't pick it out. He didn't even know if I would like it. I dropped him a few hints about what I liked. White gold, nothing too big and I have to say that he did a pretty good job of getting it right.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf32b3127cce9b1188bccd0f00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

I love it. I would have loved it even if it was yellow gold!

[LizabethDavis]

We are having lavendar and yellow for our colors and so I wanted something really pretty for my garters...these are what I found on ebay. $10.00 total for two of them...they are usually about $8.00 for one. Good deal I say.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf02b3127cce952c810cd3ad00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

I got them in the mail all ready and they are just beautiful and they feel nice too!

[LizabethDavis]

This is his ring. He actually picked this out alll on his own. I wanted him to get the one that matched mine exactly, but it was kind of a thinner band. He wanted something thicker (so that the ladies know he is taken?) and this one goes just as good with mine:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf02b3127cce952c9f2fd38100000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

And this is mine. I actually didn't know if I was going to be able to find something that looked good with my e-ring, but this one looks beautiful I think:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf02b3127cce952c9f2a52b400000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

[LizabethDavis]

As I previously mentioned, our colors are going to be lavendar, yellow and of course white. Centerpieces were going to be a tough decision on what to use. We have simple tastes, so we didn't want anything overly extravagant, but we still wanted something pretty. This was a call for somthing homemade. And these were what we found:

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These all are made of wine glasses and martini glasses. Some of them are going to be used as candle holders, while others will be left the way they are. I believe we are going to sprinkle flower petals around the bases of them and maybe some other silk flowers. We haven't fully decided yet!

[LizabethDavis]

So, we decided early on that we wanted a carrot cake...Kind of iffy I think, since not everyone will like carrot cake of course, but oh well...this day is about us right??? I hadn't really thought much about what I wanted the cake to look like, but I came across this and really liked it:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cc28b3127cce958768a4031600000015108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

I think I would only have three tiers and place the flowers differently so that we could put our cake top on top of it.

I think this is something similar to the cake server set we will be getting:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cc22b3127cce95f9b5d076ea00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

[LizabethDavis]

We were having a really hard time trying to find a place that is nice and somewhat inexpensive place for the reception. Anywhere nice was too expensive and anywhere inexpensive wasn't too nice. I found this place at $300 for the full day, with the table and chairs included in that price...and full use of the kitchen...Sounds like we have a winner!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cc30b3127cce958f2db38e0b00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

This is the outside...

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And the inside where the head table would be with the dance floor right in front of it!

[LizabethDavis]

After much debate, I almost had Patrick agreeing to this for our first dance:

The Pussycat Dolls
PCD
song: Stickwitu
Ohhh.. Oh Oh.. I don't wanna go another day
So I'm telling you, exactly what is on my mind
Seems as like everybody is breaking up and throwing their love away
But I know I got a good thing right here
That's why I say
(Hey) Nobody gonna love me better,
I must stick wit u forever
Nobody gonna take me higher,
I must stick wit u
You know how to appreciate me,
I must stick wit u,
my baby
Nobody ever made me feel this way,
I must stick wit u

I don't wanna go another day
So I'm telling you, exactly what is on my mind
See the way we ride, in our private lives
Ain't nobody gettin' in between
I want you to know that, your the only one for me

Nobody gonna love me better,
I must stick wit u forever
Nobody gonna take me higher,
I must stick wit u
You know how to appreciate me,
I must stick wit u my baby
Nobody ever made me feel this way,
I must stick wit u

And now, ain't nothing else I can need
And now, I'm singing.. 'cause your so, so into me
I got you, we'll be making love endlessly
I'm with you, baby you're with me

So don't cha worry about people hanging around
they ain't bring us down I know you, and you know me
and that's all that counts
So don't cha worry about people hanging around
they ain't bring us down
I know you, and you know me and that's why,
that's why I say

Nobody gonna love me better,
I must stick wit u forever
Nobody gonna take me higher,
I must stick wit u
You know how to appreciate me,
I must stick wit u my baby
Nobody ever made me feel this way,
I must stick wit u
Nobody gonna love me better,
I must stick wit u forever
Nobody gonna take me higher,
I must stick wit u
You know how to appreciate me,
I must stick wit u my baby
Nobody ever made me feel this way,
I must stick wit u

But, we ended up agreeing on this one, as it was the first song we ever danced to:

The Good Stuff(Craig Wiseman/Jim Collins)

Well, me an' my lady had our first big fight,
So I drove around 'til I saw the neon light.
A corner bar, an it just seemed right.
So I pulled up.

Not a soul around but the old bar keep,
Down at the end an' looking half asleep.
An he walked up, an' said : "What'll it be?"
I said: "The good stuff."

He didn't reach around for the whiskey;
He didn't pour me a beer.
His blue eyes kinda went misty,
He said: "You can't find that here."

'Cos it's the first long kiss on a second date.
Momma's all worried when you get home late.
And droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate,
'Cos your hands are shakin' so much.
An' it's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair.
Eatin' burnt suppers, the whole first year,
An' askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up.
Yeah, man, that's the good stuff."

He grabbed a carton of milk an' her poured a glass.
An' I smiled an' said: "I'll have some of that."
We sat there an' talked as an hour passed,
Like old friends.

I saw a black an' white picture an' it caught my stare,I
t was a pretty girl with bouffant hair.
He said: "That's my Bonnie,"Taken 'bout a year after we were wed."
He said: "Spent five years in the bottle,
"When the cancer took her from me."
But I've been sober three years now,"

'Cos the one thing stronger than the whiskey:
"Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl."
The way she adored that string of pearls,
"I gave her the day that our youngest boy, Earl,
"Married his high school love."
"An' it's a new tee-shirt saying: 'I'm a Grandpa'.
"Bein' right there as our time got small,
"An' holdin' her hand, when the Good Lord called her up,
"Yeah, man, that's the good stuff."

He said: "When you get home, she'll start to cry.
"When she says: 'I'm sorry,' say: 'So am I.'
"An' look into those eyes, so deep in love,
"An' drink it up."
'Cos that's the good stuff.
"That's the good stuff.

[LizabethDavis]

When we were planning a Catholic ceremony, we were a little more limited on what kind of vows and readings we could use. While I think that we will probably continue to use traditional vows, this still remains uncertain at this point. This is one particular piece that I would like to incorporate into the wedding:

The Blessing of the Rings;
The wedding ring is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two loyal hearts in endless love. It is a seal of the vows [Groom's name] and have made to one another. Bless O God these rings, that [Bride's name] and [Groom's name], who give them, and who wear them, may ever abide in thy peace. Living together in unity, love and happiness for the rest of their lives

[B]The Exchange of rings:
I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, With this ring, I thee wed.

[Groom's name], I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, With this ring, I thee wed.

[B]Declaration of Marriage:
In as much as you have each pledged to the other your lifelong commitment, love and devotion, I now pronounce you husband and wife, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Those whom God has joined together let no one put asunder.
[Groom's name], You may kiss your bride!


This may not be it word for word, but something along these lines would be great.

[LizabethDavis]

We were suppose to be married at St. Mary's Catholic Church. We had been told by FH's father that he was baptised a Catholic and therefore we ran with it. All was fine until we had to start the great hunt for his baptismal certificate. Nobody could find it anywhere. We finally broke down and asked his mother who said she thought he was baptised Episcopal...no luck there either. So, either way, we lost our St. Mary's venue and are now scrambling to find another venue. The main one we are looking into is in Orrington, which is actually where FH and I first met.


www.eoccmaine.com (http://www.eoccmaine.com/)

Hopefully, this one will work out for us

[LizabethDavis]

My father, who is a craft bugger, has graciously agreed to do our ring bearer pillow. It is going to look something like this:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/ultimatewedding_1879_44207723 (http://store.yahoo.com/ultimatewedding/grimpi.html)
However, it will obviously have our initials and our names on it as opposed to what is in the picture, but you get the idea.

[LizabethDavis]

Our reception location is possibly going to be in a small town called Levant for which Patrick is a volunteer firefighter for, so this church, which in non-denominational also proves to be promising:

http://www.harvestchapellvme.org/ (http://www.harvestchapellvme.org/)

Now, it is all a matter of availability, style and of course, price. Wish us luck!

[LizabethDavis]

I had such a hard time finding invitations that I liked. I spent hours pouring over catalogs looking for something simple, elegant and inexpensive. I am not a crafty person and so doing them myself was a no go. However, I did find these:

http://i23.ebayimg.com/02/i/04/e8/c5/68_1_b.JPG

These are homemade invitations done by a woman I found on Ebay. Her package goes for $29.99 plus $10.45 S/H (total of $40.44) and includes:

50 Invites
50 RSVP Cards
50 Receptions Cards
50 Invite Envelopes
50 RSVP Envelopes
50 "Seals"

So, for the total 100 invites I would need, I would only be paying $80.88. Not bad I thought considering normally I was lucky to find just 100 INVITES for that price. This package includes so much more though. Wanna know who to get these from? PM me.

[LizabethDavis]

Here is what I have for my must have photo list. Some of these, I think I will leave to the better judgment of our talented photographer, but this is the general idea:

The Bride
____ Bride dressing for wedding
____ Mother/Maid of Honor adjusting veil
____ Bride looking in mirror
____ Bride putting on garter
____ Bride putting on garter with bridesmaids looking on
____ Bride - Full Length
____ Bride - Close Up
____ Bride with mother - Full Length
____ Bride with father - Full Length
____ Bride with Both Parents - Full Length
____ Bride with Grandparents - Full Length
____ Bride with brothers - Full Length
____ Bride with immediate family
____ Bride with Maid of Honor- Full Length
____ Bride with Maid of Honor - Close Up
____ Bride with her attendants - Full Length
____ Bride with her attendants - Close Up
____ Bride & flower girl/ring bearer

The Groom
____ Groom - Full Length
____ Groom - Close Up
____ Groom putting on bow tie
____ Groom with mother - Full Length
____ Groom with father - Full Length
____ Groom with Parents - Full Length
____ Groom with sisters - Full Length
____ Groom with brothers - Full Length
____ Groom with Immediate Family
____ Groom & Best Man - Full Length
____ Groom with Best Man - Close Up
____ Groom & Groomsmen - Full Length
____ Groom & groomsmen - Close Up


Ceremony
____ Grandparents being seated
____ Groom's parents being seated
____ Bride's parents being seated
____ Flower girl walking down aisle
____ Ring Bearer walking down aisle
____ Bridesmaids walking down aisle
____ Maid of Honor walking down aisle
____ Father walking Bride down aisle
____ Father giving bride away
____ Bride & Groom at alter
____ Bride & Groom exchanging vows
____ Bride & Groom exchanging rings
____ Bride & Groom - the kiss
____ Bride & Groom walking down aisle


Ceremony Location Poses
___ Groom kissing bride at the altar full length
___ Groom kissing bride at the altar 3/4 pose
___ Groom kissing bride at the altar tight head shot pose
___ Groom putting ring on bride's finger
___ Bride putting ring on groom's finger
___ Bride and groom's hands with rings and flowers
___ Bride and groom with officiator
___ Bride and groom and bridal party with officiator
___ Other missed shots during ceremony
___ Bride with bridesmaids flowers around her
___ Bride and groomsmen
___ Groom with bridesmaids
___ Bride and groom on the steps of church/temple
___ Bride and bridesmaids on the steps of the church/temple
___ Groom and groomsmen on the steps of the church/temple
___ Group shots back inside church (Use church altar/steps, etc. as a studio)
___ Bride and groom with bridal party standing
___ Bride and groom with bridal party sitting
___ Bride and groom with bridal party (alternating male and female)
___ Bride and groom with all of the Brides family (as big as the bride would like to go)
___ Bride and groom with brides immediate family
___ Bride and groom with bride's parents
___ Bride with her parents
___ Bride with her mother
___ Bride with her father
___ Bride and groom with all of the groom's family (as big as the bride would like to go)
___ Bride and groom with groom's immediate family
___ Bride and groom with groom's parents
___ Groom with his parents
___ Groom with his mother
___ Groom with his father
___ Bride and groom with both sets of parents
___ Bride and/or groom with special family members (e.g. favorite uncle, best friend, generations photograph, etc)
___ Bride and groom leaving inside of church/temple/ceremony area
___ Wide shot of church/ceremony site and limo
___ Mood shots in and around the church/grounds and/or on the way to the weddings reception site.

Formal Pictures
____ Bride & Groom Kissing
____ Bride & Groom - Full Length
____ Bride & Groom - Half Length
____ Bride & Groom - Close Up
____ Bride & Groom "gazing" at each other
____ Bride & Groom looking out window
____ Bride & Groom holding hands
____ Close-up of rings
____ Bride & Groom with Bride's parents
____ Bride & Groom with Groom's parents
____ Bride and Groom with Bride's extended family
____ Bride and Groom with Groom's extended family
____ Portrait of mother and bride
____ Portrait of father and bride
____ Brothers and sisters and bride
____ Group Shot of Bride and bridesmaids
____ Individual shots of Bride with each bridesmaids

Reception
____ Parents being announced
____ Wedding Party being announced
____ Bride & Groom being announced
____ Bride & Groom's first dance
____ Wedding party dancing
____ Bride's dance with father
____ Groom's dance with mother
____ Best Man toasting Bride & Groom
____ Bride & Groom with Champagne glasses
____ Bride & Groom's kiss after the toast
____ Wedding Cake
____ Bride & Groom cutting cake
____ Bride feeding Groom
____ Groom feeding Bride
____ Kiss after cutting cake
____ Bride tossing bouquet
____ Groom taking off garter
____ Guests dancing
____ Bride & Groom's last dance
____ Parent dance
____ Bride and father dance
____ Groom and mother dance
____ Parents dancing
____ Bridal party dancing
____ Guest dancing
____ Bride showing rings to bridesmaids
____ General dancing shots (wide and close up)
____ Flower girl and ring bearer together
____ Candids of guests and bridal party as conditions permit
____ Bride and groom posed in front of the cake
____ Cutting the cake
____ Bride and groom feeding cake to one another
____ Bride faking the bouquet toss
____ Bride throwing the bouquet
____ The catch of the bouquet
____ Groom taking off garter
____ Groom and garter
____ Groom throwing the garter
____ The catch of the garter
____ Group shot of bride and groom with the recipients of the bouquet and garter
____ Guest leaving
____ Posed departure shot of bride and groom (kissing, waving, etc.)
____ Getaway car
____ Bride and groom leaving reception area (birdseed, rose pedals)
____ Bride and groom in car as it goes in to the distance.


Other
____ Close up of invitation
____ Bride or Groom with special friends
____ Bride or Groom with special relatives
____ Picture of band or DJ

[LizabethDavis]

Patrick and I don't think we want to do the whole bouquet toss and garter toss and instead would like to do an anniversary dance. The DJ will play a song and all the couples will be on the dance floor. Obviously, him and I would be the first off of the floor. Then the DJ does other time increments. Whoever has been together the longest, will get my toss garter and bouquet and then maybe share another dance together. Ideas for songs for this dance include:

Remember When
Through the Years
You're the Inspiration
I Want to Know What Love Is

[LizabethDavis]

I got to get my butt in gear on some of these things...As usual, it is the major things like:

~ Meet with the caterer

~ Get the DJ

~ Reception venue

~Decide on food/liquor

~Attendants attire

~Invites order

~Get the jewlery

~ Get the ceremony location ~ Originally had this, but had to change due to some difficulties.

[LizabethDavis]

Interesting article on wedding superstitions:

In the past, a wedding was viewed as an event during which people were particularly susceptible to bad luck and evil spirits. The result of which has been the accumulation of a large number of customs and superstitions. Some are very widely known, such as the bride not being seen in her wedding dress by the groom before the ceremony, and others may be regional or maintained within a family for generations. How about some of these lesser known warnings?

In some places, the prospective groom sent members of his family to express his interests to the prospective bride; if, on their way, they saw a blind man, a monk, or a pregnant woman, it was thought the marriage would doomed. If, however, they saw nanny goats, pigeons, or wolves, good fortune would come to the marriage.

A week before the wedding, it is considered good luck to have a cat eat out of your left shoe.

It is thought unlucky for the bride to make her own wedding dress.

The loan of a wedding dress means good luck to the borrower and bad luck for the lender

It is lucky if the bride finds a spider in her wedding gown.

If there is a full moon one to two days before the wedding, your married life will be filled with luck.

It is bad luck to see an open grave, pig, or lizard, or to hear a cockerel crow, on your wedding day.
It is good luck to see a rainbow, black cat, or chimney sweep.

It is good luck for the bride to take one look in the mirror once she is fully attired, but she should not look again.

Wear earrings when you are married and you will always be happy.

If candles are lit on your wedding day, and they sputter out, it means an evil spirit is nearby.

If is considered bad luck to say your wedding vows when at the bottom of the hour.

It brings more luck if the groom arrives at the church before the bride.

The bride should step with her right foot first into the church to ensure good luck.

Chinese superstitions state that carrying an open red umbrella over the bride will protect her from evil spirits.

If the bride sheds a tear on her wedding day, she will never cry again for the duration of her marriage

If the bride rips her wedding dress on the day, it means that the marriage will end in death.

A combination of red and white flowers should be avoiding, as they stand for blood and bandages.

It is unlucky for a woman to marry a man whose surname began with the same letter as hers: To change the name and not the letter, Is to change for the worst and not the better.

It is unlucky for the bride to step into her new home with the left foot first.

[LizabethDavis]

As it goes for everything wedding related for me, I want something simple, yet elegant and inexpensive for my flower girl basket...why is this such a pain??? My inspiration picture:


http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/ultimatewedding_1880_1733534 (http://store.yahoo.com/ultimatewedding/tothiwedba.html) Simple and elegant. This one is not inexpensive though, but I am sure someone crafty in my family can handle it.

[LizabethDavis]

This is a fairly small detail...I am not even sure if I want to do an aisle runner. They are obviously not necessary, but may be helpful with the cleaning up of flower petals if that is what we should choose to do. I like the look of this one:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/ultimatewedding_1878_26210791 (http://store.yahoo.com/ultimatewedding/flairulpr.html)

[LizabethDavis]

After the wedding, I fully plan on changing my last name. Of course, I am not sure where I would start...Here is my checklist:

You will need a certified copy of your marriage license for many of these - be sure to have it handy!

[ ] Department of Motor Vehicles
[ ] Social Security (http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html)
[ ] Internal Revenue Service (http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/forms_pubs/forms.html) (change of address form)
[ ] Loans (bank, car, student, etc)
[ ] Insurance Companies (dental, car, medical, etc)
[ ] Credit Cards
[ ] Phone Company
[ ] Electric Company
[ ] Mortgage Company
[ ] Cable Company
[ ] Your Work
[ ] Car Title
[ ] Business Cards
[ ] Passport (http://travel.state.gov/download_applications.html)
[ ] Medical Records
[ ] Club/Organization memberships
[ ] 401K accounts
[ ] Stocks, Bonds, IRAs, etc
[ ] Subscriptions (magazines, newspaper, etc)
[ ] Voter registration
[ ] Discount Cards
[ ] Automobile Club
[ ] Any other Utilities or Monthly Fees
[ ] School or Alumni Associations
[ ] Order New Checks
[ ] Post Office (http://www.usps.gov/moversnet/coa.html) (change of address)

[rainbowtreat]

Anything new we should be seeing from ya Lizabeth? How is everything coming?

[LizabethDavis]

All right, everything up until now has been ideas for the most part, so let me give you the real scoop. Here it goes!

[LizabethDavis]

After the wedding A checklist of to do's after the wedding:


Immediately after the reception:


Give bouquet to someone who will take it to have it preserved as soon as possible


Take gifts to a safe place


Remove wedding card from card box, keeping them in a safe place


Take top cake layer and freeze it as soon as possible


Collect cake knife, server and toasting glasses


Collect disposable cameras


Dispense centerpieces as determined


Collect any extra food and alcohol and dispense it


Collect cake dividers, linens and other rentals




After the Wedding/Honeymoon


Have tuxedos returned

Open gifts, keeping a gift record

Have gown cleaned and preserved

Have disposable cameras developed

Write thank you's

Check with photographer.

[LizabethDavis]

Completed items in bold purple, incomplete items in bold black, working on items in both:

Nine months and earlier

Announce your engagement
Select date for your wedding
Determine type of wedding that you want: location, formality, time of day, number of guests, etc.
Determine budget and how expenses will be shared
Develop record keeping system for payments made
Consolidate guest list
Decide if you want to include children among guests.
Select and reserve ceremony site
Select and reserve officiant
Select and order your bridal gown and headpiece
Determine your color scheme
Buy a calendar and note all important activiites: showers, luncheons, parties, get togethers, etc.
Order passport, visa or birth certificate, if needed.
Select and book photographer
Select maid of honor, best man, bridesmaids and ushers

Six to Nine Months

Select flower girl and ring bearer
Reserve wedding night bridal suite
Select attendant's dresses, shoes and accessories.
Select flower girl's dress, shoes and accessories
Select and book caterer
Select and book ceremony musicians
Select and reception musician or DJ
Schedule fittings and deliever dates for yourself, attendants, flower girl and ring bearer


Four to Six Months

Start shopping for each other's wedding gifts
Reserve rental items needed for ceremony & reception
Finalize guest list
Select and order wedding invitations, announcements and other stationery.
Address invitations
Set date, time and location for RD
Start planning your Honeymoon
Select and book misc. services
Purchase shoes and accessories
Begin to break in your shoes

Two to Four Months

Select bakery and order wedding cake
Order party favors
Select and order room decorations
Purchase honeymoon attire
Check blood test and marriage license requirements
Shop for wedding rings
Consider having your teeth cleaned and bleached
Consider writing a Prenup
Purchase gifts for wedding attendants

Six to Eight Weeks

Mail invitations
Maintain a record of RSVP's and all gifts received
Determine hair style and makeup
Schedule hair, makeup and nail appointment.
Finalize shopping for wedding day accessories
Set up area or a table in your home to display gifts
Check with local newspaper for wedding announcement requirements
Send wedding announcement to newspaper
Change name and address on Drivers License, SS Card,insurance
Select and reserve wedding attire for groom, ushers, FOB
Mail invitations to RD
Obtain marriage license
Plan a luncheon or dinner with your BM
Find something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Finalize menu, beverage and alcohol order

Two to Six Weeks

Confirm ceremony details with officiant
Arrange final fitting of BM dresses
Have final fitting of gown and headpiece
Finalize RD plans
Make final floral selections
Make a detailed timeline for your wedding party
Confirm details with all service providers
Start packing for honeymoon
Finalize addressing and stamping announcements
Decide if you want a recieving line
Contact guests who have not responded
Pick up rings
Meet with photographer to discuss special pictures
Meet with musicians and confirm music
Continue writing thank you notes
Remind BM and usher of when to pick up their attire
Purchase lipstick, nail polish and other accessories


The Last Week

Pick up wedding attire
Do final guest counts and notify caterer
Gather everything needed for rehearsal and wedding day
Arrange for someone to drive getaway car
Review the schedule of events and last minute arrangements


The Rehearsal Day

Put suitcases in getaway cre
Give BM's accessories to wear for the wedding
Give Best Man the officiant fee and other checks for wedding providers
Arrange for someone to bring accessories such as RB pillow, guestbook, pen, flutes to the ceremony and reception
Arrange for announcements to be mailed
Arrange for someone to return rented items
Provide each member of you wedding party with a schedule of events

The Wedding Day

Give the groom's ring to the MOH
Follow your schedule of events

[LizabethDavis]

Things to budget for Ceremony

Ceremony site fee ~ Check
Officiant's fee - None
Officiant's gratuity
Guest book, pen
Penholder
Ring Bearer Pillow - None
Flower Girl Basket - Check

Wedding attire

Bridal gown - Check
Alterations
Headpiece and veil - Check
Jewelry
Stockings
Garter - Check
Shoes
Hairdresser
Makeup
Manicure
Groom's Formal Wear

Photography - Check

Bride's and Grooms Album
Parent's Album
Extra Prints
Proofs/Previews
Negatives
Engagement Photograph
Formal Bridal Portrait

Stationery

Invitations - Check
Response Cards - Check
Reception cards - Check
Ceremony Cards
Ceremony Programs
Announcements - Check
Thank you notes
Stamps - Check
Napkins

Reception

Reception Site Fee - Check
Hors D'Oeuvres -Check
Maine Meal - Check
Liquor/Beverages - Check
Bartending Fee
Bar set up Fee
Corkage Fee
Service providers fee - Check
Gratuity
Party favors - Check
Disposable cameras
Gift attendant


Music

Ceremony Music - Check
Reception Music - Check

Bakery

Wedding Cake
Groom's Cake
Cake delievery
Set up fee
Cake cutting fee
Cake top - Check
Cake knife/Toast Glasses - Check


Flowers

Bouquets

Bride's
Tossing - Check
Maid of Honor's - Check
Bridesmaid

Floral Hairpiece

Maid of Honor
Bridesmaids'
Flowers Girl's

Corsages

Bride's Going Away
Other Family Members'

Boutonnieres

Groom's
Ushers
Other Family's

Ceremony Site
Alter Candelbra

Reception Site
Guest Table
Buffet Table
Punch Table
Cake Table
Cake
Cake Knife - Check
Toasting Glasses - Check



Decorations

Table Centerpieces
Balloons

Transportation


Rental Items

Bridal Slip
Ceremony Accessories
Linen/Tableware

Gifts

Bride's Gift
Groom's Gift
Bridesmaids' Gifts
Usher's Gifts

Parties

BM Luncheon
Rehearsal Dinner

Miscellaneous

Newspaper announcement
Marriage License
Prenuptial
Bridal Gown/Bouquet
Preservation
Taxes

[LizabethDavis]

Ceremony Items Ceremony Site Fee

The ceremony site fee is the fee to rent a facility for your wedding. Some people opt to have their ceremony at the same facility to save on a second rental fee.

Our possibilities for a ceremony location: www.eoccmaine.com (http://www.eoccmaine.com/) or http://www.bangorymca.org/?cat_id=272 (http://www.bangorymca.org/?cat_id=272)

Both of our possibilities fall under the price range of $100 - $1000 that is considered the normal. And both places go for roughly $700.00

This is the Isaac Farrar Mansion, which I am pretty sure we are 100% decided on:

As much as he wanted a church wedding, he decided he would rather go to the UK for our honeymoon and so he compromised and we decided to hold the ceremony in the same location as our reception which is HERE (http://www.bangorymca.org/?cat_id=272) This will make things so much easier. The church wanted $700.00 for the use of their church and everything, whereas this place will only charge somewhere between $35.00 and $50.00 for the use of their ceremony room and another $50.00 for the use of the "Bridal Suite".

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/farrar.jpg

Officiant's Fee

This is paid to whomever performs your wedding ceremony. Some officiant's may not accept a fee, but those that do usually go for anywhere between $100.00 - $500.00.

Thus far, this fee we have found goes between $25.00 and $100.00

Officiant's Gratuity

This is an extra, discretionary amount of money given to the officiant. Usually between $50.00 and $250.00 and should depend on your relationship with the officiant.

[LizabethDavis]

Miscellaneous Ceremony Items

Guest Book/Pen/Penholder

This item is placed at the ceremony and reception site for people to sign in. You can have a guestbook attendant if you feel that it is necessary, but of course, it isn't always.

My guestbook is going to be a scrapbook guestbook set up so that I can put my pictures and my guests can sign the same book. No pics of this yet, but once I begin, I will post pics.

This should run me about $30.00 or less.

Ring Bearer Pillow:

My seven year old son will be acting as our ring bearer. I know that he would be perfectly capable of carrying the real rings on the pillow and not using them, but I think I may just put mock rings on it.

This is what the pillow will look like, only with our names and initial on it and my dad will be making it and will save us a ton of money:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/ultimatewedding_1879_44207723

My four year old daughter will be acting as our Flowergirl. I think that I will be having her carry a kissing ball instead of doing the traditional basket of flowers. It will look something like this, only in our colors:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/Kissing_ball.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

Wedding Attire The Gown:

Gown should be ordered four to six months before wedding if it must be ordered and then fitted. Gowns USUSALLY range from anywhere between $500.00 - $10,000.00.

My Gown was ordered off of ebay and cost a grand total of $110.00, but needs some alterations still:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/Dress10.jpg

The Veil was also bought off of ebay and I paid $18.99 for it:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/veilwhite.jpg

And my tiara was..you guessed it bought off of ebay and I paid $10.00 for it:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Tiara3.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

Wedding Attire


Jewelry:

None yet, but it will be something simple.

Garters:

I bought lavendar colored garters off of ebay. I got two of them for $8.00, which I thought was a deal since normally you get 1 for $8.00. Here they are:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Garters.jpg

Shoes:

Nothing yet, but on the lookout for a pair of low heel white strappy shoes.

Hairdresser:

As cheap as it sounds, I am hoping to be able to go the local beauty school and have them do my hair as I can get out of it that way for fairly cheap. This is the style that I want though (thanks bjmy!):

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/hair_21.jpg

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/hair_1.jpg

I'm not sure though if this look will work anymore since I got my new veil. Hmmm...

Makeup will be done by myself or my MOH as I do not want anything that looks too fake, but this will once again depend on my budget.

I will be getting my manicure and pedicure from the store in the mall called Star Nails. They do a beautiful job!

[LizabethDavis]

Bridesmaids Attire All of my girls have gotten their dresses from DEB in the mall. They were only $49.99 plus tax and are absolutely gorgeous. When I took my cousin who is a JBM to get hers, her mother (my aunt) told me afterwards that she had a talk with my cousin and told her that even if she thought the dress I chose was drop dead ugly, she couldn't say anything and had to suck it up...Luckily she said, they all thought it was beautiful. Here it is on my other JBM, FH's sister:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Kelsie_Dress_1.jpg

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Kelsie_Dress_2.jpg

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Kelsie_Dress_3.jpg

And their shoes, which everyone has all ready picked up, except my MOH...From the Shoe Department for only $24.99 plus tax:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Kelsie_Shoes.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

Photography Our photography is being done by Nancy at Elegant Images in Bangor, ME. She did FH's father's wedding in May of 2003 and did a beautiful job. FFIL is footing the bill for her, but she only costs $850.00 for the full day. And she threw in the negative for free.

Our must have photography list:

The Bride
____ Bride dressing for wedding
____ Mother/Maid of Honor adjusting veil
____ Bride looking in mirror
____ Bride putting on garter
____ Bride putting on garter with bridesmaids looking on
____ Bride - Full Length
____ Bride - Close Up
____ Bride with mother - Full Length
____ Bride with father - Full Length
____ Bride with Both Parents - Full Length
____ Bride with Grandparents - Full Length
____ Bride with brothers - Full Length
____ Bride with immediate family
____ Bride with Maid of Honor- Full Length
____ Bride with Maid of Honor - Close Up
____ Bride with her attendants - Full Length
____ Bride with her attendants - Close Up
____ Bride & flower girl/ring bearer

The Groom
____ Groom - Full Length
____ Groom - Close Up
____ Groom putting on bow tie
____ Groom with mother - Full Length
____ Groom with father - Full Length
____ Groom with Parents - Full Length
____ Groom with sisters - Full Length
____ Groom with brothers - Full Length
____ Groom with Immediate Family
____ Groom & Best Man - Full Length
____ Groom with Best Man - Close Up
____ Groom & Groomsmen - Full Length
____ Groom & groomsmen - Close Up


Ceremony
____ Grandparents being seated
____ Groom's parents being seated
____ Bride's parents being seated
____ Flower girl walking down aisle
____ Ring Bearer walking down aisle
____ Bridesmaids walking down aisle
____ Maid of Honor walking down aisle
____ Father walking Bride down aisle
____ Father giving bride away
____ Bride & Groom at alter
____ Bride & Groom exchanging vows
____ Bride & Groom exchanging rings
____ Bride & Groom - the kiss
____ Bride & Groom walking down aisle


Ceremony Location Poses
___ Groom kissing bride at the altar full length
___ Groom kissing bride at the altar 3/4 pose
___ Groom kissing bride at the altar tight head shot pose
___ Groom putting ring on bride's finger
___ Bride putting ring on groom's finger
___ Bride and groom's hands with rings and flowers
___ Bride and groom with officiator
___ Bride and groom and bridal party with officiator
___ Other missed shots during ceremony
___ Bride with bridesmaids flowers around her
___ Bride and groomsmen
___ Groom with bridesmaids
___ Bride and groom on the steps of church/temple
___ Bride and bridesmaids on the steps of the church/temple
___ Groom and groomsmen on the steps of the church/temple
___ Group shots back inside church (Use church altar/steps, etc. as a studio)
___ Bride and groom with bridal party standing
___ Bride and groom with bridal party sitting
___ Bride and groom with bridal party (alternating male and female)
___ Bride and groom with all of the Brides family (as big as the bride would like to go)
___ Bride and groom with brides immediate family
___ Bride and groom with bride's parents
___ Bride with her parents
___ Bride with her mother
___ Bride with her father
___ Bride and groom with all of the groom's family (as big as the bride would like to go)
___ Bride and groom with groom's immediate family
___ Bride and groom with groom's parents
___ Groom with his parents
___ Groom with his mother
___ Groom with his father
___ Bride and groom with both sets of parents
___ Bride and/or groom with special family members (e.g. favorite uncle, best friend, generations photograph, etc)
___ Bride and groom leaving inside of church/temple/ceremony area
___ Wide shot of church/ceremony site and limo
___ Mood shots in and around the church/grounds and/or on the way to the weddings reception site.

Formal Pictures
____ Bride & Groom Kissing
____ Bride & Groom - Full Length
____ Bride & Groom - Half Length
____ Bride & Groom - Close Up
____ Bride & Groom "gazing" at each other
____ Bride & Groom looking out window
____ Bride & Groom holding hands
____ Close-up of rings
____ Bride & Groom with Bride's parents
____ Bride & Groom with Groom's parents
____ Bride and Groom with Bride's extended family
____ Bride and Groom with Groom's extended family
____ Portrait of mother and bride
____ Portrait of father and bride
____ Brothers and sisters and bride
____ Group Shot of Bride and bridesmaids
____ Individual shots of Bride with each bridesmaids

Reception
____ Parents being announced
____ Wedding Party being announced
____ Bride & Groom being announced
____ Bride & Groom's first dance
____ Wedding party dancing
____ Bride's dance with father
____ Groom's dance with mother
____ Best Man toasting Bride & Groom
____ Bride & Groom with Champagne glasses
____ Bride & Groom's kiss after the toast
____ Wedding Cake
____ Bride & Groom cutting cake
____ Bride feeding Groom
____ Groom feeding Bride
____ Kiss after cutting cake
____ Bride tossing bouquet
____ Groom taking off garter
____ Guests dancing
____ Bride & Groom's last dance
____ Parent dance
____ Bride and father dance
____ Groom and mother dance
____ Parents dancing
____ Bridal party dancing
____ Guest dancing
____ Bride showing rings to bridesmaids
____ General dancing shots (wide and close up)
____ Flower girl and ring bearer together
____ Candids of guests and bridal party as conditions permit
____ Bride and groom posed in front of the cake
____ Cutting the cake
____ Bride and groom feeding cake to one another
____ Bride faking the bouquet toss
____ Bride throwing the bouquet
____ The catch of the bouquet
____ Groom taking off garter
____ Groom and garter
____ Groom throwing the garter
____ The catch of the garter
____ Group shot of bride and groom with the recipients of the bouquet and garter
____ Guest leaving
____ Posed departure shot of bride and groom (kissing, waving, etc.)
____ Getaway car
____ Bride and groom leaving reception area (birdseed, rose pedals)
____ Bride and groom in car as it goes in to the distance.


Other
____ Close up of invitation
____ Bride or Groom with special friends
____ Bride or Groom with special relatives
____ Picture of band or DJ

[LizabethDavis]

Invitations


I had such a hard time finding invitations that I liked. I spent hours pouring over catalogs looking for something simple, elegant and inexpensive. I am not a crafty person and so doing them myself was a no go. However, I did find these:



http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Invites1.jpg

These are homemade invitations done by a woman I found on Ebay. Her package goes for $29.99 plus $10.45 S/H (total of $40.44) and includes:

50 Invites
50 RSVP Cards
50 Receptions Cards
50 Invite Envelopes
50 RSVP Envelopes
50 "Seals"


So, for the total 100 invites I would need, I would only be paying $80.88. Not bad I thought considering normally I was lucky to find just 100 INVITES for that price. This package includes so much more though. Wanna know who to get these from? PM me.

ETA: I just ordered the above ones and discovered that I would only need one package of them and so I only paid $40.44 and I ordered them Suncay, February 12 and the lady all ready has them done and on the way!!

[LizabethDavis]

Invitation Wording


Our wording will go something like this as we are "sponsoring" our own wedding:

Because you have shared in their lives
by your friendship and love
the honour of your presence is requested
at the marriage of

Elizabeth Diana Perkins

and

Patrick Eugene Davis

as they exchange wedding vows
on Friday, the Twenty -First of July
Two Thousand and Six
at six o'clock in the evening

Isaac Farrar Mansion

[LizabethDavis]

Response Cards


Coming from the same woman with the same design:

Wording will be:

Please respond on or before July 3, 2006

M______________________
will _____ attend

Reception cards:

I don't know if these are necessary as the reception is at the same location.....but the wording would be as follows:

Hors D'Ouerves Reception immediately following the ceremony
Isaac Farrar Mansion
Address
Address

[LizabethDavis]

Reception Our reception is being held in the same place as our ceremony. For the use of this, they are charging $35.00 per hour per room. We are using all 4 rooms for around 4-5 hours. Our Reception Location (http://www.bangorymca.org/?cat_id=272)
http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/farrar.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

Favors Party favors are little gift items to be given to the guest as mementos of the wedding.

These are what we decided on:

Today, as we gather together
Wish us a love to last forever.
If you would like us to share
a wedded kiss,
ring the bell for lifelong bliss.

I found these online and was curious to know how well the bells worked. I ordered the minimum amount possible just to see and test them. They work pretty good and they are awfully cute. Off of ebay for $10.00!!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf02b3127cce952c810f529e00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

[LizabethDavis]

Our Must Plays Here are both of our Must Play's together:

Amazed - Lonestar
My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden
She Thinks She Needs Me - Andy Griggs
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
November Rain - Guns N Roses
Bless The Broken Road - Rascall Flatts
The Rose - Bette Middler
All My Life - KC & JoJo
You & Me - Lifehouse
Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Keeper Of The Stars - Tracy Bird
Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us - Starship
You're My Better Half - Keith Urban
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
I'm A Believer - The Monkees (not Smashmouth version)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Come What May - Moulin Rouge
This One's For The Girls - Martina McBride
One Way or Another - Blondie
Hot In Here - Nelly
Little Moments - Brad Paisley
Love Will Keep Us Alive - Eagles
In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Middler
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Errtime - Nelly
You Know It's Hard - Crystal Method
Swallowed In The Sea - Coldplay
Closing Time - Semisonic
Today - Jupiter Coyote
Just a Lil Bit - 50 Cent
Animals - Nickelback
Hero - Chad Kroeger
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
Spin You Around - Puddle of Mudd
Can I Get A... Jay Z
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Touch, Peel & Stand - Days of the New
Duck & Run - 3 Doors Down
Peace Frog - The Doors
Fat Lip - Sum 41
Stormy Monday - Eric Clapton
Gimme All Your Lovin - ZZ Top
Click Click Boom - Saliva

Can you tell which ones are mine???

[LizabethDavis]

Cake Topper We wanted something for the cake topper that really reflected who we were and as such, this is our cake topper.

We actually have one of these bikes...in purple and yellow...hmmm...good color scheme..maybe I'll use it in the wedding....


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf02b3127cce952c810ad3ab00000015108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

[LizabethDavis]

Cake Knife/Toasting Flutes
We haven't gotten our cake knife and server as of yet, but we want something really simple. He wants something with a black handle on it..why I don't know.
However, these are what I just got:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/serv-metal.jpg



The Toasting Flutes:


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce91d5e33f2dce00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

So, these are our toasting flutes. We actually got these for free. Somebody called us one night and told us we had been chosen to receive a free gift. Catch was, we had to go to a presentation. Yeah, yeah okay. I ain't buying anything though. So, we get there and it is for cookware. Not anything I need. So, they give us these flutes for free along with a free 2 day, 3 night hotel stay at certain hotels in certain cities. Needless to say, the hotel stay won't be used, but these 24k lead crystal toasting flutes still save us some money.

[LizabethDavis]

So, we have all ready seen my dress on the model...Now, on me. But please keep in mind that this was thrown on very quickly and right now still needs to be altered:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Notonright.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Bestdresspic.jpg

This is the detail on it:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Detail.jpg

And as bad as this is, here is a quick shot of the head piece and veil:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Headpieceandveil.jpg

My dress is a floor length gown with a sweep train while my veil is finger-tip length.

Even after my stepmother did some of the alterations, more will still have to be done, although I am not certain how much it will run.

Total for this section: $140.00

My garter was another $10.00 and I have decided no gloves and have not chosen my jewelry as of yet. No shoes either although I really need to get on with picking those out.

[LizabethDavis]

So, Patrick's father volunteered to pay for the Photographer, which takes a HUGE load off of our shoulders. We decided to go through the same photographer that did FFIL's 2003 wedding to Pat's stepmother. For all day coverage, she is charging $850 and that gives us roughly 200 - 250 prints.

As much as I would like to, I don't think we will be having a videographer as this wedding.

[LizabethDavis]

So, we decided obviously to get Wedding announcements and we went through the same lady and got the same design and this is what they look like:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/announcement1.jpg

Our Address and phone number is at the bottom, but I edited that out for obvious reasons

[LizabethDavis]

The Menu consists of...


Cheese spread with crackers
Veggies with dip

Creamy Broccoli Chicken Casserole
Meatball Stroganoff

Rice Pilaf

Tossed Salad with bread

Simple...like everything else.

[LizabethDavis]

I finally finished my kissing ball. I had gone to JoAnn Fabrics and they sell kissing balls there, but they were small and none of them came in my color. So, after about a day's worth of work, I have this:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Kissingballdone1.jpg

The only thing I may add to it is some yellow ribbon, but I am not sure as of yet. Perhaps a yellow rose, so that it somewhat matches my bouqet!

[LizabethDavis]

I also did my tossing bouquet tonight. It ran me a total of $4.00 to do...Not too bad if you ask me:

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/Tossing_boo-k.JPG

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/Tossing_boo-k2.JPG

[LizabethDavis]

Hooray! I got my Flower Girls dress today. That was kind of the only thing I was seriously behind on and I finished it. Here it is:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/B000CS875A.jpg

A steal from Target...$20.00 and she is a cutie in it:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/FlowerGirl1.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/FG3.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/FG2.jpg

I can't seem to find a picture online of her shoes, but they go well with the dress and they were only 10.99. Once I get a picture, I will post it.

[LizabethDavis]

Also tonight while I was at Target, I got some things to start on my Scrapbook-Guestbook. Here it is so far:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Guestbook4.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Guestbook3.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Guestbook2.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Guestbookpage1.jpg

On the front of it, there is a place for a picture and also they gave you letter to spell out your name...I like that it makes it more personal. I don't know if you can see it, but I put the name on there all ready. DAVIS

[LizabethDavis]

Finally, here are the lyrics to the song that my father and I are going to be dancing to:

[Kelly:]
I feel unhappy
I am so sad
I lost the best friend
That I've ever had

[Ozzy:]
She is my baby
I love her so
But it's too late now
I've let her go

[Both:]
We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
We're going through changes (ahh - [chorus])

[Kelly:]
We've shared the years
We've shared each day
I love you daddy
But I found my way

[Ozzy:]
You know the world
Is an evil place
My baby is grown now
She's found her way

[Both:]
(ohh ahh - [Chorus])
We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
(ahh - [Chorus])

[Kelly:]
It took so long
To realize
I can still hear
His last goodbyes

[Ozzy:]
Now all my days
I'm filled in fears
Wish I could go back
And change the years

[Both:]
We're going through changes
We're going through changes (changes - [Chorus])
We're going through... Changes

[Both:]
Changes
Changes
Changes...

I think it is a very beautiful song...now I just have ALL my other songs to decide on...blah blah blah...I don't know what to choose!

[LizabethDavis]

These are totally random picture that I took myself of myself in my veil and tiara....

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/cockeyedveil.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Goofyveil.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Goofyveil2.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Prettyveil.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

http://www.weddingchat.com/images/icons/icon1.gif








http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Prettyveil2.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Sillyveil.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Sillyveil2.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

We got our cake serving set back today and it is all engraved and it cost me $0.00 for the engraving. Patrick's step mom works somewhere that they can engrave metallic things, but she can't engrave glass which stinks! Since, I am not able to use my centerpieces, I want to turn them into special glasses for the BP, but would like them to be engraved and I don't know how well stickers/rub ons would work on them...I will have to look into that!

[LizabethDavis]

I finally found my shoes today:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/shoes.gif

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/shoes3.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/shoes1.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/shoes2.jpg

I found these at Payless on sale for !2.99...I think they are great!

[LizabethDavis]

Possible Poem for the Husband to Be Stolen from FairyTale Bride:

After all the planning, and all the stress,
Here I stand like a princess, in my wedding dress.
After all the hard work, and all the spent bucks,
Here you are reading my note, dressed handsomely in your tux.
It's felt like forever since you first asked me to wed,
But I will never forget those words you first said.
There are not words to describe, the happiness in my heart,
and in a short while we'll be husband and wife, never to part.
I love you so much, you have made my life complete,
No other man could ever compete.
As I sit here and wait to walk down the isle to your side,
I want you to know how honored I am to be your bride.
You have changed my life in so many ways,
By your side as your wife I will spend the rest of my days.
As we speak our vows, forgive me if I cry,
With so much Happiness inside, it will be hard to keep them dry.
The time is getting close, and my heart it does race,
But I know I will feel ease, when I see your face.
I love you Patrick, and I will for the rest of my life,
Together forever, you and me, Husband and wife.
Well it's about time for the ceremony to start,
So put down this note, and open up your heart.
The next time you see me, we shall become one,
This is the day, our lives together have begun.
I love you honey, and I know you love me too,
Lets get this wedding started, I am ready to say " I DO

[LizabethDavis]

Prelude Music Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney

[Chorus]

I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I want to chase
You're the one I want to hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul


[Verse #1]
I know that you are something special
To you I'd be always faithful
I want to be what you always needed
Then I hope you'll see the heart in me


[Chorus]
Your beautiful soul, yeah


[Verse #2]
You might need time to think it over
But I'm just fine moving forward
I'll ease your mind
If you give me the chance
I will never make you cry, c'mon let's try


[Chorus]


[Break]
Am I crazy for wanting you
Baby do you think you could want me too
I don't waste your time
Do you see things the way I do
I just want to know that you feel it too
There is nothing left to hide


[Chorus 2x]


Your beautiful soul, yeah...


I Knew I Loved You...Savage Garden

Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend


I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe


I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my best friend


I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe


I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you


I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life


These are my two must plays for the prelude...I will leave the rest up to the better judgement of the DJ.

[LizabethDavis]

I think, but am not sure, that one song will be enough time for everyone to walk down...Hopefully, it will be and this is the one that I want:

If I Ain't Got You...Alicia Keys

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

Some people search for a fountain
Promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them

And in a world on a silver platter
And wondering what it means
No one to share, no one who truly cares for me

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

If I ain't got you with me baby
Nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby

[LizabethDavis]

Ceremony Music A couple of song that I would like played as quiet background music during the ceremony:

Amazed by Lonestar:

Everytime our eyes meet, This feelin' inside me,
Is almost more than I can take, Baby when you touch me,
I can feel how much you love me, And it just blows me away,
I've never been this close to anyone or anything, I can hear your thoughts,
I can see your dreams,

I don't know how you do what you do, I'm so in love with you,
It just keeps gettin' better, I want to spend the rest of my life,
With you by my side, forever and ever, Every little thing that you do,
Baby I'm amazed by you.

The smell of your skin, The taste of your kiss,
The way you whisper in the dark, Your hair all around me,
Baby you surround me, You touch every place in my heart,
You know it feels like the first time, Everytime,
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes,

I don't know how you do what you do I'm so in love with you,
It just keeps gettin' better, I want to spend the rest of my life,
With you by my side, forever and ever, Every little thing that you do,
Baby I'm amazed by you.

A Moment Like This:

What if I told you it was all meant to be
Would you believe me, would you agree
It's almost that feeling we've met before
So tell me that you don't think I'm crazy
When I tell you love has come here and now

A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
for a moment like this
some people search forever
for that one special kiss
oh I can't believe it's happening to me
some people wait a lifetime
for a moment like this

Everything changes but beauty remains
something so tender I can't explain
Well I may be dreaming but until I awake
can't we make this dream last forever
and I'll cherish all the love we share

(chorus)

could this be the greatest love of all
I wanna know that you will catch me when I fall
So let me tell you this
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this (chorus)

[LizabethDavis]

Unity Candle Song

I don't even know if we will do a Unity Candle, but if we do, this is the song we will be using:

Bless the Broken Road:

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

[Chorus:]
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

[Chorus:]
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Now I'm just rollin' home into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you

[LizabethDavis]

Recessional Music

I think for the Recessional (which there really won't be much of one), I would like to have:

I wanna be with you, gotta be with you,
need to be with you(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you,
need to be with you(Oh, oh, oh, oh)Oooo (oh, oh, oh, oh) oooo

Chemistry was crazy from the get-go
Neither one of us knew why
We didn't build nothing overnight
Cuz a love like this takes some time
People swore it off as a phase
Said we can't see that
Now from top to bottom
They see that we did that (yes)
It's so true that (yes)
We've been through it (yes)
We got real sh** (yes)
See baby we been...

Too strong for too long (and I can't be without you baby)
And I'll be waiting up until you get home
(cuz I can't sleep without you baby)
Anybody who's ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can't be without your baby

I got a question for ya
See I already know the answer
But still I wanna ask you
Would you lie? (no)
Make me cry? (no)
Do somethin' behind my back and then try to cover it up?
Well, neither would I, baby
My love is only your love (yes)
I'll be faithful (yes)
I'm for real (yes)
And with us you'll always know the deal
We've been...

Too strong for too long
(and I can't be without you baby)
And I'll be waiting up until you get home
(cuz I can't sleep without you baby)
Anybody who's ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can't be without your baby

See this is real talk
I'm always stay (no matter what)
Good or bad (thick and thin)
Right or wrong (all day everyday)
Now if you're down on love or don't believe
This ain't for you (no, this ain't for you)
And if you got it deep in your heart
And deep down you know that it's true
(come on, come on, come on)
Well, let me see you put your hands up (hands up)
Fellas tell your lady she's the one
(fellas tell your lady she's the one, oh)
Put your hands up (hands up)
Ladies let him know he's got you locked
Look him right in his eyes and tell him
We've been...

Too strong for too long
(and I can't be without you baby)
And I'll be waiting up until you get home
(cuz I can't sleep without you baby)
Anybody who's ever loved, ya know just what I feel
Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it
Call the radio if you just can't be without your baby

Heeeeeeeeeeeey OhhhhhhhhhhhhhHeeeeeeeeeeeey Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you
I wanna be with you, gotta be with you, need to be with you

[LizabethDavis]

Postlude" Music

I guess if my DJ wants me to pick something for this "Postlude" Music, I would choose:

HANGING BY A MOMENT

desperate for changing
starving for truth
closer to where I started
chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you
letting go of all I've held onto
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

forgetting all I'm lacking
completely incomplete
I'll take your invitation
you take all of me now

I'm falling even more in love with you
letting go of all I've held onto
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

I'm living for the only thing I know
I'm running and not quite sure where to go
and I don't know what I'm diving into
just hanging by a moment here with you

there's nothing else to lose
there's nothing else to find
there's nothing in the world
that could change my mind
there is nothing else
there is nothing else
there is nothing else

desperate for changing
starving for truth
closer to where I started
chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you
letting go of all I've held onto
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

I'm living for the only thing I know
I'm running and not quite sure where to go
and I don't know what I'm diving into
just hanging by a moment here with you
just hanging by a moment
hanging by a moment
hanging by a moment
hanging by a moment here with you

[LizabethDavis]

Introduction Song


I think for the Bridal Party and our introductions (if we do this, which I am sure we will), I would like this song...There is another version that says, "Let's Get Retarded" which is the original version, but I hate that one...I like this one better:

Let's Get It Started"

Let's Get It Started, in here...

And the base keep runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and
runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and...

In this context, there's no disrespect, so, when I bust my rhyme, you break your necks.
We got five minutes for us to disconnect, from all intellect collect the rhythm effect.
Obstacles are inefficient, follow your intuition, free your inner soul and break away from tradition.
Coz when we beat out, girl it's pullin without.
You wouldn't believe how we wow **** out.
Burn it till it's burned out.
Turn it till it's turned out.
Act up from north, west, east, south.

[Chorus:]
Everybody, everybody, let's get into it.
Get stupid.
Get it started, get it started, get it started.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Yeah.

Lose control, of body and soul.
Don't move too fast, people, just take it slow.
Don't get ahead, just jump into it.
Ya'll here a body, two pieces to it.
Get stutted, get stupid.
You'll want me body people will walk you through it.
Step by step, like you're into new kid.
Inch by inch with the new solution.
Transmit hits, with no delusion.
The feeling's irresistible and that's how we movin'.

[Chorus:]
Everybody, everybody, let's get into it.
Get stupid.
Get it started, get it started, get it started.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Yeah.

Runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin runnin' and...

C'mon y'all, lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here) Ow, ow, ow!
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya...

Let's get ill, that's the deal.
At the gate, we'll bring the bud top drill. (Just)
Lose your mind this is the time,
Ya'll test this drill, Just and bang your spine. (Just)
Bob your head like me APL de, up inside your club or in your Bentley.
Get messy, loud and sick.
Ya'll mount past slow mo in another head trip. (So)
Come then now do not correct it, let's get ignant let's get hectic.

[Chorus:]
Everybody, everybody, let's get into it.
Get stupid. (Come on)
Get it started (come one), get it started (yeah), get it started.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here.
Let's get it started (ha), let's get it started
(woah, woah, woah) in here.
Yeah.

Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here)
Lets get woohoo!
Lets get woohoo! (in here) Ow, ow, ow!
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya...

Runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin', and runnin' runnin'
[fade]

[LizabethDavis]

Patrick won't be doing a Mother Son dance with his mother...so, I will be doing one with my son, Michael...We are doing this one because I love it:

Simple Man
Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Almost Famous Soundtrack)

Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.
Take your time... Don't live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
Go find the woman and you'll find love,
And don't forget son,
There is someone up above.

(Chorus)
And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Won't you do this for me son,
If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

(Chorus)

Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself.
Follow you heart and nothing else.
And you can do this if you try.
All I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

(Chorus)

[LizabethDavis]

I really want to be able to give my father and step-mother a chance to have a dance together at the wedding because they didn't have an actual wedding...they eloped one night and never had the big to-do, but I think it would be great to give them a dance...

Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden:

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love
Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath
Truly Madly Deeply Do
I will be strong, I will be faithful
Coz I'm counting on

A new beginning
A reason for living
A deeper meaning (yeah)


I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
And when the stars are shining
Brightly in the velvet sky
I'll make a wish send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry

The tears of joy for all the
Pleasure in the certainty
That we're surrounded
By the comfort and protection of

The highest powers
In lonely hours
The tears devour you


I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
Oh can you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
Coz it's standing right before you
All that you need will surely come

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love
Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath
Truly Madly Deeply Do


I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

[LizabethDavis]

For the last dance, we have chosen this song:

Closing Time
Closing time
Open all the doors and let you out into the world
Closing time
Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl
Closing time
One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer
Closing time
You don't have to go home but you can't stay here

I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home

Closing time
Time for you to go out to the places you will be from
Closing time
This room won't be open till your brothers or your sisters come
So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits
I hope you have found a friend
Closing time
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
Take me home

[LizabethDavis]

So, I have some updated pictures of me in my dress because a month ago, I couldn't get it zipped up, but it goes up with no problem now!!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da39b3127cce88d722df247c00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da39b3127cce88d722daa54900000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da39b3127cce88d722d1247200000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da39b3127cce88d722d8a54b00000016108AaMW7Zi5Ztx

[LizabethDavis]

I ordered my cake today!! We both agreed that we wanted something elegant and simple, so I went and I found something that I thought was just that. Please, please, puhleeze excuse the picture as she was only able to make a photocopy of the picture of the cake, so it is the best that I have:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Cake.jpg

It will obviously look much better in you know, real life. But this cake is a 6/9/12 round cake and should be enough to feed everyone! OH and there will not be a seperator, it will just be tier on top of tier.

[LizabethDavis]

Now that I have most of the big stuff out of the way, it is time to get some fun stuff, which I did:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/MOHHat.jpg

Maid of Honor Hat

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Bridesmaidhat.jpg

Bridesmaids Hat

http://www.ultimatewedding.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Hat.JPG

My Hat

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Cardbox.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Purse.jpg

The "Money" Purse that a friend from Ohio sent me

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Pen.jpg

The gel pen I bought for the guests to sign with

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/ShotGlass.jpg

Shot glass from friend in Ohio

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Frame.jpg

Frame from friend in Ohio

[LizabethDavis]

My latest project was to work on some glasses for the Wedding Party. I used rubons from the scrapbooking section and the tags I got from A.C. Moore. 20 for $1.00:

Sarah ~ "Promise"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/SarahPromise.jpg

Steve ~ "The only happiness in life is to love and to be loved."

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/SteveHappiness.jpg

Karen ~ "Love"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/KarenLove.jpg

Nick ~ "The Look of Love"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/NickLookofLove.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

Lauren ~ "Forever"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/LaurenForever.jpg

Matt ~ "Happily Ever After"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/MattHappilyEverAfter.jpg

Kelsie ~ "Bliss"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/KelsieBliss.jpg

Derek ~ " Love & Joy"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/DerekLoveandJoy.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

different First Dance Song So, as I was checking and double checking things with Patrick, we came across the issue of the First Dance song. We were going to do it to "The Good Stuff", but then he decided that while it was the first song we danced to, it started out talking about fighting and we didn't want that. So, he suggested this song, and while I haven't confirmed it with him, I am all for it...I really like it a lot!!

You can listen to it here (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=47602734) on my MySpace page and here are the lyrics:

I don't believe in superstars,
Organic food and foreign cars.
I don't believe the price of gold;
The certainty of growing old.
That right is right and left is wrong,
That north and south can't get along.
That east is east and west is west.
And being first is always best.

But I believe in love.
I believe in babies.
I believe in Mom and Dad.
And I believe in you.

Well, I don't believe that heaven waits,
For only those who congregate.
I like to think of God as love:
He's down below, He's up above.
He's watching people everywhere.
He knows who does and doesn't care.
And I'm an ordinary man,
Sometimes I wonder who I am.

But I believe in love.
I believe in music.
I believe in magic.
And I believe in you.

Well, I know with all my certainty,
What's going on with you and me,
Is a good thing.
It's true, I believe in you.

I don't believe virginity,
Is as common as it used to be.
In working days and sleeping nights,
That black is black and white is white.
That Superman and Robin Hood,
Are still alive in Hollywood.
That gasoline's in short supply,
The rising cost of getting by.

But I believe in love.
I believe in old folks.
I believe in children.
I believe in you.

But I believe in love.
I believe in babies.
I believe in Mom and Dad.
And I believe in you.

[LizabethDavis]

So, I think what I am going to do is save everyone's RSVP cards, bring them to the ceremony/reception and have people find their cards and sign them and put them in a fish bowl and then later go and put them into my scrapbook. This seems like the best idea. I got a good sized fish bowl from Wal-mart last night for $6.00 and I will probably decorate it somehow...With some rubons and some ribbon, but I need a catchy poem to let guests know what they are suppose to do...Any suggestions would be great! I'll post pictures of the bowl after it is decorated!

[LizabethDavis]

Well, I originally had a bouquet all picked out for myself , but I decided it wasn't full enough and that I didn't like it very much, so instead I am getting this one:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Flowers.jpg

This bouquet just looks fuller then the other one. The other one when I got it was kind of flimsy and what not. This one measures at 9.5" wide by 11-13" long and will look much better. Also included in the package was a MOH bouquet (one that will actually match mine), a total of six bouts, 2 double rose corsages and 2 single rose corsages

[LizabethDavis]

Like anyone really cares what I am wearing underneath my dress, but hey, I thought I would share anyway because I think they are cute! I did get a "shaper" or a tummy hider, whatever you want to call it, but can't find a pic online and I think it is unneccessary to go through the hassle of getting out my digi just for that. But here are the cute undies I found:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Undies.jpg

Obviously not my stomach, but at least you can see them. They are thongs, but with a little skirt around them. Too cute! Another thing of my list. I think for my something blue, I will take the string off of the shotglass that my friend in Ohio sent me and attach it to my undies somehow. So now, I have something new and something blue....The challenge will be something old and something borrowed!

[LizabethDavis]

This is my To-Do list for the month of May:

Provide Guest list to bridesmaid for shower

Begin fittings

Arrange wedding day transportation for everyone

Begin working on vows, especially if writing your own

As you receive presents, be sure to update registry list and record gifts you get and send out Thank You's!!!

[LizabethDavis]

The Parent's Glasses So, obviously my parent's need something spiffy to drink out of....

My Father's ~ To Have and To Hold

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/DadToHaveandToHold.jpg

My Stepmother's ~ everlasting love

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/VickiEverlastingLove.jpg

My Mother's - From This Day Forward

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/MomFromthisdayforward.jpg

FMIL's ~ Forever Yours

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/CarlaForeveryours.jpg

And for the record FFIL all ready has one...he is getting one from the Bridal Party set seems how he is the Best Man!

[LizabethDavis]

I finally got the fish bowl decorated:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Guestbowl.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Guestbowl2.jpg

[MOB Karen]

That's really cute, Lizabeth! Is that a garter on there? Is that like those fish bowl stones in there as well. That looks really pretty. I really like that, I will have to make sure Amber sees that. Now, what goes in there, cards?

[LizabethDavis]

Yes Karen, that is a garter that I put over the top. The stones are just those little decorative ones that you can get at The Dollar Store. And silly me forgot to explain what I am doing it for! I am having a Scrapbook Guestbook type of thing and decided the best way to do it is to bring all of the RSVP cards I get and have the guests find theirs, sign them and then put them into a fishie bowl and then I can put them into the book later. This is the fish bowl I intend on using.

[MOB Karen]

Well, how clever is that? You've got it tied to the wedding with the garter which adds a very decorative detail, I might add. And you've got the stones which ties your color theme into it. I would have never thought to do something like that, but it is so original. With very little cost, you have a lovely colorful wedding item to set on one of your tables. I love it! Thanks for that idea! Now where did you get the bowl, if I might ask?

[LizabethDavis]

Wal-Mart Pet Department for $6.00!!

[LizabethDavis]

These were taken from the UW Article Section:

Marriage is a supreme sharing of experience, and an adventure in the most intimate of human relationships. It is the joyous union of two people whose comradeship and mutual understanding have flowered in romance. Today Patrick and Elizabeth proclaim their love and commitment to the world, and we gather here to rejoice, with and for them, in the new life they now undertake together.
The joy we feel now is a solemn joy, because the act of marriage has many consequences, both social and personal. Marriage requires "love," a word we often use with vagueness and sentimentality. We may assume that love is some rare and mystical event, when in fact it is our natural state of being.

So what do we mean by love? When we love, we see things other people do not see. We see beneath the surface, to the qualities which make our beloved special and unique. To see with loving eyes, is to know inner beauty. And to be loved is to be seen, and known, as we are known to no other. One who loves us, gives us a unique gift: a piece of ourselves, but a piece that only they could give us.

We who love, can look at each other's life and say, "I touched his life," or, "I touched her life," just as an artist might say, "I touched this canvas." "Those brushstrokes in the comer of this magnificent mural, those are mine. I was a part of this life, and it is a part of me." Marriage is to belong to each other through a unique and diverse collaboration, like two threads crossing in different directions, yet weaving one tapestry together.

The secret of love and marriage is similar to that of religion itself. It is the emergence of the larger self. It is the finding of one's life by losing it. Such is the privilege of husband and wife - to be each himself, herself and yet another; to face the world strong, with the courage of two.

To make this relationship work, therefore, takes more than love. It takes trust, to know in your hearts that you want only the best for each other. It takes dedication, to stay open to one another, to learn and grow, even when it is difficult to do so. And it takes faith, to go forward together without knowing what the future holds for you both. While love is our natural state of being, these other qualities are not as easy to come by. They are not a destination, but a journey.

The true art of married life is in this an inner spiritual journey. It is a mutual enrichment, a give and take between two personalities, a mingling of two endowments which diminishes neither, but enhances both.

[LizabethDavis]

Aunt D'Arcy to Read:

Love is always patient and kind, it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasures in other people's sins but delights in the truth, it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end.

[LizabethDavis]

The Unity Candle Ceremony:

"The lighting of the center candle represents not only the union of Patrick and Elizabeth in marriage, but the unity formed in this new family in which your lives will now shine as one family.

And now, let us participate in another symbolic act. Life is full of many such actions that speak to us of a deeper meaning that we cannot always put into words. Now each of you will take a candle. And together you will light one larger candle. This is a vivid reminder that in true marriage our lives are merged, even as we remain individuals.This is a symbolic prayer that God will enhance your own personhood and bless your uniqueness as individuals: but that God will also make of your hands ONE hand...of your hearts ONE heart...and of your lives ONE life.

[LizabethDavis]

To be read by Aunt Cheryl:

Patrick and Elizabeth, you are about to make promises to one another. Today, these vows are beautiful words representing even more beautiful intentions. But you will find that as you
live these vows over the years, investing your time an d your love and your commitment to one another, the happy times of your life will be twice as joyous, because there will be someone to share those joy with. And when life gets tough, it will only be half as bad, because there will be someone by your side to help
carry the burden. For those times when life presents all of us with challenges, I would like to offer you the serenity prayer to remember: God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference

[LizabethDavis]

now please join your hands.

Patrick, do you take Elizabeth to be your wedded wife, to live together in marriage.
Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her
For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health
And forsaking all others, be faithful only to her.
So long as you both shall live?

I do

And at this time Patrick, do you have a ring for your bride?

Then place it upon her left finger as a symbol of your neverending love

(Patrick) With this ring, I thee wed.


Elizabeth, do you take Patrick to be your wedded husband to live together in marriage
Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him
For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health
And forsaking all others, be faithful only to him
So long as you both shall live?

I do

And at this time Elizabeth, do you have a ring for your groom?

Then place it upon his left finger as a symbol of your neverending love.

(Elizabeth) With this ring, I thee wed.

[LizabethDavis]

Okay, I finally have a rough estimate of a timeline for the Wedding Party. I have yet to do the Service Provider's, but hey, I'm lucky I got this far:

2:00pm ~ Manicure and Pedicure Appointment
3:30pm ~ Hair and Makeup Appoinment
5:00pm ~ Arrive at ceremony site
5:15pm ~ Patrick arrives at ceremony site
5:15pm ~ Getting Ready time for girls
5:30pm ~ Best man gives officiant Marriage license and Fee
5:30pm ~ Ushers begin handing out programs as guests arrive
5:30pm ~ Prelude music begins
5:55pm ~ Attendants line up
5:56pm ~ FOB takes his place next to bride
5:58pm ~ Officiant, Groom, Best Man & Groomsmen take place
6:00pm ~ Processional music begins
6:01pm ~ Bridesmaids, MOH, RB, FG, Bride and Father enter
6:21pm ~ Bride/Groom, FG/RB, MOH/BM, BM/GM recessional
6:25pm ~ Signing of marriage certificate
6:30pm ~ Photos
6:30pm ~ Appetizers Served
7:15pm ~ Wedding Party Introductions
7:20pm ~ Dinner Served
8:05pm ~ Toasts
8:10pm ~ First Dance
8:15pm ~ Traditional Dances
8:30pm ~ Open Dance Floor/mingling
8:50pm~ Bride and Groom Toast
8:55pm ~ Cake Cutting Ceremony
9:15pm ~ Bouquet Toss
9:20pm ~ Garter Toss
9:25pm ~ Open Dance floor
9:45pm ~ Last Dance
9:55pm~ Grand Exit




This schedule is of course only a guideline, not a strict must follow. I will not freak out if something is started late or early!!

[LizabethDavis]

Okay, here is the Service Provider Schedule. Once again, this is more of a guideline. However, I am more apt to freak out if it is running late:

4:30pm ~ DJ arrives
4:30pm ~ Caterer arrives, begins setup
5:00pm ~ Baker delievers cake
5:15pm ~ Officiant Arrives
5:15pm ~ Photographer arrives
5:30pm ~ Pre-Ceremony photos
5:30pm ~ Prelude music begins
5:58pm ~ Officiant in place
6:00pm ~ Processional music begins
6:25pm ~ Signing of Marriage certificate
6:30pm ~ Photos
6:30pm ~ Appetizers Served
6:30pm ~ DJ begins music
7:15pm ~ Wedding Party Intros
7:20pm ~ Dinner Served
8:00pm ~ DJ Announces toast in five minutes
8:05pm ~ DJ Announces Best Man
8:10pm ~ DJ announces first dance
8:15pm ~ DJ announces traditional dances
8:30pm ~ DJ announces open dance floor
8:50pm ~ DJ announces cake cutting
9:15pm ~ DJ announces bouquet toss
9:20pm ~ DJ announces garter toss
9:25pm ~ Open dance floor
9:45pm ~ Last Dance
9:55pm ~ Exit


Does that put into prespective how important the DJ is or what???

[LizabethDavis]

I had to tweak my schedules above because for some reason, I thought I had the hall until 11, but I only had it until 10. No problem though, as some of those things will probably not take as much time as I budgeted for!

[LizabethDavis]

I "won" my Bridesmaids bouquets today! I got away with three of them for $20.50. They are an 8 rose bouquet that look like:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/BridesmaidsBoo-k.jpg

But they will be in lavendar color shown here:


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Color.jpg

I can't wait for them to get here!!

[Jopet]

Wow everything looks so organised! You Go Girl!!!
Your bouquets are going to look amazing.

[LizabethDavis]

Everybody's Free... Love this song:

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97,
Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term
benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or
reliable then my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice....now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, nevermind, you won't understand the power and
beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of
yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous
you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra
equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind: the kind that blindsides
you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts; don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is
long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive; forget the insults. (if you succeed in doing this, tell me how).
Keep your old love letters; throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people
I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of Calcium. Be kind to your knees -- you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll
divorce at 40; maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half
chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body: use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it; it's the
greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance...even if you have no where to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions (even if you don't follow them).
Do not read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents; you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings: they're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in
the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but what a precious few should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps
and geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you
were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old; and when you
do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children
respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse,
but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you are 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia;
dispensing it is a way of wishing the past from the disposal--wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and
recycling it for more than it's worth. But trust me, I'm the sunscreen.

[LizabethDavis]

Well, after much thinking it over, I have decided to change my processional song. It was originally going to be "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. However, after listening to that song and trying to imagine myself and my girls walking down the stairs to it and then listening to "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden, I have decided that "I Knew I Loved You" is going to be my processional and we will use If I Ain't Got You where we were going to use I Knew I Loved You.

[LizabethDavis]

Found these tonight and I am hoping to be able to get them:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Programs.jpg

They are programs that are all done on the outside and then you can personalize the insides.

[LizabethDavis]

I am waiting patiently for my mail to get here as my first batch of flowers is suppose to be arriving today. With my bouquet, the MOH bouquet and all of the bouts and corsages....I hate waiting!

I'm also finally ordering a gown bag for, well, my gown. When I ordered my gown, it didn't come with one and I am not sure why I have put off getting one, but I will finally be getting one. Better late then never I suppose.

[LizabethDavis]

Finally got my flowers and being the dork that I am, I all ready snapped pictures of them to put on here:

This is the Single Rose Corsage. My father and step-mother will get one of these:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/SingleBudCorsage.jpg

Double rose corsage that my mother and FMIL will use:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/DoubleBudcorsage.jpg

The Groomsmen Bouts:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/GMBout.jpg

The Groom's Bout:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Patbout.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

The MOH Bouquet:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/MOHBouquet.jpg

My Bouquet:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/myBouquet.jpg

Me with my bouquet (excuse my face):

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Meandboo-k.jpg

[rainbowtreat]

I love those flowers. They look so awsome. I have no idea what mine look like. My friend in Ohio is having them made for me. I cant wait to see mine. I hope they are half as nice as yours.

[LizabethDavis]

I'm sure they will be gorgeous!! I lucked out with these...I paid 64.90 for the whole 12 piece package off of Ebay. All the bridal bouquets that I have found that are like that are like $50.00 by themselves, so to get the MOH bouquet and the corsages, bouts and such was a deal.

[Jenn060306]

Those are sooooo beautiful! I love them! How exsiting! You've got all your flowers! I can not wait to see mine. It will be a big surprise the night before because we are having real flowers and my mom's friend is making them for us.
That's a great deal too! I've never been able to find really nice artificial flowers.

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks Jen! I would have really liked to have real flowers, but I also wanted to be able to display my bouquet in the house and such. Not too mention that it just isn't in our budget. I'm sure yours will be just beautiful! Your day is getting super close!!

[MOB Karen]

The colors are amazing! At $64, they're a steal. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/grinser/grinning-smiley-030.gif

Flowers were a HUGE part of our budget, I paid $1053. Compare that to your flower budget, and who's the smart wedding planner here? Oh well....

Anyways, Elizabeth, they look great and congratulations to you!!!

[LizabethDavis]

The colors are amazing! At $64, they're a steal. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/grinser/grinning-smiley-030.gif

Flowers were a HUGE part of our budget, I paid $1053. Compare that to your flower budget, and who's the smart wedding planner here? Oh well....

Anyways, Elizabeth, they look great and congratulations to you!!!

Thank you so much Karen! That really means a lot to me!! I'm sure Amber's flowers will be just gorgeous though!!

[WhiskeyGirl]

You flowers look great Lizabeth!! Way to go and be all crafty girl!!

[Jopet]

Your flowers look great and wow what a bargain!!!

[LizabethDavis]

Thank you so much ladies! Now for some more stuff!!!

[LizabethDavis]

Even though it may sound cheap, I have to say that Dollar Tree is a heaven send!! I just got back and got all kinds of goodies for my shower for the girls to use and some stuff for the wedding...tons of stuff and I only paid $43 for it all. I got five mini fish bowls for decorations (I'll be showing finished product later), some jewels, some "rings" to wrap around the bubbles I got...Just a bunch of stuff! BBL to post it all!!

[LizabethDavis]

Okay, here goes:

The shower things:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/ShowerPower.jpg

The fish bowls with jewels in them for decoration:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Tablepieces.jpg

The floating candles that will be put into the bowls after I fill them with water:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Floatingcandles.jpg

My Little People:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/LittlePeopls.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

The bubbles with silver rings on them...I'm glad they had silver...I don't like yellow gold:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Bubbles.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

I did glasses for the Service Providers too...Maybe I'm a dork, but I thought they would like them:

Marie - Officiant

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Marie.jpg

Cathy - Caterer

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Cathy.jpg

Nancy - Photographer

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Nancy.jpg

Ron - DJ

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Ron.jpg

[WhiskeyGirl]

I love everything Lizabeth! And I am sure that everyone you made a glass for will appreciate it very much!! I love your little people too they are so cute!

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks Shawna! I love the deal I got for everything!

[Jenn060306]

Thats amazing! I wish we had a dollar tree here!
We have a cool store called Party Packagers and i have gotten some really awsome stuff. But i haven't found any deals as great as yours! You are soooo creative! Can you come up here and help me make nifty little things for my wedding?!!? lol

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks so much Jen...I seriously never thought I really had a very creative side to me. These things that I do aren't very hard at all. I love to bargain shop all the time and I always see things in the dollar store and at discount stores and think...hmm...can I use this for something....

Canada isn't too far...depending on which part of Canada you are in!!:p

[LizabethDavis]

All right, it is official. I don't know what just happened, but after I posted that last post and then took a look at my ticker and saw how many days I had left, I started to get some major butterflies! It's so weird to think that in almost 10 weeks, I am going to be getting married!

[Jopet]

You really did score some great stuff at great prices!! How much were the fish bowls??? and also the wine glasses that you stuff written on them? I am thinking of doing that for favours.

Anyway you are very creative girl you should be proud of yourself!!:D

[LizabethDavis]

Jopet, everything was a dollar a piece. I got five fish bowls, so those were $5, five bags of gems (even though, I only ended up needing two), so those were $5 and the candles were 2 for $1, so that brought my total up to $13.00 for those. The glasses cost me $3 and the scrapbooking rubons I used cost me $2.99 at Target. So, not a bad deal.;)

Thank you for the compliments by the way!

[LizabethDavis]

Finally got my jewelry!!!! Well, I ordered it! It shouldn't take long for it to get here!


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Jewerly3.jpg

I'm only paying $13.95 for it! It looks, IMO, much more expensive then that. I love it!

[MOB Karen]

Everything looks so great, Elizabeth! I love every single thing. You are just the most talented person when it comes to bargain hunting. You have gotten some really nice things. I love that you are giving your vendors gifts, that's really a nice touch. The bubbles are really cute with the silver rings on them. Your jewelry is beautiful and what a price!! Great job!!

[Hayz]

I love your necklace and earrings. They are gorgeous.

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks ladies! I'm finally starting to get nervous...but I am also really excited too!!

[usahgrad]

Hey Liz! I gotta say I just LOVE the bouquets and hooyah for the Dollar Tree--I miss the really good one I used to go too. By the way, it doesn't sound cheap, it sound practical. My Mama mentioned yesterday that, because we bought the glasses for the centerpieces, we're going to have a TON of glasses around the house. I said I knew, but I just couldn't see spending three times as much to rent them...God bless the dollar store!

I love your jewelry! Everything looks so beautiful Liz! I can't wait to see all the pictures of how everything turns out!

[brewsells]

Liz, I love the jewelry you picked. I would guess it was much more expensive as well. And I love the centerpieces..

[LizabethDavis]

Thank you ladies! I always appreciate your comments! We went and got our marriage license today! How weird is that? The lady was going over the worksheet with us and had to scribble something out and she said the people that were there before us started filling out the form and then changed their minds! Ouch.

[LizabethDavis]

I got my ceremony programs in the mail today. They are just beautiful! Now if only I could figure out a way to print them without messing them up too bad!

[LizabethDavis]

Well, I finally figured out how to print off my ceremony programs and make them work! Hooray! I can't actually print them though, because we still have a few things that need to be set into stone first, such as the ceremony music, the order of the ceremony and then of course, I still don't know if Pat's buddy Matt is standing up with us or if Tim will be doing it....But, I am not going to stress about it!

[Valmai]

What part of the UK u coming to for your honeymoon Liz? Everything is coming along great btw well done xxx

[MOB Karen]

What part of the UK u coming to for your honeymoon Liz? Everything is coming along great btw well done xxx

Before Elizabeth answers, can I say how cool it is to have one of the Onewed brides be from the UK? Valmai, I'm sorry to gush, but that is so cool! I would LOVE to have Valmai be my post card buddy. lol How often do you get a chance to have someone from the UK send you a post card? Ok, I'll stop now. Sorry.

[Amber818]

Before Elizabeth answers, can I say how cool it is to have one of the Onewed brides be from the UK? Valmai, I'm sorry to gush, but that is so cool! I would LOVE to have Valmai be my post card buddy. lol How often do you get a chance to have someone from the UK send you a post card? Ok, I'll stop now. Sorry.

I was thinking the same thing! Too cool!

[LizabethDavis]

Well, we are flying into Manchester, but we will be staying....let me see...Derbyshire does that sound right? I am told it is near Nottingham, but I am not 100% sure. We are going to visit friends there! If you want a postcard, send me your address and I will send you one from over there! Of course, Valmai can too if she wants!! We are super excited about going over there!!

[Valmai]

Derbyshire is a lovely part of the UK hope u manage to fit in plenty of the sights even if it is your honeymoon lol
Valmai xxx

[LizabethDavis]

Well, I got my Ceremony Programs all figured out!! Hooray!! I've got the proper format saved onto my computer, although, the wording is not set in stone yet, as we still need to decide on music selections, the order of the ceremony and find out if Matt will be standing up with Pat or if Tim will end up doing it for Pat. Surprisingly though, I have no worries.

I was talking with my SIL (brother's wife) and she asked me if I was worried about certain individuals backing out and not standing up with us. I am actually NOT worried. I won't be surprised if it happens, but it is something that I have no control over and therefore, I DO NOT WORRY about these things. I see no reason to get worked up about things I cannot control! I know a lot of girls worry about these things, but it just isn't my thing to worry. At the end of the day, I will be married and that is what matters!

[LizabethDavis]

EEEKKKK! I got my jewelry today!! It is so beautiful! I tried it on all ready (mind you without makeup and my hair just thrown up!) and it looks absolutely beautiful!! I am so excited!! Now I am just waiting for my bridesmaids bouquet to come! A little over two months to go!!!

[LizabethDavis]

These aren't the best pictures, but they work:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Jewelryon1.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Jewelryon2.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Earrings.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/Necklace.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

I changed my Something Blue!!! I won't be tying the shoe string to my undies...and my undies have changed...I originally went looking for these and Wal-Mart didn't have them, so I went to Target and found the original ones, but when I went into Wal-Mart today to pick up our honeymoon luggage, I found them:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/SomethingBlue.jpg

I got the pink ones as well that say "Bride-To-Be" on them, but I can't show you those because I all ready put them on...I put them on the second I got home! They are sooo comfy and only $2.88

[brewsells]

Very pretty!! I really like them. How exciting!

[LizabethDavis]

Well, I finally start a new job tommorrow!!! Granted, it is only a temporary job, but that is really all I want right now anyway! It is for a local 4 attorney law firm and I will be filling in for the receptionist while she is on maternity leave, which should take me through the end of August. They are all ready aware of the time I need off in July and August and are fine with it! Of course, this is the receptionist's first child, so who knows? She may decide she doesn't want to go back to work and a vacancy may open up!! But, I won't hold my breath...I will just be happy for now to have something to bring in some extra $$!

[LizabethDavis]

I got my favor bags last night!! Hooray!!! Of course, the seller has protected their images, so I can't simply copy it and paste it in here, but here is a link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9519343831&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1) so that you can see them. I got 100 for $10.00! Good deal...even at the Dollar Tree, they wanted $1.00 for 4, so to get 100, I would have had to spend about $22.00, so I think it is a good deal...I'm going to get some candy and put those in here...maybe some Hugs and Kisses...and some Peanut Butter Cups, just because I like them!!

[LizabethDavis]

My new job rocks!! I love it there. The people are super nice and it's not just me working there, which is what I am use to doing. It makes it nice that everytime the phone rings, I don't have to jump to get it...of course, that doesn't mean I don't have to answer it, but still....Anyway, I am hoping that by working, the next two months will go faster!!! What is it now..Two months and 2 days????

[LizabethDavis]

UM....TWO MONTHS ANYONE!

[Jopet]

Ok firstly your jewellery is beautiful!! :bbmrgreen:
Your favour bags are cute and **** what a bargain!! EBAY ROCKS lol sorry.

It's really good that you have a job that you enjoy, I don't know many people that love going to work.

[MOB Karen]

UM....TWO MONTHS ANYONE!




http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12/12_1_100.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYUS)That is going to go so fast, Elizabeth!! I can't believe how time flies around here. Congratulations on reaching the 2 month mark!!!

[LizabethDavis]

Thank you Naomi and Karen! I love my jewelry and my little favor bags!! I can't wait for these two months to fly by!! I hope the go extremely fast! I can't wait to be MRS. DAVIS!!!

[rainbowtreat]

I am gonna help you make the time fly by. By having you marry me and Nicholas. This should help a little I would think. Can you beleive I get to meet you in 19 days? Wow this is gonna be so cool.

[LizabethDavis]

Oh my gosh yes!!! I can't wait to finally meet you! How weird and wonderful is that going to be???

[Jenn060306]

Those 2 months will fly by SOOOO fast!
It's so crazy thinking about how long we've planned these weddings for. It seems like an eternity away when you start then its suddenly there.

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks Jenn! Your day is coming so soon! You must be so excited!!

[Jenn060306]

Thanks Jenn! Your day is coming so soon! You must be so excited!!

LOL I am. Mark is too. Every morning for the past couple days he's told me the number of days left and got all giddy and exsited! It's cute!
I feel like i'm smiling from ear to ear most days! :bbmrgreen:

[WhiskeyGirl]

Man the time will fly!! Heres to 2 months Girl!! Have fun and enjoy it! :)

[LizabethDavis]

I got my favor bags today! They are super cute! I just don't have anything to put in them yet...I am still running with the Hugs and Kisses idea...let me know if you guys have any different ideas:


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/050284/FavorBags.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

Well, I love my temp job, but I guess I won't be returning..at least for tommorrow...I don't know what happened. The temp agency called me at like 5:50 after I had been gone for 5 minutes...I wasn't home, but they left a message saying that they weren't going to need me tommorrow, but the thing is, there is one secretary, two paralegals on vacation and the receptionist just had her baby today...so really, the NEED someone there. I am not sure what I did or what the problem is and I won't know until tommorrow...Oh well, I guess...Just gives me more time to plan my wedding...

[rainbowtreat]

Sorry to hear about your temp. job. I hope it all works out for ya. Keep us posted. The favors bags are cute.

[LizabethDavis]

So, I guess for some reason my temp job thought that I couldn't handle working for and taking orders from 4 different attorneys...Yeah, whateva...I was fine and they never asked me how I was doing...Oh well.

[LizabethDavis]

Oh yes, it is time for me to start thinking about packing for the honeymoon....I went and got a few things from the Dollar Tree that we NEEDED for the honeymoon. Some of these things, we may not use over there, but better safe then sorry. So far, I have gotten:

Toothpaste
A five pack of toothbrushes with Travel Caps
2 mini bottles of Scope mouthwash
2 pack of Irish Spring Soap
2 - 2oz bottles of Dial Hand Sanitizer
1 - 12 oz bottle of White Rain Body Wash
10 - 10 packs of 3 ply tissues
Eye drops
Daytime and NightTime Cold Medicine
Ibuprofen
2 Reusable Hot and Cold Gel Packs
Tums with Calcium
6oz bottle of Calamine Lotion
Dry Skin Lotion
110 Band-Aids
10 pack of pantyliners (just in case!)
2 Travel umbrellas
2 First Aid Kits 2 Go
includes: 2 cleansing wipes, 2 First Aid Gauze Pads
2 knuckle adhesives, 4 Adhesives bandages and 2 butterfly closures

I still need to get

Diarrhea medication ( isn't that a pleasant thought, but you never know!)
Throat Lozenges
Moleskin for blisters
Breath mints
Chapstick
Insect Repellent, Bite medication
Sunblock and Sunburn Relief
Saline Nasal Spray
Inflatable neck pillow

[brewsells]

Boy you did think of everything. I, on the other hand, would get there and say :censored: , I forgot this... I am infamous for that.

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks guys, but my memory had nothing to do with remembering all of that...I have a checklist in my handy wedding planning book. That is where I get all of my checklists! Some of the things are extra, but for the most part, all of that came from a checklist I had! Being overseas, I don't want to take any chances of needing something!

[Jenn060306]

That's a great list! I don't know where you are planning on going in the UK but in London there is a great pharmacy called Boots if you forget anything. When i went my friend came down with a terrible cold so we got all the cold needs there.
Also.... Make sure you always have extra tissues with you. Some washrooms are terribly gross and un-trust worthy or have no toilet paper. It's always good to have a couple extra with you. :)

[LizabethDavis]

That's a great list! I don't know where you are planning on going in the UK but in London there is a great pharmacy called Boots if you forget anything. When i went my friend came down with a terrible cold so we got all the cold needs there.
Also.... Make sure you always have extra tissues with you. Some washrooms are terribly gross and un-trust worthy or have no toilet paper. It's always good to have a couple extra with you. :)

LOL...thanks. As my list mentioned, I picked up 10 - 10 packs of 3 ply tissues, so hopefully, that will be enough, but I will probably bring an extra roll of TP too!

[LizabethDavis]

So, I just went and got "fitted" if you will for my dress. The top part needs to be taken in and once it fits right up top, hopefully, it will sit right on my body...The grand total for alterations....$15.00! How I ever managed that, I do not know!

[Kacie_bride]

So, I just went and got "fitted" if you will for my dress. The top part needs to be taken in and once it fits right up top, hopefully, it will sit right on my body...The grand total for alterations....$15.00! How I ever managed that, I do not know!

$15!!!! Wow! You scored big time on that!

[LizabethDavis]

I know! The guy had a bit of an accent so I thought he said $50, which would have still been a deal, but when I asked to double check, he said, "No, Fifteen, one five" No complaints here!

[LizabethDavis]

Sorry about this post, but I need to post something to get my count off 667 minus one! Just to be on the safe side!

[StaceyMc]

Did you do a happy dance when he said $15? I would have. Good deal!

[LizabethDavis]

I just about did a happy dance!! But I didn't, but now I really can do a happy dance because:

Obviously that other temp job just wasn't meant to be!! I start a different temp job for a different company on Tuesday!! I won't be working for an attorney's office, but instead I will be working for the area hospital www.emmc.org (http://www.emmc.org/) Eastern Maine Medical Center. And I will not only be working for them, I wil be working for the President and Vice-President of the Hospital, which means way more $$!! How much more? Well, at the last temp job, I was getting $8.50 an hour, the jobs before that was $9.50, but this one....$12.00 an hour!! 40 hours a week!! Umm..hello! Good-bye financial worries! Temporarily of course. The job is only suppose to last until August-ish, but now that I have my foot in the door over there, they are more likely to find me a permanent job over there when the time comes! Hooray!!

[MOB Karen]

Congrats, Elizabeth!!! That's wonderful!! I know every little bit helps!! Good job!!

[rainbowtreat]

The job things is so cool. I am happy for you. And $15 for the alterations? OMG i am paying $65 for mine and $65 for my daughters, you made out big time.

[LizabethDavis]

Well, I am finally encountering my first big vent/worry/mainly just pissed off...my Bridesmaids bouquets that I ordered like May 1 have yet to come in. The seller said they would take two weeks to get here. It has been almost three weeks since she received the payment and it's not really pissing me off that I don't have them...It's pissing me off that she won't answer any of my emails! What the hell? Answer the email and tell me where the hell my flowers are! She better get hopping on answering me! Although, I don't really know what I am going to do if she doesn't, but the flowers better get here soon!

[LizabethDavis]

I just picked up my dress and brought it home for a quick try on before I have to rush out for an appointment and it fits perfectly now!! Just perfectly!!! Now, my challenge is to make sure that it stay fitting just perfectly! I don't have my camera right now, so I can't force my kids to take pictures to show the final product, but I will do so soon!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Well, I am finally encountering my first big vent/worry/mainly just pissed off...my Bridesmaids bouquets that I ordered like May 1 have yet to come in. The seller said they would take two weeks to get here. It has been almost three weeks since she received the payment and it's not really pissing me off that I don't have them...It's pissing me off that she won't answer any of my emails! What the hell? Answer the email and tell me where the hell my flowers are! She better get hopping on answering me! Although, I don't really know what I am going to do if she doesn't, but the flowers better get here soon!

I had a similar problm when I ordered my cake topper off of Ebay! It can be so worriesome! This is a huge thing you were counting on! I hope she gets back to you soon!! Good luck Lizabeth!

[LizabethDavis]

I'm so crushed right now. I just found out something horrible and I had to find out through myspace of all friggin places. I'm so crushed. My middle school sweetheart Adam Joseph Carlisle (http://www.bangornews.com/a/class/obituaries/obituary.cfm?id=57385) was killed the other night. He decided to drive drunk and go 100 miles an hour and was in a fatal accident. The services are tommorrow and I don't know if I can go and handle it. But, I think I have to. I'm so crushed right now.

[MOB Karen]

Ohhhh, Elizabeth, I'm so sorry for your loss. Take comfort in the fact that he's in God's hands now. My prayers are with you.

[WhiskeyGirl]

I'm sorry Elizabeth! That is terriable. My thoughts are with you! take care!!

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks ladies! I went and feel somewhat better now. It gets easier all the time, but I am still so mad! Mad at him for being so stupid for drinking and driving and mad at myself for not being a better friend, but I am slowly dealing with it.

[LaceyinPgh]

Elizabeth I am sorry for your loss. It is horrible to happen so close to your big day.

[LizabethDavis]

Thank you for your kind words ladies. It is getting easier all the time, but I still miss him greatly.

I received word tonight that my bridesmaids bouquets will finally be mailed out on Tuesday, so I should have them soon! Finally, no more stressing!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Hey Honey!!

Glad you heard about your BMs bouqets! Hope you are feeling better soon!!

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks Shawna! I hope I feel better soon too!

[LizabethDavis]

So, my bouquets are hopefully in the mail, on their sweet little way to me! You know me, as soon as I can, I am going to be getting some pictures up of them when they come in..I can't wait!!

[WhiskeyGirl]

So, my bouquets are hopefully in the mail, on their sweet little way to me! You know me, as soon as I can, I am going to be getting some pictures up of them when they come in..I can't wait!!

neither can I!!! :)

[rainbowtreat]

I am glad things worked out with the bouqets. I have no idea what mine will look like and wont untill I get to Maine. Can't wait to see your wedding come together.

[LizabethDavis]

I got my bouquets today!! Hooray! Finally! They are beautiful, but of course my digi is broke!!! As soon as it gets fixed though, I will post pictures of them!

Oh, and Gwen....Just so you know how much I love you...I am missing my son's round robin games and the BBQ next weekend to come and marry you and Nicholas!! But, it's all good! I don't think I would have much fun anyway!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Hope you can get your camera fixed soon! We love pictures!! :)

[Kacie_bride]

I got my bouquets today!! Hooray! Finally! They are beautiful, but of course my digi is broke!!! As soon as it gets fixed though, I will post pictures of them!

Oh, and Gwen....Just so you know how much I love you...I am missing my son's round robin games and the BBQ next weekend to come and marry you and Nicholas!! But, it's all good! I don't think I would have much fun anyway!

I think that is so cool that you are doing Gwen's wedding!!! That is so exciting!

Congrats about your bouquets. I can't wait to see them.

[rainbowtreat]

I got my bouquets today!! Hooray! Finally! They are beautiful, but of course my digi is broke!!! As soon as it gets fixed though, I will post pictures of them!

Oh, and Gwen....Just so you know how much I love you...I am missing my son's round robin games and the BBQ next weekend to come and marry you and Nicholas!! But, it's all good! I don't think I would have much fun anyway!


You are so sweet!!!! I realy do hope you know howmuch I apreciate this. It means so much that you are doign this. Thanks a million.

[LizabethDavis]

Pat made the decision to use this song as our recessional....I would have never thought of it, but I think it's nice!



What Would You Do If I Sang Out Of Tune
Would You Stand Up And Walk Out On Me
Lend Me Your Ears And I'll Sing You A Song
I Will Try Not To Sing Out Of Key

ohh Baby I Get By,
(by with a little help of my friends)
All i need is my buddies
(try with a little help of my friends)
I said I Want To Get High I will
(High With a little help of my friends)
Who-Ho-Hoo-yeah

What Do I Do When My Love Is Away,
(Does it worry for you to be alone?)
no no
How Do I Feel By The End Of The Day
(Are you said because your on your own)
I hope you Don`t say it no more

(by with a little help of my friends)
gonna get by with my friends
(try With a little help from my friends)
heel-heel-heel I`ll will try
(high with a little help from my friends)
keeping it high I will

Chorus

(Do you need anybody)
I Need Someone To Love
(Could it be anybody)
All I Need Is Someone, who knows just where I`m going yeah
Somebody who knows quiet sure, baby


(by with a little help from my friends)
said I`m gonna make it with my friends, i will
(try with a little help from my friends)
Who-hoo-I wonna keep on trying
(high with a little help from my friends)
i`m gonna keep on trying


Chorus

(Would You Believe In A Love At First Sight?)
I'm Certain It Happens All The Time yeah
(What Do You See When You Turn Off The Lights?)
I can`t tell ya, but it sure feel like mine

(by with a little friend from my friends)
Don`t you know I`m gonna make it with my friends
(Try with a little friend from my friends)
I promised my self I get by
(high with a little friend from my friends)
Said I`m gonna try it a little to hard

Chorus

(Do you need anybody)
ohaaa- yeah yeah yeah
(Could it be anybody)
Oh there`s gonna be somebody
Ohh yeah yeah

(by with a little help from my friends)
Said i`m gonna get by with my friend, I tell ya
(try with a little help from my friends)
Ooh yes I`m gonna keep trying
(high with a little help from my friends)
Keeping it trying with my friends
(by with a little help from my friends)
Ooh you never gonna stop me anymore
(try with a little help from my friends)
I`ll keep on trying
(high with a little help from my friends)
get on high, i`m wanna make time oh lord
Gonna get by with my friends

[Valmai]

I love this song too - will prob end up singing it to myself all day now lol
Valmai xxx

[AngelinLove]

I was thinking of using that song for our bridal party song...but Joel nixed it. I think he likes the song..but he said that it makes him think of Wonder Years. Personally I loved Wonder Years. Anyways we ended up picking Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel.

[LizabethDavis]

Okay...I'm such a dork and had nothing to do at work today, so I went ahead and did a ton of lists today...

Let me start by revising my music must play list:

My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
She Thinks She Needs Me - Andy Griggs
The Rose - Bette Middler
Energy (Amber) - 311
Just A Lil' Bit - 50 Cent
Everybody's Free..To Wear Sunscreen
You're My Better Half - Keith Urban
Can I Get A.... - Jay-Z
I Believe in A Thing - The Darkness
All My Life - KC & JoJo
Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
I'm A Believer - Monkees
Crazy Little Thing - Queen
Keeper of the Stars - Tracey Byrd
Come What May - Moulin Rouge
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Errtime - Nelly
Little Moments - Brad Paisley
Hate It Or Love It - 50 Cent
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk - Trace Adkins
Get This Party Started - Pink
Juicy - B.I.G.
Big Poppa - B.I.G.
21 Questions - 50 Cent
Shake That *** - Eminem
Baby Got Back - Sir-Mix-A-Lot
Lean Back - Fat Joe
Love Will Keep Us Alive - The Eagles
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Middler
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
The Time of My Life - Dirty Dancing Sountrack
Accidentially in Love - Counting Crows
My Best Friend - Queen
Can't Hide Beautiful - Aaron Lines
Life in the Fast Lane - Eagles
Chicks Dig It - ?
You're the Inspiration - Chicago
Mama, He's Crazy - Judds
I Hope You Dance - Leann Womack
Remember When - Alan Jackson
Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
Angel of Mine - Monica
Angel - Aerosmith
Beautiful Day - U2
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Golddigger - Kanye West
Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Crazy in Love - Beyonce
Big Pimpin' - Jay Z
High Way to Hell - AC/DC
One Hot Mama - Trace Adkins
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) - Offspring
Whatta Man - Salt-N-Peppa
I'll Be - Edwin McCaiin
Beth - Kiss
Take My Breath Away - Berlin (NOT JESSICA SIMPSON!!!)
For You I Will - Monica
More Then Words - Frankie J
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us - Starship
Tough Little Boys - Gary Alan
Landslide - Stevie Nicks
There Goes My Life - Kenny Chesney
Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Broken - Seether and Amy Lee
If I Had A Million $ - Barenaked Ladies
Love Don't Cost a Thing - J-Lo
Thank You - Dido
Four Page Letter - Aaliyah
One In A Million - Aaliyah
Back and Forth - Aaliyah
So Happy Together - The Turtles
Only Wanna Be with You- Hootie and the Blowfish
Just A Girl - No Doubt
My Last Name - Dierks Bentley

[LizabethDavis]

Six Weeks
June 9, 2006


Balloon Drop
Hershey Kisses and Hugs for Favors
Parent Gifts
Groom Gift
Pay Caterer
Thank you notes for Bridal Shower (buy)
Thank you gifts for Amanda, Sarah and Lauren (Bridal Shower)
Meet with DJ on 06/12/2006
Bridal Shower 06/17/2006
Guest Book Page for Bridal Shower
Decide what to Do about cake topper (do we want a different one?)

[LizabethDavis]

Four Weeks
June 23, 2006


Pay On Caterer
Get Bridal Shower Thank You's Out
Assemble Favors
July 4, Begin Calling those who have not RSVP'ed
Touch Base with Caterer

[LizabethDavis]

Two Weeks
July 7, 2006


Final Headcount to Caterer - July 10, 2006
Final Payment to Bakery
Final Payment to Henry's
Pay on Caterer
Purchase Baskets for Favors
Wedding Timelines
Finalize Vows - Send to Marie

[LizabethDavis]

One Week
July 14, 2006


Ceremony Programs Finish
Dinner for Attendants (Let them know about rehearsal night plans)
Wrap Attendant Gifts

[LizabethDavis]

Day Before
July 20, 2006


Manicure/Pedicure
Attend Rehearsal
Get All Items Together to Bring to Site
Give Sarah Wedding Announcements to mail out next day
Give Steve marriage license, rings and any final payment/tip envelopes
Dinner at Texas Roadhouse

[LizabethDavis]

Day Of
July 21, 2006


Hair Appointment
Makeup Appointment
Poem to Patrick
Breathe
Try not to pass out :-)

[LizabethDavis]

Day After
July 22, 2006


Begin the Thank you notes
Get pictures up on UW and OneWed!!
Begin to pack for the UK!!

[MOB Karen]

Very organized and thoughtful, Liz!! With everything that is going on, it's probably going to be easy to forget something major. I think you took care of that problem. I love it!!

[LizabethDavis]

On my way back from Gwen's, I stopped my friend's crash site:


There was a cross put up with this sign on it:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Adam1.jpg


I left the bracelet that I wore to Gwen's wedding today:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Adam2.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/AdamFlower.jpg

[MOB Karen]

That is very touching, Elizabeth. I'm so sorry for your friend. Thank you for sharing that with us.

[LizabethDavis]

Well, we just met with the DJ and have our reception music all picked out..As usual, some changes were made:


Entrance Song: Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
Cake Ceremony - Sugar (Gimme Some) Trick Daddy
Garter - Just A Gigolo - David Lee Roth
Flower Toss - Where My Girls At - 702 (The Bonus is that Pat hates this choice!)
1st Dance - With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Crocker
Father Daughter - Changes - Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne
Mother Son (Pat is doing this) - Simple Man - Shinedown
Dollar Dances- DJ is choosing these
Last Dance - My mind went blank and we didn't even discuss this!

We didn't discuss the ceremony music at all...I figured I would send him my list..and mention the last dance

[Jenn060306]

Lizabeth your musci sounds wonderful! Some good choices there!
For the last dance we played Time of Your life - Good Ridence by Green Day. It was great! Half way through the dance we had everyone join us on the floor.
I hardly even remember the music from our ceramony. I was so wrapped up in Mark i don't think i even really heard it.

[LizabethDavis]

I was planning to do "Closing Time" by Semisonic for our closing song, although Green Day was my second choice.

I don't really care what music is played during the ceremony, but there are certain songs I want played, such as the music I am walking down to and the music we leave the mansion to. The in between things, I don't really care about.

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks ladies!!

I am working on my favors now...I got about 35 of them done before I ran out of Kisses. I am doing five different kinds of Kisses. Regular, Peanut Butter, Carmel, Almond and Dark Chocolate. They all look really cute together...I just have to go get more!!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Wow Lizabeth!! Your day is coming so quickly!! I can't wait to see pictures!! :)

[LizabethDavis]

Eek!! My shower is tomorrow and as bad as I am, I peeked at my registry and someone bought the monogramed towels that I wanted!! Hooray!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/072106/Towels.jpg

I'm sure more stuff was bought off my registry. The problem is some people I don't think know that if you go in the store to buy the gift, you are suppose to tell the person at the counter that you are buying it off someone's registry so that they can update the registry, KWIM? So, things have probably been bought and not marked, but I love my towels! I can't wait!

[Kacie_bride]

Hopefully people got gift receipts with their purchases. That way if you get something twice you can take it back and get something that did not get bought off of your registry! I hope you gets lots of great stuff! I want to hear all about it!

[LizabethDavis]

I just got back from my shower! So much fun! I was a little upset that NONE of Pat's family showed up, except for his step mother and sister, but nonetheless, I had a good time. The food was all very good! We played two games, which were fun. We had a word scramble and then people tried to guess my favorites. It was fun... Then I opened gifts. I don't have pictures of everything yet as I had to use a disposable, but I will get them here by either later tonight or tomorrow. For my gifts, I got:

My unity candle and the candle holder ~ this is to DIE for! I love, love, love the holder, even though it is a yellow gold, I don't care. It is gorgeous. The candle isn't one of those little cheapie ones either. It is a very big one that says: "On this day, I will marry my friend, the who shares my dream, life, and love." The candle holder is actually a candleabra, so it has the side things for the taper candles and in the middle of it is two "rings". Just beautiful!

I got very cute butterfly pajamas with some bath stuff.

I got a very cute purple "naughty nightie" with a robe.

I got my towels that you all have all ready seen.

I got a 5 X 7 and 11 x 14 frame that are just gorgeous! I can't wait to get a picture in that big one!

I got a four piece luggage set.

A total of $35 to Bed, Bath and Beyond and $15.00 check.

And I once again peeked at my registry when I got home and someone has bought my mixing bowl set that I wanted!!

http://www.kohls.com.edgesuite.net/is/image/kohls/47348?wid=230&hei=230&op_sharpen=1 (http://javascript<b></b>:launchEnlargedImage('http://www.kohls.com/products/product_enlarge_scene7.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=531 69967&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=18567&bmUID=1150579978561'))





After I opened gifts, we had the cake and then people started to take off. I had a good time, I am still just a little upset that no one from Pat's family showed up.

I am also not very impressed with my cousin who is all of a sudden getting married July 1. While it is going to be a small wedding and I am not invited, I am expected to go to some bridal shower for her next weekend. Apparently my Aunt (not the one who's daughter is getting married) said something to my other aunt (who's daughter is getting married), as did most everyone else in my family about how they didn't think it was right that I have spent all this time planning and Michelle has to rush in to get married before me. Apparently my aunt (the one who's daughter is getting married) was a little upset that anybody said anything to her, but oh well, what can you do?

Anyway, a good time was had by me and that is all that matters. Besides, my wedding will be the one everyone remembers!

[AngelinLove]

I ma glad that you enjoyed your shower and got soem great gifts!!! And don't worry about you cousins wedding, because you are exactly right...your's is the one that everyone will remember!!!

[LizabethDavis]

Some Pictures for you all:

Saturday, June 17, 2006

After a full week of rain, early Saturday morning looked as though it would finally bring us some sunshine. Patrick had to work that morning and so, we were up at aroun 8:00 a.m. After I got Patrick up and off to work, I gave my daughter Summer a bath and had my son get into the shower and while I went about cleaning the house to try to keep my nerves calm.

I left the house at about 10 to pick up my brother. We decided that Uncle Richard would stay with Michael so that after Patrick got out of work, they could all go fishing down in Rockland. So, it would be just Summer and I going to the shower.

After I got home from picking up my brother, I had a phone call from Sarah's (my MOH's) mother asking what my kids were up to today. Taylier, who is Sarah's daughter, was looking for someone to play with and go in the pool with, so I said that Summer could come over to play.

Carla (FMIL) and Kelsie (FSIL & BM) showed up to my house at almost exactly 12:15 to pick me up. Pat wanted to take my Monte Carlo as it is better on gas then his truck, so Carla agreed to pick me up. After a short stop at Sarah's to drop off Summer and meet Sarah to have her follow us down, we were on our way. We got to my Aunt's house at about five minutes until one. There weren't many cars in the driveway when we pulled in, but I wasn't worried as it wasn't quite one yet.

So, we went inside and my step-mother Vicki, my grandmother Bonnie and Amanda were all there, as was my Aunt Denise, cousin Lauren and friend Bronwyn were all there. My Aunt Cheryl, cousin Michelle and her son David, my grandmother Frances, my bridesmaid Karen and my mother all showed up.

We started off by eating. We figured people would start to show up some more as the time went on and we figured we should wait to long for people.

A couple of pictures for you.

My Aunt Denise:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Deniseeating.jpg

My Aunt Cheryl:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Cheryl.jpg

My Grandmother Frances:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Mammie.jpg

From Right to Left, we have my SIL Amanda, my FSIL Kelsie, my FMIL Carla and part of my Bridesmaid Karen:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/CarlaKelsieandAmanda.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

A better picture of my gorgeous bridesmaid Karen:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/KarenandCarla.jpg

My beautiful cousin and Jr. Bridesmaid Lauren:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/LaurenCouch.jpg

My PITA, but pretty MOH Sarah:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Sarah.jpg

This picture is of my mom and Sarah back to back...I like how it looks like they are mad at each other or something:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/MomandSarah.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

After we ate, we played games such as a Word Scramble and Guess Elizabeth's Favorite....It was fun and they handed out door prizes. Then we went on to open my gifts....

My Aunt Denise was trying to turn on the A/C so that everyone didn't sweat to death. Excuse me she said, You aren't trying to open gifts or anything are you. I love her....:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/LizandDenise.jpg

Opening the Unity Candle from Carla and Kelsie:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Openingthecandle.jpg

Showing off the candle:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-CarlaCandle.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-KelsieCandle.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

The Pajamas from my mother:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-MomPajamas.jpg

The Nighty from Sarah:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-SarahNightgown.jpg

The Towels from my Aunt Denise:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-DeniseTowels.jpg

When I opened those towels, my cousin Lauren said, "But neither one of their names begin with a D." in the most serious voice...Ummm...Lauren, my last name is going to be Davis. "Oh." Then my Aunt said when she went to get them, she didn't know what letter to get...Must run in the family.

My bridesmaid Karen gave me BEAUTIFUL frames. A 5 x 7 one and an 11 x 14. I didn't get a picture of the big one, but here is one of the small one:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-Karenframe.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

The Luggage from my Dad and Vicki:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Liz-VickiLuggage.jpg

My Dad laughed when he saw the luggage photo. He says "It looks like you are ready to take off without Patrick!" Yeah..Pretty much! LOL.

After gifts, we had some cake, which was just to die for!

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/TheCake.jpg

The rest of these are kind of random shots.

One of the cousins. My snobby cousin Michelle is buried in the bottom of us, which is fine with me. I'd rather not see her face. The two pretty ones are on top anyway!:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/TheCousins.jpg

Oh this is one of me trying to open a card...It had a ribbon tied to it and in order to open the card, you had to get the ribbon off. PITA.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Showmethemoney.jpg

[LizabethDavis]

My Mother and I:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/MomandI.jpg

From Left to Right, Kelsie, Sarah, Me, Lauren and Karen. People say that Lauren and I look a lot alike:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Girlsone.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Girlstwo.jpg

This is all I have for now until some other people get me some more photos.

[AngelinLove]

It looks like everyone had a good time!!!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Thanks for sharing pics Lizabeth! Sorry none of your inlaws showed up, that's a hard thing, but it looks like you had fun without them and that's the important part!!

[rainbowtreat]

Thanks for sharing Lizabeth. Glad you had a good time.

[MOB Karen]

Thanks so much for sharing your day with us, Elizabeth!!! Looks like you got some really nice things. By the way, has anyone ever told you that you and your mother look like twins?

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks Karen. No, no one has ever told me we look like twins..They say we look alike and then they see me near my father or my aunt or my cousin and say, "Nevermind, You look like them" LOL.

[Kacie_bride]

I'm glad you had a good shower. Looks like you got some great stuff!

[LaceyinPgh]

I'm glad your shower came togehter so well. It looks like you had lots of fun. (I know that I did at mine.) SO, have you found room to put everything away yet? That was my problem afterwards.

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks girls. No, I haven't bothered to put my stuff away yet. It is kind of sitting out on display right now. I like looking at it! :D

[LizabethDavis]

I went last night to Things Remembered and got the gifts for the guys. We got them money clips that I will be taking down to my FMIL, who can have them engraved for free. Here they are:


http://www.thingsremembered.com/weba...01_570394_-1_1 (http://www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_570394_-1_1)

Guess I have to give you the link. They must not want me copying the picture!


They will be having just the name and title though I think..No last name engraved.

[Kacie_bride]

Looks good! I just noticed on your ticker that you are now down to less than a month! How exciting is that!

[MOB Karen]

I went last night to Things Remembered and got the gifts for the guys. We got them money clips that I will be taking down to my FMIL, who can have them engraved for free. Here they are:


http://www.thingsremembered.com/weba...01_570394_-1_1 (http://www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_570394_-1_1)

Guess I have to give you the link. They must not want me copying the picture!


They will be having just the name and title though I think..No last name engraved.

I love those!!! What a great price too!! And personalized gifts are so nice!! OMG, Lizabeth, you are down to 28 days!!!! How exciting!!!

[cowboysbride]

Cool Elizabeth! Looks like you had a great time! OMG GIRL! You're like... NEXT!:bbmrgreen: :bbmrgreen: :bbmrgreen: (I think you are, please foregive me if I'm wrong).

[LizabethDavis]

I think that somebody is getting married tomorrow, but after her, I think I am next! ETA: Yes! Ally's is tommorrow! And then mine! OMG! I can't believe it!:p

[cowboysbride]

I think that somebody is getting married tomorrow, but after her, I think I am next! ETA: Yes! Ally's is tommorrow! And then mine! OMG! I can't believe it!:p


LOL...if you were all here we could squeal and jump up and down!:D YIPPIE, this is so much fun!

[LizabethDavis]

Okay, opinions needed on this one. What should I get my girls? I think I am pretty set on those bracelets in purple, but I am not sure which earrings to get....Thoughts?

[/URL]
[URL="http://www.claires.com/product.asp?name=prod&color=silver&rcid=31&id=2417&scid=32"]Earring One (http://www.claires.com/product.asp?name=prod&color=silver&rcid=31&id=2417&scid=32)

Earring Two (http://www.claires.com/product.asp?name=prod&color=silver&rcid=31&id=2019&scid=32)

Bracelet (http://www.claires.com/product.asp?name=prod&color=pink&rcid=31&id=1699&scid=33)

Let me know what you guys think!

[brewsells]

I like earring one

[LaceyinPgh]

I like the second ones. I think you will get more use out of them because they are more simplistic.

[WhiskeyGirl]

I like the second ones. I think you will get more use out of them because they are more simplistic.

I agree. I like the second ones. My one concern would be talking to your girls to find out if any of them have an allergy to certain metals. I know I couldn't wear those earrings without my ears swelling, turning red and itching like mad. Just make sure there are no allergies, my brother and his wife didn't and I was scratching and unhappy for the day! But I was INSTRUCTED I had to wear it NO MATTER what or my SIL would be mad! Yeah, thanks! lol. But yeah, just check with your BMs, if it's all good go for it! If not, I can usually handle the hypo allergenic ones for a while, maybe they can too! (if there are problems! :) ) Nice earrings and bracelet though. :)

[LizabethDavis]

Thanks girls! Also, if you have any suggestions on anything, please let me know. I'm not dead set on any of these, so if you find something else, let me see it!

[LizabethDavis]

Oh my word! Could these days go any slower? Trying to patiently wait.....Only 25 days. I got another RSVP card back today...The one from my bridesmaid Karen and Pat's 2nd Bestman Nick, they are married and obviously they were coming, but it is nice to get those back!

[LizabethDavis]

Probably starting July 5 we are going to be calling those people who have yet to RSVP, so, when we do, we are going to tell them that if I don't have an RSVP card in hand by the 10th, there won't be any food for them because my caterer needs her final headcount by the 14th, however, I am going to tell everyone she needs it by the 10th so that hopefully they will get me the RSVP's by the 14th.http://www.weddingchat.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Getting so excited. I need to go finalize my ceremony music and get that out to the DJ and get working on my programs. I guess Matt has chosen to not be a part of our wedding, so Pat is going to need to decide what to do with that.

[LizabethDavis]

Hehehe...So, I was the bigger person last night and went to my annoying cousins Bridal Shower. I even sat beside her and wrote down the gifts for her so she could write thank you cards to people. If you want to compare, I would almost say that mine went better (not that it is a competition). She had more people, but they mostly gave her gift cards to BBB, which I personally would rather have a gift. It was nice though and it was a good time. While I was down there, my Aunt Jenny (married to my biological Uncle Keith) gave me a gift from her and my Uncle.

http://www.kohls.com.edgesuite.net/i...0&op_sharpen=1 (http://javascript<b></b>:launchEnlargedImage('http://www.kohls.com/products/product_enlarge_scene7.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=531 69967&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=18567&bmUID=1151291322919'))

As I was saying my good-byes, my step-grandmother said to me, "Thank you for coming. It was very nice of you." She knew that I wasn't really that happy to be there. I put on my cheesy smile and said, "Not a problem." She said, "Smile, I know." What gets me though from the sounds of it, my Aunt Jenny's kids, who are not even our biological cousins are invited to the **** wedding, but I am not. *Sigh* Sometimes I really hate being the bigger person. I really wish I could tell her what I think of her (my cousin Michelle), but my family will think higher of me for being the bigger person and smiling.

[LizabethDavis]

So, the good news is that my digital camera FINALLY came back. They just sent us a new one. Guess our old one was beyond repair. So, I have a couple of photos of stuff to show you...Um...My Unity Candle Holder...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/Candleabra.jpg

My Bridesmaids Bouquets:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/06172006/BMBouquet.jpg

I think that is really all that I didn't get a chance to post up here....I can't think of anything else, but I guess I will have to go back and double check to see if I said I would post anything else once I got my digi back.

[rainbowtreat]

Love the bouquet. I love that color. I cant wait for your wedding. I am still trying to figure things out at work to be able to be there. Cross your fingers for me.

[LizabethDavis]

:goodluck: That was the closest crossing of the fingers I could find! LOL... I really hope that at least you can be there. Do you know when you might know?

[rainbowtreat]

Not certain yet. I am trying to make sure I have another vacation day left. I also am trying to get done to stay home and babysit. If this works out I should be able to come up. It is difficult because it is on a Friday and every one at work is taking vacations. If it was a weekend I would have no problem. I will let ya know as soon as I do.

[LizabethDavis]

Sounds good Gwen!

Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could get for our mothers for their gifts. I have my mother, my step-mother and his mother to find a gift for. I already know what my father is getting (hopefully!), but I am at a loss as to what to get for the mother's. I am going to get my father a two sided frame and have "Daddy's Little Girl" engraved across the top and hopefully be able to get "Changes" engraved across the bottom as that is the song we are dancing to. I'm stuck on the mother's though!

[LizabethDavis]

Our more definite ceremony music:

Prelude:

Songbird - Kenny G

Processional: (Still trying to decide between "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden and "Take My Breath Away by Berlin)

Ceremony: (I'm leaving this to the DJ)

Recessional: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us - Starship

Postlude: DJ's Choice

[cowboysbride]

I got the MOB and MOG embroidered handkerchiefs...ebay has them! The pics are in my journal...by the way we have the same shoes!

[LizabethDavis]

Oh my gosh! I have the greatest step-mother in the world! A while back ago, my father had emailed me and asked me if and where I was planning on getting my hair done as Vicki was interested in knowing as she wanted to get her hair done possibly. Well, I called all my girls tonight to find out who wanted to get their hair done so I could call and book the appointment tomorrow. Well, when she called me back, she started asking me a bunch of questions about the place I was planning to have it done and whatnot. My plan was to go to the local beauty school and have them do it. My girls were going to have it done there as well, but would have to pay for it themselves. Well, out of nowhere tonight, my Step-Mother said she was going to pay for me, my daughter and all my girls to get our hair done, but she won't let us get it done at the beauty school. We have to get it done at an actual Studio. My WHOLE wedding party. Only problem is my MOH Sarah is being a snob and doesn't want to get her hair done. She wants to do it herself.

[WhiskeyGirl]

Tell Sarah to get over herself and join the rest of you since it's free and it's YOUR wedding!! Have fun Lizabeth! That is such a nice gesture from your step mother. What a wonderful woman!! :)

[LizabethDavis]

Tell Sarah to get over herself and join the rest of you since it's free and it's YOUR wedding!! Have fun Lizabeth! That is such a nice gesture from your step mother. What a wonderful woman!! :)

Oh how I would love to! However, she gave some BS excuse about her hair be fragile and to difficult to do and she always gets frizzies that stick out and blah blah blah. So, she wants to do it herself. Whatever. I don't care. My step-mother is definitely the best!