Also, I bet mom could make this and line it!!! Also from the English Dept.

• Click here - $200

Jacket.

i really like the top of this dress but i cant find it anywhere... blah.

this is the pronovias dress that i want. i love love love this dress. but i dont know if it would look good on my body type.

ahhh. this is the oscar de la renta dress. id want something like this if i went for a more untraditionalish look. which is what im leaning towards right now.

Idea

What about this for some kind of decoration at each table or for thank you notes, it is so cute and would make it personal. Heres the link for other amazing ideas

Sea Glass Candy

I thought this was a really cool idea. :)

http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/diy-wedding-favors-make-your-own-sea-glass-candy/

I'm such a sucker for tutus.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24998054&ref=sr_gallery_4&&ga_search_query=dancewear&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title

Mormon Wedding 6?

Richelle- is this the kindof dress you were talking about?  Also check out their wedding!

Cupcake toppers

Click here

The BEST source for bridesmaid dresses

This is pretty much the BEST EVER bridesmaid dress site  .  .   . EVER!!  The dresses come in almost every style and each one can be custom-made to a TON of colors.  Thanks Mom for this amazing find.  Click here to see Dessy.com

Centerpieces

These are carnations (translation-cheap)!!  For other 60-second centerpieces click here.

Cheesecupcake

Click here for recipe

Cakes, cakes, cakes!!

I am IN LOVE with this girl's wedding cakes.  She bought the cake stands at thrift stores and other places.  I swear someday I will do this for a fancy schmancy party- you are both invited.

Photo op

Oh wouldn't be fun to fill up the space of the venue and also be great to send out as thank-you postcards if you hung up vintage fabric and had kindof a photobooth or someone could take the pictures when people arrived.  It would be super cute to have some props like an empty picture frame, silly glasses, hats, umbrella or a little chalkboard they could write something on.  You could hang some fabric on the wall or kindof string it up laundry line style.  Here are some examples:

Orange and Red

Click more to see DIY idea.

Sigh

Check out this mormon wedding!  It it just all things lovely, Mom, it reminds me of the colors of your wedding, switch out some black umbrellas instead of peach parasols! :)  "I'm in LOVE with her dress, if there was no budget for my wedding it could have been mine, but I have more important things to do with my money like raise 2 kids in Los Angeles.

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=357884&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

this one is cute and would work with a sash. ?

Cakes

Print yourself invitations

I found these print your self invitation kits:

123printing

Invitationpaper in Bulk

Photo invitations

Shutterfly picture 5by 7 folding cards

Costco Prints

Okay so for 6x7½ photo greeting cards

• Many new designs including multi-image format.
• Add your own personalized message.
• Envelopes (6” x 8 1/8”) included – require only one postage stamp

$14.99 set of 50$5.99 additional sets of 25

HOWEVER, this have limited space to write, NOT enough for a wedding invitation so I have an idea .  .  . 

What about including the PART wedding details in 

the pictures?  Written on a chalkboard behind you, on your faces or holding a sign, etc.  It would have to

 be big enough to read easily but SUPER creative and if you could get

 enough of the info in the photo you could use a postcard (from Costco 69 cents ea.).

Costco has these invitations on sale (40% off) for $59.39 per 100 (includes envelopes ) that is really cute click HERE but the sale only lasts until April 21st so you'd have to order them by them which is doable!!!  You'd have to add on extra money for pictures, Costco's pics are 13 cents.

Also, did you know Costco has honeymoon packages?

This site has a bunch of people selling their old decorations, do you think I could find stuff cheaper on here than actually buyin it from a website??
http://classifieds.weddingbee.com/"

Also this website has a lot of wedding help on it. This is a free enagement session in Seattle and there are probably others I just didn't look.
http://classifieds.weddingbee.com/topic/seattle-free-engagement-session"

This is some weird site I found that just lets your borrow decorations???

http://borrowedbridal.angelfire.com/

Marie, I just looked into renting a tent and it is oooooober ooooober expensive.  Maybe Melissa can check w/ her dad to see how big his brothers tent is.  Are there any pretty parks near Marysville with wedding venues?   Kathy had these light decorations at the church which looked amazing.  Her wedding planner owned them - Shar Winterholler (Mom- Nick's mom), we could try giving her a call and see if she'd rent them out.

For the record, I still think giving the bridesmaid's a specific color and letting them pick out their own dress is the most flattering and nicest way to go BUT if you really want them to match exactly check out these sites (I've been hunting for a fancy shmansy graduation dress):

Shabby Apple

Down East Basics

Shade Clothing

Okay, i'm not a fan of the blue tops and white skirts but click to enlarge and check out the one's w/ the white tops and colored skirts!

orange bouquet

These beauties are available at Anthropologie!  I'm too lazy to make a link but its www.anthropologie.com

Check out this photographer's engagement pics!  Wow!!!!!  Going to amazing places to shoot them seems like a great idea.

Bridesmaid Dresses

These are just some dresses I found online. I hear that it is hard to find bridesmaid dresses so tell me what you think. keep in mind we have to make them modest. I think I like the second one the best...

These are basically the colors I want...

I love this. I want hanging lit up lantens.

I love love love this