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Mr. & Mrs. Pink
PLANNING BIO
 So this is us. Yes, we're lovely! Thanks for checking out my bio. I hope you get some ideas from it! If you have any questions or want to borrow pics, you can e-mail me at Mrs.Pink@bellsouth.net.
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Our rings were purchased at Kay Jewelers.
Crown Royal is my drink of choice and I think this Special Reserves bag makes the PERFECT Money Bag!
I bought the LSU garter off ebay from seller Kristi's Charmed Life.
My white bridal shoes were purchased from Cutesy Shoes and so where my HOT pink ones that I wore for some of my bridal portraits and during the special dances at the reception. I bought my reception shoes/slippers from JCPenney's.
Style T9251 from David's Bridal. It comes with detachable sleeves that I chose not to wear.
Bridesmaids dresses were ordered from Ballins LTD. They're After Six style A6512 in fuchsia.
The groom and groomsmen wore 2 button Chaps by Ralph Lauren suits that we ordered
from Miller's Formalwear. We even got our limo for FREE! 
Flower girl dress from David's Bridal in style NM006. The ring bearer wore a matching tux also from Millers Formal Wear.
I wore the white dress to the club after the wedding! I got it from Target. The 2nd dress I wore for the Bridesmaid Luncheon. The 3rd dress I got from Macy's and wore for our Couples Luau Shower. The last dress I got from Stage. I wore it for our rehearsal.
I bought the hat box that we used as our card box from Hobby Lobby. I embellished it with pink fringe and the final pic is to the right!
We also ordered our e-pic guestbook from Picaboo. We used it for our guest book. I ordered the 8.5' x 11' classic book with a leather cover.
The pictures on the left were some inspiration pictures I had saved. I ended up ordering an embroidered napkin and a blank one from Kim at Stitches and Such. Steven's aunt sewed them together to make the pillow. I LOVE how it turned out.
DIY unity candle holders and sticks from Hobby Lobby. I added pink and black ribbon and put our names and monogram to the larger candle in between the 2 ribbons using vellum. It got messed up in transport, and I guess no one fixed it!
Inspiration pics on the left and the beautiful creation that our florist came up with is on the right. Can you believe it's an outdoor swing purchased from Home Depot?
Inspiration pics on the left and the end result is on the right.
Inspiration pics on the left and the end result is on the right.
Inspiration pics on the left and the end results are on the right.
I wanted to DIY a pomander for our flower girl to carry. I used the one of the left as inpiration, but I wanted it to match all the other flowers.
One of my early-on DIY projects. I just wanted something fun and special for the girls. I made my own variation from Martha Stewart's Pom Napkin Rings. The girls loved them.
DIY reception door hangers. For directions, CLICK HERE! Various glassware that I added pink and black ribbon to. I put them on the bar and around the hall. Lanterns that I originally purchased from Asian Ideas to hang over the dance floor. We couldn't get the ceiling right, so we hung them outside.
I like the look of the floating orchids. The top left was my inspiration and other 2 pictures were my actual centerpieces. The floating candles and cylinder vases were purchased at Hobby Lobby for half off! For directions, CLICK HERE! The pink votives were purchased from Dollar Tree. I also did menus for items on the buffet and disposable camera frames for each table. You can see the camera frame here. I purchased the cameras from The Knot wedding shop and the pictures came out HORRIBLE!!! Do NOT get them from there.
Matchbooks (which I didn't think turned out that cute) and napkins were purchased off ebay from seller Party Favors Plus. We used rose petals to toss, which were a lovely shade of hot pink, were purchased from 2 Dozen Roses. I bought black and white satchels from Wal-Mart to put them in. I made bathroom baskets for 4 restrooms. They contained these DIY fleur de lis soaps. Materials for soap was purchased at Hobby Lobby. I found these amazing toasting glasses at Bella Donna Spa and Retail Therapy in New Orleans. We also had a chocolate fountain by Addicted to Chocolate. It was yum, I hear!
I went with Baum's Fine Pastries for our cakes because they have amazing cheesecake. I don't like cake! I gave them these 2 designs for inspiration. They combined the 2 perfectly, however the one on the right, my actual cake, fell, slid, something so it looked like crap. Still tasted good though!
I bought Swarvoski crystals half off from Hobby Lobby. I glued them on the brushed metal cake topper that I bought from Blue Argyle. Kim at Stitches and Such made our cake runner also. The left cake server I purchased from Pier One for like $12. I simply tied some pink raffia ribbon around the top because I didn't think it needed much. The second I got from The Knot.We used it for the groom's cake.
The groom's cake was LSU of course and plain as can be. Steven's so boring! :0) It was yellow cake with chocolate icing. I purchased this Tiger Fan LSU couple from Holiday Hallmark. 
I made these coloring books for the kiddies from ideas I've come across on the web. I put them in baskets of toys and such at the children's table in the overflow room. Everyone LOVED that! The kids felt welcomed and the adults had fun without them! Most of the goodies came from Dollar Tree. I bought pink, black and white flip flops from Hobby Lobby half off. I tied the pairs together in alternating shades with raffia ribbon that I purchased from Nashville Wraps. I added tags to them placed them in these buckets separated by size. Another very appreciated aspect of the reception.
The Candy Buffet is our favor for everyone! On the buffet table I had 13 different types of pink candy. I bought various glasses from Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby and Michael's. I bought the letters SWEETS from Wal-Mart and painted them to match our colors. I them crystalized every other letter to add a little sparkle! I made fleur de lis suckers too. I bought the molds off ebay from seller Essenmacher Molds. I bought sticks for the suckers and small bags to cover them from Wal-Mart. I also got the candy bags from Nashville Wraps when they were being discontinued. I placed a sticker on them with our monogram.
I made the pearl necklaces for my bridesmaids using materials that I purchased from Hobby Lobby. If you can't tell, they're the ribbon strung pearls. For directions, CLICK HERE! I bought the totes off ebay from seller HT's Creations. I LOVE them. I got 6 totes for $50+shipping. The only thing is the strap could be a little longer. I got my ladies satchels to hold their jewelry and gable boxes for day-of snacks both from Nashville Wraps. The pink slippers I got for about $3.50/pair from ABC Distributing. They come in sets so it's like you buy pink and turquoise or black and white for $7. I resold the turquoise ones. Talk about comfy! I made these fleur de lis soaps from the candy sucker molds pictured above. Personalized flasks were purchased from Wedding Channel for only $10! I will give my bridesmaids these photo albums that I bought at Dollar General after the wedding with a few photos in each. Make-up brushes and lip gloss were purchased from Eyes Lips and Face.
I also made my flower girl a pearl set. Hers actually is pink pearls with black ribbon strung through them. I bought the materials at Hobby Lobby. We got the groomsmen and ushers these BBQ sets at Linens N Things at their after summer sale. I think they were riginally like $30 and I got them for $10 or $15! The groomsmen flasks were purchased through the knot unpersonalized for $10. I wanted their names, not initials on them so we took them to Things Remembered.
I got Steven these LSU cufflinks from Football Fanatics off Amazon for him to wear on the big day! I also decided to take some boudoir pictures (see below) so I put together a book on Picaboo and gave it to him on our wedding night.
I made a few monograms and used them on different things.
I made our STDs using Publisher. Uploaded them to Vista Print and got 100 FREE!
DIY invites. I ordered all the paper for the wedding from Anchor Paper. I printed them out and assembled them myself. I made fleur de lis seals using silver, glitter wax (which makes it hard to see) and the stamper, both from Michael's. 
Our programs. I made them and again printed them myself. Paper from Anchor Paper. I got the basket at Hobby Lobby.
The Thank Yous on the left I bought from Wal-Mart. I used them for the gifts that we gave to BP. The other 2 were designed by me and printed using Vista Print. These were the notes we used for all gifts received at showers and at the wedding.
Inspiration on the top and the results from my bridal portraits are on the bottom. It fell here and at the wedding pretty quick. :0(
I did my make-up using these inspiration pictures.
We went to Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica. I have pictures in my Married Bio. It was absolutely wonderful!
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