![]() ![]() My Mom bought champagne and peeled the labels off to make our own “branded” bottles. I also wanted a champagne infusion station where guests would be able to mix together their favorite champagne drink. The best gift of the day goes to Michele, the bride’s Mother, who decided to give her daughter this book…naturally it provided for some good show and tell and lots of laughs! This was really sweet for the bride to be able to have all of her guests, including her Moms’ Love Story on paper for her to look back on. Instead of a “Marriage Advice for the Bride” we decided to make a “Love Story” book where guest were asked to describe their own love story or write the love story of Corynne and Nick. My Mom purchased the pink “Love” plates during Valentine’s Day from several TJ Maxx’s around the area. I bought the flowers from Jardin de Papier on Etsy and assembled them myself. My Mom bought Annie Rigg’s Macaron book from Anthropologie for me and I am proud to say I successfully made 30 vanilla ganache macarons!Įach guest’s place setting was set with a vintage paper flower. I spent the first part of the year learning to master the craft of french macaron’s so that I could make for this event. It was great to see the Mom’s who all knew Grace Kelly’s wedding but were completely clueless when it came time to guess Carrie from Sex and the City. Each guest received a packet of “playing cards” and a sheet in which to write down their guess. One of the games we played was titled “Crazy Little Game Called Love” in which celebrity wedding photographs were used and the faces of the celebrities were replaced with the face of the bride and groom using Photoshop (Yes, they take as long make as the sentence to explain it!). An MG TC is actually the car that Ryan O’Neil drove in the movie “Love Story.” The bride arrived driven by her fiancé in my Mom’s 1940’s MG TC. This saved me a lot of money because I was not paying antique prices. ![]() To give them the vintage distressing they needed, I used sand paper to give the edges a worn look. I tried a used book store and found several linen covered books with the dust jacket still on and therefore not the “old” look I was going for. Here is a tutorial on my pomander process.Īs for the books, I searched several antique shops in the area and came home empty handed. I fell in love with the cupcake liner pomanders and decided to incorporate books into the design. (If you measure your dimensions beforehand Home Depot will even cut the masonite for you!)įrom the beginning, I knew I wanted to work with vintage books. The actual chalkboard was made using masonite and chalkboard paint purchased from Home Depot. The chalkboard frame was purchased from the Santa Monica flea market. My Mom, sister, and I started planning this bridal shower months ago, but we do not all live in the same town so coordination was key! We wanted to incorporate many vintage details because we had leftover decorations from my own wedding so it would save on costs and fit perfectly with the venue, my parent’s home which is modeled after French country influences. We started the wedding festivities off with a “Love Story” themed bridal shower. There could not be a better girl for my little brother and I am so happy for their upcoming wedding in July. Corynne’s first time meeting the family was during our family portrait - yikes! Of all situations to meet your future in laws, I am sure this may be one of the worst, but Corynne was gracious, loving, and won over our hearts. This one won't be everyone's cup of tea but, for the right audience, it'll be a joyful surprise.It seems as if from the first day she walked into our lives she became family. Just when it all gets to be too much, the show's uniquely feminist, sex-positive brand of dry humor persists and reminds viewers exactly what the series is striving to be: the exuberant escapism we all still need. The novelty begins to wear off and, though the supporting players are a delight, the protagonists aren't revealed to be terribly likable or the ending completely satisfactory. Even at just six episodes, the series is still about two episodes too long, especially if watched all at once. The melodrama is relentless, topped only by sex scenes spicy enough to make even Shonda Rhimes blush.Īll this adds up to a viewing experience best consumed in small doses. Everything here is over-the-top, from the characters - ever ready to burst into a well-choreographed song - to the sumptuous costumes and edgy sets reminiscent of Romeo + Juliet and Ever After. Happily Never After, the show's creators aren't exactly sure, but it sure is entertaining watching them try to figure it out. What would you get if you turned Bridgerton into a telenovela, asked Baz Luhrmann to direct, and made it a musical? Judging by the chaotic nature of Once Upon a Time. ![]()
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