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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 11:54 am
Thank you everyone - I miss being more active on the Board. Hopefully things will calm down again here soon and I can participate a little more regularly. In the meantime, if you're interested, Mocha, Granny, Schoolmarm (is your computer dried out yet?) and I are posting the story and photos here for members. Granny and Mocha's Excellent Adventure to GAL and BigC's Wedding
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 4:24 pm
Got another decision made. Here's the cake style, though ours will have red and silver roses. It will also sit on the mirror and there are lights from the ceiling above that will shine down on it.

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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:44 pm
oooh, pretty!
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Heyltslori
Member
09-15-2001
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:44 pm
That's gorgeous Spy! How exciting! 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 6:06 pm
Yummy!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 6:25 pm
Very nice indeed...is the mirror concept something new? I've not seen it done that way before, but I love the idea as long as the ceiling view is pretty...not too sure about the vent showing in the picture above.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 6:56 pm
I'm not sure whether it is new or not. I took pictures of the ceiling in the reception hall, but I cannot find them. I believe they must have gotten accidentally deleted from my digital camera or else I've saved them somewhere that I can't find. Anyway, in the center of the room is a round rotunda-like thing. It is decorative and uniquely lighted. The cake table will be directly in the middle of that - and in the middle of the room. If I find those pictures, I'll post them.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 7:02 pm
Good lord, Spygirl, that will be beautiful.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 11:17 pm
....where's my Kleenex! Spy....this is feeling too real...lol! The cake, the mirror, the lighting.....it all sounds perfect!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 1:38 pm
That is stunning!!!! and the lights and mirror will make it even more so!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 1:51 pm
What a gorgeous cake, and great idea having a mirror and lights there.
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 6:52 am
What a pretty cake. What are the flavors?
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 8:13 am
Beautiful cake, Spygirl. BTW, can you believe how much those damned things cost? LOL - we're in the wrong lines of business.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 8:29 am
GAL, no freakin' joke! All of this stuff is so overpriced. Just as an aside, I inquired about having a calligrapher address the invitations. What a joke! She wanted $1.50-$2.00 per invitation! I learned calligraphy once upon a time, so I'm just gonna do it myself - half-assed or not Essence, the flowers are roses. There probably won't be any other blooms.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 8:39 am
Girl, my handwriting is dreadful, and Colossus' isn't much better. We gave in to the inevitable, picked a font that matched our invitations and addressed our envelopes on the 'puter. It's not strictly Hoyle, we know that, but we sure didn't get any complaints. Prolly because I wrote the interior envelopes by hand and, having seen what we were up against, they were glad I didn't attempt the outer envelopes. No one would have gotten their invitations.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 8:59 am
I'm not sayin' mine is good...but I am sayin' I am cheap! We considered the computer printing, but I am just stupid enough to think I can hand address 300 invitations. I am just not stupid enough to think that it is worth $450-$600 to have them professionally done! 
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 9:03 am
Can you split the work with someone Spy? And do you have extra envelopes for goofs? 300 is A LOT! I've been addressing my packages in Calligraphy (only about 20) and it's time consuming! I'd love to help if you want me to.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 9:12 am
I have 50 extra envelopes for goofs. I am hoping that will be enough. If not, I am going to go into a state of panic. You would really take on addressing some invitations in calligraphy - for sport??? You know...I wonder about you Let me see how long it will take to get the invitations back from the printer and we can go from there! You are so sweet!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 9:20 am
spy, i've done calligraphy for invitations for years, and can give you some good advice, just email me. you know the address.
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 9:29 am
I wonder about me too Spy~ I used to hear a saying that I totally didn't get, "if you want something done, ask a busy person" and I'm starting to see what that means now...LOL!! I'm just full of energy lately.... I think it is partly from the new full spectrum light I bought and have been working under.... YAY!! Oh, I suppose I should send you a sample of my skills, it may not be up to snuff for ya!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 9:56 am
Just 're-found' this thread!! GAL..thanks so much for sharing your wedding. It sounds fantastic! Spy...beautiful cake. I had my wedding party over for appetizers and wine and they helped address the invites. It went really well and was quite fun. No one notices the handwriting so don't panic too much.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 10:15 am
spy, i was going to suggest that you just buy a bunch of sheaffer calligraphy pens and with a couple of little skills i show you for doing invites, you can make professional looking invitations without all the cost. all of your attendants could help also.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 10:26 am
Thanks for the compliments! Landi, I have written down that brand name for the pens. I'm going to go to Michaels sometime in the next week and pick up a set. I would love any advice you can give me about doing them. I wish my attendants could help, however, only one lives in this state! I have 5 bridesmaids in 4 states <sigh>. I do think I could coax some others into it, though, if I offered food and drinks.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 10:36 am
Have your bachelorette party a month early, make it a weekend lsumber party at your new house. First night you address invites and the next you party!!!!!!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 11:14 am
spy, i sent you an email.
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