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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 8:29 pm
Flowers!!! I love flowers and I love weddings and of course check in here often! I love reading about everyone's progress.
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Monday, March 14, 2005 - 9:46 pm
OK you guys- tell me more about your weddings! We just started our new season with a gorgeous wedding on Saturday- here is the bride and groom during their first dance....
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Monday, March 14, 2005 - 9:48 pm
And here is the bride in the brides room just before the ceremony....contemplating?

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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 12:07 am
There are so many details to a wedding that you just don't think about until you have to think about them. I'm glad that my bf is the ultimate planner because I'd be like a chicken with my head cut off, right now, without him keeping the ball rolling on schedule. This weekend we made the seating charts out for the chapel service and the wedding dinner. We have hired a heralding service to help us out at the wedding. They dress up in period costumes and help you direct the guests through the events in the castle. Before the service starts they will assemble the people outside the chapel door. We are supposed to make a grand entrance up the drive. They have a horse that they think I'm going to get up on. I don't think so. Then the heralds will announce the guests one by one/couple by couple and take them to their seats in the chapel. We had to make a chart in the order we wanted them to be called in and seated. I told my boyfriend that this was like being on Survivor and having to pick out our teams. They are definitely going to see the established pecking order. In the end, we think we worked it out so it looks like there is a logical order and I don't think anyone is going to get their feelings hurt too much. Making the seating arrangments for dinner was like working a giant jigsaw puzzle. We can only seat 8 people at our table and we have more than 8 close friends. The wedding planner at the castle had suggested that we break up our dinner by having a spoon in the middle. This is a Dutch tradition - a glass with fruit drink and fruit pieces in it and a spoon to eat the fruit. In the middle of the dinner, to give the guests a chance to stretch their legs, we leave the dining room and go to the library for the spoon. We came up with the idea that while we were in the library they would change around the place cards and like a fruit basket turnover, people would find they had different tables when they came back. That way 16 people have a chance to sit at the table with us for dinner and we get to move the people at the other tables around so hopefully no one is stuck all night at a table they find boring. We took people that didn't get the front row seats in the chapel and put them at our dinner table first. It was really tricky to arrange people at the other tables. I think we have it arranged where it will make the dinner more interesting and fun for everyone and for US! After we got through with that, my bf asked if we should make seating arrangements for the party in the States. I said, 'Oh hell no! The party in the states is staying informal. I will be like here is the buffet, there are the tables, whatever! Knock yourselves out." I'm really looking forward to the wedding party for my family and friend in the States. (~wink Kady~) We are having a buffet dinner, an open bar and a good DJ with a karaoke set-up. It's going to be a lot of informal fun!
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Sassynegal
Member
01-21-2005
| Monday, March 21, 2005 - 12:34 pm
Hi, saw this forum and thought I'd see if anyone could offer any ideas. My girlfriend is getting married this fall (her 2nd marriage) she is in here mid 30's and has asked me and 3 other friends to be bridesmaids. She has told us the color she wishes for our dresses but is letting us pick the style. I am the youngest at 29. Any suggestions on where to find cheap but appropriate dresses? We are all between size 12-16 so we are not super skinny and it is usually in upper 30's to mid 40's that time of year. 2 of us are flying there and paying for lodging so we are trying to keep dress/shoes inexpensive. HELP 
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Monday, March 21, 2005 - 12:55 pm
Check out Overstock.com, they have some cute dresses. Or SmartBargins.com - 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, March 21, 2005 - 1:25 pm
Miniature tulips in various cream shades perhaps with a ring of lavendar tulips on the outside since you are getting married in the Netherlands? I am sure your florist there knows the top suppliers over there but if they dont, I can give you the name of excellent wholesalers over there.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, March 21, 2005 - 9:36 pm
Meggie, bet you are heading into the busy time of year,huh?
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Monday, May 23, 2005 - 10:06 pm
Hi Sea So busy I never have time to come here, lol. A favorite from this past Saturday-
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Monday, May 23, 2005 - 10:08 pm
And another, which I was psyched about as I envisioned the movement and lines and it worked.
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, May 23, 2005 - 10:31 pm
Meggie--I think both are wonderful pictures, although the last one is an amazing photograph!! I think the first does a wonderful job of capturing a lot of emotion. Using B&W was a fantastic approach, and as you say the lines in the photo are outstanding--as is the balance. An eye catching stunning photograph!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 23, 2005 - 11:07 pm
Very nice work, Meggie! I love the black and white, it's very elegant and at the same time simple (a good thing, I think, since you're not being distracted by a bunch of colors.)
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 6:49 am
Great pics! Really love the black and white one and having the color of the bouquet show really adds to it.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 12:08 am
Hmmm.. Looks like it's been a while since anyone has posted in this particular area. Let me introduce myself... I'm Susan. I was pointed towards this site by draheid. He's like a dad to me; i couldn't tell you how long we've been chatting.. But anywho.... I just got engaged May 14th. My fiance and I set our wedding date just the other day. It is July 22, 2006 and it will be in Winfield, KS. I'm not sure exactly what questions I have right now, but any suggestions would be wonderful! Thanks a bunch! Sus 
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 12:14 am
Congratulations! My biggest suggestion -- prepare for the marriage, not just the wedding. The day is great and wonderful and joyous, but the rest of your life comes right afterwards.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 1:01 am
Hi Saxy and welcome! Congratulations!!! My biggest advice...don't eat out at restaurants in the days before the wedding. And delegate as much as you can. The less you have to do on the big day, the better.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 7:04 am
Hi Saxy! We have a lot in common. First, it seems we both adore Draheid Second, I just got married in February, and third, I live in Wichita, KS, so we're neighbors! Draheid did my wedding video Welcome aboard!!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 8:48 am
Hi Saxy, congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I just wanted to add my connection to you...lol! Egbob and I were marred on July 22nd....probably way before you were born!! And I was lucky enough to meet Dra and Jackie at Spy's wedding. Dra is a wonderful man!!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 8:53 am
HI Saxy, we are planning a wedding here too, so perhaps my future DIL (GiddyGrin) and you can bounce ideas off each other I know she'd appreciate it. Add me to the list of the Dra and Jmm fans.
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Jmm
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 9:56 am
Hi there Saxy, glad to see you join us. You'll find a lot of nice folks with lots of cool ideas to help you with your wedding. All you have to do is ask.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 11:45 am
Hi, Saxy! Add me to the list that loves Dra and Jmm. I also met them at Spy's wedding but loved them long before that. In fact, Dra is my cyberdad. I just love weddings and hearing all about them so I can't wait to hear all about your plans. Welcome to the nuthou....er...clubhouse!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 1:22 pm
Hi, Saxy I had a wedding in October, but I'm not much help because my mommy planned the whole thing (how old am I?). I just picked the colors/theme/dresses and she handled the rest. Make sure if you're outdoors to have tents with flaps reserved just in case. My best advice is to let someone else do the heavy lifting if at all possible. Outside of crying in a fabric store, all I really had to do was show up, relax and enjoy it. And I did. Spygirl planned a beautiful wedding in a very short amount of time. I'll bet she has many tips for you that I couldn't begin to think of. Congratulations and welcome to the Clubhouse!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 4:49 pm
Welcome, Saxywildcat!
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, July 01, 2005 - 6:52 am
Welcome, Saxywildcat! I've started a folder for you, here: SAXY's FOLDER You never know what will turn up in there, but it's always something good. 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 01, 2005 - 4:13 pm
Welcome, Saxy! Another Dra and Jmm fan who got to meet them at Spy's wedding! And another who loves to "watch" wedding preparations!
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