Stencilled shawls

Hooray they worked!
Eva
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QVB Locked in!

Lovely Anna from the QVB management confirmed today that we have permission to shoot our wedding photos in the QVB!

How exciting!

For those who haven't been into the QVB for a while, they have repainted and refurbished the building. Now with gorgeous aqua blues, rusty reds and creamy butter yellows. There are so many colours I think Jenny is going to go Nuts! :)


One of the areas hidden from general public.

I'm even going to organise a little lunch break for the Bridal Party and photographers. I was planning on making Bento boxes. but realistically, I think the Cafe is less stressful.

We will have to get Jenny to slow down for 10 mins! Wish us Luck!

Viral Greek Wedding

Oh my. I didn't realise this was in Australia! I thought it was American, but nevertheless the problem is the same. We got photos of this by email a few weeks ago, then last week it was shown on the Today Show on Channel 9 and now its gone Viral.

There are nasty comments made, but I reckon commenting will happen to every wedding and I reckon some of the comments were unintentionally invited.

Weddings are about a promise, to be together from today onwards. to look after each other and meld the families of the bride and groom and promise to protect and nurture the children involved/yet to come.

I think if you start focusing on other things, you will run a higher chance of getting opinionated.

I suspect I'll have my fair share of comments. In particular the Trashing of the Dress, I'll probably have complaints about the locations, the squish, the weather, the travelling, the food, the favours, the language... blah blah blah... But like Yanna, Its my wedding. So Nerr!

BUT to be on the safe side. (Lets face it, its okay for friends and family to comment but who wants a passle of strangers to comment?!?! )

Friends and Family please foward your photos to me to view before posting on the web. If you need to put them up in albums please mark your photos as unlisted and please put in your albums disclaimers to prevent the distribution.

Not long away

2 months...

I don't think there's much more to plan... But today in the gym I was dreaming about the sleeves on the w.dress...
The problem is the the dress has no sleeves!

I really need to stop with these projects

Pinned in

I've had a devil's own time with dress makers. One lady arrogantly wanted to charge me $450 for the dress alterations! Then Sunday they were all closed in Hurstville (and boy did that get me annoyed!) So today I packed my dress into a little suitcase, and took it to work.

I had 2 shops in mind, there was Look Smart Alternations in Myers and the other was Queens Alterations in QVB.

The service at Look Smart was so nice! I have to say it was a bit scary getting in my dress in front of Local MYER shoppers, and the tailor was male! But he put my fears aside, gave me a quote and proceeded to pin me in.

I get 2 fittings and if the 1st fitting isn't right they will redo the alterations free of charge!

Mmm.. I hope some of this loose fabric is due to the weight I have loss…

Oh and let me say Mum is pleased as PUNCH! She won't have to do any of my alterations.

And I get my points!!!!

Look Smart Alterations
Myer City Store
Level 1 (near Country Road)
436 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
02 9238 9335
Ask for Rami

Happiness Stamp

This was a quicky project
I had left over carving mat so I made a happiness stamp.

Stamp and its product || Close up of the stamp

Stamp on the cup || Stamps solo

I hope to use the stamp on the shawls and the umbrella. :) I like efficient usage.

Flowers are locked on

Popped into the florist to pay the deposit!

Carmen the owner had the day off but the nice staff there were happy to help. And the flowers - brides 2xBmaid, 3xmens button holes + 6 male buttonholes and 4 girl buttonholes. Comes up to a total of $390 I'm pretty happy with the costings
Eva
avechoco at gmail . com

TableCard Holders

Okay I did originally plan to use salt dough, but clay was convient and cheap! ^^ so i moulded little eggs, i tried to use a stamp to emboss the double happiness but it didnt show up clearly enough so instead I used a stamp that Kathleen lent me. However as white, they started to resemble fossilised dino-droppings. So with a quick swipe of gold paint and a stamp! You have a pretty table card holder to go with the table dolls!

However, that wasn't the only thing that got painted gold....

Gold Fingers!

Mr Pig has a date

I mentioned a few times our wedding involves a pig which Steph's mum thinks is an absolute scream.

I finally got us a quote a few weeks ago... And last night mum and I discussed the logistics of Mr Pig.

I asked mum how she was going to fit the pig in the hotel fridge. We laughed ourselves silly with the thought of chopping up the pig and distributing the parts in plastic bags amongst all the hotel rooms of the family members and friends.

But common sense prevailed and the pig will be handed over on Monday at the post wedding BBQ.

Fabric warehouse

Wow! Nice people! I ordered the fabric for the shawls and got 20% off the fabric, a fabric pizza cutter and a paddle ruler

They have a loyalty card there. Spend 200 and get 20. And that's pretty easy to do in a fabric shop!!!

I was a bit depressed after the dressmaker they cheered me up with jelly beans. Then we had a chicken burger for lunch.

The Remnant Warehouse
theremnantwarehouse.com.au
494 Botany Rd Alexandria NSW 2015
(02) 9698 7855
Eva
avechoco at gmail . com

The dressmaker

Mixed emotions

Okay got the red dress altered for 150

But the white one with all its beading has proved to be a fly in the ointment. She quoted 450 which is more than the dress!

:( so what next?
Eva
avechoco at gmail . com

Today's agenda

Visit a dressmaker about getting the dress fixed

Visit fabric shop about shawl fabric

Get a heater
Eva
avechoco at gmail . com

Blue Lotus Makeup

Well after Sunday and the "after-Martha-math", I send an email off to Melissa to organise a trial.

I've never had a make-up trial before, nor had I had non friends come into my house and do non friend/family stuff in your home. I felt the need to feed and send her home with food!

Her boxes of tricks is quite extensive. V.distracting.!!! and she has heaps of falsies and we could all have some at no extra charge!

The trial did take a bit, because we were chatting and laughing too much! and the final product was WOW! I felt empowered and all mighty! Like the evil queen and could and would curse you all!!! Bwahhahahaha!!!!!.

But she applied some more blush and eyeliner so I settled back into normal (but glamorous) Eva. :D

I feel different without my red cheeks, without them I think something scary is unleashed

Blue Lotus Makeup
Contact: 0413 181 285 (Melissa)
Email: melissa@bluelotusmakeup.com.au

The Countdown

Do you realise there are only 74 Days left?
2.5 months?

FRICK!

Flowers

addicted to Picasa's Collage function!...

Today Steph abandoned me at the florist... (Note read blog entry about choices) but I was able to get the florist to quote me on the flowers. They are just the local florist, but i feel happier supporting someone local rather than getting fancy florist in to do my bouquets.

So in the collage you see on the left flowers that I hope to have. Freesias, Roses, Lizzathus and these funny white berries which remind me of that berry bush we use to hide behind, back when we had Peking Restaurant (except those berries were red)

The florist name is Carmen, and she was so nice! and patient! As mentioned, when there is a lot of choosing to do, its REALLY hard to settle on one choice.

Its easier to tell people which flowers you don't want! Which were for me, the Gerbies (look like a massive daisy...), Chrysanthemums (death flower for Chinese) and Gladioli (Dame Edna *shudder!* not on my W-Day!)

Sunset Flowers
Look for Carmen
Marrickville Metro
(opposite Liqourland)
Shop 76, Metro Shopping Centre
Marrickville NSW 2204
(02) 9517 3412

Makeup and Hair

Okay Martha forgot... it happens. but to my defense i did confirm the appointment on Tuesday. She replied that she would see me then... then when i called her up on Sunday asking where she was, she was finishing a job up in liverpool at 2.50pm!

So back to the drawing board as mentioned...

I'm now talking to Melissa Chew from BlueLotus Makeup and her recommended hairdresser Colleen Jees, who i am getting a free consult on Tuesday in Mosman!

Also Lulu pointed me into the direction of a bridal dress shop in Marrickville, who we called and they indicated they would be happy to alter dresses. :) So Next sudnay is booked!! it cant be Saturday because ill be at Kirribilli markets selling all the clothes that i have collected over the years. it will all be cheap! $5bucks! so come over and grab a bargian!

Corsages Done

These are thankyou gifts for the helpers, and also if they wear them ways that the guest can identify them from the clueless others.

I got stood up by martha

Back to the drawing board…

Suckling pig

We got our first pig quote today

Mr Wongs - the bright yellow sign outside, opposite market city is selling suckling piggies at $43/kg. At 4-5 kgs per pig... With one week notice. We'll call on them 2 weeks prior to the day to lock in Mr Pig.

Next Q will be who is going to look after Mr Pig?

Eva
avechoco at gmail . com

Wedding Dreams

I am a dreamer, and I remember them. Lately I've been dreaming about my wedding and the dreams are increasing in frequency and quirk factor.

The last dream i had. Uncle Jacob stood up to do a reading about the importances of promises and vows, which was very nice and all of a sudden the orchestra pit decided it was time to fine tune their instruments! Yeah My wedding was on a stage. HA! Lillian paused the ceremony and told them to stop making the racket. Most of the players obeyed except one naughty violin. Who got my death glare, and subsided.

The ceremony continued and then we got to a singing part?! (Yeah, singing.... WTF?) so while our guests sang the most folksy cheesy song about kissing and love (sounded like "From Big Things Little Things Grow") Steph gripped me by the elbows!

I'm nervous so I grip his and ask What's going on?!?. He tells me this is something we had planned and proceeds to pecks little kisses all over my face!

I dont mind kisses but infront of all the guests and an orchestra?! Frick!

Woke up and vowed to reduce coffee intake for the rest of the week.

Wedding Favours: Something Aussie, Something Useful

I dont drink beer, but those who do, and you are planning to have a beachy-relaxed wedding... check this out!


Not my drink of choice... but everyone is different. Maybe if it came as rice bowl cosies...

Menu Holder Idea

Hrm... I need something to hold up the Table NamePlates and I'm thinking... (strokes chin)

Rather than buying something or something or something or something or something...

Make it :D

Using Salt Dough!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Salt
• 1 1/4 cups Warm water
• 3 cups Flour

1. Pour 1 cup salt into large bowl.
2. Add 1 1/4 cups warm water, mix well.
3. Add 3 cups flour, mix well some more.
4. Knead into ball, seal in plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.

I think i would stick to something simple. Prehaps a egg shaped thing with a cut down the middle for the paper to sit in... Then I can personalise it with the date :)

Number Stamps

I need to borrow some number stamps to press into wet clay.

and i doubt ill use them again, so does anyone have some i can borrow?

Sunday: Makeup Trial

With Lu by my side as moral support (Kath on baby duties) I will be meeting Martha Mok from D'Makeupstation on Sunday.

>_< nervous as all buggery.

Final Cake Dolls

Because after the wedding, I Doubt i will ever see them again...

Cake Doll Year Book