Eco Favors

I am not a big fan of the ribbon and tulle lining the church aisle. Instead I plan on making flower cones to hang from the pews. As I was researching on how to do this yesterday, I came across the neatest little product and I just had to share. Did you know they make paper embedded with wildflower seeds? Amazing! I love to garden and I love flowers. Plus, how perfect for a wedding. And the paper isn't tossed into a landfill, but transformed into beautiful blooms. Intrigued, I looked into it more. Of course it is a little more expensive than regular old paper, but it might be a nice touch to use in moderation. We are having 250 guests so its not economical for our invites, programs, or thank you's. However, it may be great for our table markers and they would blend perfectly with the centerpieces. Most of the companies will print whatever you need on them, but for an extra fee. They also sell them blank, so you can design and print at home. I found a few sites that sell the paper: Botanical Paper Works and Flower Seed Paper. Also, look into buying larger sheets that you can tear into smaller pieces to save a little money.

Save On Crafts sells 6x6 paper that can be rolled into cones and filled with candies or flower petals. They are $7.99 per pack of 10 (not including ribbon or goodies), but I would definitely ask for a better price if having a bigger event. These would be great to place on tables for favors or to hang on the backs of chairs. The website has more pictures with some other neat ideas.



First Date

Oh, you thought this was going to be about me and Jon's first date. Nope. This post is about my ring bearer and flower girl's first date. It was at the most romantic of locations, a bar in Mount Adams. Following our Ladies Day out at the art museum we had lunch at Longworth's. It gave Colby and Adrienne an opportunity to get to know one another. So freakin' cute!

Once we got them settled in, Colby took a liking to Adrienne and really just wanted to hold her hand. He is quite the flirt. But Adrienne was not having it.


Colby: "Hey pretty lady. What's going on?"
Adrienne: "OMG. Get me out of here!"

Adrienne started to warm up to Colby's flirtatious antics. She was falling for his charming moves and silly jokes.

Colby: "I think this must be heaven, because I see an angel sitting before me."
Adrienne: "Oh, stop it. You're making me blush."

Colby was happy as a ham with the way the date was going. Adrienne just couldn't take her eyes off of him.

So that is how Colby and Adrienne's first date went. Nobody tell Aaron about this. As a father of a daughter, he has prohibited Adrienne from ever dating.

I am so excited to see these two in a tux and a dress in September. We're not too worried about whether or not they'll make it down the aisle. Besides who can predict how two 1 1/2 year olds will act? We just want to see them all dressed up in their fancy clothes.