Scientific Experiment

I ordered some silk flower petals from this wedding favors and supplies site. I ordered one package (they come with 500 petals) of each, navy blue and yellow. [The man and the colors seem to be the only thing I've made my mind up about for this wedding!]

I want to save money on real flowers and for only $5 a package, it just felt so right! Here is what I got in the mail...

I did some research on silk petals online before buying these and read that some will sink, and some will float. I also read that you should test your petals before using them in water to see if the color bleeds. So...

Let the experimenting begin!

I took three of my recycled jars and filled them with different water levels just to see how it looked. Then I threw in only yellow petals in one, blue in another, and the third I mixed.

 Before

After 20 minutes

The bleeding was very little to none. Thats at least good news : )

 But as you can see... they in fact, do NOT float. I am only slightly disappointed though because they might still look ok on the bottom when I get candles in there, I can figure out a way to make them float, or I can just use them on the tables for extra color pops. I WILL still be getting my moneys worth from these silk flower petals! 

I will continue to search for better petals. More to follow. 

Spaghetti

Here are some of the ideas for wedding decorations I want to have at my wedding. 

 

SO... what I am doing is saving ALL my spaghetti sauce jars! It is my favorite meal so we eat it often... like a lot. And since my wedding is FAR away (still can't decide on a date : ( But at the earliest October 2012) I should have enough for lots of decorations by the time it finally arrives! 

So far, this is what I've got... 

Not much but at least its a start. 

Glass jars are FAR from cheap. 

So since I'm buying these anyway, 

I might as well recycle them : ) 

When I say my wedding is low-budget, I mean LOW-budget. In other words, I want to get it as close to... free... as possible. But since that actually happening seems impossible, I'm just spending as much time as necessary doing research so that I can spend as little money as possible out of my pocket.

I'm ready to start trying on dresses! 

As soon as someone comes and visits me so I don't have to go alone that is...

I've been eyeing some dresses on this website like this one...

They have a HUGE selection of wedding dresses but a lot of the other dresses also come in white and are just as beautiful and appropriate for a wedding dress. 

Recycle

During my wedding research, thanks to pinterest, I have found a blog with a section that allows brides (or grooms, or really whoever) to recycle decorations and things that they used (or didn't) at their wedding.

What an awesome idea! 

I plan on using this because it has some great deals, the principle of saving (or returning, if you will) another bride some money, and because I want the favor returned someday when I decide to get rid of some of my own wedding decor : ) 

Click here to check it out. 

Finding Forever (or at least where it will be witnessed)

I have had the hardest time finding vendors online for my wedding. After spending countless hours on the computer searching for my perfect spot, I came across a handy website that had it all in one place... ALL of it! (By that I mean locations, caterers, photographers...etc.)

It seems like every search I did brought up vendors from large cities [in] my area, which are not in my area at all, and it said SERVING my area. Um... no. When I say local, I want local.

Well here you go folks- for anyone looking to find local vendors here is the link I used. I hope it saves you hours : )

http://www.eventective.com/

I haven't found my perfect location yet, but at least now I have a list of potentials to go check out. More to follow : )

I Gave

Well, I have officially started my first blog. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Excited because I get to share everything I learn in this experience and nervous because I'm not sure what to expect. I hope everyone enjoys following along as I plan my wedding. I'm still trying to figure out this whole blog setup thing... sorry about that.