Knicks, Knacks, Knocks...

IVORY SILK ROSE PETALS: I am looking to sell these 1,998 (Bodhi destroyed 2) for $20!!

 

KNICKS
I have been busily crafting away for this wedding-o-mine.  I originally had my heart set on an artistically designed petal-path aisle runner.  It would have definitely NOT been a justifiable splurge at $150 + $150 delivery fee... it would have been nice for the photographs and the initial Oooo's and Ahhh's from all but in the end it would have been just a crazy mess of petals after I smeared it all around with my train.

So, I had sensibly opted for purchasing ivory silk rose petals online for $24 + s/h and would ask my coordinator to place 2 simple petal ribbons on either side of the aisle.  I had picked apart about 600 of the 2000 petals when we went for a final consultation with the catering manager at The Omni.  We revisited the 6th floor Palm Terrace and it was breeeeeezy!  I had to really rethink the petals idea because there is only a 1 hour turnaround time of the ceremony area while everyone is enjoying the cocktail hour on the adjoining Sail Deck.  The loose petals flying everywhere would certainly hinder the process.

So, I looked for alternative chair decorations to hang on the aisle chairs and flank the aisle so it wouldn't be so bare.  I came across a few Starfish chair decorations for $15 - $22 / item + s/h on sites like Etsy.  I just couldn't, in good conscience, pay someone such inflated amounts of money for items that I knew I could (with some creative mojo and elbow grease) theoretically make myself.



Hence, I purchased 25 yards of Tulle for $1.00, (10) dried sugar starfish for $10.65 + s/h, and a new hot glue gun for like $3.99.  And I don't think I did too shabby!  I also bought 1 bunch of fake Heather from Michael's for about $5.99, but I barely used 1/4 of it and can store it away for later crafting ideas... sound investment!  So, I made 10 chair decorations for about $25 - just about how much it would have cost me to buy ONE online!

I think that after the wedding I will start selling these wedding crafts for some side money because the profit margins are INSANE!

KNACKS
Next, I had to make "Identifiers" for the place cards to differentiate between Chicken, Salmon, and Vegetarian meals for each guest.  So far, Chicken = 60%,  Salmon = 37%,  and Vegetarian = 3%.  I found a small stamp kit of sea creatures at Michael's for about $4.00 and 3 purple inkpads for $1 each.  I will be printing the place cards once we have a final head count and I can finalize the seating arrangements and then each person will have one of these stamps next to their name.

TIME FOR THE KNOCKS
I found out that my Uncle Bob will not be attending because he can't fly long distance due to health issues.  My Aunt Rita, her husband, and my 2 cousins are not coming for health and miscellaneous/mystery reasons (??).  My Aunt Amy, her husband along with my Cousin Sam & his family are also not coming - apparently without reasons.  And my Cousin Willy may or may not be attending, depending on whether or not he will be laid off.

So, needless to say - I am bothered, annoyed, disappointed, angry, etc.  I guess I never really expected them to come in the first place.  I have not seen any of those people since I was about 10 years old anyway.  They've never been to any of my other life events - so why bother now?  It just super bugs because my mom made such a big deal over sending them their invitations according to proper Chinese traditional etiquette - and there was such family draaaaaaama about the whole thing.

Silver Lining: It cleared up some space and I get to invite a couple of friends who I will be very happy to see on the big day!!! YAY =)