Wedding Items For Sale

Here are some of my wedding items that I am putting up for sale. We had a small wedding, therefore quanities are small.

Available for purchase is thin purple ribbon, dark purple grosgrain ribbon, lilac grosgrain and sheer,
and white grosgrain and sheer ribbon.
$5.00 for lot

Five sheets of cardstock letters. All of the 'S's are missing, but there are plenty of other letters available to be used.
$3.00 for lot

Additional missing letters on only one sheet




Letter and number stencils in a script font.
$2.00 for set
SOLD



Iron on letters. 'S,' 'B,' and 'C' are missing, but plenty of others to choose from.
$1.00 for set

White paper cups used to fill our favor boxes.
$1.00 for all

Plum colored flower embellishments. Can be hot-glued or sewn onto fabric.
$2.00 for both

StazOn ink in black and small heart stamp. Ink is made to stay on when touches wet surfaces.
$5.00 for set

Oval jewels can be hot-glued or sewn onto any surface.
$1.00

Unused candy bags for our candy buffet.
$1.00

Unused white rose petals
$1.00

Lot of multi-colored cardstock paper and scraps in several shades of purple.
$2.00 for all

Silver jewelry boxes. Good for necklaces and earrings.
$3.00 for all

Eight double heart shaped place card holders.
$10.00 for both sets



Four sets of tongs. Two with purple ribbon, which can be removed.
$2.00 for all
SOLD



Lot of purple and clear beads.
$5.00 for all
SOLD

Dyed purple heart shaped petals I made myself.
$5.00 for all petals
(since a lot of time and effort went into cutting and dying these)

Remaining brads in shades of purple (some were used)
$1.00

Pre-cut strands of sheer ribbon used for programs
$2.00 for all

Three shades of purple unused cocktail napkins
$5.00 for all
SOLD

Available are seven vases we used for our centerpieces
$7.00 for all  

One wicker box we used to store our programs. (Ribbon is hot-glued on and can be removed)
$5.00

One feathered flower used to adorn above program box
$3.00

Ten purple paper lanterns with metal prong bases (see below)
$10.00 for all
SOLD

Purple and lilac tulle
$3.00 for both

One round white tablecloth that fits 70" round table
(Will need to be ironed)
$5.00
SOLD 

Available are seven lilac tulle bows with wire edges
(Will need to be re-shaped)  
$20 for all 
(orginially paid $35 for all seven bows)

Available are twelve ivory votive candles
(Two have been lit, the other ten were not lit)
$6.00 for all

Available are eight square mirrors used for our centerpieces
$40 for all



Also available (though not pictured) are more votive candles like the ones above that have sheer purple ribbon hot-glued onto them as well as small purple bows on them that cover the edges of the glued ribbon.

Wedding Supplies For Sale

Now that the wedding is all over, I am going to be putting some of my wedding items on here for purchase. Some of the items will include mirrors, votive candles, tulle bows, napkins, place card holders, paper lanterns, hurricane vases, and purple stones that go in the vases as well. I will have pictures available as well.

Most importantly, the wedding was beautiful and a great success. It was a small affair and only about 50 out of the 70 we invited showed up but that's okay. We had plenty of food for everyone and good cake to eat as well.

A few things went wrong, as is to be expected. Our flower girls and their parents did not show up even though they promised to. We ended up being able to return all their dresses and shoes for refunds. All their toys and gift bags that we bought for them were donated to the Christmas toy drive, so that's a good thing.

Work is going great! I really enjoy it and love most of my co-workers. I get steady hours and have no reasons to complain...yet. The peak season has hit and we are very busy but I love it because it makes each shift fly by. Also, my sister is now employed there as well so I've been giving her hints and tips on how to be the most efficient cashier.

Merry Christmas from Kevin and Emily!

11-11-11

Today is the day!

Getting married in three hours!

One Week

Oh my goodness! I am getting married in one week! I can't believe it! Everything is mostly ready and we are just waiting for the day to come. Everyone has been asking us if we are getting nervous, but we tell them NO! We are totally ready and excited, and mostly just ready for it to be over! We've been engaged for almost a year and a half now, so it's good to finally feel like it will end soon!

I just really hope that once he and I are married we will actually feel married. I asked Kevin the other day, "Honey, am I supposed to feel something different about being married? Cuz, I really don't feel like much will be different for us. I don't have a certain feeling inside.... Do you?" Our problem is that we have never lived together and once we are married, we will be staying with my parents until we can afford our own place, whenever that may be. Hopefully, we won't have to stay with them too long. I'm talking like six months or less, please!

Kevin and I have been working a lot. He's picked up hours at work and I am finally working good hours again. I just got my first pay check today! So excited! I really like my job and I am really lucky to work there, even if it's just seasonal. Man, I really hope they keep me after the holidays. I have a feeling they will though. I just gotta show them that I am an awesome employee!

ONE WEEK!!!!!

Mock up Candy Buffet

I did a mock up of what I want our candy buffet to look like last night and I think it is going to be a real success! I think I even found a table that we can bring with us to set it all up with. I am so happy to say that I am not buying any more purple candy! I'm not even going to look anymore. For the last month, every store I've been to I've looked for purple candy and I'm glad to be done! We spent another $18 dollars for another pound of purple m&ms at the Sweet Factory, and $8 for a pound and a half of purple jelly belly beans.

We also went back to Party City and got some dark purple sixlets, and lavender foil wrapped balls of chocolate. It looks like we won't be using the Dum Dum suckers, Smarties, skittles, or tootsie rolls. Oops, sorry I made you buy those honey. But hey, we can give them to the tricker treaters this Halloween!

My best friend and maid of honor will be coming home from Canada in less than a week and we are going to get manicures, her treat. Thank goodness because my new job at Michaels has caused lots of nail breakage. I got my hair cut the other day and now I have bangs, and I really like it. I also made my wedding day hair appointment so I am on a roll! Call me butter, baby!

Flower Girls and Ring Bearer Woes

My god daughters recently moved to Alabama and today I got a text message from their mother that said they couldn't make it to the wedding in two weeks. They promised me over and over before they even moved that they would make it no matter what. Needless to say, I am a little devastated. I guess they are a little hard up for cash right now, and that's completely understandable. Who isn't?

So, I think I can get them to come to the wedding if Kevin and I purchase the flower girl dresses and shoes for our god daughters. I feel horrible because we've already paid for five meals for them (3 kids, 2 parents), gifts for all three girls, the flower girl basket, and the ring bearer pillow. Not to mention I dyed hundreds of rose petals purple for the flower girl basket. So much effort has been put into getting them to this wedding, that if they didn't show up, it would literally ruin some aspects of the wedding.

I even made the programs already and included their names in the programs and I printed them on our home printer, so I won't print them again. Please keep your fingers crossed that they are able to make the six hour drive from Alabama to our wedding in Greenwood, Indiana.

This sad announcement comes just 14 days, TWO WEEKS, until the big day. With everything else that's on my mind and all the other things I need to tweak to make sure everything works out okay, I just didn't need this on top of everything. I hope they come.

Nervous Much?

Warning: This post may be construed as a pity party, woe is me type of post. If you don't want to read about what goes through my head all day, exit now.

I don't want to sound like my life sucks, because it really doesn't. In fact, some people would kill to have the kind of life I have. My parents are married, and have been for nearly 30 years now. I am getting married in 19 days to a wonderful man who treats me like a queen. I live at home rent free (for now, at least) and I work part time at a craft store that I have shopped at for most of my life.

The things that are bothering me right now are that my fiance doesn't have his own car, and works way on the north side of town, whereas I live and work on the south side. For the time being, since we can't afford our own place, we are going to have to stay at my parents' place, along with my brother, his girlfriend, and his best friend. By the time we are married, my parents are going to charge us rent to live there, and I wonder to myself, how are we going to save up for our own place if we are paying rent to my folks? But that's a small concern for right now, I suppose.

Kevin will have to move his things here, into my cramped square shaped room that is already overflowing with all my things. Did I mention I'm a borderline hoarder? I can't bear to throw anything away that could end up being useful down the line. Not only does he have to move down here to the south side with no reliable transportation, his allergies are very bad and we will be sharing our room with my two cats as well. It gets to the point where he can't breathe through his nose at all when he's been at my house for a few hours at a time.

I wanted him to try to get a transfer to the south side location of where he works now, but his manager says it's highly unlikely that that will happen because the south side location is fully staffed now. So, once he lives down here, how is he going to get to work? Take the bus?

Lord only knows how long it will be before we actually get our own place. With my car payment, loans, and other monthly expenses, an apartment, even just a small one bedroom is looking like a pipe dream. Believe me, I'm not asking for pity because I know how much worse it is for other people, but sometimes you just have to vent, even electronically I suppose.

Other things on my mind are my new job. Most of the important payroll information and scheduling information is now online through websites. You have to have a log in and password for three separate sites. I love this idea because I think it's great to be able to access your work information from home any time of the day or night, but right now, I am having issues with the technology and I am worried about how to fix it. Also, I didn't get to put in my direct deposit information like I was supposed to and now I don't know if I will have the option anymore. I read in the handbook that if you don't sign up for the direct deposit or the debit pay card, you will receive your check by mail and it will take longer.

Basically, I just want to get things squared away and be able to have direct deposit and not have to worry about cashing the check or going to the bank to have to deposit it myself if I have the option of it being automatically done for me. I will have to talk to the people at work about figuring this out. I hope they don't get upset with me and tell me that there is nothing they can do about it. Cut me some slack; I'm brand new, and I haven't worked in a year. Things get a little rusty.

I know I will bounce back and that all these minute worries will fade away once we are married and get into a routine. It just means figuring out who will drive each other to work and trying to save up to get an apartment, pay on my loans, and resume my car payments, which my father has graciously been paying since May when I ran out of money after leaving my job the previous October.

I know these are the kinds of worries that a lot of couples have, as well as many other more severe worries. Mine seem so elementary in comparison sometimes, but they are always on my mind night and day and have caused me to lose focus on other things because I am too busy thinking about the future and how to get through it. I really feel like I need something to combat this horrible anxiety and to get these butterflies out of my tummy because I am just going to worry myself sick and I really don't need that now. Or ever for that matter.