joey wins a prize!

if you remember, we are planning on having a polaroid guestbook. one possible issue has been the fact that polaroid killed the polaroid film format this year. i had seen film for sale online and in store, but i hadn't seen any cameras in store & the ones online were kind of pricey for me. this afternoon i decided to post on our company classifieds just to see if anyone still owned one that i could have or borrow. a few minutes after posting, joey from marcom called; marcom has 10 polaroid cameras! 10! no more worries on that front! i do, of course, owe joey a prize since she totally hooked me up, so i'll have to come up with something good. now, i better hurry and buy film before it's all gone!

weekend accomplishments

after spending a good bit of time at the new apple store in town, danny & i decided to stop by steinmart and check out their tie selection. it's a good thing we did! we found 3 matching ties that danny really liked on sale plus the cashier gave us an extra discount as a wedding gift. gotta love that! still on the hunt for a slightly different tie for danny, we went next door to ross and somehow found the perfect one - the lovely paisley one on the left. it's the same brand as the 3 we got at steinmart, so the colors are a perfect match. cheers for the first purchase for the men!





the next afternoon i went by old time pottery to wonder around. first find was a photo album that is perfect for our photo guestbook. it's grey like the suit we have picked out for the boys. cost? a whopping $4.99!



second find was fabric. old time pottery has a large table of random pieces of fabric. some random lengths, some still on bolts. after some searching, i found this:

i think it'll look great on the tables as either table runners or accent squares possibilty on top of a gold tablecloth. there was 6 yards which is enough to do 6 table runners. i already liked the idea of mixing fabrics for the tables so if i can find another fabric to compliment it, it'll be perfect.

3 wedding purchases made in just 2 afternoons! aren't we efficient? :)

i want more than just a signature

gone are the days of guest books with simply signatures. couples have come up with lots of different ideas. my favorite involves a photo album and a polaroid camera. this one was done by the now mrs. lime from weddingbee.com



you place a polaroid camera next to the album so guests can shoot pics of themselves, insert into the pages, then pen messages right next to their pictures (bet you get some fun messages if you wait until late in the reception to put it out ;). you can buy one on theknot.com, but it's not big enough. i found a post where a bride made her own by inserting the photo corners into a regular album.





this is another really cool guest book idea from a wedding featured on theknot.com...



but i love pictures too much, so i think i'll have to go with the first one. might need to start on it...sticking those little corners on every page might take a while...