check etsy for fun unique veils. My dress came with a veil, but I'm stalking etsy for something more fun to wear during the reception.

And registering is AWESOME! but every time I register for towels they discontinue them. All I want are fluffy absorbent gray and yellow towels.

6/19/2012 8:23:17 AM

i got my veil off etsy. its just a fingertip length one - very simple. i don't even think i am going to wear it. a friend said i could borrow her veil which i kind of like better. egyeyes, what kind of veil are you looking for? I spent $60 on the veil i got off etsy. my wedding is next weekend so i would be willing to part with it.

registering isn't super fun but receiving gifts in the mail everyday is the only problem is finding where to put all the stuff

11 days we have SO much to do - we need to get our marriage license this week, make the programs, i have to deal with some HVAC issues (again) at my rental property, my hair appointment is today, i have to drop my dress off for one more dress fitting, and my 30th birthday is on Monday

6/19/2012 8:36:26 AM

I have been looking on etsy but it's hard for me to buy without actually trying it on with the dress. :/

I don't even know what kind of veil I need.. to be honest.. I went into this all fully intending on not having one. I want it to be short and behind my back (none of that birdcage mess in my face)

6/19/2012 9:23:53 AM

Cassie send me pics of yours!

6/19/2012 9:25:14 AM

HAHAHA i didnt want one either but my fiance's mom threw a fit!

Mine comes to my elbows, no mess in the front, very simple.

6/19/2012 9:57:34 AM

so glad I didn't have one

it was quite windy out that day, so it would've been awful

6/19/2012 11:57:59 AM

I want my bridal shower to be at the Olde English Tea Room in Wake Forest, but it sucks that the website says you can only book two-hour maximums and the max guest count it allows you to select is 35. GRR!!

6/19/2012 5:46:08 PM

we did my bridal shower at Sitti and they did a WONDERFUL job. everyone loved the food and the service was excellent. they even gave us the downstairs so we had that entire space to ourselves

6/19/2012 9:09:26 PM

Sending out the invitations today. They turned out great! Now I'm just finishing up the website and waiting for responses.

6/20/2012 7:58:20 AM

we had very good luck with people turning in their response cards quickly. i also might or might have not put the RSVP date on the card 20 days prior to when i really needed to give my final number to the reception place i think i only had to follow up with a handful of folks.

6/20/2012 8:09:13 AM

Fast approaching x.x Ahhhhhh

6/20/2012 9:42:08 AM

i get married next weekend

6/20/2012 10:14:55 AM

sept. 22nd here. first day of fall (autumnal equinox).

6/20/2012 10:45:35 AM

Yaaaaaayyy Cass

6/20/2012 11:08:40 AM

We finally set a date.

September 16, 2012.

Scared out of my wits here.. just starting and already in the double digits.

6/22/2012 5:40:47 PM

Since our wedding is in New York, I want to represent North Carolina somehow (because this is where we met). Thinking about favors, the hot idea of the moment I have now is Burt's Bees lip balm tins, since they're yellow (one of my wedding colors) and they're made in Durham (where he proposed to me).

These tiny bags are .50 each as well, so I'd place them in there and put a tag on their with our name and date on one side, and an explanation on the other. Thoughts?



I was also thinking of Cheerwine in the fancy glass bottles (with twist-off caps) which are 24 for 21.95 (not bad, price wise!) but the color red will totally clash with everything. In addition, my Egyptian wedding guests will complain that it tastes like cough syrup... they just don't get it, man. lol.

6/23/2012 2:38:18 AM

I like those ideas - or if you want something that isn't as sweet as Cheerwine, Pepsi is from NC and they could also do the glass bottles.. You could also get some NC State ice cream, I think - but I don't know how easy that would be to transport

6/23/2012 9:21:25 AM

how is pepsi less sweet than cheerwine?

pepsi, while from new bern originally or whatever, is well known around the world. i don't think it'd be a good representation of NC at all.

6/23/2012 9:26:30 AM

NABS, you need nabs

6/23/2012 9:48:09 AM

If you still want to do Cheerwine, contact their customer support. I'm not sure where you are living now, but they were able to give me the number of their distribution center in Greensboro (closest to me), and they'll give you better prices.

Or you could put in a bumper sticker, or a koozie if you don't think your guest will like the taste (which is BLASPHEMY). See the Cheerwine's merch site.

6/23/2012 10:19:00 AM

How dare I suggest a soda that might be more well received than Cheerwine

And yes, it's from New Bern.

6/23/2012 4:04:51 PM

it may be more well received, but it's not really any less sweet (okay, 41g of sugar per serving instead of 42g, but i doubt that's detectable by most folks) & it's not really something that's known for being a NC product so much, in my opinion. i just didn't think it fit the theme/idea as well.

i like the nabs idea. definitely the neon orange cheese w/ pb variety too

[Edited on June 23, 2012 at 8:39 PM. Reason : ]

6/23/2012 8:37:51 PM

^^Maybe it's just us Eastern NC people who get the Pepsi connection. Lots of neat stuff in the store in downtown New Bern that brings home the birthplace of Pepsi idea.

6/23/2012 11:05:43 PM

I actually forgot all about Pepsi being started here.. that's why the new bottles say "BORN IN THE CAROLINAS"

Regardless, like se7entythree said, it's a bit too universal and isn't a stand-out NC product (and, yes, it doesn't go with the theme still)

I'm going to keep looking into this Burt's Bees thing and see what they can do for me. Their wholesale catalog is posted online and I've already emailed them. If they can hook it up on the price then that'd be SWEET! I might even do a jar of NC honey to go in the bag along with it.

6/24/2012 12:52:03 AM

What about Sundrop? http://www.drinksundrop.com/history.html That might work with the yellow. Texas Pete also has a bit of yellow in it. Both are NC products.

I love the Burt's Bees idea, just trying to throw some more out there!

[Edited on June 24, 2012 at 3:20 PM. Reason : ]

6/24/2012 3:20:18 PM

Ooh I didn't think of those!! Thanks you guys keep em comin!

6/25/2012 12:44:42 AM

whoop whoop 5 days!

6/25/2012 7:37:35 AM

Yay Cass!

We got our wedding pictures back

This is one of my favorites



And this one, too

6/25/2012 10:00:42 AM

I really like the Burt's Bees and little jars of honey idea.

For my family that traveled from outside NC, I made them NC gift bags that are posted a bajillion pages back haha. I filled them with things like Lance's crackers, NC peanuts, Moravian cookies, Cheerwine, etc. The Museum of History downtown has a lot of great little things in their gift shop that aren't overpriced. They helped me out a lot with ordering a bunch of stuff to fill my bags with.

6/25/2012 10:12:02 AM

Yay Cass! And awesome pics, Sam!

Here are the invitations I am trying to achieve:



They are ridiculously priced on Etsy so I'm trying to semi-DIY it by having the paper materials printed for me and then tying the twine and attaching the flower. Instead of the browns, it will be in greys, and the twine will be a mustard yellow.

6/25/2012 10:13:37 AM

those are really pretty.

i just used paper notions on etsy to do my table number cards and she did such a fantastic job and turned everything around so quickly. i would definitely recommend.

https://www.etsy.com/people/PaperNotions

6/25/2012 10:27:08 AM

Could always include Lucky Strike packs pretty sure those are from NC

Or what about getting a local beer?

6/25/2012 10:54:17 AM

our invitations were designed by Adger at Sealed with Appeal (http://www.sealedwithappeal.com) and they were very nicely done with a great price. we tied them all with twine ourselves and the result was really good, I think. If you want, I can post pics to give you an idea of the work she did for us. she was featured in The Knot recently as well. check them out if you don't want to pay the wedding paper divas or etsy premium. we used wedding paper divas for our save the dates and were happy with those though.


[Edited on June 25, 2012 at 12:16 PM. Reason : almost forgot....Yay Cass!!!!]

6/25/2012 12:12:28 PM

How is that flower going to survive in the envelope..

6/25/2012 12:40:19 PM

^it doesn't go in an envelope. It's a boxed invitation

afripino: please share!! (pm me if you prefer)

[Edited on June 25, 2012 at 2:32 PM. Reason : Add]

6/25/2012 2:31:20 PM

Ooooh, sorry, didn't even think of that for invites.

6/25/2012 4:38:11 PM

^^ PM sent!

6/25/2012 9:10:48 PM

Just ordered the flowers.. Lord help me.

I don't think I truly know what i'm getting myself into, here.

It's gonna be a lot of man hours and a lot of bribing my friends and family to help me work the egyeyes-weddinginvite-sweatshop in my house.

Now I need to find the perfect boxes.. 5x7 and at least 1.5 inches tall and lightweight. I'm thinking white top and bottom or white bottom with the clear top so that it shows once it's unwrapped (think a box full of Christmas cards)

6/25/2012 11:24:34 PM

we can fore-go all of that if we just elope

6/25/2012 11:29:17 PM

Hahaha what are you doing in here!? Stalker!!

6/25/2012 11:36:52 PM

Finally looking at favors. We are going with a fall leaves/tree/bird theme. Found these:



and she can do them with fall leaves on them for $1 a piece

and these



they are plantable herb seed paper, and I love them!

6/26/2012 9:21:16 AM

I love the seed paper idea!

6/26/2012 10:01:55 AM

Me too. And those are pretty cute. Some of the paper seed things that I've seen are boring, but I like those.

6/26/2012 10:03:57 AM

Our guestbook is going to be a big print of a bare tree with two birds in it, and guests will leave their thumbprints in fall colors on it to make leaves. Hopefully it will all come together and look nice.

6/26/2012 10:20:41 AM

^ We're doing the same thing - who'd you order yours from?

6/26/2012 10:53:22 AM

I havent ordered it yet, but I have a few Im looking at on etsy.

6/26/2012 10:59:17 AM

We did a thumbprint tree, too, but sister made it

If you want her info I'm sure she would do a freelance piece, haha

6/26/2012 6:42:20 PM

Do you give them wet wipes or something after they get their fingers all inky?

6/26/2012 8:10:55 PM

Sam as soon as I heard your sis made yours I was like oh snap I gotta call Crystal!

6/26/2012 9:43:46 PM

We did Bleu de Toi or whatever. The print is absolutely beautiful.

And yes, we have wet wipes

6/26/2012 9:47:34 PM