Well, I'm still here

mkrupar · May 2011

Birdie I'm a fan of doing as little as possible when it comes to DIY.
i'd do something like what you just did for the wedding. forget stacking boxes.

Beachy730 · May 2011

Birdie I had intentions of DIYing our card box, then realized it was harder than I thought and returned the stuff and bought one on etsy.

Birdie1483 · May 2011

Yeah Beach I almost did that. Since I had to do my mom's twice, I learned a few tricks that I think will make our wedding box pretty easy. I just have to get a few more supplies.

mkrupar · May 2011

So I tried to Google a Margarita IV and all I got was her:

She is apparently Maria-Margarita daughter of Phillip IV King of Spain.

mica178 · May 2011

I DIYed my cardbox, but it was just a big box with a slot on top, not a multi-layered thing. It was fine but unremarkable. After my wedding invitations, I was exhausted for any more extensive DIY.

The Mel and Todd Show · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_well-im-still-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:eab09f28-3926-4f6a-9deb-383c3ffcea6bPost:7b8a5338-54b7-488b-8efc-0a5d54020427">Re: Well, I'm still here</a>:
[QUOTE]Enjoy your marg, Ciara! Catholics don't believe in the rapture, so I doubt that Calypso is waiting to shoot up into the heavens. I was thnking that shouldn't things be timed to whatever timezone Jerusalem is? Or PST, since Camping is in California? Or is this all just a crock? (I found Camping's radio station yesterday and heard his voice. It's scary, exactly how I imagined L Ron Hubbard to sound.)
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

I didn't know Calypso was Catholic, just that she's righteous. L Ron Hubbard has a bad rap, IMO. When you take Scientology out of the mix, the dude had some interesting things to say. (not crazy volcano alien things).

Birdie1483 · May 2011

So I"m trying to figure out when to start out ceremony, but I feel like it might have to be a post for another day

Cliff notes:

- We're getting married infront of a big fireplace that has huge windows above it
- Sunset is 5:30ish
- I want evening pictures infront of the fireplace
- Don't know if I should have the ceremony time at 4 or 5
- We're serving dinner

Part of me says to keep it at 4 and then do the cocktail hour and try to grab some pics infront of the fireplace when we can.

ggirl2001 · May 2011

Hey all. I am pretty much not doing any DIY for the wedding. My sister found some cute cage thingy for the card "box" and she is going to have her husband paint it white Well, she said she was, but I know she means her H.

Also, boring rapture.

mica178 · May 2011

I"m sure he did, Mel, but the alien, theta, volcano, anti-psychiatry stuff bugs me.

Must get going, need to celebrate grandma's birthday now that I'm fairly certain that I"m not ascending today. :P

WildRumpus · May 2011

Apparently I was in the wrong night thread. Hi everybody! Birdie, your card box looks nice! I was lazy with ours and just bought a wooden crate, spray painted it w/ chalkboard paint, and plan to write "cards" on it

DramaGeek · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_well-im-still-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:eab09f28-3926-4f6a-9deb-383c3ffcea6bPost:d3e0a65d-cca8-4715-bdfc-b18bc9ef4a87">Re: Well, I'm still here</a>:
[QUOTE]So I"m trying to figure out when to start out ceremony, but I feel like it might have to be a post for another day :( Cliff notes: - We're getting married infront of a big fireplace that has huge windows above it - Sunset is 5:30ish - I want evening pictures infront of the fireplace - Don't know if I should have the ceremony time at 4 or 5 - We're serving dinner Part of me says to keep it at 4 and then do the cocktail hour and try to grab some pics infront of the fireplace when we can.
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]

<div>Which direction do the windows face? If they face west, you'll want to try to figure out where the sun will be in the sky at 4 and 5 so you don't get a weird glare in your pictures.</div>

Birdie1483 · May 2011

Yeah they face west. We're getting married the night before DST, so it's kind of thrown off my timing.

On the one hand, that's good because my friend got married in the same place last November and it was glaring in. However, by the time they were taking pics afterwards the sun had gone down. It'll probably be better for us, but we'll have to wait longer for nightime pics.

I emailed my photographer to get his opinion, but he hasn't answered yet. I"m sure he's crazy busy right now.

Loopyseven · May 2011

Ditto Drama.

Birdie1483 · May 2011

This is the fireplace at night:

During the day:

Birdie1483 · May 2011

The good thing is our ceremony and reception are in the same room, so if we have to wait until after dinner to get pics it shouldn't be THAT big of a deal. The ceremony area will have turned into the dance floor by then, so we could do some pics while people are finishing up eating (it's a buffet).

mica178 · May 2011

Your venue is gorgeous, Birdie. You won't have to do practically anything to decorate -- it's got good character on its own.

[Deleted User] · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_well-im-still-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:eab09f28-3926-4f6a-9deb-383c3ffcea6bPost:1004b76c-380b-41e2-b27e-85efdb5e235a">Re: Well, I'm still here</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Well, I'm still here : Are you talking about The Rapture guy or Donald Trump? :)
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]

The Rapture dude. The one that is 89 yrs old or whatever. I can't remember his name right this minute.

baystateapple · May 2011

Birdie, that is such a beautiful venue!

Birdie1483 · May 2011

Yeah Mica I love it! That's why I am patiently waiting through a 15 month engagement. Otherwise I'd want to have gotten this shiit done already

So my anxiety is taking over and I kind of want to email my DJ just to say "hey" and make sure he's still around. He was the first vendor I booked and didn't require a contract or deposit. Now I"m freaking out.

mica178 · May 2011

Missy -- Harold Camping.

Ciaram22 · May 2011

Have a good night ladies. I'm off to dinner. We'll see how this goes and hopefully I won't want to rip her head off before the end of dinner.

[Deleted User] · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_well-im-still-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:eab09f28-3926-4f6a-9deb-383c3ffcea6bPost:b86d7885-d22e-45db-a968-3c42ef974d2c">Re: Well, I'm still here</a>:
[QUOTE]Missy -- Harold Camping.
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

Thanks.

Birdie1483 · May 2011

Good luck Ciara!!

[Deleted User] · May 2011

Ciara - have fun. Keep it short and sweet. That is what I do with my Mom.

DramaGeek · May 2011

Birdie, that place is gorgeous! I just looked it up, sunset on your wedding will be about 6:30. Of course, I know nothing about the angle of the sun and photography, so I have no idea if it's better to do the ceremony earlier or later. You definitely don't want your ceremony photos marred with weird shadows due to the sun though. I'm thinking later, maybe, based on the fact that those windows are pretty high up.

Birdie1483 · May 2011

Drama, I'm actually not getting married in Louisville so I"ll be in CST (5:30). Indiana is weird with their time zone issues. I still have no idea though.

Our ceremony won't be more then 20 minutes or so, so I'm THINKING we'll be ok because the sun won't be crazy low yet. The above picture in black and white was most likely taken not too far off from when we'll be starting the ceremony (according to the sun in the sky, since that wedding was after DST).

Hopefully my photographer gets back to me soon. He's shot in this building many times and he should hopefully have a good idea. I wonder if he's used to being the deciding factor on when the ceremony starts?

DramaGeek · May 2011

I didn't realize you were getting married in Indiana. I understand IN time zone issues, part of my family lives there and part in Michigan. It always throws me off.

WildRumpus · May 2011

Birdie, your venue is beautiful!

Birdie1483 · May 2011

Dude it SUCKS! I'm from the tiny sliver in the southwestern part of the state that is CST all the time. However, I went to college at Purdue so up until a few years ago, I used to spend half of the year on CST and half of the year on EST because the majority of the state didn't follow DST so they never switched.

And yeah, this planning a wedding 2 hours away thing is NOT as easy as I thought it was going to be!

WildRumpus · May 2011

Birdie, you're a better person than I was-we were going to get married in our hometown, but I couldn't wrap my head around planning from 4 1/2 hours away

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