Saturday, September 6, 2008

The Ballroom... Linens

Today we met with Janet, Joe's cousin. She's taking care of the flowers for the wedding as well as the linens.

We got to the ballroom and she and Mom were bringing a table out to the center of the dance floor. We threw some linens on the table and set up the centerpiece with a few candles on the table. It was so neat to see what the tables are going to look like. There were two set ups that we ended up having to decide between. I had it in my head that I wanted to have the dark brown table cloths. Janet also brought some light gold colored cloths as well. They were pretty, but I wanted to go with the dark, supper club look. We chose an ivory striped napkin. We'll put our pink programs out on the table and they'll really pop. I'm so excited. Check out the way the table cloth looks with the shimmery curtains on the stage in the background.
This table pictured above is the set up we're going with. The one below is pretty too, but we liked the dark brown better. What do you think?

Monday, September 1, 2008

Reception


October 18th, 2008 - 6:00 pm

Willowbrook Ballroom

708-839-1000

8900 S. Archer Avenue
Willow Springs, IL

Ceremony



October 18th, 2008 - 3:30 pm
St. Isidore Catholic Church
427 W. Army Trail Road
Bloomingdale, IL

Accomodations

Please let us know if there is anything we can do or any questions we can answer. You can contact us through this web site.

The Holiday Inn-Willowbrook

7800 S. Kingery Highway
Willowbrook, IL
60527
877-270-6397


A block of rooms has been reserved for the evening of the wedding. Call by September 27th to reserve a room for the Hince-Scola wedding and receive a special group rate.

There will be a scheduled shuttle service to and from the reception.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Hard Working Girls


Mom and I worked hard to get these invitations ready to go in the mail. I spent the whole weekend at her house. Joe is out of town for a show so we had plenty of time. There were several trips to Archivers and I had to leave her with some extra work in the end, but they're looking so good. Better than I could have expected. We ended up finding some great stamps at the store that we decided to use instead of the ones we had bought previously.

The coolest thing was the pair of tweezers Mom got out for me to use when putting the rhinestones on the invitations. They actually have a built in light in them so I can really see what I'm doing. Fabulous!

We proofed our text, printed each page, stamped the invitation, adhered the paper, added rhinestones, stamped the reply envelopes, stuffed the envelopes, wrote out tags, poked holes, cut ribbon and tied tags onto bows.

We printed pictures for the tables today too. Each guest will get a place card that assigns them to a movie star's table. We wanted to do something that went with our vintage Hollywood theme so Joe and I came up with a list of our favorite actors, from Ava Gardner to Humphrey Bogart. We tried to keep it in the 1940's and I'm really happy with how they came out. For instance, my Aunt Marie will get a place card that says she's seated at the Clark Gable Table...

Monday, August 4, 2008

Veils

I already ordered a veil from the bridal shop where I got my dress (it will be made of the same material on my dress) but I love to ooh and ahh over these gorgeous custom veils from Brides Head Revisited. They have custom bridal veils and accessories. I'm still trying to decide what to do with my hair for the reception when I take my veil off. Maybe something from this site will do the trick.
Two young artists who design bridal accessories. I love it! There is a list of retailers on their site.