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[kherrmann3]

I don't know if this would work for your submerged flower idea, but some pet stores that handle fish may have clear aquarium sealant for sale there. If you were to get the clear silicone kind, you could just use a tiny drop of it to secure the flower stem to the bottom. The sealant comes off pretty easy, as long as you can reach your hand down to dislodge it. I find that razorblades or long nails remove the sealant well.

 

[mouse_chalk]

I just searched again and I believe this is the stuff that I saw?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002V37XY/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20


We don't have that over here I don't think....

When I next see my florist I will ask her what she is using to weight down the flowers!

 

[kherrmann3]

Unless people in the UK don't have aquariums, you should have it! (Not to sound like a smarty pants, but my ADHD meds just kicked in and I get a little screwy!) I looked on eBay UK and this is what I found.

You just have to make sure that it is the clear stuff. Aquarium silicone comes in clear, black, and gray, to my knowledge. It works well, too! The only downfall that is when you use it, it smells like white vinegar. Bleh! Once it is set, though, you can't smell it. I figured that since you need something for underwater, and this is made for underwater and clear (and possibly cheaper) that you may want to look into it.

I am good at finding cheap alternatives and short cuts!

ETA: In the end, let me know what you use, because I really like the underwater flower idea!

 

[mouse_chalk]

No, I meant that we don't have that museum gel- the link that I posted!

I'm pretty certain we'd have the other stuff- although since our florist is making our creations, it's all out of my hands

I did read somewhere, I forget where now, that using the stem on the flower should be enough to weight it down, but some flowers you might have to use the glue stuff for.

Aha! I found the link I read about the museum putty:

http://www.diybride.com/community/showthread.php?t=627

We're paying a bit extra for our florist to make up a table centrepiece in advance for us in the next few weeks or so as a 'trial run'. I'll take pictures and post it here when we get it- it'll sit in our living room for a week or so lol!

 

[kherrmann3]

Ooo! Let us know how it goes! I hope we get "preview pictures"!

 

[mouse_chalk]

kherrmann3 wrote:

Ooo! Let us know how it goes! I hope we get "preview pictures"!

Of course!!!


I wish more forums were like this one. I have joined a wedding forum (UK one) and have posted 2 topics now and not a single reply to either of them Way to make a girl feel welcome!

 

[mouse_chalk]

I tried putting this in my signature but it turned out to be too big I think:

 

[kherrmann3]

Aww! That's cute!

Sorry to hear about the other forum. Some forums are poopy like that!

 

[slavetoabunny]

Wow! You're doing an awesome job putting your wedding together. Maybe you should consider a career as a wedding planner.

 

[Becca]

mouse_chalk wrote:

I tried putting this in my signature but it turned out to be too big I think:

Thats so cute! I love the one in your signiture as well :biggrin2:

 

[mouse_chalk]

Thanks Becca!

And Patti, LOL! I am not sure if I could do that or not.... Although I do really love the planning. Wedding magazines have replaced celebrity magazines on my coffee table! When we first got engaged, I thought it was ridiculous that there was a whole magazine dedicated to wedding flowers, and now I'm kicking myself for not having snapped it up before because I can't find it!

Oh, and this is the company who are doing the photography:

http://www.boiledrice.com/

He doesn't strictly do just weddings, and he's more of an informal photographer, but he will do formal shots as well. I like the idea of it not all being posed. He's really highly reccommended by a lot of people Steve knows.



The big thing to think about is our honeymoon! If we could at least decide on the destination lol. Steve has enquired about a trip that would be 4 nights in New York, 4 nights in San Francisco and maybe 4 or so nights in Hawaii! Or I like the idea of a few nights in New York, followed by a week in the Caribbean somewhere. I think we really want to do twin-centre though, because Steve prefers more sightseeing, whereas I am the chill on the beach type of girl. So we can have the best of both worlds

 

[Pet_Bunny]

mouse_chalk wrote:

Oh, and this is the company who are doing the photography:

http://www.boiledrice.com/

Every photographer is different. It's how comfortable you feel with him. Is he doing colour or B&W's? I would prefer some formal shots that you can enlarge and frame.

 

[purplepeacock]

I think in the directions i saw online for those submerges flowers they fasten something (clear fishing wire?) to the flower and then to a rock or something to weigh it down. maybe i'm wrong on that one.

i feel so bad about your wedding forum. theknot isn't quite as gabby as the RO (lol) but at last you get responses. i don't see why you can't join theknot and use the site. you can just say you live in California =)

 

[LadyBug]

wow, love the flowers!

 

[mouse_chalk]

Pet_Bunny wrote:

mouse_chalk wrote:

Oh, and this is the company who are doing the photography:

http://www.boiledrice.com/

Every photographer is different. It's how comfortable you feel with him. Is he doing colour or B&W's? I would prefer some formal shots that you can enlarge and frame.

Yeah he will do formals as well! But we wanted a lot of more natural shots that aren't all posed as well- I think it gives a better picture of what the day was like- people laughing etc. I do want the formal poses of me and Steve, and the bridal party as well, just a mixture.

He will do a mixture of colour and B&W- I prefer more colour though, but the odd B&W looks nice!

One of the best things about him is that whilst we don't get an album full of prints, we will get a CD/DVD of all the pictures he takes on the day. We will own the copyright on them, so we can get our own printed, as many times as we like. Other photographers we looked at would charge more, give you an album of a certain number of prints, but if you wanted copies, you had to get them done from them directly. So we'll have to pay for our own prints afterwards but they'll be ours!


purplepeacock I could never lie to a forum! :shock: Although I actually had a reply to my week old thread about 15 mins after I posted that earlier! I was asking if anyone else ahd got married at our venue and about accommodation in the local area- someone is going to find out for me

 

[purplepeacock]

just on the sign up put CA then you can say you're from UK just so you can use the site.

if you can't do a wishing tree maybe you can do a wishing well or some sort. although the tree is really cool.

 

[LuvaBun]

purplepeacock wrote:

I can't believe how much i misses!! i posted on here like a month ago and was wondering why my email didn't notify me of updates so when i went on today i realized i missed like 3 pages worth of wedding news!!

Me too. I was just 'browsing' and saw how many pages there were now :shock:

Jen, I love everything you have planned (especially the date ). I actually have 2 anniversaries as we got married in Vegas the year before our planned UK wedding. HEY ... you and Steve could do that! Have a UK wedding, American wedding, Canada wedding ... :biggrin2:

The worrying thing is - it will be here before you know it :shock:. The final weeks just fly by.

Jan

 

[mouse_chalk]

Lol Jan!! I would LOVE to have 3 weddings... Although, one is enough to nearly bankrupt poor Steve, let along 3 LOL!!

Our plans have come along so well since!!

Steve now has a best man- HURRAH! He asked Joel, who is his business partner and close friend. He is the guy who almost saw me naked that time Steve came home with him just as I was about to get in the shower, if anyone remembers that thread :blushan: So that's some scary material for the speech already lol! :shock: He's really, really lovely. And very funny too. His wife has a small cake-making business and she is making our cake too.

I have my hair and makeup woman booked! She's a professional, who does many weddings, and also some specialist TV hair and make up for BBC and Channel 4 over here. She's so friendly! I have a trial on 7th June where she'll spend up to 3 hours doing my hair etc how I want it on the day. She's also doing my 2 bridesmaids and my mum's hair and make up too. I am good at make-up but I like the idea of someone doing it for me with really expensive good names of products, so that it will last! And I want my hair to be half down and curly, and NO WAY can I get that look myself!


I have my accommodation the night before booked. Me, my 2 bridesmaids and 3 other close friends are staying here:

http://www.withymillsfarm.co.uk/Whippletree Cottage.htm


And me and Steve will stay there the night of our wedding


One of Steve's female friends (who was almost 'best woman' until he decided on Joel), has agreed to do a reading for us at the ceremony! Steve asked her earlier today and she's already come up with about 8 different choices, and she's looking for more. She's SO excited to be involved, which is really sweet

We have all the invitations, so we just need to sit down and write them all out this week sometime, and get them sent!


We really need to book a non-cheesy DJ for the evening party, and I still need to make that wedding tree, and we need tealights and tealight holders for decorations. We found some clear glass ones super cheap in Ikea that we'll buy, but I'd hoped to find some purple holders as well (we can only have white candles, or else I'd buy purple tealights instead. Things like that though are small details that aren't in a rush.

I can't believe we have most of it planned already!! Scary stuff!



I cannot wait, I really can't :biggrin2:

 

[Michaela]

How exciting!!

Oh that place you're staying looks lovely, I love little cottages like that!

And I never commented on your dress, it is beautiful, wow! :hearts

You are so organised, I could never have a big wedding, I'd never be able to handle the stress of it all.

 

[purplepeacock]

isn't it great when all the big stuff is out of the way and now you can just enjoy the little things left to plan? every one thought i was nuts when i had to get everything done right away but now with 5 months to go i'm sittin back enjoying life =)