The Details: Random Bits

I've got a bunch of other random photos that don't really fit anywhere else.  So, I'm just going to pile them up in this post.  ;)  Enjoy!

The flowers turned out really well.  We put a few stems of Baby's Breath in a mason jar and put two on each table.  I just put a simple ivory ribbon around each mason jar.  The bouquets were just wrapped in ivory ribbon and I put a series of pearl tipped pins in a line down the stems.

We had some extra paper lanterns so we just placed them on tables around the room.  The ones pictured are on the gift table.  

This is a close-up of the DIY I Spy photo scavenger hunt pages that I made.  They were wrapped in the napkins which were placed on the center of the plates at each place setting.  The vanilla sugar favor was then placed on top of that.  

This is just one of the candles from the centerpiece before it was lit.  You can see the books and luminary in the background. 

And, these are from the cake table.  The forks were all lined up so beautifully.  It's difficult to tell, but the forks are actually plastic-ware, not real silverware!  I was so pleased with that purchase (more on that when I do vendor reviews)!  The cake serving set is really nice.  I'm glad I splurged a little on it.  I may eventually have them engraved.  Maybe.  ;)

Anyway, I think that's about all the detail shots I'm going to do.  Next up, (finally) the girls get glamorous!

Photos courtesy of Howie Hartman of Double H Media.

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We arrive in Pennsylvania

We begin setting up

We stock the bar (and skip a rehearsal)

We have dinner and play games at our "Rehearsal" Dinner

We eat R2D2 and open presents at our "Rehearsal" Dinner

We bask in the glow of our paper lantern triumph

We finish setting up the tent
Wedding Day Details: The Favors
Wedding Day Details: The Set-Up 
Wedding Day Details: The Rings

Wedding Day Details: The Chair Signs

Tealight Candle Comparison

I am using tealights as a part of my centerpieces.  I don't want to have to spend a ton of money on them.  So I, of course, went to Dollar Tree.  I found two options.

First, Luminessece unscented white tealight candles in a 16 count bag.  Of course, they were a dollar.   

The other option was an 8 count box of Luminessence vanilla tealights.  Again, a dollar.  

I tried them out tonight.  I wanted to determine how long they would last.  I wanted to see if I could get away with paying half the price.  

The 16 count bag candles only lasted about 2 hours.  They definitely will not last for the amount of time that I need for the reception.  The 8 count bag candles lasted about 5 hours.  That's more like it!  

I know you might be tempted for tealights at half the cost, but unless you want to be lightless at 2 hours in or have to replace all of the tealights in the middle of your reception, I think it's best to use the 8 count box. 

Of course, I'm going to continue to look for deals.  Maybe I'll find some tealights that will last even longer or for less money.  We will see!