AWE Real Wedding Sneak Peek

Last weekend we had the pleasure of assisting another wonderful couple with their wedding.  We worked with one of our favorite photographers on this one and I cannot wait to see the professional photos.  I was able to snap a few amateur shots with my trusty Blackberry.


Outdoor ceremony setup



The ballroom [...]

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Honeymoon - Jetting Off Tomorrow!

I'm sitting here at the airport hotel with my hubby watching MythBusters and anxiously awaiting 6am tomorrow morning when we board the flight to Houston...then Honolulu...and finally Hilo, Hawaii. It's been about 6 weeks since the wedding and this much awaited honeymoon feels so much more deserved now! We'll be gone for 2 weeks and although it's been tough to wait, it has given us something more to look forward to after the wedding. Stay well ladies and if I miss any of your weddings...HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!

*ALOHA*

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Nail Inspiration! - The Lovely Ms Dita von Teese

For awhile I've known I wanted red nails on my wedding day (instead of a french manicure) and in my googling last night I came across the PERFECT nail style for me. Dita von Teese has made the "moon manicure" popular again, though it was originally popular in the 1930's and 40's (which is so perfect for our theme)!
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I can't wait to see what they look like on me!

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SarahDarling Checking In! - First Year of Marriage...

Hello all you lovely ladies out there, long time no see right? Well, not exactly. Though I'm not an active poster or commenter on here anymore I do stop by from time to time to see what's shaking - and I only comment when I feel I have something valid to say, but really try to keep that to a minimum. Now that I am a wife (WIFE!) and not a bride I don't really feel like this is my home anymore. But don't be sad! I've started a new blog and would love love love if you guys stopped by to say hi or wanted to follow along. About 6 months ago my husband and I bought a 1922 semi-detached little gem in downtown Toronto and we've been pouring all our energy and free-time into fixing it up and making it ours. This new blog chronicles all our design ideas, missteps and diy projects. I *just* started it at the beginning of the month so it's just a baby still but I have big dreams...
{ThisDarlingHome} (totally appropriate right?)
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{hubby doin his thing in the living room}

Also, yes I am still designing cootie catchers! To date I've had almost 200 sales in my Etsy shop Darling Girl Paper and still going strong. I've decided to offer an exclusive discount to the WBC community because it was you ladies who convinced me to start this business in the first place. For a limited time enter coupon code WBC10 at checkout to get 10% off your design. You can also follow me on my facebook page for access to more coupon codes and sales...
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Ok, so now we come to the part of the post where I can talk about how awesome marriage is. MARRIAGE IS AWESOME!!! If you're prepared for it. Here is what I have learnt in my first year of marriage...

1. Marriage is hard. It is the single most confusing state I have ever found myself to be in. There's no turning it off or walking away and the moment it starts to feel perfectly comfortable you realize how crowded it is. And as soon as you claw back those extra inches of quiet and solitude you begin to see how lonely it can be and all you want is to get wrapped up in it again. 2. Marriage is also incredibly easy. Being part of a team makes tasks 99% easier. And because this person is legally partnered with you they're sorta obligated to help you install new interior doors or make dinner for 8 people. I always have someone to lean on and talk through my bad days with, he's there when I go to bed and I know who's making breakfast on Sundays. 3. Nothing and everything changes. We are still the same people we were before. We still watch the same movies, laugh at the same fart jokes and act like irresponsible adults. But now we are husband and wife. I get to introduce Jeff as my husband and that immediately changes peoples perspective of us. It's like some switch gets flipped in peoples brains and all of a sudden we are taken more seriously, which is nice but also sad that society uses this label as an excuse to treat you differently.
4. You lose a little bit of yourself. I used to be Sarah, and now I am part of the Sarah&Jeff Dynamic Duo. It seems that along with my marriage and new last name I've added a whole extra person to my identity. The question isn't, "what are you doing this weekend?" it has become "what are you&Jeff doing this weekend?" Although I appreciate peoples efforts to include my loved one, I also wouldn't mind being treated as an individual.

5. Agree to disagree. I am right 99% of the time, coincidentally so is Jeff. The good thing about being human beings is that we don't have to agree on everything. And the things that never used to matter when we were dating now have the potential to explode into full blown arguments...until we realize we are not the same person and having different opinions is what keeps things interesting.

6. Marriage is a secret club. Once you're married too I'll show you the secret handshake. 7. I am incredibly lucky. Incredibly lucky to have found someone who not only puts up with my bullshit and ridiculousness, but finds it adorable and comes back for more. He laughs at my jokes and funny faces and knows just what to say to make me smile at the end of a long day. He works harder than any person I know and still comes home looking for ways to make my life easier. Jeff is more than I ever dreamed of, more than I ever thought was possible and more than I ever felt I deserved. This turned out to be a long one...if you're still with me here is my parting message. The ladies on this site are amazing and there's so many of you I miss. And I still love receiving emails from new brides who have found my blog and have questions or ideas they want to share with me. Keep em coming! I love getting those emails and dipping a toe back into the wedding planning world.

Much Love
MrsSarahDarling
xoxox

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Cootie Catchers! - Contest & Giveaway!

Ladies, ladies, ladies...at your advice I opened my Etsy shop a little less than a month ago and so far have had 7 sales (happy dance!). I'm looking to expand and thought, "who would benefit *most* from a new promotion?" WBC of course!

So here's the deal...I *just* started on Twitter and have made a Facebook page for my Etsy shop. And here is how you enter. You can either:

1. "Follow" me on Twitter: DarlinGirlPaper
2. "Like/Become a Fan" for my page on Facebook: Darling Girl Paper Goods
3. "Heart" my shop on Etsy: Darling Girl Paper (add to favourite seller list)

Do all 3 and you get 3 entries into the contest for a FREE 100% customized cootie catcher design. If you refer a friend who does any of the above (send me an email letting me know their name and which site they followed/liked/hearted) and get an EXTRA entry! Tweet about my shop and get ANOTHER entry! All entries will be placed into a random draw from which I'll get my hubby to pick the winner.

Contest closes next Monday, May 10 at 5pm so get going!

Also, thank you so much for all the support you've given during my new business venture. I definitely would not be here today without you girls!

ps. let me know if you have any questions!

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Bridal Tips: how to choose the wedding hotel? ? Part 5

8 wedding flowers Star hotels due to its large number of plants and flowers needs, they employed full-time staff responsible for the supply of decorative plants and maintenance, they usually have plenty of flower vendor resources, and could rise a lot of flowers in the first time, thus for your site layout to provide both [...]

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