Comments on: Ask Abby http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/ A wedding blog for the style obsessed bride. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:36:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marquetta Haskins http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-228353 Marquetta Haskins Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:44:20 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-228353 This system is amazing make money shortening your links!! http://adf.ly/X8Wd This system is amazing make money shortening your links!! http://adf.ly/X8Wd

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21678 Rebecca Fri, 02 May 2008 02:30:08 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21678 I think either Martha Stewart Weddings or the knot had a grade school themed wedding featured in one of their magazines a while back. Invites and RSVP cards were themed by having them printed in typewriter font on attendance and report card papers. They borrowed a teacher's desk to place the red apples set up as table seating. And had one of those little name plaqards of their teacher's on the desk. Guests could also take polaroid pics of each other in front of a chalkboard, and even write on it and use props (like those tiny student desks) for their pictures to put in the guest book next to well-wishes. I mostly remember daisies, yellow number two pencils and red apples from the pictures. Ever since seeing those pictures I wished I could do such a cute theme for my wedding....Elementary School theme doesn't work when you met in your 20's though. Love the idea of having brown lunch bags too! (luminaries, around vases, as bags for candy/cookie bar, or stuffing with goodies for oot bags or grocery bag folded over for bathroom baskets.) I think either Martha Stewart Weddings or the knot had a grade school themed wedding featured in one of their magazines a while back.

Invites and RSVP cards were themed by having them printed in typewriter font on attendance and report card papers. They borrowed a teacher’s desk to place the red apples set up as table seating. And had one of those little name plaqards of their teacher’s on the desk. Guests could also take polaroid pics of each other in front of a chalkboard, and even write on it and use props (like those tiny student desks) for their pictures to put in the guest book next to well-wishes. I mostly remember daisies, yellow number two pencils and red apples from the pictures.

Ever since seeing those pictures I wished I could do such a cute theme for my wedding….Elementary School theme doesn’t work when you met in your 20′s though. Love the idea of having brown lunch bags too! (luminaries, around vases, as bags for candy/cookie bar, or stuffing with goodies for oot bags or grocery bag folded over for bathroom baskets.)

]]> By: Feather and Ink http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21677 Feather and Ink Thu, 01 May 2008 17:44:18 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21677 I just found this really cool yearbook paper on Paper Source which would be a great way to create invites - the invites could be made like a copybook with this wrapping paper as the cover. <a href="http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/44360650.html?cm_id=3000.340." rel="nofollow">http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/44360650.html?cm_id=3000.340.</a> That would be fun! I just found this really cool yearbook paper on Paper Source which would be a great way to create invites – the invites could be made like a copybook with this wrapping paper as the cover.
http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/44360650.html?cm_id=3000.340. That would be fun!

]]> By: Robyn http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21676 Robyn Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:50:52 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21676 This may have already been mentioned but RSVP cards that incorporate circling their response similar to the grade school 'will you be my boyfriend? Circle yes or no'. What fun! This may have already been mentioned but RSVP cards that incorporate circling their response similar to the grade school ‘will you be my boyfriend? Circle yes or no’. What fun!

]]> By: patti http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21675 patti Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:58:42 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21675 these ideas are so FUN! i'm wondering if i can just rewrite the history of how we met so I can have a school theme too :)! i love the popsicles, cheesy school photo session and roll call ideas so much! how about: for your rehearsal, give out your gifts for your attendants and parents, etc. in little brown paper lunch bags. instead of "just married" hang a "out for recess" sign on the car. these ideas are so FUN!
i’m wondering if i can just rewrite the history of how we met so I can have a school theme too :) ! i love the popsicles, cheesy school photo session and roll call ideas so much! how about: for your rehearsal, give out your gifts for your attendants and parents, etc. in little brown paper lunch bags. instead of “just married” hang a “out for recess” sign on the car.

]]> By: tien & david http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21674 tien & david Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:54:30 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21674 Thank you Abby and all your readers for your great suggestions! We are so touched by everyone's enthusiasm and can't wait to start working on many of your ideas! Keep 'em coming!! So far, we're planning to: -display framed elementary school classwork where D commented on T's work and vice versa -name tables after our old teachers and classes, using of course that awesome lined cursive practice paper -serve colorful popsicles at the rehearsal dinner! -use a chalkboard to introduce guests to the reception -ring a class bell to announce the start of dinner (or maybe the start of the wedding party intros) -definitely have a plate of pretty rice crispy treats and cupcakes alongside cake for all the "kids" We both love the cigar lounge school bus idea but sadly don't think our downtown SF hotel will let us park it out front by the Bentleys! Thanks again to everyone who read and replied to Abby's post! T&D Thank you Abby and all your readers for your great suggestions! We are so touched by everyone’s enthusiasm and can’t wait to start working on many of your ideas! Keep ‘em coming!!
So far, we’re planning to:
-display framed elementary school classwork where D commented on T’s work and vice versa
-name tables after our old teachers and classes, using of course that awesome lined cursive practice paper
-serve colorful popsicles at the rehearsal dinner!
-use a chalkboard to introduce guests to the reception
-ring a class bell to announce the start of dinner (or maybe the start of the wedding party intros)
-definitely have a plate of pretty rice crispy treats and cupcakes alongside cake for all the “kids”

We both love the cigar lounge school bus idea but sadly don’t think our downtown SF hotel will let us park it out front by the Bentleys!

Thanks again to everyone who read and replied to Abby’s post!

T&D

]]> By: Kacey http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21673 Kacey Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:04:47 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21673 How about having a hired photographer to sit near the guest book and take seated pictures of each guest in the elementary school picture pose? He could have the fake backgrounds (like the neon lazers on gray or the fall foliage - two that I remember) and hand out combs. And maybe you could have them hold a board that says "Tien and David's Wedding" with the date, like the board that someone always had to hold with the teacher's name and grade number on it. He could take the pictures on a polaroid or digital camera directly linked to a printer and print each picture out automatically for the guests to take home or for them to paste into your guest book and sign next to. I think that would be a great keepsake to take away from your wedding. If budget is an issue (as it always is) think about restricting this to just the cocktail hour and making sure guests are directed over to that area within the hour. Congrats and good luck! How about having a hired photographer to sit near the guest book and take seated pictures of each guest in the elementary school picture pose? He could have the fake backgrounds (like the neon lazers on gray or the fall foliage – two that I remember) and hand out combs. And maybe you could have them hold a board that says “Tien and David’s Wedding” with the date, like the board that someone always had to hold with the teacher’s name and grade number on it. He could take the pictures on a polaroid or digital camera directly linked to a printer and print each picture out automatically for the guests to take home or for them to paste into your guest book and sign next to. I think that would be a great keepsake to take away from your wedding. If budget is an issue (as it always is) think about restricting this to just the cocktail hour and making sure guests are directed over to that area within the hour.

Congrats and good luck!

]]> By: Anna http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21672 Anna Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:23 +0000 http://www.stylemepretty.com/2008/04/29/dear-abby-24/#comment-21672 I forgot to mention cootie-catchers! What could be more grade-school? Darcy Miller, editor of Martha Stewart Weddings, had cootie-catchers in jars on the bars at her wedding reception with "dares" written inside - such as "kiss the bride" and "introduce yourself to someone new" - but they could also be used creatively for the ceremony program or the menu, or simply an adorable thank-you at the end of the evening! I forgot to mention cootie-catchers! What could be more grade-school? Darcy Miller, editor of Martha Stewart Weddings, had cootie-catchers in jars on the bars at her wedding reception with “dares” written inside – such as “kiss the bride” and “introduce yourself to someone new” – but they could also be used creatively for the ceremony program or the menu, or simply an adorable thank-you at the end of the evening!

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