A GOTHIC WEDDING...part 1
It began with a proposal...
Ben's idea was to use this as his proposal but didn't know how to go about it. So I designed one for him to give her for her scrap book...
We used this idea for the table favors but instead of "Peggy..." each place was filled with a question etc. These were small so we were able to fit 2 to a page. PoD [bridesmaid] did all of the folding.
The dragon design was used on their invitations and was the general theme of the wedding
The other table favor were the "Wishing Stones"...
The heart stone had "I WISH" written on the back of the stone in reverse, so when held up to the light you could read it properly, make a wish and put under your pillow...wish is supposed to come true...;)
Being a Gothic wedding, the bride did not want the usual bouquet. She loved this weird fan shaped leaf and wondered how I could incorporate it into her flowers or hair piece...? It look like it might have come from a dragon...one of it's scales? In keep with the theme the "Dragon Scale Fans" were born...;} The choice of fan was that August is usually hot and it might help cool them...that's why the sleeveless dresses.
The First Problem:
The constant color change of the maid's dresses. They went from burgundy to black, then red, then a mixture of all, etc.
The base of the fan went from red feathers [couldn't use cause one was allergic to them] to finally settling on a white base.
The flower girl's baskets had their own problems too. Previous experiences had shown me, that the kids are too young to have responsibilities like throwing flower petals. What ever it is it had to be light weight and sturdy enough to withstand any abuse...swinging, hitting, etc. Wicker baskets are too heavy and can hurt others, so I used a hanging [garage sale] mesh fruit basket and wound ribbons through the wires, adding [wire ribbon] bows. Added small flowers & bunched up tulle circles. Replaced the chain with wire ribbon to form a hanging swing where a stuffed baby dragon sat. Dragon was removable to keep them happy while waiting...:)!
The other request was for hair decor for the maids & flower girls. She loved the sparkly flower and we go with this idea..."Maiden Wreaths" in punk hair-dos...
The Second Problem:
Which would have been okay if only her hair dresser hadn't bailed and the one that did do the hair couldn't figure out how to place them? The hairdos were supposted to be punkish but ended up being "Pebble Do's" [see the flower girl hair]. PoD was not impressed! She had gotten her streaked with red for the "punk" do. So in the end these head pieces did not get used...I had to scrounge up flowers for their hair decor instead...which didn't suit as far as I was concerned. But your talking about a couple hours before the hair time! They were just lucky that I carry emergency supplies for just that reason.
That's all that I am able to up load so will have to continue.....
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