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I love the color of the roses...I had requested a different color, but that's what came and they were perfect. So many things like that happened...I finally just decided to roll with it because clearly we were blessed and everything was going to be just fine.


The back wall of the parish hall has these beige panels on it, and I just have a Thing about them. So I covered them in plastic tablecloths, and then put nylon net curtains over the top. The net is decorated with silk flower heads. I personally decapitated over 100 cheapass silk daisies. Actually, I didn't put this stuff up at all - I had tons of help, as seen here:


I had dozens and dozens of the art-tissue balls and fans, and they filled up almost the entire ceiling area. It looked great. We strung them on big ropes, and then ran the ropes across the room, securing them on speaker supports or windows or whatever was handy. Then someone used a big pole with a hook on the end to space the decorations along the line. This was much faster than hanging each ball or fan individually, especially considering how high the ceiling is in there.


The guest book table (edge of book visible on the right). The stock I ordered from freshroses.com came in a bit more purple than I expected, but it looked good with the gold alstromeria. I made the tablecloth from a 2-sided pink/orange taffeta, and then put a scalloped square green vinyl placemat from Target on top of it.

You can see the programs in the back; they were orange cardstock on the outside, and gold paper on the inside, with a silk flower attached to the front and a sheer hot pink ribbon holding it all together. My parents and my aunt and my friend Rita devoted an afternoon to putting them together.

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