Isabella's Fitting

I have picked the two most adorable girls to be my flower girls. One of them had her dress fitting today! Isabella, my Fiance's cousin, tried on her dress and it looked so cute that I had to blog about it.

I can't wait to see her and my cousin Isabel walk down the aisle!

{Personal Photo: Dress by US Angels}

She is ready to be "In Charge of the Petals"!

"The Fruits of my Labor"

As I walked through my front door today, I was greeted by FedEx Delivery Guy with a giant box, which I knew was filled with my wheat grass. The rush of excitement ran through me as I knew I was about to embark on yet another art project for the Bridal Shower this coming Saturday, October 24th.

Little did I expect to be sitting on my foyer floor for the next three and half hours measuring, cutting, and gluing to put together my masterpiece, the display for my escort cards.

Brides, if you LOVE arts and crafts and would love to create this project, here is what you need:

• (2) Green Styrofoam boards 2 ft by 4ft
• (2.5) 20 in x 20  sheets of artificial wheat grass: I found the best price at Save-On-Crafts 
• (1) hot glue gun
• (10-15) sticks of glue
• Burlap wrap: I found the best deal at Michaels Arts and Craft Store, it comes in a large roll
• Dark Green Floral Wire
• Ribbon of choice: 1.5-2.5 inches in width
• Escort cards
• Popsicle sticks: Walmart has the best deal 250 sticks to a pack

Step 1: Link the (2) Styrofoam boards together by sticking Popsicle sticks down the edge and join together. I place (1) stick for every (4) inches

Step 2: Glue popsical stick inside the escort card and glue the card shut. Place in alphabetical order

Step 3: Cut wheat grass patches to fit the surface of the board and secure with hot glue.

Step 4: Place escort cards in order in desired layout.

Step 5: Wrap burlap around the egde of the board for decoration, can use any material of choice depending on decor. Secure with hot glue or fish floral wire to secure. I found that floral wire was a better option and didn't burn your fingers.

Step 6: Decorate with desired ribbon or other materials.

Vola!

{Personal Photos} 

Bridal Advice Alert: Having an outdoor wedding theme? This a great option to display your escort cards in a creative and fun way!

If you have any questions on executing this project, contact me at:

Christine Valdes-Lora

Bridal Shower Madness

Today marked the most stressful day of the month. I had so many things to do, I thought "I am going to lose my mind". Along with planning my bridal shower with my beloved Mom, battling a Master's program, and of course continuing the planning of the wedding; everything become just to much to handle.

To make my life easier, I sat down and wrote everything out on paper. I got creative and developed a timeline for my bridal shower vendors. Very similar, but shorter, to the timelines I create for my clients. My photographer, Gregory Paul Photography, greatly appreciated it. So did Victor from Grove Isle Hotel and Spa, where I am hosting my bridal shower.

Bridal Advice Alert:

If you are hosting your shower at a hotel or restaurant and have hired vendors such as photographers, rentals, cake, musicians, etc; it is to your best interest to put together a short timeline of the day. Your vendors will love you for it and anyone helping you out with the planning.

If you need any help putting one together, contact me at: Christine Valdes-Lora

{Bridal Shower Timeline by Christine Valdes-Lora, Eventi Designs}

Happy Birthday!

As most of you know, this past Wednesday was my 24th birthday! It was a day filled with many things to do, most of those things was finalizing plans for my bridal shower (coming up October 24, 2009). I went all over town visiting all my favorite vendors (who I also hired for my shower). My first stop was to visit Ana at AB Cover Designers, I had to drop of some linens from a wedding the weekend before; as well as finalize linens and other rentals for my bridal shower. She was so honored I stopped by on my b-day!

My next stop was to see Rosie at Elegant Temptations. I had to drop off these cute cupcake wraps for the wonderful cake and cupcakes she is creating for the shower. When she heard it was my birthday, she made me this amazing look and tasting cupcake! How cute is it....

{Personal Photo: Elegant Temptations}

It was a great day, but the best part of all was celebrating it with my parents and future family at my Fiance's home. My future mother-in-law cooked an amazing Cuban meal, "Ropa Vieja", which is literally translated into "Old Clothes"; some white rice, and salad. It was all amazingly delicious.

For my birthday cake, Sofi made me my favorite...Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake!!!

Check out my adorable nephew helping me blow out my birthday cake...

{Personal Photo}