Friday, May 8, 2009

Coffee Filter Flowers

I have to admit there is still that little kid inside of me who gets excited walking into a craft store. So much I could make and that smell...so good. Anyway, I found this martha Steward episode that showed them making coffee filter flowers...sounds kinda lame, til you actually do it and see how cheap and how beautiful they are. i get the EXACT color i want, they wont go bad, and mose of all they are soooooo cheap! It was $4 for 400 coffee filters, and the paint cost me a whole $5. All together with the filters, tape, stems, paint, and brushes, it set me back a whole $15. That $15 will make 100 flowers!!! I will only need about 4-6 per table because they are so big, So in theory that $15 just paid for 17-20 centerpieces! I am so excited. They way you make them, I can premake them without puffing the flower out and shaping it, and wait til the week before, so they look good still. Go Martha!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Reception Hall

On saturday my mom, gina, lucas and I went to a taste test at the Genisis and then Andre's. The food at the Genesis I hate to say was HORRIBLE! Canned and fake everything with a cafeteria-like flavor. After that I was really expecting the worst as we pulled up to Andre's considering their price was even cheaper than the Genesis. WRONG! The food was twice as good as the Christy and 10 times better than the Genesis. Soooo yummy..we had a cavatelli conbroccoli, chicken dish, roll, salad (which was just like Rich & Charlies:) green beans, roasted butter herb potatoes...just a sample but ALLL of it was delicious. I am getting the contract faxed to me and should be making the deposit by the end of the week. I am really excited again, considering how upset I was after the Christy changed everthing on me and messed with my head. I was really really skeptical after that, but I am kinda happy that they were so rude and lied to me...I found a facility that much more beautiful with hardwood floors, the staff is really nice, the chef is a REAL CHEF, and to top it off saving me hundreds of dollars!!! Obviously we have yet to experience the wedding, but I have very little or no reservation. Can't wait to PARTY IT UP!