Here comes the Bride!

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Here are the pics from the surprise Bridal Shower we hosted a few weeks ago...I went with the Movie theme "Bollywood" to be more specific and it all turned out great!
I found this huge film strip banner which we had running across the wall and I placed different movie posters in every other one. We also had fun silver stars hanging from the ceiling.


Here is the table set up with all the appetizers we went with fun movie snacks like popcorn, nachos, and if you were in India then mouth watering pani puri!



I also set up a scrapbook table for all her friends to create a page to commemerate the day making it easy for her to put together the scrapbook later since she had some predone pages. This was definitely a big hit with all the guests.

Our guest of honor was most definitely surprised in fact she even got scared at first! Her friends decided to all wear black tops and jeans so for her I picked out a white top to make her stand out. Across the white top I bought silver glitter letters and ironed on "DULHAN" which is the hindi word for bride. I added red rhinestone accents on the side to go with the red tank top I bough to go underneath. Red is the traditional wedding color for us. Here she is in all her fun bridal finery, we also got a boa and check out that diamond ring on her hand! (That was my favorite part because it had a light in it that would blink when you turned it on) She also had a fun tiara not pictured here.

After we all chowed down the yummy appetizers we played a round of bollywood trivia, followed by the bubble gum game for the bride. We finished up with a game of bollywood bingo and then some dancing :). The prizes given out were gift cards to AMC movie theatres and I packaged them up in a fun tin box with a bow on top.

I forgot to snag pictures of the favors but they were handmade CD cases, including a romantinc hindi movie and a CD of the latest romantic Hindi songs. The backside was covered in a fun paper and the front had a 3x3 Image with a small picture of her and the date. I added on a scrapbook flower for fun! Here is a pic of the original sample I made...


All in all everyone had a good time and I think for a weeks planning it went really well!

Happy Friday!

Sorry to be lame I know the posts haven't been superb this week but every spare second I have has been focused on planning the shower tomorrow. Admist all of that I remembered that 5 months ago today at this time I was getting MARRIED!! I am so proud of my self for remembering because the day always comes and goes and I don't think twice....In fact at 1 month my cute grandmother called and said Happy Anniversary and my response was "for what??" I have absolutely no idea where 5 months went but as I've been narrowing down photo selections here are a few more favorites....Enjoy and have a GREAT WEEKEND!



I find this one so funny! After I am brought in Jay and I are supposed to exchange flower garlands but as you can see I am delicately perched on the shoulders of my uncles so Jay would have a hard time putting his on me...I don't know HOW he did it but his best man somehow mustered some crazy HULK energy and lifted Jay up all alone! Jay is a big guy so I have NO idea how he did it but i love that it was captured in this picture.

Too much to do!

This is going to be a really busy week! We decided to go ahead with a movie theme for the bridal shower on Saturday....Our bride is going to be headed to India in a few weeks and won't be coming back until after the wedding. It seems like many of the guests will not be bringing gifts, so in order for her to have something to open we are putting together a bridal goodie bag starting with this tote:

Image from www.wrapwithus.com

I have one of these from my wedding and I loved it! I can't decide however since mine is pretty much new if it would be fun to pass along the same bag as a family tradition or just buy a new one. I wouldn't want anyone to feel as if I was being cheap I just think it might be a fun tradition. Thoughts?

I have also put together a list of goodies for her to open that she might need on her trip....I need at least 15 items and some of these are a stretch do you guys have any ideas? I'd love the input!

*Flip Flops- to keep you from stepping in cow poop
*Shawl- To keep you warm when he is not there….
*Framed Picture of the couple- For when you actually miss him
*Mosquito Spray (Husband Repellent)- To keep away all the marriage proposals in India
*Sleep Mask- For Sweet dreams
*Marriage for Idiots- You might as well get in some research while you are apart
*VS Gift Card- You know what this is for
*Good Headphones?- To drown out all the honking horns and the vegetable seller in the morning.
*Phone Card- For when talking to him seems like more fun then shopping
*Dramamine- Because sometimes he is boring and at least if you fall asleep you can blame it on the medicine
*Sunglasses- Because in India people will look at you like you are a movie star might as well act like one
*Hair ties- After 2 days on a plane your hair won’t be pretty!
*Face Wipes-Again after 2 days on a plane…..

*Glasses Case- To keep your glasses safe when you don’t want to look at him anymore…

I added some funny stuff to put on a little note on top of each package....let me know what you guys think!