I just thought of a few more things..........(LONG I'm a little bored)

That I meant to mention in my review. Just some helpful hints for those of you that are dealing with the little details.

We did the Martha Stewart Wishbowl and we got about 90 notes(we had 158 guests). One of the guys that works for my Hubby wrote about 10 dirty ones because we had a little sign saying we'd be reading them on the plane! Only one had no name. We also had a bible that our officiant gave us & people signed that as well. I did have my teenage cousin as a guestbook attendant during cocktail hour.
I wondered if people would really write them & I'd thought those of you that are doing would like to know.

I was undecided until the very end about how our guests would get their favors-they were big & breakable.I posted a picture below. They are crystal ice buckets & tongs, inside there are jordan almonds wrapped in organza with a little pear & the ribbon said'Kelly & Rich The Perfect Pair' I was afraid to leave them out for people to take because it was one per couple & I didn't have that many extras.
We decided to have the wait staff hand them out after cake was served & it worked out perfectly. (I gave the hall a list with the number of favors per table)





We also did a rose petal farewell at the end of the day. We had our ceremony indoors at our location so we didn't have anything tossed at us then.
There was another wedding coming in after us & I really wanted to be out in time, plus my hubby wanted to make our getaway in his decorated truck with everyone watching. So the servers handed out little packages filled with silk rose petals with a sticker on the front that said
Rose Petal Farewell
Kelly and Rich
Meet us on the front porch at 5:00


Our Dj played the last dance a few minutes early & then coached everyone to come outside. It was great fun & made it easy for us to finish on time. We said goodbye to everyone at each table during cake.

We named & numbered the tables & everyone loved it, We used sites & cities of our honeymoon.
So many people complimented us on that.
We had a scavenger hunt for the dispoable cameras I'm picking them up on Tuesday so I'll let you know how they did)People seemed to be having fun with it.

That's all I can think of now, but all the little things do make a difference. I just got another note from a guest saying how different & well planned it was.
Little does she know about all the help I've gotten from you guys!

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Kelly...congrats on having all those little things get appreciated from guests, that makes all the difference and makes you glad that you busted your butt on it all, right? I love your favors, what a cool idea, I would have loved to have received that as a guest. We did a guestbook/memory book where everyone put how they knew us, predictions, etc. My husband said no one will do it Stace and I am so glad he was wrong! We were laughing so hard at the responses and nice things people wrote, the only people who didn't do it were his work people and that was OK. People also commented on my fall theme and that made me happy I took those extra steps as well!!


Stacey

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Those are great favors! I would love to have recieved them!.....Im glad that all the little extras worked out for you. I am hoping that we will get a decent amount of guest book responses as well!
Congrats!

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how did you do the scavenger hunt for the cameras??

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Can you post the scavenger hunt, maybe I can convince my fh to do it, he is being a party pooper !!!

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Thank! Stacey I loved your Fall stuff!
Jenn, I'll try & find the lists-my Friend typed up the intructions that are on the tent cards that come with the cameras, she used a really pretty card stock-then we added about 10 items (different for each table) hear are a few I remember-

Someone with a tear
someone wearing red
flower girl twirling
someone fixing brides dress
groom dancing with someone other than bride
the hungriest person
the ice sculpture
brides Dad watching the bride


I'm having a senior moment, there are soo many more. We'd tried to come up with a few that would encourage photo journalism & get people to use all the film. Certain tables were given ones that were a little wild based on the crowd. we kept it simple for the older folks.

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Okay I found the original list-we modified it.
Thanks to the awesome suggestions of all of you, here's what I'm doing.



I’m your camera for the night, so scavenge around
Hunt for those pictures that need to be found!
Shoot away and complete the list,
Add any more that we may have missed
Snap away as best you’re able
Then leave me right here on your table!

For great pictures, please activate the flash by pressing the flash button, the flash will automatically recharge for your next picture. Take pictures no less than 4 feet & no more than 15 feet away from your subject.

Pictures to find:

And here's the list for each camera:

Group photo of everyone at your table
Next couple to get married
Bride and groom holding hands
Groom watching bride from distance
Bride and groom’s first dance
Couple married the longest time
Groom and bride laughing

Group photo of everyone at your table
Groom playing with ring
Groom and bride laughing
Next couple to get married
Groom dancing with his mom
Bride and groom’s first dance
Wedding cake

Group photo of everyone at your table
Groom watching bride from distance
Most generations in one photo
Groom and bride laughing
Best man making a toast
Biggest smile
Bride and groom cutting the cake

Group photo of everyone at your table
Groom and bride laughing
Oldest and youngest person together
Biggest smile
Laughter
Bride and groom cutting the cake

Group photo of everyone at your table
Most generations in one photo
Coolest shoes
Biggest smile
Groom’s mother dancing
Bride and groom kissing
The DJ
Bride tossing the bouquet

Group photo of everyone at your table
Couple most likely to be married next
Bride talking to a guest
Oldest and youngest person together
Groom dipping the bride
Bride dancing with the girls
The DJ
People other than the bride and groom kissing

Group photo of everyone at your table
Oldest and youngest person together
Quietest guest
Couple most likely to be married next
Bride and groom dancing
Someone dancing with their mother
Nicole dancing
People other than the bride and groom kissing

Group photo of everyone at your table
Biggest smile
Group of people related to each other
Groom dipping the bride
Best man making a toast
Next couple to get married
Groomsmen dancing
Bride’s parents enjoying themselves

Group photo of everyone at your table
Bride talking to a guest
Groom talking to a guest
Next couple to get married
Groom and bride laughing
Close up of decorations
Youngest person
Bride and groom kissing

Group photo of everyone at your table
Laughter
Hungriest person
Groom dipping the bride
Brian dancing
Bride and groom kissing
Best dancer
Someone toasting the bride and groom

Group photo of everyone at your table
Close up of decorations
Cutest couple other than the bride & groom
Father of the bride watching his daughter
Bride and groom dancing
Maid of Honor Laughing
Best man dancing
Hungriest person

Group photo of everyone at your table
Best man laughing
Funniest dancer
Best dancer
Bride’s Dad dancing
Someone dancing with their mother
Bride and groom’s first dance
Close up of decorations

Group photo of everyone at your table
Bride and groom cutting the cake
Couple married the longest time
Couple married the shortest time
Flower girl twirling
Groom dancing with his mother
Someone making a toast

Group photo of everyone at your table
Someone making a toast
Cutest couple other than the bride & groom
Ring bearer dancing
Groom dancing with someone other than the bride
The head table
Bride dancing with her father

Group photo of everyone at your table
Flower girl twirling
Bride and groom feeding each other cake
Groom dancing
Bride and groom dancing
Father of the bride watching his daughter
Groom laughing
Bride and Groom eating

Group photo of everyone at your table
Messiest cake eater
Mother of the bride fixing the bride’s dress or hair
Groomsman dancing
Bride dancing with someone other than the groom
The head table
Bride and groom holding hands
Children dancing

Group photo of everyone at your table
Father of the bride watching his daughter
Groom dipping the bride
Bride and groom holding hands
Bride’s Mom Dancing
Bride and groom’s first dance
Bride & her Grandma
Children dancing

Group photo of everyone at your table
Bride and groom when they think no one is watching
Flower girl dancing
Bride dancing with someone other than the groom
Bride and Groom’s Mom
Groom & Flowergirl
Bride’s grandmother having a good time
Flowers

Group photo of everyone at your table
Cutest older couple
Bride dancing with someone other than the groom
Mother of the bride fixing the bride’s dress or hair
Bride tossing the bouquet
Someone dancing with their mother
Bride and groom holding hands
Signing the guestbook

Group photo of everyone at your table
Person who traveled the farthest
Bridesmaids dancing
Cutest older couple
Bride with MOH
Groom with Best Man
Laughter
Bride dancing with her father

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Thanks so much for the list! Its adorable! I tried to tell my FI about it, but I got more of a disinterested 'sounds good'. I think it sounds like fun!