Italian/American Brides...

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Posted by MrsBrad

I REALLY want to do the candy buffet. FI and I think it is so cute, but my mom keeps sending me pitctures of salt and pepper shakers. People wont understand candy, she said. Oh, and of course - almonds! Lots of pictures of almonds!

Ugh....

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we're doing the candy buffet instead of attaching the candy to the favors. I LOVE the candy buffet!!! I'll have some Jordan almonds at the buffet, since that's the traditional Italian wedding favor candy. I'm also giving a rose to every lady who walks into the reception (well, I guess the maitre d' will do that for me), a small 'kissing bell' will be the placecard holder (and I want to put a scratch off lottery ticket tucked behind or in a small envelope with the placecard information)... but our main favor will be (for now) a clear glass Christmas ornament with sand and shells inside and the wedding informatoin either written on the ornament or pre-printed on ribbon in my wedding colors attached to the top of the ornament. (I plan on making these myself). I'm not having a cigar roller, but I may get some cigars with the pre-printed labels to have for some of the guys. And, of course, matchbooks.

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Posted by SIBride06

I was thinking of doing 1 cup espresso pots, but being that my entire family has an expresso pot already, My FH & I decided to go with a 2 cup expresso cup set-with the stand. It is very nice-white satin & silver lining on the rim -sorry I dont have any pics. I got them at a favor store in Staten Island that sells imported products.

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do they wrap them there? and also do you have contact info? my parents said we will most likely end up in brooklyn that's where most of our relatives seem to go.

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Posted by pupidda122505

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Posted by jandt2006

bump for stores to buy lenox favors?

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wow this thread is old!!! we should get it going again girls i'm doing lenox favors too and we're getting them at the lenox outlet in NJ. i don't have the address yet but as soon as I go i'll fm u with all the details. my friend is getting married this december and she got xmas plates there that were $60 originally for $13!!! there's also a mikasa outlet in Riverhead at the Tanger outlets if you're interested.

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do they wrap them there?

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Posted by jandt2006

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Posted by pupidda122505

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Posted by jandt2006

bump for stores to buy lenox favors?

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wow this thread is old!!! we should get it going again girls i'm doing lenox favors too and we're getting them at the lenox outlet in NJ. i don't have the address yet but as soon as I go i'll fm u with all the details. my friend is getting married this december and she got xmas plates there that were $60 originally for $13!!! there's also a mikasa outlet in Riverhead at the Tanger outlets if you're interested.

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do they wrap them there?

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unfortunately they don't wrap them, that's the only PIA. wrapping 100 favors probably isn't fun but i guess it's worth it when u think about how much $$$ you're saving.

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Posted by SIBride06

I was thinking of doing 1 cup espresso pots, but being that my entire family has an expresso pot already, My FH & I decided to go with a 2 cup expresso cup set-with the stand. It is very nice-white satin & silver lining on the rim -sorry I dont have any pics. I got them at a favor store in Staten Island that sells imported products.

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me too

i went to the wedding coach on 18th ave and they had cute ice buckets that i think i will be doing if i can't find anything else. i think they were like $7 or $8. i will be making the almond flowers w/ the materials from jordanalmondflowers.com also.

I am keeping the favors on the table b/c that's 1 less thing i'll have to do.. i'll get my boost when i go around and say hello at the tables so hopefully there wont be a line at the end of the night

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Posted by BklynItaliana

i went to the wedding coach on 18th ave and they had cute ice buckets that i think i will be doing if i can't find anything else. i think they were like $7 or $8. i will be making the almond flowers w/ the materials from jordanalmondflowers.com also.

I am keeping the favors on the table b/c that's 1 less thing i'll have to do.. i'll get my boost when i go around and say hello at the tables so hopefully there wont be a line at the end of the night

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angela did u happen to look at any invitations while u were there? if u did how was the selection? see anything u liked?

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Posted by BklynItaliana

no, i really didn't even look at thier invitations.. i'm getting my invites from a different vendor either sweet melissa invitations or blue velum. i like the fact that you could customize your invite w/ these guys

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Do you have the website or address for sweet melissa or blue vellum?

Sweet Melissa

Blue Velum

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Posted by BklynItaliana

Sweet Melissa

Blue Velum

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Thanks for the info!

i wanted to do the band my mom wanted me to have one but it just was wawy to expensive for the band fh and i really liked. so we are going w/ a dj and the works.

but if i had $$ i would do it.

we were on the fence with this for awhile - first we wanted a DJ, then we changed our minds and wanted a band but when we called Angelo Venuto he was already taken for our date so then we went back to the DJ idea lol