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Best Laid Plans
I swear we had it all worked out. The rules were simple. And there was only one rule. *Everyone* gets a +1, regardless of whether or not we’ve ever met the +1, no questions asked. Here’s a (poor...
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Too Few, Too Many, or Just Right?
I’m talking guests here, people. Although there are about 125 people on our invite list, we’ve been guesstimating that only about 70 adults and 5 children would actually attend—and that’s the number of...
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Cake On the Brain
I l-o-v-e me some cake. Seriously, I’ve rarely met a cake I didn’t want to introduce to my belly. (Except carrot cake. Why ruin a perfectly good cake with veggies? I just don’t get it.) Combine my love...
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This Isn’t Easy, and That’s An Understatement – Pt. 1
This has been a really tough week in the wedding planning department, and I’m not nearly out of the woods yet. All of this emotional turmoil is about one thing—the dress. That singularly important...
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Pleated Paper Medallion… Thingies
Back in November of 2009 I came across the most amazing post on Design*Sponge, and I have been ridiculously excited about one particular DIY project ever since. image via Design*Sponge; feature...
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This Isn’t Easy, and That’s an Understatement – Pt. 2
Now that I’ve been able to get a little distance from the relentless dress disillusion that consumed me last week, I’m in a much better place to continue sharing this story with you. So let’s clear the...
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The Dress. Yes, THE Dress!
Hive, oh dearest Hive, I have so much to tell you. I’ve been away for the last few days completely and utterly consumed by this crazy dress hunt, but at the end of all that I do have good news to...
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Psych!
Remember when you were younger and you’d say “Sike!” after you got someone to believe a lie you’d told? Kinda like saying “not!” only way cooler. Of course you do. Oh, you don’t? Whatever, I’m sure I’m...
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About the Bouts
This long holiday weekend saw the completion of phase one of what I’m dubbing Project Floral Creations. (Have, I mentioned that we aren’t using any real flowers in our wedding? Well, we’re not. And now...
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Random Facts and Cocktails
Way back in the day when I first saw a blog post about cocktail napkins personalized with fun facts, I immediately shared the idea with Mr. FW and we both thought it was genius! I mean, who wouldn’t...
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Dressing Inanimate Objects
What inanimate objects get dressed up for a wedding? Tables and chairs, of course! Naked / Fully Clothed image via jumpandparty.net / Image via 88 Events Company And in true Ms. Ferris Wheel fashion, I...
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The Gendering of Flowers
Having now shown you our ribbon boutonnières, I have a confession to make: I’m conflicted about the way we’ve gendered the floral elements for our wedding party. By this I mean the tradition of those...
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Me and My Twin, Nancy
Now that I’ve got The Dress I’m feeling some pressure to finalize my wedding day look, and I’d like that to start with my hair. As y’all know, I have relatively long curly/wavy hair. What you may not...
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The Evolution of Inspiration
Are you ready to hear something utterly, mind-bogglingly unbelievable? It’s the kind of ridiculousness I can only assume applies most often to intense planner-types like yours truly (but if it extends...
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14 Hours and Counting (The Invite Madness Begins)
I’ve been trying not to notice the time, but having typed out that sentence I just couldn’t help but steal a glance at the clock on my computer. It’s 3:24 AM and I’m wrapping up my wedding planning for...
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White Knots for Equality
Marriage equality is an *extremely* important topic for the Ferris Wheels. In fact, our marriage talks began back when California legalized marriage for same sex couples because, at the time, we were a...
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Don’t Talk While Posing, and Other Lessons Learned
I am *so glad* we did an engagement shoot with our amazing photographers before the wedding. Not just because I love the pictures we got, but because it gave us an opportunity to see what it’s like to...
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We Are Ballers… String Ballers
My mom was kind enough to visit us recently to lend her wedding elf services. (Thanks, Mom!) Little did she know she’d be spending her time out here developing an intimate relationship with balls....
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Buffet of My Dreams
One day last summer as I was innocently shopping at Target, I rounded a corner, the heavens opened and a ray of light shone down on this: Do I spy with my little eye an aisle full of cobalt blue,...
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The H Word
ring from Etsy seller Kablamindustries The other day someone asked about where we were going on our honeymoon, and at some point in that conversation I casually said that Mr. FW would be my “newly...
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