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Merfy Lou

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Merfy Lou
My Invitation Pieces have arrived!!
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on March 13, 2012 at 1:32 AM

Woo - I love DIY! And I'm thrilled that it's spring break (aka only work 40 hours do all the homework you can wedding stuff "free time") Anyway - here are my invitations! Do you like the square...

FMC, Mar 13, 2012 12 28
Merfy Lou
How many hotel rooms? Married brides - what did you do?
Merfy Lou in Planning, on February 29, 2012 at 5:51 PM

I'm currently emailing with the hotel to decide how many rooms to book for when. He wants to know: if I have an idea how many rooms I will need for Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun? I know my parents are...

krisalicious, Mar 1, 2012 11 34
Merfy Lou
Dress fitting *with pics*
Merfy Lou in Wedding Attire, on February 26, 2012 at 4:30 AM

I went to my fitting on Friday and as promised, here are a few pictures! The dress fits like a dream! It's currently being hemmed just a bit, but no other alterations needed!

Jessica, Feb 27, 2012 19 18
Merfy Lou
Leaving on a plane...to try on my dress!!
Merfy Lou in Wedding Attire, on February 24, 2012 at 10:38 AM

As most of you know, my dress is 354 miles (by road) away. We have a reason to be in that town for the first time since my dress arrived, our college is playing the in state rival tonight away for...

Amanda, Feb 24, 2012 5 15
Merfy Lou
timelines for OOT guests
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on February 23, 2012 at 7:34 PM

I'm looking for examples of the timelines you're giving your guests. We're having a 12:30 ceremony on the sternwheeler and then followed by the boat leaving and lunch being served. We're having...

Merfy Lou, Feb 23, 2012 17
Merfy Lou
profile pic update
Merfy Lou in Community Conversations, on February 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Hey ladies and gents! just felt like updating my avatar/profile pic, since the other one is almost a year old. FH doesn't like his picture taken, so you just get me for awhile!

WasSoon2BMrsSmith, Feb 18, 2012 13 22
Merfy Lou
Shoprunner praise! and undergarment purchase for fitting next week.
Merfy Lou in Community Conversations, on February 17, 2012 at 11:37 PM

FH's coworker is a member of shoprunner.com and has said that we could use it. Unlimited 2-day shipping on eligible items from select stores for $74/year. Even to ALASKA! Yay! And while the...

Merfy Lou, Feb 18, 2012 2 15
Merfy Lou
straight hair
Merfy Lou in Wedding Attire, on February 14, 2012 at 6:33 PM

Is anyone else considering leaving their long straight hair down? Maybe half-up, but no curls?

Jess and Douglas, Feb 14, 2012 19 43
Merfy Lou
A DIY alternative to real/silk/paper roses
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on February 10, 2012 at 12:25 PM

If you're looking for an alternative to making paper roses of any sort, or buying real or silk roses, how about making these amazing roses? They are so realistic... and you can rinse them off when...

Pan, Feb 10, 2012 6 22
Merfy Lou
grooms/groomsmen attire
Merfy Lou in Wedding Attire, on February 5, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Our guys are going for a more relaxed look for our wedding. You can see some of the ideas I like over at my blog We're really leaning toward the all black look - pants, shirt, vest and shoes. But this...

Merfy Lou, Feb 5, 2012 6 25
Merfy Lou
my DIY invite plan w/ pics!
Merfy Lou in Planning, on February 2, 2012 at 6:34 PM

Has anyone ordered matte postcards blank from Vistaprint and tried to print on them at home? scratch that, my printer *hates* that idea. So I played with it last night/this morning and figured out...

Merfy Lou, Feb 3, 2012 13 15
Merfy Lou
How late is too late to serve lunch?
Merfy Lou in Planning, on February 2, 2012 at 6:26 PM

FH and I are planning a daytime wedding and serving lunch. Originally, we planned for a short (less than 20 minutes) noon ceremony and serving lunch following, but now I'm thinking that we should wait...

Merfy Lou, Feb 2, 2012 9 1,451
Merfy Lou
Edit: Honeymoon Booked - I'm such a nice person
Merfy Lou in Honeymoon, on January 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM

FH is extremely adamant about not missing our school's hockey games. He's a media guy (writes this snazzy blog: http://nanookhockey.blogspot.com) Anyway. I really wanted to do a 6-8 day cruise in...

Marie S. (aka Prince, Jan 30, 2012 8 22
Merfy Lou
MOH might not make my wedding!
Merfy Lou in Planning, on January 23, 2012 at 6:40 PM

My MOH's employer does scheduling based on seniority and unfortunately for us, she's at the bottom of the totem pole! She's already asked everyone who is taking time off around my wedding if there is...

krisalicious, Jan 23, 2012 7 23
Merfy Lou
At the point where...
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on January 17, 2012 at 6:54 PM

I'm making coffee-filter roses for my centerpieces, but I'm at the point where I hate making them! (http://andersonwedding2012.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-coffee-filter-roses.html) Hahaha... It's not...

Jen H., Jan 17, 2012 7 24
Merfy Lou
Coffee filter roses
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on January 14, 2012 at 10:38 PM

As you may know, I'm making coffee filter roses following Martha Stewart kind of.... I posted a tutorial on my blog, using tips that I found different and more useful, if you'd like to make them...

Tina, Jan 15, 2012 1 19
Merfy Lou
LF: Someone who recently got married's hairstyle
Merfy Lou in Wedding Attire, on January 11, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Within the last week, a bride posted her wedding pictures and I fell in love with her hairstyle. I can't seem to remember who it was or the title of the post/any key words for searching. It was an...

Tach, Jan 11, 2012 4 13
Merfy Lou
Groupon Vistaprint = Awesome!
Merfy Lou in Community Conversations, on January 6, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Here's what I ordered this time around. My groupon was $60 for vistaprint for just $15! Seating cards / thank you tags for favors (250count, which is like 160 more than I need, but at...

Hayley C™, Jan 6, 2012 2 14
Merfy Lou
OOT Welcome Brochure
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on January 5, 2012 at 11:02 PM

Edit - since I can't get my images to load correctly here, I've posted them over on my wedding blog http://andersonwedding2012.blogspot.com I'm trying to utilize a groupon for vistaprint that expires...

Josie, Jan 6, 2012 14 62
Merfy Lou
What to include in the invitation?
Merfy Lou in Do It Yourself, on January 5, 2012 at 1:19 PM

I'm DIY-ing my invitations. I'm among the first of my friends to get married and haven't received any invites. I've tried googling it and looking at invitation kits with no good consensus. I just...

, Jan 5, 2012 6 21
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