Stealing ideas, or Wedding program fans

Since the Modern Bride article is called "Wedding Identity Theft" and is all about stealing ideas from other weddings, I thought I'd come clean about where I got the idea about our wedding program design. I stole it.

My brother Brett got married about two months before I did -- to a wonderful woman named Sara. They were joking with me the whole day about stealing all of their ideas, but really I only took one -- the program design. There's nothing wedding guests need more during an outside summer ceremony than a fan to move the air around. I added ribbon, tried to be a bit more whimsical with what we called "The Cast of Characters," and changed the colors and theme to match our wedding.

The key is asking before you take. Let the person know you are really trying to flatter them by borrowing their very creative idea. And limit that borrowing to one idea per friend. If you borrow six ideas from the same person, not only will you look like you can't come up with an original idea on your own, but you'll also probably annoy the pants off the person you're trying to compliment.

On that note, on with the pictures!

Here is Sara and Brett's program:

Front:

Back:

And here are pix of Paul's and mine:

Front:

Back:

Some pix from my lair

I've been in my craft room working and creating... Here are some pix:

Corinne's headpiece:


The program:


And the back:


A table name card:

Sara and Brett's wedding

Two days ago, my brother Brett got married to his perfect woman, Sara. It was a beautiful day, both in weather and arrangements. Everything went off without a hitch, which is a testimony to Sara's and Brett's choice of vendors, location and their planning.

Congratulations, you two. It was a wonderful day.

The wedding set the bar pretty high for Paul and me to follow! Brett kept teasing me all weekend, "Don't steal too many ideas!" But I had to admit that I did steal one -- the programs were printed on cardstock and attached to paint mixers, thereby making a fan for each person. Which is a brilliant idea on a hot summer day. We're totally taking that one, B!

We got pretty excited for our wedding after being at Sara and Brett's. I feel our family getting bigger and bigger and I love it. The Maleys are truly wonderful people and I'm very proud to know them.

Thanks, Sara and Brett, for sharing your day with so many of your friends and family. It was very memorable in the best of ways.