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Bride Head to Toe
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Gifts
Favors
Invitations & Stationery
Photography/Videography
Reception Entertainment
Decorations

• Hair: Hair Comes The Bride in Laguna Hills, CA.  Highly recommend. 
• Veil: Satin and glitter mesh from Hancock Fabrics.  Comb from Michael's, and Dora did the rest.
• Make-up: Tiffany did my eyes, with make-up from Lancome & Clinique.  Lipstick and lip liner from MAC.  
• Gown: $400+ Mori Lee gown from Bridal Fashions in Sunnyvale, CA.  They have since relocated.  
• Jewelry: Faux pearl necklace from Macy's. 
• Perfume: Happy from Clinique -- had a free sample and it was a happy day.
• Nails: My first manicure and pedicure ever at City Nails in Highland, CA. 
• Purse: A friend had decorated a giftbag and given it to me.  
• Shoes:  Italian white pumps from Shoe Pavilion at 60% off.  Manny's mom also had made wedding sneakers decorated with beads and lace.

• Hair: Just a comb and some gel.
• Tux, Shoes, Socks:  Gary's Tuxes from Sears.  We needed a chain store since the men were scattered across the US.  Do not recommend at all.

• Hair:  Women:  Same as bride.  Men:  Same as groom.
• Dresses for Women:  $19.99 dresses from Gunne Sax Outlet in San Francisco, CA.  White gloves (Tiff's suggestion) were from Afterthoughts in Sunnyvale, CA.  We bought them earrings and necklaces.
• Tuxes for Men:  Same as groom, except groom wore platinum and men wore dark blue. 

Favors:

• Wedding Bubbles:  We found them at Michael's.  Manny's mom and sister decorated them with white tulle, and navy blue/white satin ribbons from Joann's Fabrics & Crafts.
• Disposable Wedding Cameras:  Decorated ones on sale at Diddam's. 
• Favors:   Silver bells, white starburst tulle, & navy blue soft satin ribbons with silver engraving all found at Ultimate Wedding Mall.  We stuffed the tulle with lots of pillow mints because I was shipped an extra 20lbs of candy for free from the Candy Warehouse. 

Invitations & Stationery:

• Shower thank-you's: Disney Valentine cards because we got engaged on Valentine's Day at Disneyland.  
• Invitations:  Tri-fold card with purple and pearl embossing.  When closed and clasped, it would show 1 John 4:19 and pearl candles behind a bible.  When opened, the candles and bible would separate and the details of the invitation would be revealed in purple embossed letters.  The invitations also included a map to the locations and accommodation information for out-of-town guests.
• Thank-you's:  Cards were a purple and pearl card with a dove and ribbons.  

Photography & Videography

• Bonnie's Studio of Photography & Video - Recommended by Disney, but somewhat old-fashioned.  Good deal.  
• We have lots of pictures and extra video thanks to friends and family members as well.

Reception Entertainment

• DJ:  Sylvia from Mobile Music  
• Lion Dance:  Eastwind South China Lion Dance Team - Mona actually found them by visiting a Chinese banquet in LA.  Same Eastwind Youth Foundation members that perform at various events in Chinatown.  
• Mariachis:  They were from Fontana. Mona found them through a referral.  They were absolutely the best, and untraditional.

Decorations

• Chapel:  We chose a floral package that the church provided.  We had aisle runners and many candles as well as lights in the trees (the chapel itself is fairly dim).  Also had a decorated arch up front.
• Reception:  We had lavender/blue floral candle centerpieces on a circular mirror.  The head table had tulle runners with bows and our unity candle in the middle.  Mona and Dolly decorated champagne flutes for the entire wedding party.  The ice sculpture was a surprise from the Casta�edas.  The ballroom itself had just been refurbished, so it did not require much for decoration.  Traditional white decor at all the tables.

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