We went candy shopping today. Yes, you read that correctly. I have never gone candy shopping. At least not on purpose. But we are still in wedding mode here at the Smallenburg cottage. Now I am working on favors and place cards for the rehearsal dinner. I bought dozens of glass topped tins and my good friend Mr Coffee engraved them with some special words. In order to show the engraved words off, I need to put a small circle of paper behind the words. This means I cannot fill the tins with anything greasy like nuts or chocolate which may stain the paper and make it look icky. I wanted to fill them with Kisses, but the kisses are too tall. I discarded John's idea of black jelly beans. It just didn't seem weddingly enough.
We took a tin over to the local special candy shoppe which is all pink and cute with an attached ice cream parlour....but I digress. We decided on Dutch mints. They were very tasty and fit into the tin well. We measured and weighed how much one tin would hold and then multiplied. It added up to 7 pounds! Yikes. The candymeisters were so helpful and kind. So. That part is Done.
Next job is the place cards. They are folded origami mini folders. I will show you when I finish them. But I need your help. I need some marriage/wedding /love quotes that are not mean. They can be funny or sweet, but not derogatory towards men or women. Anyone have any quotes for me?
Dot from Missouri sent me this First day of Issue. She decorated the envelope and sent it to the issuing post office for cancellation and they sent it to me. Thank you Dot. I think this is very cool.
Shakespeare always has the best to say--no body ever said it better. I think you could write an entire set of wedding vows with just Shakespeare quotes!
"I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest."
- William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, 4.1
Posted by: andrea | Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 08:51 AM
You can just Google "marriage quotes" and find many. I love, love, love the stamp on that letter. I looked it up...King and Queen of Hearts. How delightful.
Posted by: Meredith | Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 09:32 AM
I love a blog entitled "Seven Pounds of Candy"! LOL!
Posted by: KateinCleveland | Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 03:18 PM
my niece is getting married and i just gave her an entire book of quotes! she's not too tech savvy, otherwise i would have sent her to the internet also. i think that's your best bet.
Posted by: NotSoccer Mom | Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 05:19 PM
Okay, I have a whole list of quotes that come from Chris' grandparents Pritchard. They owned a jewelry store, and wrote the Art of Marriage to be given out to anyone who bought wedding rings! (They also handed out what they called Beatitudes for Married Couples, but listing those would make this post too long!)
The Art of Marriage:
It is never being too cold to hold hands
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once each day.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
it is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should't end with the honeymoon.
It is doing things for each other, not with an attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not expecting one another to wear a halo or the wings of an angel; you're not looking for perfection in each other; instead, cultivate flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is creating an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best, as expressed in the words Mark Twain used in a tribute to his wife: "Wherever she was, there was Eden."
Wise words courtesy of the former Pritchard Jewelers : )
Posted by: Gayle Pritchard | Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 06:39 PM
7 pounds of candy, nummm nummmmmmmm!!! I love buying stuff in bulk, if a handful of candy looks wonderful 53 handfuls has gotta be better! :) I don't know if I know of any marriage quotes, least if I do they are hiding in the shadowy depths of my ol' grey matter, most likely behind the covetous thoughts about 7 pounds of candy... I will pass any along if I see/think/find any.
Posted by: TACE | Friday, 14 August 2009 at 12:58 AM