sparks fly

now that i've got a lot of the big stuff figured out, i'm starting to think of smaller details to add some personality to our ceremony and reception!  one thing i've been thinking about is our send off at the end of the night.  it's a little tricky cause we're going to be staying at the same hotel wedding night so it's not like we're going to be going far!  maybe we can drive off into the darkness and then sneak back into the parking lot! :)  that detail can be figure out later!

i know you're not allowed to throw out rice anymore.  *you should see johnathan's impression of what happens to a seagull if they eat rice.  it's pretty funny.  makes me laugh everytime!*  i also don't really care to have bird seed pelted at me.  bubbles would be pretty but my FAVORITE idea is SpArKLeRs!!

i've always loved playing with sparklers and what pretty photos we could take!

i need a cute way to display the sparklers but also something easy for guests to grab.

i really like the idea of having a container with sand and sticking the sparklers in the sand.  i bought some purple and lavender sand buckets for $1.00 this weekend.  i think they'll be a cute touch!

i was also concerned with how everyone was going to get their sparklers lit at the same time without burning themselves!  i had a vision of someone with a lighter running up and down the aisles of people lighting sparklers and then telling us "ready, set, go!"

easy solution?  attach a matchbook to each sparkler or two and everyone can have easy access to some matches!  you can actually order large amounts of personalized matchbooks for a super cheap price!  our only problem?  "stephanie & johnathan" has 21 characters (letters+spaces+&) and most matchbooks only hold 18 characters per line.  so i guess i'll have to be "stephy".  i just hope no one says "hey, who's that??"  :)