the asking!

At the engagement party I asked some of my best girls to be my bridesmaids. Have any of you seen the movie bridesmaids? I think I may have saw it 8 times in just the theatre alone, God only knows how many times outside of it. There is a scene when Kristen Wig opens an invitation to the bridal shower that one of the over-the-top bridesmaids is throwing. It is hilarious & ridiculous & was my inspiration for the "asking". Heres the clip: 

It became my mission to find live butterflies that I could purchase in southern california. Well I found a guy who raises butterflies to use as a release for weddings, so naturally I ordered 4 of them. It was kind of like "silence of the lambs" walking into the house where I picked them up but at least I came out with my butterflies! ha!

I found parisian style boxes at michaels, just like in the movie! I filled it with ghirardelli chocolates, a small bottle of pink champagne, and a DVD copy of the movie! Each one also contained a cute "will you be my bridesmaid" card! I put a butterfly in each of the boxes right before passing them out. I do have to admit that none of the butterflies actually flew out of the box. They were all alive but just kind of sat there, so we'll just pretend they did. ha! Regardless, it still ended up being pretty funny! 

Only 4 of my 5 bridesmaids were able to make it to the party. My friend Niki lives in Arizona and was unable to so I mailed her scrabble pieces that she had to unscramble to read the message! 

This was the text reply I got from her! 

SO FUN!

It all turned out wonderful & I am very excited to be able to share this journey with these girls who are so close & dear to my heart. I couldn't imagine saying "i do" without them beside me.