Our Wedding Movie Trailer...

Alright I can't wait any longer and must share this with you. I know... I'm not finished doing all my recap posts, but I am way too excited to wait until I am done the recaps. What I loved about our wedding was the videographer. I was so lucky to have Wes Jones of Film Jones come to Montreal to film my wedding in 8 mm. Not to mention that he was so great to work with. It truly captured the whole theme of our Vintage Glam wedding and I would hire him all over again in a heart beat.

At first Mr.Flamingo didn't want a wedding video because he didn't want to force our friends and family to watch a 1 hour video... and I completely understood what he was saying. I wanted to have a wedding movie-esque trailer, a short film with all the important moments of the wedding... packed with lots of emotion sort of like a movie. So I went ahead and re-editing my wedding footage to have a really short wedding trailer... a total of 9 minutes. Yup thats it!

Our Wedding Trailer.

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Footage taken by Wes Jones of Film Jones

I used the Mac program Final Cut Express to do all the editing. Luckily my friend had the program and helped me a whole lot (Thanks Isabel!!!) The program isn't very complicated... and with google you can find many tutorials online. Because I compressed the movie quite alot, the movie lost alot of details and the 8mm effect isn't as great as the original movie. But I think you will get the overall feel.

So do you like it? Will you be re-editing you wedding video?

To sell or not to sell... that is the question

I got THE call yesterday... my dress is clean and ready to be stored. So it hit me more that I thought it could. I realized that this was it... and that I would most probably never wear my dress again and it really makes me sad. If there is one thing in my whole wedding that I absolutely loved and would do again... my dress would be it. But at the same time whats the point of keeping a gorgeous dress in the closet when someone else can have the joy of wearing this stunning dress. I have had people/readers asking me if I were selling items that I had in my wedding... and honestly I was never able to give a response (sorry about that)

I really don't know if I am ready to let my wedding items go. I don't know if its because I don't want to face the fact that the wedding is over... or that I just want to hold on to the memories as long as I can. I mean what if I sell everything and forget? Ok that not likely to happen... but I think you understand what I am trying to say.

I have many wedding items piled up in my office and room and I selling some would be a good way to move on... but I don't know if I can. I mean, I would love to have my future daugther wear my wedding dress. But then I think about it... I never wore my moms dress or veil or anything she had at her wedding, so would my daugther wear mine. Most likely not.

I have many items that I can possibly sell (because I would most likely never wear or use them again)
You can see pics of majority of the items here

• My wedding Dress
• My birdcage Veil
• My necklace set
• My Hair Comb
• Some tealight holders
• Brown Table runners
• Brown Ring Pillow
• Handmade Brooche
• Silk Clutch
  
• Wishing Well
• Brown envelopes
• Ivory Envelopes
• Shoe Embellishements
  

Now my question is this : Have you decided to sell your wedding items? And for those of you who have... how did you make the step and do you regret it???
Please help one confused bird.

The Secret Life of Bees: Flamingo Edition

Hey everyone...in case you don't remember me, it's Mrs.Flamingo. I apologize for not being present this past couple of months. Lets just say that there has been much movement in my life... and because of it I have been way to busy... its crazy. (its positive - don't worry... I got a new Graphic Design job that I love.)

I absolutely wanted to take part in this awesome thing going on... called the secret life of bees. I loved reading everyone elses secret and thought it was time to share my own.

1. I enjoy eating something I call the Microwave Grilled cheese. Pretty self explanatory : 2 slices of white bread with 1 slice of Kraft Cheese, placed carefully in a plate with a paper towel (so that the bread doesn’t become soggy) and put in the microwave until the cheese is melted. I know, doesn’t seem very appetizing, but its something my younger sister and I use to eat coming home from school.

2. When I was smaller I preferred playing with cars then with Barbie dolls. I loved using the toy car carpet my dad bought me when I was younger. I could play hours with that thing. Even to the point that my dad bought one for my future kids (and I'm not even pregant). Daddy Flamingo is too cute.

3. I wore my first pair of jeans when I was in 9th grade. Yup you read this right. Before that I was all jogging pants and leotards! How sexy!!!

4. I don’t know what is my fetish with white sliced bread, but I love to eat all the crust and then take the white part a squish it into a ball of dough. Then I eat it of course. Hey, this list is about my secrets myself… so don’t judge! :)

5. I have a guilty pleasure. I like the spice girls. I know majoriy of the Spice Girl choreographies. Ya, thats really cheesy but my sister and I would dance in our basement. Come on theres something catchy with their music.... ILL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT... WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT... lol

6. I have this weird goal. To have as many business cards as possible. Maybe thats me wanting to be a woman of all trades… but at the moment I have 3. I’m working on getting more!!!

7. Like Mrs.Penguin - I have a tattoo story to share. Before I got my drivers license, I told myself that if I passed the first time around I would reward myself by getting a tatoo. So being the artist that I am decided to draw my own tatoo. It seemed pretty in all... a sort of tribal sun. Until my younger sister pointed it out that it looks like sperm and egg. And now... that what I say it is... haha.. My fertility tattoo. Hope its brings luck in the future... lol Oh my!

So there you have it... some stories/secrets about myself. Its actually quite funny. Do you have a secret you want to share? Come on I must not be the only one with some bread fetishes??? :)