The party
Kal and I had our engagement party on June 13th at Arianas catering hall in Staten Island. It went off without a hitch and our friends & family had such an amazing time. The dance floor was always full and Kal had alot of my family up and dancing the debka (kinda like the greek dance you always see in movies). The food, music and decor was great! Below are just a few of the pictures of our night and below are some "details" pictures.
Kal and I with our parents
Me with my bridal party (minus Gwen)
Dancing the debka
Kal and I with our mommies
Kals sister Rima (bridesmaid) and I
Me and my siblings (minus oldest brother Chuckie)
Kals brother Farid (best man) and my mother
my friend Toni Ann, sister Alison (maid of honor) and sister Carrie Ann (matron of honor)
My mother and my future mother in law Aziza
Kals beautiful cousins
My cousin Jason, sisters boyfriend Joey, brother Daniel, brother in law Anthony and Kal
Our flowergirl Isabella :) (Our other flower girl lives in FL so wasn't there)
Me with some of my girlfriends
Kal with a bunch of his family members...and my brother Daniel
Me with two of my bridesmaids...Lauren and Shannon
Kals cousin Samer (groomsman), Kal, and Damien (groomsman)
We are never looking in the same direction...we'll have to figure this one out for the wedding! lol
Kal with some friends and family
Me and my sisters...
Boys being boys
Details
Some of our engagement pictures we had framed above the gift table.
I enlarged and framed Kals proposal
The escort card table (I DIY the cards) with flowers Kals mother made for us, and a slideshow of our engagement pictures on a digital frame
Our fift table. The large gift is a card box my sister made for us
The centerpieces and votives I DIY ( I wish I got more pictures!!)
Here is the mockup of my centerpieces. I purchased all my vases at dollar tree direct and floating candles online. The flowers are pink peruvian orchids I purchased from
www.fiftyflowers.com (highly recommend them!!).
the bar area.
Will you be my bridesmaid?
I ordered cookies through an etsy seller for the cookies and edible paper (for favors below). They all have purple dresses and read "will you be my matron of honor", "will you be my maid of honor", etc..I'll put more pics up soon. I recieved the cookies in clear cellophane bags and a few were cracking, so I bought plastic containers to ensure no more breakage
Candles I purchased from Bath & Body works on sale. I made the labels on photoshop and affixed with double sided tape. Viola! Bridesmaid candle :) (More pictures under DIY done)
Frames I kinda DIY for the junior bridesmaids. I got the frames from the Christmas Tree Shop for $1.99 each and the letter from AC Moore for $1.99
Will you be my flower girl?
Books I purchased for the flower girls. Its a cute story that explains the roles of the flower girls, and comes with a cute purple flower necklace (how perfect!). I bought them through the knot.com.
Will you be my ringbearer?
Kal has twin five year old cousins that we are asking to be our ringbearers...
A little something for the parents...
I wanted to get our parents a "little something", so I purchased frames from
www.everafterstore.com. They were about $12 each and I got free shipping. They looked a little cheesy online, but look great in person (will post pics soon). I don't know if I want to put a picture of us from when I was little or something more recent...
Favors
I wanted to give a little something as a favor, so after googling "edible favors", I came across this idea. Chocolate dipped oreos that will have our names on them. I ordered the edible paper from an Etsy seller and decorated with the help of my mother and sisters. One cookie is dipped in chocolate sprinkles and the other in fuschi and white sprinkles. I attached my favor tag with some pink ribbon to finish.