Wow. KDPhi Formal 2005- Hotel Monaco, SF
Normally formal entries would be filled with pictures of pretty girls in pretty dresses. But not when I'm a formal chair. I care more about the set-up and organization than vanity. ...wait maybe not that, more like they're equally important to me now.
No offense to previous formal planners but I really think it was the BEST FORMAL EVER!!! everything flowed so smoothly, the paris ballroom we luckily got upgraded to last minute and the room/table set-up were absolutely beautiful, DJ Oswaldo exceeded all our expectations, girls looked simply gorgeous, and the ceremony part didn't feel slow at all thanks to the best speaker Cathy (I must say, all the way from "trucks full of chicken" to being our spokesperson, that speech class really worked wonders).
I've been pouring my heart and soul into this for the past month. Seriously, this might just be my calling. I was extremely stressed, nervous, and almost wanted to kill myself when I was slaving myself away day and night doing all sorts of stuff that you can ever possibly imagine to put this event on, but I loved the end results so much- it simply blew me away.
I never knew wedding planners had it so hard. I so seriously felt like I became one!!! Why is there so much to do and pay attention to???!!!! After all that preparation, took us an hour and a half to set up centerpieces, place date books, yearbooks, favors (picture frames), place cards with entree choices, set up for slideshow. Amelia, Cathy, and I stayed up all night puttng together stuff the night before and were feeling like shit from lack of sleep. I must thank Willow for staying up with us til 6:30am making jackets, dreses and glueing buttons for jackets for the date book covers. They all turned out beautifully. Thank you guys who told me you liked them. That really meant a lot to me and sorry if I kept bugging you asking if you liked them. I was so proud of what I did!!!! I had never done so much arts and crafts, had to think of creative decoration ideas in my life. EVER.
I also want to thank everyone who appreciated us and gave us encouraging words and warm hugs. It really made me feel like it was all so worth it in the end. Cathy and Amelia made an amazing slideshow that made us laugh and cry. Thank you. Tears came out of my eyes from laughing so much when we were watching the senior presentations though. It was v. embarrassing and wildly entertaining at the same time.
Many many pictures in this entry so I can brag about what I've accomplished-
Exhausted and frustrated me and Willow working in sweatshop condition at 5 in the morning after photocopying for 4 hours from 12-4am. We seriously wanted to screw it all.
 
Finally finished. Napped from noon to 2pm. Left for hotel to set up at 3:30pm.
Final table set-up!!! Glorious outcome..I fell in love with my own creation! just like professor higgins
Centerpiece (we filled up the vase with clear marbles and sprinkled them around the vase & 3 floating candles on top of a silver plate. much drama about these damn calla lilies..but they're so "simple and elegant" Thanks Cathy for calling up all the places frantically and finally getting them!!!!)
With favor (picture frame, thanks Iesan for making them!), "her" datebook and the tiara yearbook). Our theme colors were tiffany blue and white as you can tell.
 
Okay. maybe that was enough about decoration. This is the room and the people-
Cathy our MC/miracle maker looked freaking HOT tonight (I am proud of the fact that I helped her pick out that gorgeous dress and the silver sandals. What do you think I should be- a professional shopper or a wedding planner?)
Cathy and Me in blurry mirror picture yet again
My beautiful, beautiful lils presenting me at big sister farewell with the SWEETEST messages and the most perfect gifts in the world. I could just DIE right now. I really think I am the luckiest big sis in the world.
me and my very first lambda lil Kat aka miss president!
My beautiful Mu lil Kim aka miss vp internal (my cutie pie pikachu) and my nu pledge baby Anna (crazy, crazy, crazay! but so fun!) I am so proud to be able to call you girls my lil sisters (Lisa, too ) and I really feel so lucky to have such amazing girls like you as my lils, who are so beautiful inside and out and always put a smile on my face. You guys make me very happy. Thanks for being so wonderful. I mean, I guess it runs in the family.
House Picture with Nu Pledges
Lambda Class Picture
Mu Class Picture
from left to right: miss oh-so-perfect kdphi, miss kdphi ghetto fabulous, miss kdphi fob 4 life, miss kdphi feisty, and miss kdphi diva (thanks for the pic christine! i avoided the craziness while taking class pictures )
Nu Pledge Class
Meet my date Greg. This picture explains him well - gin & tonic in one hand and riesling in another (haha look at limin, even miss photogenic can be caught in an inopportune moment ).
Now meet Cathy's date, Tuan.
Greg and Tuan became best friends and made multiple, multiple trips to the bar . Thankfully, someone had high tolerance but the other person did not. Later, I think his face ended up matching his shirt...
In all seriousness, I must thank greg for being the most well-dressed (you can't really see in pictures but his tie perfectly matches my dress ), patient, understanding, supportive and sweetest date ever. Maybe for high tolerance too. I think I was kind of amazed. hey now you know you never want to go to a formal with the person who organized it. Stop smiling!
From L to R: miss kdphi stylish, miss kdphi she'll be buying the world one day, miss kdphi comedan, Christina (Willow's date), miss kdphi heartbreaker
Prom pictures-
Seniors with dates
Okay no more. don't beg me. I will leave you with this though: my lesbian lover aka miss kdphi for life/ hot sexy lady in red, sarah
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