...and here we are at 92 days until the wedding. Things aren't as crazy as I thought they'd be by now. We still don't have a bartender, which sucks, but I'm trying to not let that bother me too much.
I just ordered the template for our invites. The designer should have it finished in a few days, then I'll send them out for printing, then start assembly! Yay!
Bridal shower plans are officially underway! I'll be stopping at the craft store this weekend to start on some ideas and then hopefully have a craft day with at least one of my bridesmaids soon. I'm pretty excited!
Tyler and I have been working hard (him not so much) on finding our wedding rings. We're going to look this weekend so he can try some on and find something he likes. I have already found something, and am planning on getting a new setting for my engagement ring to match!
I have -finally-settled on a pair of pumps for my dress. Now I need to find my undergarments because my first fitting is in one month. Eeek!
Honeymoon flights are BOOKED! That is definitely the most exciting news so far! We're going to San Diego for 5 days, and then capping our trip off with a drive to Vegas where we'll stay a night! I absolutely cannot wait!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Catching Up.
We're finally at a point where a lot of the big wedding tasks are taken care of. Now, I'm trying to focus on the little details like accessories for my dress, ceremony and reception decor, and invites!
I tried on my dress for the second time this past weekend, and I love it more than the first time I saw it! I'm definitely very happy with my alteration and the dress overall. I finally found a pair of "wear-again" pumps for my dress and ordered them immediately because the last pair I thought I'd get were sold out in my size. They arrived yesterday. I love them, they're the perfect color, BUT, they're too high. My dress is hard enough to walk in, but to add heels that are 4+ inches tall...? Not gonna happen. So back to the drawing board.
A few weeks ago Tyler and I went to pick out the tuxes. They're more of a suit, which is what I wanted. They're grey with grey vests, so I'll get my wish of having the guys wear only the vests for the ceremony. We're also this -> <- close to having Tyler agree on all the guys wearing grey chucks! Tyler's not really a dress up kind of guy, so I don't know why he was fighting me on that, plus it's a good reason to buy a new pair of chucks, right?
I've been playing around with a few small decor ideas. So far so good, but I'm so picky I'm not sure I'm going to love these ideas when they're set out on large tables. My creations include bottles, burlap, and aqua spray paint! Posts on those once I make my decision.
I have decided to buy an invitation template (that I can custom create) and have them printed through an online company myself. I'm taking on a set of $700 wedding invites and hoping to get them put together on my own for under $200. Cross your fingers!
Last week I started on our cake toppers. I found a really cute one on Etsy.com that I almost bought, but it was few hundred dollars out budget for a cake topper. (Really, there is no budget for a cake topper, but if there was, this one went over!) They were just a custom set of wooden peg dolls with a cute banner. I don't like to brag about my skills at all, but I'd like to think I'm a pretty good painter/crafter when I set my mind to it. So I'm turning myself and Tyler into wooden peg dolls to make our cake topper. I'm pretty excited about this one : )
Sorry I can't post too many pictures, but I can't give away too much. I guess this blog will come in handy a lot more once the wedding is over and I can post a lot more DIY tutorials.
I tried on my dress for the second time this past weekend, and I love it more than the first time I saw it! I'm definitely very happy with my alteration and the dress overall. I finally found a pair of "wear-again" pumps for my dress and ordered them immediately because the last pair I thought I'd get were sold out in my size. They arrived yesterday. I love them, they're the perfect color, BUT, they're too high. My dress is hard enough to walk in, but to add heels that are 4+ inches tall...? Not gonna happen. So back to the drawing board.
A few weeks ago Tyler and I went to pick out the tuxes. They're more of a suit, which is what I wanted. They're grey with grey vests, so I'll get my wish of having the guys wear only the vests for the ceremony. We're also this -> <- close to having Tyler agree on all the guys wearing grey chucks! Tyler's not really a dress up kind of guy, so I don't know why he was fighting me on that, plus it's a good reason to buy a new pair of chucks, right?
I've been playing around with a few small decor ideas. So far so good, but I'm so picky I'm not sure I'm going to love these ideas when they're set out on large tables. My creations include bottles, burlap, and aqua spray paint! Posts on those once I make my decision.
I have decided to buy an invitation template (that I can custom create) and have them printed through an online company myself. I'm taking on a set of $700 wedding invites and hoping to get them put together on my own for under $200. Cross your fingers!
Last week I started on our cake toppers. I found a really cute one on Etsy.com that I almost bought, but it was few hundred dollars out budget for a cake topper. (Really, there is no budget for a cake topper, but if there was, this one went over!) They were just a custom set of wooden peg dolls with a cute banner. I don't like to brag about my skills at all, but I'd like to think I'm a pretty good painter/crafter when I set my mind to it. So I'm turning myself and Tyler into wooden peg dolls to make our cake topper. I'm pretty excited about this one : )
Sorry I can't post too many pictures, but I can't give away too much. I guess this blog will come in handy a lot more once the wedding is over and I can post a lot more DIY tutorials.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Something Very Exciting!
I got the phone call yesterday that my dress came in! [insert squeal]
I thought for sure it would take longer since I had a custom neckline made. That may have added a few bucks more than I would have liked, but it's exactly what I wanted and I'm super excited to see it. This also means that I really need to get moving on finding my shoes. I'm dying to find the perfect shoe, it just hasn't happened yet. So, to Beachwood we go this weekend!
Ahh!
I'm hoping I can make it out tomorrow to check it out before I show anyone. I don't want to have any altered thought on it based on what everyone else thinks of it-because let's face it, everyone's going to tell me it's gorgeous no matter what it looks like, right?
More updates soon!
I thought for sure it would take longer since I had a custom neckline made. That may have added a few bucks more than I would have liked, but it's exactly what I wanted and I'm super excited to see it. This also means that I really need to get moving on finding my shoes. I'm dying to find the perfect shoe, it just hasn't happened yet. So, to Beachwood we go this weekend!
Ahh!
I'm hoping I can make it out tomorrow to check it out before I show anyone. I don't want to have any altered thought on it based on what everyone else thinks of it-because let's face it, everyone's going to tell me it's gorgeous no matter what it looks like, right?
More updates soon!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Guest List.
Who knew finalizing a guest list would be so difficult? Not me, but I think we've finally done it-or so I hope. We've recently been sending out our Save the Dates, and now that that's done, I suppose I can blog about it.
I spent a good two months designing our Save the Dates. I'll admit I got a little head over heels with the idea of doing everything myself, but I've learned my lesson. I went through 3 separate designs for the Save the Date cards, and made little changes to those about 50 different times. I finally settled on the ones we sent out, printed them out at home on paper, and at the photo store to make sure they looked alright printed. I thought they looked great. So I sent them out for printing through a photo company that printed them on pearl card stock paper. The colors printed out a lot darker than I wanted, and they added a border on them because the "image was too close to the edge". Ahhh! I let them sit here in the box for a few weeks before I got over it.
I ordered a set of kraft paper envelopes, and USPS' Garden of Love Forever stamps. I ended up addressing each envelope by hand, which was nice for the first half of them, until I got a hand cramp.
After all was said and done, I don't hate these Save the Dates. They definitely make me realize that I cannot do everything for this wedding myself, and I will not be attempting my own formal invitations.
Hopefully in the next week or so, I will start a few DIY decor ideas working with burlap, paint, tissue paper, and beer bottles-not all for the same craft, but I have high expectations for these ideas! Wish me luck.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Things.
So, things are starting to come together. I've knocked a lot off of my list. Save the dates, bridesmaid dresses, our officiant-which was a huge weight off my shoulders!
The bridesmaid dresses finally came together, after a lot of deliberation...with myself. They're definitely not the first, second, or even third choice of mine-the bridal store had a dress similar to the dress I went in to see for a lot cheaper, and thinner material (I picked floor length dresses for them). I have also given my girls the option to pick out their own shoes. I'm hoping this will create a very diverse collection of footwear that will add some fantastic character to our wedding : )
We met with our officiant last weekend, and we couldn't be happier. For just about all of our vendors, we only ever had one option. Most of them were absolute no questions (cupcake maker and DJ), and others, like our photographer and caterer, were just a lucky pick (mostly through word of mouth). Everything has worked out that way so far, so our officiant was essentially the same way. We met with Brian, who works through this great company. Brian actually lives in Hudson, which is only a few miles from us and our wedding venue; so that's definitely nice.
And finally, in an effort to trim an inch or two off of my waist and hips, I've taken up...dancing. Now, when I say dancing, I really mean playing the video game Just Dance 3. For those of you that don't know what this game is, it's for the Wii, and you basically just follow the character dancing on the screen. I started playing it as a way to have fun, but they have this 7 Day Challenge feature that's equivalent to 30 minutes of walking, running, or swimming. So far, I've lost a little over half an inch! I've only had the game for about a month, and I only just started the challenge, but it's definitely something I'll stick with. I never feel like I'm working out when I play it, but by the end of it, I'm sweating and feel like I just finished a run. Totally worth the money!
We will hopefully be looking at suits/tuxes for Tyler in the next week or two. So groom/groomsmen related details soon?
The bridesmaid dresses finally came together, after a lot of deliberation...with myself. They're definitely not the first, second, or even third choice of mine-the bridal store had a dress similar to the dress I went in to see for a lot cheaper, and thinner material (I picked floor length dresses for them). I have also given my girls the option to pick out their own shoes. I'm hoping this will create a very diverse collection of footwear that will add some fantastic character to our wedding : )
We met with our officiant last weekend, and we couldn't be happier. For just about all of our vendors, we only ever had one option. Most of them were absolute no questions (cupcake maker and DJ), and others, like our photographer and caterer, were just a lucky pick (mostly through word of mouth). Everything has worked out that way so far, so our officiant was essentially the same way. We met with Brian, who works through this great company. Brian actually lives in Hudson, which is only a few miles from us and our wedding venue; so that's definitely nice.
And finally, in an effort to trim an inch or two off of my waist and hips, I've taken up...dancing. Now, when I say dancing, I really mean playing the video game Just Dance 3. For those of you that don't know what this game is, it's for the Wii, and you basically just follow the character dancing on the screen. I started playing it as a way to have fun, but they have this 7 Day Challenge feature that's equivalent to 30 minutes of walking, running, or swimming. So far, I've lost a little over half an inch! I've only had the game for about a month, and I only just started the challenge, but it's definitely something I'll stick with. I never feel like I'm working out when I play it, but by the end of it, I'm sweating and feel like I just finished a run. Totally worth the money!
We will hopefully be looking at suits/tuxes for Tyler in the next week or two. So groom/groomsmen related details soon?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Bridesmaids.
I recently mentioned that I had a bridesmaid craft to blog about. Well, here it is : )
Up until this, I had not asked all my bridesmaids to be in the wedding, so I needed a cute way to do so since not all of them live near me. Bridesmaid invite boxes! I couldn't make them as big and elaborate as I had in my mind, but I think they were sufficient. I bought square papier-mâché boxes, chipboard letters, tulle, card stock, mason jars, burlap, potpourri, notebooks, and bookmarks. I only bought the bookmarks because they were in my colors; they serve no real purpose, haha.
I started out with chip board letters for all of my bridesmaids.
M-Michelle (my sister)
E-Elise (future sister-in-law)
P-Pam (friend)
J-Jen (friend)
J-Jena (friend)
I took these letters and painted all of them turquoise. Then I painted stripes on them in chartreuse. I really wanted to do a swirly/damask design, but I didn't have enough patience for five letters.
Once the letters were dry, I used clear elmers glue to place them on the corners on the box tops.
I wanted to try a craft with mason jars, because I was hoping to incorporate them in the wedding somehow. I bought plain mason jars at Hobby Lobby, neon food coloring, clear Elmer's glue, and burlap. I decided to "dye" them turquoise.
Mason Jar Dye:
1 tsp glue
1 1/2 tsp water
2 drops teal food coloring
1/2 drop neon green food coloring.
I mixed this all together in a solo cup, dipped a paintbrush in the mixture, and started painting the inside of the jars. I set them on newspaper upside down so the extra could drip off. Once the excess was mostly gone, I took a moist paint brush and wiped it over the inside to make sure everything was even. I let them dry overnight right side up.
Next, I cut squares out of burlap, and glued them to the mason jar lids (only the outside rim. I left the tops off).
Once they were glued, I took chartreuse colored ribbon and tied a bow around the lid. I bought some potpourri to place inside of them. I purposely left the tops off of the jars so you could smell the potpourri without having to take the lid off.
I made some chocolate chip cookies to send to each of them, as well. I took brown paper bags, folded the tops over and used a heart shaped hole punch to tie blue ribbon through.
I found some small notebooks I thought I could throw into the mix. (I really wanted to get them mini-day planners, but I couldn't find any that I liked enough.)
So, here inside the box so far, we have
1.) Mason jar potpourri
2.) Notebook
3.) Bookmark
4.) Bag of cookies
<--Now for the "will you be my bridesmaid card". It's simply some kraft paper card stock, sparkly blue cardstock, green cardstock cut with scrapbooking scissors, and scrap booking letters. It looked a lot better in my head, but here they are :-->
<--...and finally, the end result. I used lime and blue tulle to tie the boxes shut. Overall, for 5 bridesmaid, a pretty cheap project, and definitely a really good project to get me into wedding crafts. -->
As for other wedding news, I think I found a florist today, and the bridesmaid dresses, and (!) our Save the Dates came in the other day; they'll be in the mail by the end of the week. Eek!
Up until this, I had not asked all my bridesmaids to be in the wedding, so I needed a cute way to do so since not all of them live near me. Bridesmaid invite boxes! I couldn't make them as big and elaborate as I had in my mind, but I think they were sufficient. I bought square papier-mâché boxes, chipboard letters, tulle, card stock, mason jars, burlap, potpourri, notebooks, and bookmarks. I only bought the bookmarks because they were in my colors; they serve no real purpose, haha.
I started out with chip board letters for all of my bridesmaids.
M-Michelle (my sister)
E-Elise (future sister-in-law)
P-Pam (friend)
J-Jen (friend)
J-Jena (friend)
I took these letters and painted all of them turquoise. Then I painted stripes on them in chartreuse. I really wanted to do a swirly/damask design, but I didn't have enough patience for five letters.
Once the letters were dry, I used clear elmers glue to place them on the corners on the box tops.
I wanted to try a craft with mason jars, because I was hoping to incorporate them in the wedding somehow. I bought plain mason jars at Hobby Lobby, neon food coloring, clear Elmer's glue, and burlap. I decided to "dye" them turquoise. 
Mason Jar Dye:
1 tsp glue
1 1/2 tsp water
2 drops teal food coloring
1/2 drop neon green food coloring.
I mixed this all together in a solo cup, dipped a paintbrush in the mixture, and started painting the inside of the jars. I set them on newspaper upside down so the extra could drip off. Once the excess was mostly gone, I took a moist paint brush and wiped it over the inside to make sure everything was even. I let them dry overnight right side up.
Next, I cut squares out of burlap, and glued them to the mason jar lids (only the outside rim. I left the tops off).
Once they were glued, I took chartreuse colored ribbon and tied a bow around the lid. I bought some potpourri to place inside of them. I purposely left the tops off of the jars so you could smell the potpourri without having to take the lid off.
I made some chocolate chip cookies to send to each of them, as well. I took brown paper bags, folded the tops over and used a heart shaped hole punch to tie blue ribbon through.
I found some small notebooks I thought I could throw into the mix. (I really wanted to get them mini-day planners, but I couldn't find any that I liked enough.) 
1.) Mason jar potpourri
2.) Notebook
3.) Bookmark
4.) Bag of cookies
<--Now for the "will you be my bridesmaid card". It's simply some kraft paper card stock, sparkly blue cardstock, green cardstock cut with scrapbooking scissors, and scrap booking letters. It looked a lot better in my head, but here they are :-->
<--...and finally, the end result. I used lime and blue tulle to tie the boxes shut. Overall, for 5 bridesmaid, a pretty cheap project, and definitely a really good project to get me into wedding crafts. -->
As for other wedding news, I think I found a florist today, and the bridesmaid dresses, and (!) our Save the Dates came in the other day; they'll be in the mail by the end of the week. Eek!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Quickie.
I -finally- ordered our Save the Dates! Cards, envelopes, and stamps. Phew, glad that's over! Can't wait until they get here to see my creation come to life! Now that that's out of the way, I need to seriously work on our wedding website, since it's listed on our save the date cards. Yikes!
I just got done sending out some official bridesmaid/crafty business. Don't worry, I took enough pictures to definitely blog about it. Soon, I swear. I want to make sure everything closes out smoothly with that before I go blogging about it.
Short post, I know, but since I don't blog too often, I thought I needed to give some sort of update!
Bridesmaid post coming soon!
I just got done sending out some official bridesmaid/crafty business. Don't worry, I took enough pictures to definitely blog about it. Soon, I swear. I want to make sure everything closes out smoothly with that before I go blogging about it.
Short post, I know, but since I don't blog too often, I thought I needed to give some sort of update!
Bridesmaid post coming soon!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Rustic Whimsy.
There are a lot of things I'm still very uncertain about when it comes to this wedding. My colors have changed about a million times, and now I've even added a new color! I've been wanting to add a third color to the blue and green mix, I just wasn't sure on what; beige, chocolate, yellow, silver? Burlap! That may not be a "color" exactly, but I'm embracing the fact that I am a rustic bride. I really love burlap. I'm definitely not into the whole "country" scene, but I do love the rustic, outdoorsy feel/look of things. So we're going to label my wedding, officially, as "rustic whimsy". Whimsy because I want to keep it girly and offbeat. So there may not be cowboy boots, horse back riding, or hay, but it will be as close to rustic as I can get while keeping it me. I had been scouring Pinterest for a solid direction to go as far as decor, and I came across a lot of burlap decor. From table cloths, to centerpieces, and bouquet wraps, I will, hopefully, use burlap as my fabric for table settings and accents on me and my bridesmaids. I'd love to keep everything white and burlap, with accents of my blue and green wedding colors. Burlap table runners with Green or blue chargers? Glass hurricanes wrapped in burlap or twine filled with blue or green candles? I think I'm finally on the write track! Here is a little inspiration board I made.
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