Something a little less stressful.

 So I've finally started on our Save The Dates! I'd have to say that I'm a   pretty crafty girl, butI had a little mental breakdown and became overwhelmed with the idea of cutting card stock, printing, pasting, and everything else that's involved with almost 100 Save the Dates.So I had started to look around for custom made ones on Etsy. I noticed a lot of shops were selling Save the Date templates. So I thought to myself, "Why don't I just photoshop something up?" So I did! I think they look great so far. I'm just working out a few minor details. I plan on printing them out through a photo site my photographer (Janickiphotography.com) recommended, Mpix.com. I printed out a copy at on photo paper just to see what a nice printout would look like, and I'm pretty happy with them. I'll have them printed out on pearl card stock. I'm very excited to get them out, but I'm going to wait until the beginning of January to mail them out. For now, here's a sneak peak at them :o)

Something Catered.

We're quickly filling up our wedding checklist...as far as vendors go. We had a catering consultation this weekend. Like I've probably said before, we're trying to keep our wedding different, yet not too informal or tacky. We met with Old Carolina Barbecue Company. We had never eaten there until our tasting. We'll definitely be going back! They're almost your typical barbecue style food, but a lot of things seem to have a little twist to them. We can pick from your traditional barbecue foods, or a Tuscan style meal. But to keep things different and stick to the rustic theme I've adopted, we're opting for barbecue. So, we booked them that day! The only drawback with them, is that they don't provide alcohol, but the woman we met with gave me the name of another women can provide service for us as long as we provide all of the alcohol. Which is way cheaper anyway! So, all that is left aside from that are our flowers.

I recently joined the site Pinterest. For those of you who don't know, it's this great site where you can "pin" a picture to your board of things you like, which makes it really easy for someone else to look at other pinned photos for ideas. It's essentially an inspiration board, and I will be using mine to get inspired for some DIY wedding decor. I will waste my life away on that site!

Currently, I am hard core researching ideas for Save-the-Dates. I have a few really cute ideas, but since I'm doing them myself, I'm trying to keep them practical. I am planning on using our engagement photos in our Save-the-Dates, so I know they're going to be super cute. Get ready for some major DIY crafts!