18 Days Out…

Written by Sara on June 29, 2010 – 3:14 pm -

…and I’m feeling fine!

That’s right, readers – dare I say that my obsessive need to work ahead has paid off…here are the projects we have left:

- Cut squares of fabric for the tables. When we’ll get it done:  this weekend.

- Sew a lining into the flower girl dresses. When we’ll get it done:  this weekend.

- Gather (and print, if necessary) a few pictures of Jordan and I for a photo feature. When we’ll get it done:  by Friday.

- Wrangle and frame few more wedding pictures of our relatives. When we’ll get it done:  this weekend, hopefully.

- Practice making our DIY tiered surprise wedding cake. When we’ll get it done:  this weekend, hopefully.

- Print and mail gift-opening invites. When we’ll get it done:  this needs to happen ASAP!

- Fold napkins. When we’ll get it done:  first round tomorrow, second and final round hopefully next week.

- Reception playlist. When we’ll get it done:  probably next weekend; it’s about 70% done right now.

- Silhouettes (of Jordan and I) for frames. When we’ll get it done:  next weekend; we just need to format and print.

- Finalize pew decor. When we’ll get it done:  tonight.

- Purchase gifts for our parents and our ceremony helpers. When we’ll get it done:  next Friday (payday!).

- Tie baker’s twine on the programs. When we’ll get it done:  Probably the week of the wedding…eek.

- Take photos of decor, pack up decor items in boxes according to tables. When we’ll get it done:  next weekend. BIG project, but I hope to have lots of help.

- Get our marriage license. When we’ll get this done:  the Wednesday of the wedding week.

I have my hair trial and my final make-up trial on Thursday and my final gown fitting on Saturday. We also are having our premarital counseling session with my uncle, our officiant, on Saturday. We also turn in our guaranteed guest count to the Pavilion on Saturday. My wedding week beauty treatments are all scheduled, with the exception of a manicure appointment…truthfully, I may just paint my own nails!

Things are coming together really nicely – I hope that I’m not forgetting anything!?

[Photo: www.free-flow-coaching.com]


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DIY Projects that Didn’t Make the Cut

Written by Sara on April 30, 2010 – 9:00 am -

[A note: This post? FEISTY.]

We all know how awesome it feels to check things off your to-do list, right? Well, I’ll be the first to tell you this: It feels even better to dropkick projects off your to-do list.

In case you’re curious, here’s two projects that have recently been dropkicked off my to-do list:

1. Moss monograms. Sure, it’d be super cute to have guests walk into the chapel and see two lovely monograms hanging from ribbon. It’d be even cuter to have a picture of said monograms. But, and here’s the real deal: Hours of labor (plus lots of $$) is not worth ONE FREAKING PICTURE.

2. “Yay” flags. I fell in love with these little flags when I first spotted them on Vintage Glam. However, for the same reason as I gave above, while these would make for a great camera shot or two, TOTALLY not worth the hours of labor-intensive work.

I’m all for DIY. Trust me, I’ve been living inside my own little DIY whirlwind for the past 9 months. But, as I’m (gasp!) exiting the world of DIY and entering the real world again (hiiiiiiiii, premarital counseling; oh hellooooooo, how-can-we-afford-a-honeymoon-on-a-meager-budget), I’m coming out of it all a little more sassy (and, truthfully, no worse for the wear).

How does your wedding exhaustion manifest itself? Crabbiness? Anger? Depression? Excitement? Elation? Sass (like me)?

[Photo of one awesome chick from Fitness Training]


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Showcase Wednesday: Design – Our Thank-You Notes!

Written by Sara on March 31, 2010 – 9:00 am -

Designing our thank-you notes turned out to be one of the most simple DIY stationery projects yet.

Thanks to Luzel at iDIY, J and I found this lovely silhouette font (and yes, it’s seriously a font!) and the idea for our design sprung from there.

While I loved how elegant the bride looked, Jordan wasn’t so psyched about the size of the groom’s nose. So, with a few quick PhotoShop tricks, we took the dashing silhouette of a different man and positioned him right next to the bride.

Here’s the final result (imagine a 5×3.5 white card with the silhouettes at the top):

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Happy Wednesday!


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