Keep 'Em Coming

I'm up to 69 yeses so far on the wedding. Thats 30 paper RSPV's and 4-5 via the web. Keep 'em coming! Don't forget, you can RSVP via our knotsite on the top left. Only a very few more invites to send out then I'm all done.

Can't wait to cross it off the list!

In the meantime, what did you think of the invites?

Yes!

The first round of invites are out and about!

Only another 100 to go!

In other news, I've spent the ENTIRE day fussing with embroidery, pearls, and veiling. Sigh.

So Much Done, So Much Advil Needed.

A little sneeky peeky at the invites.....
But thats all you get.

I've also been making some sweet progress on the huppah, all the leaves finished and onto the lettering:

Also....

I HAVE A WEDDING DRESS.

You know, no biggie, or whatever. Except for ITS PERFECT. It fits like a glove, it looks like a dream, and it feels like heaven. Blissful sigh. What's that? A picture? Of my dress? Well...OK!

Not! Just the box, today, not the dress. Sillies. You didn't really think I'd post my dress before the wedding did you? You're so cute.

Good News/Bad News

Such an eventful day.

First and foremost:

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY RUSTY AND ONAWA!!

Onawa, the lovely lady behind the save-the-dates and the soon-to-be invites, married Mr. Rusty ten years ago today, and wouldn't you know it, they're not only the coolest married people I know, but they've been awesome Christian role models to Tay and I. LOVE YOU BOTH!

Good news:

I now have 25 mason jar lanterns "in the can" as they say in showbiz (they say that, right?). Take a look:

Yay! Only countless dozens to go!

Also good news:

I got the gravel colored envelopes for the invites today, and they are b-e-a-utiful! However, this brings me to the bad news-

Bad News:

I JUST SPENT AN UNGODLY AMOUNT OF MONEY ON POCKET-ENVELOPES.

A little back story.

I had originally purchased the lovely "pool" blue pocket envelopes from Paper source at half the cost of other retailers. Little did I know this was because they were EXTREMELY back ordered. They might not even exist anymore. Thank you very much, Mr. Paper-source. So, I got on the horn with a very nice lady who helped me go through all the A7 linear enclosures and pick out one with in a color appropriate for the invites. Sadly all of those on sale were back ordered (thus the sale). In summation: I just dropped over $200 on paper. PAPER.

I'm still getting used to this whole "weddings cost money" thing. Pair that with spending someone else's hard earned moolah and badda-bing, shopping induced guilt. Les sigh. BUT, these invites will look great, better even with the new color "moss" enclosures, which aren't even advertised on the site, but were made known to me on the phone. Silver lining. Also, I tend to forget that no matter how much money I spend on invites....I still get to marry the English Major of my dreams.

Looking forward to our tenth anniversary-

ck.

Onawa the Invite-Magician

Good things are coming together this weekend, including the invites. Onawa L. has pulled it off again and made us some fantastic, custom designs (which unfortunately I can't show you, I want it to be a surprise, sillies). While you won't be seeing the invites, not for a while anyway, I can show you a few very important elements that I've purchased:

Starting with Stamps! I have this undying love affair with etsy (I'm finding that most brides do), so naturally, the stamps come direct from one of etsy's best sellers, Terbearco. To cut some printing corners, the postcard RSVPs will be printed on the front and stamped on the back with this lovely mock-vintage postcard stamp. Lovin' it.
For the back of the outside envelope, Onawa recommended a little birdie stamp. Onawa asks and I deliver, baby! Check out this little tattoo inspired number for the envelope:

Thanks etsy!

I've been looking at envelopes and enclosures for days, and when I say days I mean 24/7. Originally I was going to use the double envelope, a request from Mamma Walling. (It really is a good thing that people who know wedding rules are around, as I know nadda) The double envelope is super tradish and nice but seemed a little stiff for our less than white-tie affair. Onawa has used these groovy pocket folders for other wedding invites she's designed. Cool often means expensive and this little number is no exception, like $1.40 per pocket folder expensive. Youch. Fortunately I found a much cheaper alternative ($.41) at PaperSource.com.

The A7 envelopes, also from PaperSource come in a ga-jillion colors, but Onawa and I liked "gravel" the best. To top the whole thing off, I'll tie the enclosure shut with some texture-iffic wool yarn and a little feather (seeing as I have hundreds left over from various wedding projects).

So there you have it. Hopefully, these will be ready to take to the printer by Monday morning. Can't wait!

More Inspiration Comming Your Way

Meet Onawa, one of my oldest friends, awesome christian role model, mother to the cutest red haired little 21 month old girl, and talented graphic designer. Its the latter title that concerns this post today. Onawa has thoughtfully offered to design the wedding invites. I'm excited for several reasons: She has great taste, so anything she can whip up will be a treat for the eyes; she's my friend, and I love including meaningful people in the wedding chaos; also...she's so creative. You would know if you visited her house. Anyway, I sent her this little inspiration nugget today:

It's perfect for what Tay and (mostly) I have in mind. Nature, a bird or two, simple colors, but still a little funky. Classy funky if you will. The pillows are all we're really concerned with here, not that stripes are bad. We'll see what her creative little mind comes up with!

Color Choices anyone?

Partially because I have nothing else to do right now, partially because my Mom wants to see them, and partially because, heck, I wanna, I'm putting up some color pallets that Tay and I are considering for the wedding junk (invites and the like). Green is my absolute favorite color (it borders on a sickness) and Tay is lacking in the favorite color...ness, so all of our choices (so far) include green. Mind you, we still haven't set a date, and probably wont for another few weeks, so colors might change depending on season. Which ones do you like? Feel free to comment, you don't have to have an account to do so. If you need a larger veiw of the colors, just click on them.


This first little number features several shades of green ranging from limey to cool blue-green, a brownish color, and black and white. I like the idea of many shades of green, with the cleanliness of the black and white. It looks pretty classy to me. This one is super bold, a big plus for me and Tay.



This one to the right is somewhat similar but with a cool blue in there. I think it gives the color combo a jewel tone feel- pretty hip if you ask me. There isn't as much green, so maybe this would be a nice balance? There is also no black. A warm brown takes its place. This would be handy if the wedding takes place outside, I think. Not as bold as the first choice, but also probably more versatile, location and season wise.


This one is a lot more simple, just Cream, black and green, and maybe a little brown. I'm not completely into this one, it seems a little too subtle for me and Tay. Still, its probably a cheaper way to go---less color to incorporate. I think this one has a lot of room to bring in nature-y things---branches, leaves, birds, etc. I would like to put nature-y things in, but I'm not sure if Tay and I want to go the realistic route or a funkier route (yet to be revealed...).





This one to the right is cool because it has maroon in it, the closest thing to Tay's favorite color. It also has green (surprise!), and cream/white. I'm sure black would be added in as well. I don't think this is as funky as we'd like it. Maybe we could punch the colors up a bit and add more variations on the existing colors. I'm not completely in love with it, to be honest, but I really love the idea of putting maroon in there for the man, while keeping the green/white combo in.

So what do you think? Comment!


Blessings,

---CK