For the past few weeks/months we’ve been coming up with ideas of things we’d like to do for the wedding but they have always been just ideas or suggestions, nothing concrete until now. We’ve stopped saying oh wouldn’t it be nice to do x,y,z for the wedding and have moved onto the okay let’s do this and now let’s go get the stuff we need to make/do to get it done. It started with the wine charms and programs and has moved on to a variety of other projects and we are starting to actually mark things off our list rather than continuing to add to them.
The wine charms were a fun project this past weekend. Tim and I worked together to bead them and Tim designed and printed out the name label part (he’s so great with the computer). I’m thankful again for the small size of our wedding. While it was a lot of fun making them, I couldn't imagine it staying fun if we were to create 80 or 150 of them. We then ordered the wine glasses to go with them. Creating the design was a bit trickier than we thought and we are still waiting for the proof just so we can be sure they are correct before being made. It’s funny it was cheaper to order 36 of them rather than the 28-30 we needed, so we’ll definitely have a few extra.
We also started to look into the exact price and process of ordering a box for the Time Capsule for the ceremony. Again it was another moment of price shock. It wasn’t that the price was unreasonable (it’s handmade and personalized) but still we both were like that much for a box? We’ll end up getting it because it’s something that we’ll have for a very long time and it’s very nice, it’s just sometimes hard to get over the spending money part. The knee jerk reaction is to run but then you have to reason it out. We aren’t letting the once in a lifetime/big day excuse influence us into extravagant purchases in many areas of the wedding especially for things that will only be used on that one day but for this I think it’s acceptable to go for the super nice thing as it will be a keepsake.
I’ve also begun to realize there are a lot of little things that I sort of overlooked, the most recent one being that I should probably factor the photographer into lunch plans. I really need to start a physical list of not just the big picture things but the small details as well. I always rattle all these things we need to do when we are out shopping or out to dinner but once I get home I never remember to write them down or think it’s important to write them down. I have a feeling another Panera trip might be called for this weekend so that we can revise the ceremony script and start hashing out the details and getting them into a list. I just can’t focus at home and put things off but if I’m out with nothing else to do, it’s a lot easier.
Lastly is the dress. Now that both the sash and dress are here, I’ve really needed to make an alterations appointment for my first fitting. It’s just that I’m really nervous about it. While there is no reason to think it won’t fit, I’m still scared. But I bite the bullet and made the appointment for May 5th.
3 months from today we’ll be getting hitched :)
The wine charms were a fun project this past weekend. Tim and I worked together to bead them and Tim designed and printed out the name label part (he’s so great with the computer). I’m thankful again for the small size of our wedding. While it was a lot of fun making them, I couldn't imagine it staying fun if we were to create 80 or 150 of them. We then ordered the wine glasses to go with them. Creating the design was a bit trickier than we thought and we are still waiting for the proof just so we can be sure they are correct before being made. It’s funny it was cheaper to order 36 of them rather than the 28-30 we needed, so we’ll definitely have a few extra.
We also started to look into the exact price and process of ordering a box for the Time Capsule for the ceremony. Again it was another moment of price shock. It wasn’t that the price was unreasonable (it’s handmade and personalized) but still we both were like that much for a box? We’ll end up getting it because it’s something that we’ll have for a very long time and it’s very nice, it’s just sometimes hard to get over the spending money part. The knee jerk reaction is to run but then you have to reason it out. We aren’t letting the once in a lifetime/big day excuse influence us into extravagant purchases in many areas of the wedding especially for things that will only be used on that one day but for this I think it’s acceptable to go for the super nice thing as it will be a keepsake.
I’ve also begun to realize there are a lot of little things that I sort of overlooked, the most recent one being that I should probably factor the photographer into lunch plans. I really need to start a physical list of not just the big picture things but the small details as well. I always rattle all these things we need to do when we are out shopping or out to dinner but once I get home I never remember to write them down or think it’s important to write them down. I have a feeling another Panera trip might be called for this weekend so that we can revise the ceremony script and start hashing out the details and getting them into a list. I just can’t focus at home and put things off but if I’m out with nothing else to do, it’s a lot easier.
Lastly is the dress. Now that both the sash and dress are here, I’ve really needed to make an alterations appointment for my first fitting. It’s just that I’m really nervous about it. While there is no reason to think it won’t fit, I’m still scared. But I bite the bullet and made the appointment for May 5th.
3 months from today we’ll be getting hitched :)
The kicker is that most of the checklists out there forget about the "little" things ;-) So much for being a checklist!!!
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