Oh yeah, the ceremony

Ummm, something about our wedding has been on the back burner. What could it be? We've picked out food, the photographer, the music, the venue, and we're working on the honeymoon.

OH YEAH, the ceremony.

Now, we're really bright people, I promise. However, when we think of our wedding, we don't really want it to focus on the ceremony, but more on having everyone together and having a good time. In fact, future husband didn't even want a ceremony, as I'd stated before. So, we're going to do something short, sweet, and totally "us".

Instead of reading a passage from the Bible, we'll be reading part of this ADORABLE children's book:

www.borders.com

As I mentioned before, my super cool brother will be officiating our ceremony. We'll be writing our own vows. I will not be walking to the wedding march. We will not be lighting a unity candle or having a sand ceremony. Our wedding ceremony is to serve one purpose: to tell others of our love and officially become married. 

Up to this point, I had been blank on aisle decor ideas. Then I remembered this beaut:

www.loveandlavender.com

Balloons!!!!!

So easy, so simple, so pretty. Perfect. We'll only have 5 rows of people max, so it will a short sweet aisle to be sure. 

Now, our chairs are also like those in the above picture. I'll be honest, they're not my favorite. However, what makes dull chairs better? Let me show you!

www.weddingdecorations.21weddings.com

Ribbons!

More expensive, but adds an easy "pop" of color. I think I'll only do the back row of chairs like this, so people don't accidentally get caught in the flowing strands.

The shocking thing? Both of these ideas came to me in a Benadryl induced coma last night. Sigh. Crazy how your mind can work when it's not worried about other things. 

What am I forgetting? I'm sure there's something.

Having my cake and eating it too!

As I told you earlier, my wonderful friend Kelly is no longer able to make my cake. I was sad (because Kelly makes the BEST cakes), but understood. In fact, I think it may have been a good thing, because the second I told future hubs about the change in plans, he pulls out his wallet.

Me: "What are you doing?"
FH: "Well, Brian and I were at Judi's (a local bakery/cafe) yesterday, and I saw them preparing to deliver a wedding cake. The guy behind the counter saw me kind of gawking, and gave me his card. He's awesome, and so was that cake".
Cool!

Now, Judi's is delicious, but I've only ever gotten cookies there to go with my lunch (also routinely delicious). I'd never thought of them for the wedding cake before, but I'm all about that idea! So, on my day off Monday, I decided to go and visit Doug, the Marketing Director for Judi's. He told me some easy stats, and told me to send him a pic of the cake design we wanted for a more specific quote. Here's what I sent:

www.theknot.com

Too cute, right? Only we wanted some things changed...like: 

Only two tiers, no spacers, butter cream instead of fondant icing, and green and blue dots instead of orange and yellow. Oh, and I wanted them to put it on the cake stand I'm making, and put my homemade cake topper on top for me (I'm not demanding, just opinionated). 

My e-mail response came back the next day. They said not only could they do EVERYTHING I'd specified, but that they would charge only $130 for cake for about 55 people! WHOO!!! We'll be going for a cake testing within the next few weeks, but I am SO EXCITED. Talk about making lemonade, right?

Have any wedding downfalls become some of your biggest triumphs?

Gifting My Girls

I love my girls. In case I haven't told you (which I know I have). I'm so excited to have my sister as my Maid of Honor, and I'm so glad to have my old classmates (also known as my Lovely Llamas) to be my helpers on the day of. I want to show them my love through both my actions and some lovely things.

I'm very fortunate. I've said this before, and I'll say it again. I hands down make the most money of all of my friends, and have the most stable lifestyle. My sister is a poor college kid. Together, none of my ladies have the luxury of buying themselves nice things terribly often. So, I want to give them something that they all want, but would never get themselves as a thank you gift.

Vera Bradley

Oh, how I love Vera. Her adorable prints make my heart skip a beat, and her love for pockets goes hand in hand with my love for keeping myself organized. Sigh. If you don't know anything about Vera, go to www.verabradley.com and take a look for yourself. Only problem? She's a little pricey. When I got finances under control after starting my job, my first gift to myself was a Vera Bradley bag, and I love it. here she is:

www.verabradley.com

I'll be getting different styles and prints for each girl according to her needs and her personality. Plus, they'll also be getting a necklace I'll be making (semi-DIY) that will look something like this:

www.michaels.com

Cool, huh?

The Funk

I have a confession to make: I am in a pre-wedding funk I didn't even think was possible. I'm a very type-A personality. I like to have all of my little ducks in a row. I love planning things. I loved planning my friends weddings. However, it feels like the second I hit the 6-months-to-wedding mark (and even a little before), I hit a road block.

interactivebrain.org

I've got all of the big things done, and I feel like it's too early to start on the smaller things...so I'm stuck. Future hubs is kind of enjoying the break, but it's got me more than a little concerned. If I can't motivate myself soon, I may find myself at the one month mark with a whole slew of DIY projects and TONS of stress.

I need to carry on.

My plan (which I REALLY hope works) is going to be to post about all of the fun things I WILL be doing, in order to keep myself motivated.

Has anyone else had the funk in wedding planning?