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1893 wedding (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As I suck on a cough drop (I have a sinus infection…URGGHHH!!!), I have been researching DIY ideas for the wedding. While looking up a few things I began thinking that I might be slightly obsessed with all of this wedding stuff. Lately it is all that seems to come out of my mouth, “the wedding…the wedding…the wedding….” and I am getting tired of hearing about it, so I can imagine that others are too. Since I am sick I thought I’d take some time to sort through some things so that I could figure what is and isn’t really important to me, to David, and to us both. David wants our wedding to be a celebration, and as long as we get married, our family and close friends are there to share it, the food and music are good, he doesn’t really care. He says I’ll look beautiful, and at the end of the day as long as we’re married it will be a wonderful wedding.

I agree with him, 100 %, but there are a lot things that need to be planned, organized, etc. And it won’t get done if I don’t get on the ball. So I’m trying to wrap my head around some of the more important things. Like the invitations. I’ve been slowly but surely figuring out what I’m doing in regards to our wedding invitations. I’ve printed a few different one’s, trashed some ideas, loved others but knew it wasn’t the ONE, and this coming weekend we’ll be going to Michael’s to actually get the supplies for the invitations. I’m excited. But I know I’m not quite there in regard to the invitation so I’m doing the last bit of research and planning so I can put the invitation together and have it ready by next weekend. I am making them myself. Handmade invites. (Using my computer, printer, my own handwriting, sheet music, and decorations.)

I’m going to make me a bagel and some eggs, drink some more orange juice for the Vitamin C, and then look at some more inspiration. I need a break from the computer for a bit. Will be back later with some more inspiration pic’s.

 

Inspiration for music themed invitations, decorations…

So I’ve been scouring the information highways for inspiration for my wedding invitations, decorations, etc. Our wedding theme is MUSIC, so I decided to go with sheet music for decor and invitations.

 

I’ve found some interesting stuff out there in Never Never Net Land. So here we go.

 

What the wedding is really about

Last night I was looking through some pictures of wedding bands for David, decorations for the reception, and as I looked at a picture of a couple holding hands I remembered something David told me not long ago: “Baby, this is our day and as long as we’re married at the end of the day that is all that matters.” And that is the truth, plain and simple. 


I’ve been stressing myself out trying to figure out what will work, what won’t work, what will look best, what is the least expensive, what will be the prettiest,  how to create decorations and invitations, and whether or not to worry about chairs and tables and alcohol for the reception. Plus lots more. 


On our first date David got a flat tire and we had to walk from the beginning of his parents neighborhood to their house so he could get his truck (we were David’s dad’s truck). It was a mile walk. But was we walked David reached for my hand and we held hands while we walked–that mile did not feel like a mile at all. We talked and walked, while holding hands, and the time passed by fast. From that moment, the moment he reached for my hand I began to fall for him. Little by little.  


Last night he reached for my hand while we were sitting on the couch, a simple gesture he does all the time, and I got butterflies in my stomach again, just like I do every time he reaches for my hand, or kisses my forehead or touches the small of my back…It’s the simple gestures of love that mean so much, that we often take for granted. My point is:


Our wedding is a celebration of our love, and we want to share our wedding day with our family and close friends, but what matters the most is that at the end of the day we are married. If it rains on our outdoor wedding, if the decorations aren’t finished or even if we don’t have very many, if only half of the guests show up, if anything or everything goes wrong then it will be okay…We’re getting married. 

 

Organization, planning, creativity

As I research handmade wedding invitations, wedding ettiquette, flowers, ties and socks, and decorations I have realized I need one whole wall in my study just for the wedding. I’ve also realized I need a “wo-man Cave” instead of a study. I need a big room just for crafts, books, my computer desk, reading chair, inspiration board, sewing machine, etc…The study just isn’t cutting it and is going to have to be converted soon into our guest bedroom… So I guess we’re going to have to save (after the wedding) for a “jam cave” for David and a “wo-man cave” for me (though I’m thinking it’s going to end up being a craft/photography/library/study for me).

The wedding is a work-in-progress. My eyes are crossed right now from all the research and reading, but I wanted to sort of update a few things.

I’ve decided to create handmade invitations. I won’t be making my own paper, though I did find quite a few websites that show you how to do that, but I will be creating the design and handwriting them. I’m actually excited about it. My daughter is an artist, and I’m actually decent when it comes to drawing, but she’s AMAZING. I’ve found an ampersand that I am going to use, and I think I’ve found a piece of clipart that I really like….see above picture.

Since we’re sort of going with the music theme for our wedding, and David is amazing on the guitar (and his voice is truly amazing), I think that will fit perfectly with what I want. Our wedding colors are black, silver, and red. So I think these will be perfect, if I can just get the wedding invitation to look the way I want it to. I’m going to put those two items on pretty much everything that we’re using for the wedding (from invitations, program, decor, RSVPs, cake topper (maybe)…

Back to some research and trying to figure out exactly what type of invitations I want to use (fold, box, etc)…

 

That’s a Wrap

That’s a Wrap: pIt’s almost time for us to create and send our invitations, so I’ve been looking for ideas to make ours unique.  One of my go-to sites for inspiration is Oh So Beautiful Paper.  They have examples of gorgeous and fun real save-the-dates and invitations.  Since we’re going to be sending an invitation, rsvp card and making favors I wanted to find some stuff…I like this!!!