Save-the-Dates

Since I am now addressing these and they will soon be in the mail, here's a look at my DiY Save the Dates:

They're just a simple postcard, and very budget friendly:

Postcard paper: $24

New Ink for the printer: $65 (not all was used, and we'll use the rest for invites)

Postcard stamps: 28 cents each (~$12)

(I feel like a Mastercard commercial.... A DiY wedding: Priceless)

I created them myself, using a postcard template on iLife Pages, and found a few nice free to download fonts on a google search. Here's some screen shots:

They didn't take too long to print out, although I couldn't figure out how to automatically print both sides. So I manually fed the paper in for the 2-sided printing. I added a little extra to them - a heart punch out in the corner (paper punch from Michael's, one of my favorite wedding crafting buys!), and added a little extra color with some gold and pink hand-drawn accents. I am also addressing them using a blue sparkly scrapbooking pen. So pretty! (And, yes, I did make sure they were waterproof before sending them out into the big bad world).

I've collected most of the addresses I need... now I'm just waiting on Bobby's family's addresses. Which I am thinking I might need to get myself when we're at his parent's for Thanksgiving. He's been helping a lot with thinking other planning things through... but getting addresses from his mom, he's not so good at.

Oh, and one last little thing... I am obsessed with my wedding date. 05.15.10. Not the perfect sequence (05.06.07, for my wonderful bridesmaid, Elyse) or trio of numbers that many brides in the last decade had, but still pretty cool. Atleast I think so! :-)

Hippodrome Inspriration

Hoping for some inspiration for some awesome wedding photos, I searched for Hippodrome and Wedding and found some fabulous pictures! I'll share some of them with you:

From Jimmy Ho Photography, an engagement session:

In front of the Hipp

Another in downtown Gainesville

And, I just realized what time it is! Need to go to campus - more pictures soon!

from one blog to another

Look at these awesome DiYvases I found via I-Do-it-Yourself:

Here's the link for  directions: Tutorial from Natural Home Magazine

But, iDiY found these through Modge Podge Rocks, another awesome website with many crafty things to do.

I am thinking these vases could be awesome as a centerpiece. Unfortunately, I cannot use candles at the Hipp, since it's a historical site, but these would be so nice as luminaries, too!

slacking....

Message to Ilana: I apologize for letting school get in the way of my blogging. I will not let it happen again.

I was waiting patiently for the arrival of my bridesmaids dresses to post again, and I received them today. It turns out that tracking through the Canadian postal service stops once the package "arrived in destination country", so I've been waiting. And today, it arrived!

The dresses are from an etsy shop, isadoraclothing, which I had talked a little about before. The dress is called the Chameleon, and I love it so much, I think I might need to get one for myself. They are gorgeous and so comfy dresses in the best colors! And, the color is what I have been patiently waiting to see. Here is Alix modeling her MOH dress:

Isn't she gorgeous? The wrap style in the picture isn't her favorite, but just one of the many options we have!

So, back to the colors. For Lauren and Elyse I ordered 2 fuschia dresses, but I didn't want to count on the  web pics of the color, so I really was looking forward to seeing them in person. And I love them! I'd say the only downside is that the color isn't one that my lovely bridesmaids incorporate into their wardrobe often, so they might not be worn as often as I'd hoped post-wedding.

Here's a picture of the pink dress with a paint chip sample of the turqoisey-blue:

So pretty! I never thought I'd have a pink and blue wedding, but I love the way it's turning out!

And, here's where I share my awesome planning tip with you. I'm not exaggerating when I say I was very proud of myself when I thought of this a few weeks ago. I am DIYing many things for the reception, and I would like to keep the colors as close as possible. But, instead of lugging bridesmaids dresses with me whenever I make a Michael's trip, I bring along paint ship samples of the correct color. I went to my local home-improvement warehouse and raided the paint chip aisle for all shades of turquoise and pink. Which, I rationalized as not stealing, because I will be buying paint for some DIY project, I am sure.

Speaking of DIY projects - here's my list of things to blog about.
1. Save the Dates.
2. DIY flowers.
3. Centerpieces!