Be Still My Heart

What is one to do when they can't sleep and it's 3:30 in the AM?  Pin, of course!  Especially right now as I gather ideas for the #dlpchairez wedding.  First up on my to do list, invitations.  I really wanted them done by last week and that clearly did not happen.  A DIY was the route I was hoping to take but they just weren't turning out quite as I'd hoped. There was some watercoloring going on, calligraphing and some doodling but nothing was looking like what I was invisioning in my head.  I know a DIY fail when I see one.

Well, anyways no DIY needed because I found these beauties on Etsy via Pinterest.  I am in LOVE.  This very morning I contacted JPstationery and they were super quick to respond.  Pamela has been oh-so-sweet and wonderfully helpful.  ind In 2 weeks we will have our wedding invitations.  Yay! I can't wait!!  Aren't they perfect?!   Invites - check!  Now I need to find some pretty stamps to go along with our lovely invites.  Any suggestions??  #82daystogo

Wedding Invitations: To DIY or Not to DIY?

96 Days to go! This week we must (MUST) get the invitations started. We've agreed on a watercolor and calligraphy style invite. Now we just need to settle on the design. Do we want a floral motif? Day of the Dead? Papel Picado? Or just nice lettering? We also need to narrow down the colors.  The problem with that is there are so many lovely color combinations. How does one choose?! Then there are the inserts, the wording, addressing of the envelopes and more. Martha Stewart Weddings website offers some really helpful articles in this department. Here are a few samples of wedding invitations that we are gravitating towards.  Tonight there may or may not be some DIYing going on over here to see if it's feasible to make our own.  Keep your fingers crossed!

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Wedding Planning: Where to start?!

99 Days to go until the big day. Woo hoo!  There is so much to do and I feel like I am all over the place.  One step (and breath) at a time. What do we know?  We've chosen to hold our ceremony and wedding  in my parent's backyard.  It will be early November and the weather should still be fairly warm but still cool enough.  I do not want to be sweaty.  Ick!! Day light savings will be the week prior so it'll be getting darker earlier. Ideally we'd like to have the ceremony durning sunset (you know, all romanticky and such). Then we can dangle strands of lights from all of the tree and line the table with candles.  The Señor and I love to eat al fresco so that was really important for us to incorporate into our big day.

As for who will officiate our nuptials, we've chosen one of our good friends.  Why her?  She can command an audience, she's super witty and always knows just what to say. Well, besides being the totally awesome and talented woman that she is, she sent my soon-to-be Señor into the shop to meet me. She's sneaky that one, and she told him that we would hit it off.  And that's just what happened.  He walked in and the rest is history.

Next week's to do list: invitations. Watercolors are really speaking to me right now.  AND, it could be a really fun DIY.  Is it crazy to want to make my own wedding invitations?  Since we aren't having a ton of people I figure that it could be totally manageable.  Yay? Nay?  Anyone out there make their own? I'm really digging this combination of colors.  It's colorful but still feels very "Fall". What do you think?

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