Getting into the Details!

Well, the bulk of the planning is pretty much completed at this point! The venue is picked and the deposit is in, the DJ is hired, the florist is hired, the photographer is booked, the dresses (bridal and bridal party) are paid for...now it's time for all the little things!

I'm soon going to start the design of the wedding invitations...if you read my earlier blog you could see that the creating of the "Save the Dates" didn't quite go according to plan! However, this time around I will not be taking on the task of printing the invitations! So, fortunately I only have to design this time (which really just means lay out the copy) and send it off to be printed! I'm going to have the invitations and the response cards printed with the thermography technique. Since the invitations are a bit "plain" I wanted to add the extra detail of the raised print to give it some elegance and dimension.

Aside from the invitations being printed, I also have to do the escort cards, the place cards, the table numbers, etc. I'm actually really excited about the table numbers! I know, weird, right? I am making my own table number stands out of copper wire similar to these. I recently found chocolate brown wire at JoAnne's and it was on sale for about $2.00! This same wire will also be used in the boutonnieres and possibly the bridal party bouquets.

I also need to start finding my accessories/shoes and the bridal party accessories/shoes! This may be my sister (MOH) favorite part...but definitely not mine. I am not very much of an "accessories gal" and I rarely buy shoes (they're so darned expensive). So, I'm not entirely looking forward to this part of the whole "wedding experience"

Stay tuned to see how things go and what sales I find!