So, you would think that finding a tent card template online would be an easy thing, right? Nope, not really! I've been searching for a good one for about a month now. Most of the ones that I find are really long (like 2 3/4" x 11"), which is ridiculous for a wedding.
Then I found a martha stewart templates site: http://www.print.marthastewart.com/ website...and although there are templates on there, they don't really provide you a sample so that you can figure out what information needs to go where so that it prints correctly.
It's very frustrating to say the least! I thought that maybe word would have a simple template, but apparantly not. I know that Avery provides one, so I'm now going to try and use their template without their cards and cut them out myself on my own paper...so hopefully that works. If not, then it's back to my trusty Photoshop to create another item from scratch.
In addition to making these, I still need to design the rehearsal dinner invitations, however I still need the wording for those from my fiance. So, hopefully I can get that from him this week since those have to go out SOON!
Yikes...I'm running out of time very quickly!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
41 Days and Counting
So, I may have my handy-dandy "to-do" list (thank you to www.weddingwire.com) however, I still feel like there are a zillion and one things to do!
It's so difficult, I sit at work all day thinking of the things that I need to take care of, and then I get home and I'm so tired I can't remember which one I was going to take care of :-(
With only 41 days left, I don't really have room to procrastinate anything anymore...I need to stay motivated and get things done the second that I have time. Often times the trouble is the fact that I sit down to start working on one thing and then i remember something else and I go work on that and then i remember another thing and i go work on that...all the while never fully completing any one thing. Then the anxiety kicks in...
Although, I would have to say is that the "true" stress of wedding planning really doesn't come from the millions of things you have to pick out, buy, pick up, deliver, communicated. Nope, it really comes from EVERYONE else either involved or attending the wedding. My fiance and I have quickly learned that this wedding is not really for "us", it's for everyone else. Sure, it may have the elements that we prefer, but really all the work going into this is to please other people and their expectations. Which makes it even more stressful/disappointing when those people start to complain or disapprove and point out things that aren't going the way they think it should be.
I think at this point, the true motivation that keeps me going is the simple fact of knowing how much I love Jarrod and how much he loves me. It doesn't hurt that we're also getting to spend an entire week in Cancun! I just keep day-dreaming about lying on the beach and a drink with an umbrella in my hand!
It's so difficult, I sit at work all day thinking of the things that I need to take care of, and then I get home and I'm so tired I can't remember which one I was going to take care of :-(
With only 41 days left, I don't really have room to procrastinate anything anymore...I need to stay motivated and get things done the second that I have time. Often times the trouble is the fact that I sit down to start working on one thing and then i remember something else and I go work on that and then i remember another thing and i go work on that...all the while never fully completing any one thing. Then the anxiety kicks in...
Although, I would have to say is that the "true" stress of wedding planning really doesn't come from the millions of things you have to pick out, buy, pick up, deliver, communicated. Nope, it really comes from EVERYONE else either involved or attending the wedding. My fiance and I have quickly learned that this wedding is not really for "us", it's for everyone else. Sure, it may have the elements that we prefer, but really all the work going into this is to please other people and their expectations. Which makes it even more stressful/disappointing when those people start to complain or disapprove and point out things that aren't going the way they think it should be.
I think at this point, the true motivation that keeps me going is the simple fact of knowing how much I love Jarrod and how much he loves me. It doesn't hurt that we're also getting to spend an entire week in Cancun! I just keep day-dreaming about lying on the beach and a drink with an umbrella in my hand!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Incoming Dress!
I am full of excitement and anticipation and butterflies! Why, you may ask? Because my wedding dress has arrived at the store, and tomorrow I go in and try it on for the first time! The wedding is now 51 days away, so the rush of the countdown is hitting me hard!
I'm hoping that the alterations go quickly and the dress is all pressed and prepped and ready to be in my hands within the next 3 weeks...or I may start hyperventilating!
I'm full of excitement not only because it will be the first time that I will be trying on "my" dress. But, it will also be the first time that I will have ever seen this dress in the champagne color. So, I'm really hoping that I still love it as much as the one I tried on (which was actually too small for me, so I'm also nervous to see how I actually look in this dress).
I wasn't able to lose any body fat or weight like I was trying to do before the dress came in, so essentially the weight I'm at now is the weight I will be for the wedding. Which I'm okay with, naturally I was just hoping to get rid of some tummy pudge and be a little more "tone". C'est la vie! As long as I don't gain any weight moving forward I think we'll be okay!
Another note, we have finally found and bought all the bridesmaids shoes! While my shoes are still a bit tight, I am wearing them constantly in hopes to stretch them out and will be taking them back to Nordstroms yet again for another free shoe stretching (the first time around didn't seem to do much).
While my to-do list is getting checkmarks for items completed...I feel as though more items are being added constantly! Hopefully, I can just remember to take one item at a time and not feel so overwhelmed with it all. I know I still have plenty of time, but for some reason I feel so nervous that I'm not going to get it all done.
I guess only time will tell!
I'm hoping that the alterations go quickly and the dress is all pressed and prepped and ready to be in my hands within the next 3 weeks...or I may start hyperventilating!
I'm full of excitement not only because it will be the first time that I will be trying on "my" dress. But, it will also be the first time that I will have ever seen this dress in the champagne color. So, I'm really hoping that I still love it as much as the one I tried on (which was actually too small for me, so I'm also nervous to see how I actually look in this dress).
I wasn't able to lose any body fat or weight like I was trying to do before the dress came in, so essentially the weight I'm at now is the weight I will be for the wedding. Which I'm okay with, naturally I was just hoping to get rid of some tummy pudge and be a little more "tone". C'est la vie! As long as I don't gain any weight moving forward I think we'll be okay!
Another note, we have finally found and bought all the bridesmaids shoes! While my shoes are still a bit tight, I am wearing them constantly in hopes to stretch them out and will be taking them back to Nordstroms yet again for another free shoe stretching (the first time around didn't seem to do much).
While my to-do list is getting checkmarks for items completed...I feel as though more items are being added constantly! Hopefully, I can just remember to take one item at a time and not feel so overwhelmed with it all. I know I still have plenty of time, but for some reason I feel so nervous that I'm not going to get it all done.
I guess only time will tell!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Get it Done!
I'm getting more and more into a "go get it done" mood. The wedding checklist has about 150 things to do on it, and many of them i feel as though I can probably work on right now so that they are done and off of our list. So, that's precisely what I am doing starting tonight! Jarrod and I will be working on the centerpiece containers (we want to make sure that they are nice and water proof/leak proof) and I'll also be making most of the table numbers and stands. Most of this stuff is going to the florist in a few weeks so that she has everything she needs. But, I know in the next few weeks my schedule is going to get CRAZY, so I want to try and knock as many things out of the way that I can so that I'm not overwhelmed when everything else starts to hit.
I must say that is the downfall with having a majority DIY wedding...the time required to put it all together can be daunting at times. Fortunately for me, these DIY projects have come in sporatic spurts, so I have been able to apply plenty of attention to each one as they come up. However, it is starting to get exhausting. Which is why I have opted to purchase our wedding cake topper instead of making it myself. After looking around and determing what I would need to buy (which isn't really very much) and seeing how much time (and probably frustration) would be required, then comparing to the item I was basing my creation on I decided just buying one would be cheaper than doing it myself. Plus, I would be completley frustrated if the one I made didn't come out the way I had envisioned.
Other things off the list are, my shoes (finally) and the flower girl dress! Next are the bridesmaids shoes (I hope) and the tux rental decision. Jarrod still wants to get pricing from one more place before deciding which one to go with.
I must say that is the downfall with having a majority DIY wedding...the time required to put it all together can be daunting at times. Fortunately for me, these DIY projects have come in sporatic spurts, so I have been able to apply plenty of attention to each one as they come up. However, it is starting to get exhausting. Which is why I have opted to purchase our wedding cake topper instead of making it myself. After looking around and determing what I would need to buy (which isn't really very much) and seeing how much time (and probably frustration) would be required, then comparing to the item I was basing my creation on I decided just buying one would be cheaper than doing it myself. Plus, I would be completley frustrated if the one I made didn't come out the way I had envisioned.
Other things off the list are, my shoes (finally) and the flower girl dress! Next are the bridesmaids shoes (I hope) and the tux rental decision. Jarrod still wants to get pricing from one more place before deciding which one to go with.
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