Now that I have the dress checked off my list of to-dos, the next big tasks to tackle are the invites and save-the-dates. I originally thought that I absolutely did not want to do save-the-dates. This was back when I was in the land of "super simple, super small." I figured that most people would find out by word of mouth anyway...why waste money on postage and paper? Well, I've reconsidered. Due to the fact that we're having the wedding right smack in the middle of super-busy summertime, and that we're having TWO receptions...we decided that save-the-dates would be a good idea.
This has added pressure to the invite decision-making. I want them to coordinate (surprise) so I need to start picking things out and narrowing things down. This is one aspect of the wedding that I get REALLY geeked up about. I mean, I luuurve paper crafts. While I've been swimming in a sea of invite options for some time now, I've known two things all along:
1.) I want them to be super-creative and crafty
2.) I want to do them myself. I know, I'm crazy...but I really want to. The thought of paying someone money to do something that I dream about at night seems crazy to me. So here we go. Let's do this.
I've had TONS of ideas. I change my mind daily. I'm pretty sure Augusto is gonna kill me if he hears, "okay babe, I've finally decided what I want to do for our invites" one more time. I've only said it about a million times. He smiles and nods like the good man that he is, and claims to like every idea I present to him. I think I'll keep him.
Not only have I had a million ideas...some of them have been crazy. I thought that I wanted to painstakingly craft pop-up invitations for about a week. I had to back away from that idea and remind myself that I'm not 12 years old. I also wanted to use recycled CD cases in place of pocketfolds for a while. Other crazy ideas I've had: letterpressing them myself, using handmade japanese paper, rolled-up poster-sized invites...the list goes on and on.
All of that craziness just to say...I think I've finally made a decision. And I feel good about it. I don't want to give too much away but I will say that there will be a sewing machine involved.
I die. It's almost too crafty to be true. Fingers crossed that the invitations of my dreams will come true. Stay tuned...
You are a NUT! Which is why I have ALWAYS loved you, Laura Smith!!! You sound like you are having a blast getting it all together! Just remember in all this craziness, that it's just a wedding and that after it's all over, which will be quicker than you think, that you and Augusto will have FOREVER to spend together and the wedding was just the beginning! Love you, Strawberry!!
ReplyDeleteoh Laura, I love reading your blog! It makes me miss you so much and wish that I was the secretary you got to email wedding dresses back and forth with. I am so bad at keeping in touch with anyone once they are not right in front of me and in my daily life and it is one of the things I most dislike about myself (but have come to accept). Even though I don't keep in touch, I do keep you in my heart! It is such a thrill to read about your passion, enthusiasm and happiness!!! Brings me great joy! I love you, Laura!!
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