We have invitations! Here it is, edited for privacy. Eric is working on the RSVP, hotel, and direction info as I type.


Also, Darren's ring arrived on Monday and my necklace should be here in the next couple days. And I think we're going suit shopping this weekend. Woo!

oh, and Darren finally decided on his wedding ring and it's being made for him this week.

ikea

I'm looking for some kind of placemat-type thing to put under our centerpieces to make guest tables a little more interesting. Sooo... list of options below.

A bamboo-looking one from ikea

This one is apparently made from palm leaf.

And this one is bamboo.

More palm leaf.

bookmarks

I will buy my utensils from Smarty Had A Party.

• 3 packages each of dinner forks (maybe 6 in case people throw them away before cake) & knives, probably not spoons.

• 1 package each of serving forks and spoons.

• 5? pie slicers (1 for each cake & pie. # will depend on how many pies & cakes we actually get)
  

• 2 - 4 sets of tongs
  

• possibly serving bowls as well, if budget allows.

• guest towels as napkins

• I'm not totally sure about cups yet, but SHAP has good options. They seem a little spendy though. That said, I really like these square ones. But the regular ones are a waaaay better deal.
  

Not sure yet where the plates will come from. I like bamboo plates (the cheapest ones I found are here), or square ones, but when it comes down to it I'll probably just pick up some of the clear plastic ones at Costco. They're cheaper. :)

yes!

Darren got his unemployment back, which means we'll have extra money to spend every month, which means I can make wedding purchases with said money and leave the current fund in tact (for when we have to pay vendors in August).

So I jumped on the opportunity and did the following:

• submitted an alchemy request on etsy for a green crinoline, and accepted a bid. Yay!

• bought a bridesmaid gift.

• bought the necklace I've been lusting after (with our initials and wedding date):

Yay!

score

The rest of my flowers are here. Wee!

I need to get vases so I can start making the centerpieces, and I need to go buy more ribbon.

AHH! So pretty.

90

Thanks to The Knot, I inadvertently know exactly how many days I'm at. An unintended countdown.

It's 90 days from today. That's 2 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day. Nice.

Now if Darren would just pick out a ring and decide when he wants to go suit shopping (probably not for at least a month yet, he's been losing some weight), then the rest will be a cakewalk. Kind of.

Programs!

Originally I was going to have Eric design some super simple two-sided programs with just something pretty on the front, and the wedding party on the back.

Until today, when I found this sweet template for fan programs. Which means I won't have to buy actual fans. Win.

I found a fabulous design that is actually a border, at a stock images website. I just had to register (free, of course), and was able to download the full-sized document of said image. I used my mad skills in Photoshop and MS paint and will be adding the test in the very near future. I downloaded a free font that is similar to Futura, which is what Eric is using, but then he said he's send his fonts to me, so... awesome.

I'm kind of geeking out over this, actually. Hahaha. Programs.

DIY'd

I spent some time screwing around with my flowers today, and accomplished much. You can see the details over here.

I also ordered the rest of my flowers from save-on-crafts.com. They should be here in, I don't know, a couple weeks. I need to pick up more ribbon, mostly so I can wrap my own bouquet when it gets here. Wee, flowers!