Finally... An Accomplishment!

I have finally gotten a start on our save the date cards! I'm only a couple days overdue...I'm hoping to get them out by the first of November. That's my goal...

Here I am with two cards, hot off the press. Hopefully you can't see them too much...

And here I am, again, hard at work. Here, I am putting the labels on the envelopes.

I'm not going to post a picture of the final product because I don't want to ruin the surprise.

Here's the cost break down:

Card from Michael's: $9.72 (40% off coupon) = 0.25 each

Envelope from cardsandpocket.com: = 0.12 each

Label from Office Depot: $10.26 for 250 = 0.04 each

Stamp (which I haven't purchased yet): = 0.44 each

Grand Total: 0.85 per save the date.

Woohoo for DIY and Michael's....

COUNTDOWN = SIX MONTHS!

Can you believe that six months from today I will be Mrs. Herron! Ahh! Thrilling. Exhilarating. Scary. Crazy. All of those things at once, pretty much. I just can't believe it. We have been engaged for over fifteen months, and we're almost there!

I feel like there's just so much to do still. And there is! I was looking at my "Wedding Countdown" that has been hanging on our refrigerator for a couple months now, and boy, am I behind... Still need to:

• Pick an officiant. But I've been told you can find one in like two months, so I guess I won't stress too much about that one.
• Choose the wedding party. I'm still waiting to hear back from Eric to finally figure out my bridesmaid situation.
• Enroll in a bridal-gift registry.
  
• Shop for bridesmaid dresses. Again, the above dilemma. More to come...
  
• Pick a photographer. More like, make a final decision if we are going to hire a pro or go with someone we know... Decisions, decisions. 
• Mail save the dates. I'm actually working on this one!
  

That's all the stuff that should have been done by the six month mark. Oh boy.  At least I have good excuses for everything....

Back to bridesmaid dresses... I have been doing a little research on them. I know I'll have to plan a trip with my bridesmaids (whoever they may be) in December when everyone is home for the holidays. I've been thinking about the trip, and the dresses. Here are a few dresses I like.

Option 1: Short dresses

Both dresses are cotton sateen. Sierra tried the first dress on when we went wedding dress shopping and it looked amazing on her. My only problem with short dresses is that the wedding is in April, so it could be kind of cool to begin with. Secondly we moved the wedding to the morning rather than afternoon, so chances are it might be even cooler. Basically, I don't want my girls to freeze.

Option 2: Long dresses

These three dresses are jersey material, so basically, my girls wouldn't be freezing and they would be pretty darn comfortable, as well.

So those are the dresses I'm liking right now. Ya never know when I'm going to change my mind though. Also, we might see other dresses when shopping. Oh, and the dresses are all in watermelon pink, as that is what color we have all decided on. Woohoo.

Alright, that's about all for today.

Save the Dates!

I purchased our save the date cards from Michael's yesterday. This is what they look like (blank, of course):

My camera wouldn't let me take a very good picture of it. It is 3.25 x 4.75. And I'm working on several options of what to print on them.

That's all for today!

Breakfast Buffet...

So last night I was on my iTouch theknot 911 application (which I'm completely obsessed with if you didn't already know) and one bride-to-be posted that she is having a morning wedding and thinking about serving breakfast rather than lunch or dinner. I immediately adored the idea and told her so with some awesome ideas. And then this strawberry shortcake came to mind that I'd seen in a Martha Stewart book before that would be simply perfect for her breakfast buffet.

It was all I could think about all night, I loved the idea so much. When Chris woke up, I told him about this bride-to-be's idea... And I think we might be stealing it :)  I texted Mom this morning and she is on board. I am so excited about this! Plus, it'll probably save us some money in the long run! Woohoo. I'm stoked! The cake that inspired me:

Other wedding news...

Invitations. I got the cards and pockets sample I ordered over the weekend. And it's nice... But I still like the Michael's idea better, thankfully.

Honeymoon. We received a recommendation for a all-inclusive resort called Palace Resorts and were looking at one in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Also, I did a Google search for "couples resorts" and was led to a few all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica. Both are considerable cheaper than Sandals. So we're still on the look-out.

Save the Dates. I think I will stop at Michael's tomorrow after work to buy the save the date cards. I have a 40% off coupon to use! I will take pictures and share them.

I'll keep you posted!

I changed my mind...

AGAIN!

I'm talking about the invitations, of course. You see, I had some spare time yesterday so I decided to go to Michael's and wander around. I haven't been in there in awhile, and boy, how I am obsessed with that store. So anyways, besides my obsession, they sell wedding stationery there... Kits similiar to the cards and pockets. But simpler. Easier to assemble. More decorative. The list goes on... I showed them to Chris last night and he likes them better too! So I'm 99% sure they're it. This is the kit:

It's perfect. It doesn't come with an envelope (you use the card as the envelope) but I'm going to buy a pink envelope to spruce it up. Also, I found some inspiration on a wedding blog that had these invites and put a cute little gem on the seal... I would do pink again. And maybe replace the brown ribbon with pink... We'll see. I might be going a little overboard.

Oh, and the greatest part is it's a set -- Michael's has matching save the dates, rehearsal dinner invitations (not that I am going to use them), programs (pondering those as an option), thank you cards, escort cards, table numbers, etc. And it isn't going to break the bank. Especially if I save up my 50% coupons I get in e-mails. It's will cost less than $65 probably. Woohoo!

I'm glad I have finally made a decision though. Especially because STDs (save the dates... Chris reminded me last night that normal people don't know that STDs can be good too!) have to go out at the end of this month. So next mission (besides purchasing the stationery): collecting addresses. Oh boy.

Decisions, Decisions...

Less than 200 days to go until the big day! Woohoo!

I think I have finally decided on what I want for our invitations (cards and pockets). It looks like the coolest thing since sliced bread. I just ordered a sample from them today. I'm excited to get it and check it out. I hope it works out for us. Especially because we need to send out our dates at the end of this month. Yikes. It's coming up so soon. I have it all planned out in Microsoft Word.

As for updates to the previous post -- I don't think we'll be going to Sandals. We've concluded it's a bit out of our price range. Well, Chris hasn't eliminated it yet, but I have. We're looking at NCL cruises again. There's one that goes to Bermuda from New York the day after the wedding (which is exciting) and there's also a Mexican Riviera one that leaves from L.A. I also want to look into Couples Resorts.

There's still so much I need to do though... Find an officiant, most importantly. And also decide on if we want to get a professional photographer or not, and if so, book one. I feel like I still have all the time in the world, but really I've only got a little more than six months! Ahh.

This was brief, but there's not much to update this time around.