Its all good!!!

Today has been an awesome day!  We are not only on track with all of the DIY projects I have on my list, but we had a meeting today with the Church staff and everything is falling into place.

It is a very good feeling when you see the vision you created for your wedding day, comes to life and that others around you see your vision as you do!  Nothing beats that feeling of accomplishment!  The meeting we had today was awesome.  The Church wedding coordinator, facility coordinator and custodian all see my dream and are excited to help make it a reality.  This put me in such a good mood that I not only finished the seating chart, but also finished the table numbers, the programs and started printing the photos that we need.

We are all set for our wedding in 7 days!!!  A lot was done today and I am estatic!!!  :-)

Long time no blog...

I'm sorry that it has been a long while since I last posted on my blog.  Things have changed at my work and it has affected my wedding plans.

Mr. Teddybear and I have decided to move our wedding and reception from the Golf Course we originally wanted to our Church.  This was mainly done for financial reasons.  Again, we did not want to cut the guest list because everyone on our list are near and dear to our hearts.

So, several of my DIY projects have been deleted as well due to costs.

• Wishing Tree - The trees are not cheap and it would also take a good amount of time to put together at the reception and I didn't want either Mr. Teddybear or I to be stressed in getting it put together.
• Foam Hearts -  I just couldn't find these foam hearts any where and they were more than I planned on spending to buy them online.  I couldn't justify this project.

What has been done:

• The Invitations - They have been completed and mailed out.  We are starting to get a slow trickle of RSVP's in too.  Here are some of my picts of the invitations.

• My Dress - My dress has been ordered, paid off and I have pictures of me in it.  My first fitting will be next week.

• The Guestbook - Well since we are not able to do the Wishing Tree.  Mr. Teddybear and I decided to go with the traditional guestbook with photos of us in it.  The guests would sign in the space around our photos.  However, this isn't going to be just a book on a table and that's it!  No, we will have the guestbook surrounded by family photos.  We found a great deal at BigLots.  It was a fram that had 3 areas for pictures and on top of these pictures was the word "Family" carved out.  This frame will sit on a gold table-top easel and will be surrounded by other smaller frames with pictures of our family members and extended family members.  We will also have small votive candles on the table as well.  As soon as I can, I will post pictures and hopefully a mock up of the table.

Still to be done:  We have a few DIY projects left to be done.  I am thankful that I have plenty of time to get it done.

• Programs - We haven't had our ceremony finalized by our Pastor.  Once he finalizes our ceremony, we can commit it to paper and get the programs printed.
• Table Numbers/Names  - We have decided to use Mr. Teddybear's favorite Nascar Drivers and their car numbers as our Table Names/Numbers.  I will be working on a mock up of this this weekend as well.
• CD Favors/Tablecards - Well I don't want to make too many CD holders so I have only started cutting for 60 favors and if we get more RSVPs then I will make more.  I just have these cut.  I haven't put them together yet.  I do have a mock up and when I take pictures of it, I will post it here.

Well, it is 5 weeks until our wedding.  Mr. Teddybear and I can hardly wait.  We are both so excited to be marrying each other and are looking forward to our future together. 

Have a great weekend everyone!!

My List of DIY projects for my wedding

Well it will soon be 3 months till my wedding and so far, I am on time for my DIY projects.  Here are my projects along with the original inspirations for each project where available.

1)  Invitations.  The first and foremost that needs to be done is the invitations.  Without the invitations, there will be no guests for the wedding.  So my inspiration came from Cards And Pockets.  I am using the Signature style of pocketfold invitations in a Bronze color.  I am also accenting it with cream and a bit of sage.  I should be receiveing these tomorrow....I can't wait!!!

2)  Favors.  Our favors are not just favors.  Our favors will double as the placecards.  Although I don't have a picture handy of my inspiration, trust me, its beautiful.  Our favors are music CDs with songs that are imporant to us.  The holder will list all the songs that are on the CD and will have on the front the guests names and the table they will be seated at.  The cd holder will be beautiful and will coordinate with my invitations.

3)  Envelope Liners.  I know that this should be under the invitations, but I think it deserves its own entry.  I got the inspiration from Rosey Little Things.  It seems a very easy project and I love the idea.

4)  Wishing Tree - Several aspects of our wedding are non-traditional.  Our wishing tree will be our version of the guest book.  My inspiration came from this picture:

The only difference will be that we will have one tree but it will still have several branches.  I plan on scrapbooking the tags into our wedding album.   This picture and instructions were found here.

5)  Bouquet Holders - I found this website when I was looking for florists:  Blume Box.  I went to their gallery and the ideas were zipping through my head!  I couldn't believe that these were so affordable too!

Again, the ideas were endless!!!

6)  Foam Hearts -  I came across this idea late in the wedding planning and I thought it would be a nice touch for the entrance into the reception hall.

The foam hearts that I make will not be made with red roses, instead it will be made with the flowers that will be in mine and the bridesmaids bouquet. I came across this idea at SavOn Crafts.

7)  Wedding Journey Display - Steve had a great idea by taking pictures of him and I as we went about planning our wedding.  We took pictures at bridal expos, shopping for my dress, Elena's dress, and his tuxedo so far.  We will putting up a display that will showcase our Journey from Will You to I Do.

8)  Last but not least our Wedding Programs -  This is something I really loved doing and designed myself.  Although I don't have a picture yet, I finished the design about 4 months ago.  I am just waiting to get the right color of cardstock which should be delivered with the invitations supplies tomorrow. 

As of next Saturday, July 3, 2010, it will officially be three months before my wedding.  I do not feel like I am running out of time or that I won't complete these projects.  I know my craft abilities very well and am confident that I will complete all of these projects well within my timeframe that I have set up.

I hope these inspire others out there to think outside your box, you can create beautiful things!

Its a good day when you wake up with a smile on your face!

Even though I was a bit rattled by the earthquake last night (no matter the size or distance of the earthquake, I am always rattled), I woke up this morning with a smile on my face.  

Why?  Well not only is my wedding 110 days away, but I will be ordering my supplies to create my invitations today.  Yes, I am DIY'ing my invitations.  I have taken pictures of my sample but they don't do the invitations justice.  I will try again and post them soon.

So please, enjoy today.  Mr. Teddybear and I will be!!!   :-)

Another task off my to-do list!!

Yesterday was a wonderfully glorious day!  There were beautiful blue skies and a nice breeze blowing my hair around, just the way I like it.  To top it off, I took the day off and Mr. Teddybear and I spend the whole day together.  We did fun stuff like look at tuxedos for him and the guys.  We also went to AAA to talk to a travel agent about our honeymoon.  We are not having a regular honeymoon and fly to some exotic destination...nope, not us.  We are taking a three-week road trip from California to Washington, D.C.  Why you ask?  Well besides being a cool idea, Mr. Teddybear doesn't like to fly. 

So from our place in Pico Rivera till Oklahoma City, OK, we will be taking Route 66.  We will be stopping off and either visiting or staying at Williams, AZ; Grand Canyon; Albuquerque, NM; Tucumcari, NM; Adrian, TX; Amarillo, TX; and Oklahoma City, OK.  From there we will be off the Route 66 and heading to Memphis, TN; Bristol, VA and staying in Arlington, VA.  From Arlington, we will be taking the Metro into Washington, D.C.  We know that parking is limited in D.C. and decided to take the Metro.  We will be there for about 4 days and then we head to Charlotte, NC.  In Charlotte, we will be there for another 4 days to attend the Bank of America 500 Nascar Race in Charlotte.  We are also taking a tour of the best racing teams and their garages.  From Charlotte, NC, we head to Nashville, TN; Fort Smith, AR; Amarillo, TX; and then Flagstaff, AZ.  We will be in Flagstaff for a few days visiting Mr. Teddybear's half-brother then we head on home.  We are soooooooooo excited about our wedding and honeymoon.  WE CANT WAIT!!!

So, I have about 6 maybe 7 AAA Tour books to go through and find places to stay at in most of those cities listed about.  Oh, and while at AAA we also made a reservation for our rental car for our honeymoon.  I must say, AAA is the way to go!  They got us a Midsized car for the whole three weeks for less than $400 and this includes unlimited mileage.  I tried using the discount at work which gave me the same car for approximately the same amount, but it didn't include unlimited mileage which in the end would have been very expensive for us. 

I LOVE AAA!!!