Favor Boxes

I promised Emily that I would put pictures of my favor boxes on here like 2 weeks ago.. I suck at remembering...

...Anyway, here is a link to the boxes. We ordered 100 Pink and 100 Navy. We are going to fill them with M&Ms and put one at each place setting.

Our tables at the reception are going to be all white linens with pink floral center pieces. I think that the pink and navy boxes will add some nice color and look really neat!

http://www.efavormart.com/sacchettochocolatefavorbox-100pc-1-1-1-1-1-1.aspx
Pink

http://www.efavormart.com/sacchettochocolatefavorbox-100pc-1-1-1-1-1.aspx
Navy

Registry

Wow, just looking over our registries makes me feel sick. While I completely see the validity of owning so many items (they are useful!!), it doesn't feel right to ask for stuff in such a tacky way. I understand that people want to buy you stuff when you get married. I get it. But why all the bullying into registering for items that you may hardly even use? I am glad that Eric and I managed to survive BB&B without registering for any lenox or, even worse, beauty/health products. The bridal consultant actually tried to convince us to register for hair dryers, curling irons, back massagers, etc.

I am a very cheap/thrifty person. I don't buy stuff unless it is on sale. I didn't register for things I thought were outrageously priced, yet I feel ashamed for even having a registry in the first place. What happened to humility? I was always taught that you should be thankful for whatever you get, and giving is greater then getting.

This is just one of the many things plaguing my brain... 4 months and 1 day to go. wow.





the stand mixer has been "fulfilled"... you know who you are, thanks.

dress!

I got a call from the dress shop today.. my dress came in 1 month early! I am very excited to schedule an appointment to try it on!

We ordered my dress from The Bridal Manor, in Sewell, NJ.

Yay!

Invitations!

I have finally figured out what I am going to do about the invitations! For the past two weeks I have changed fonts, styles, alignment, to stamp or not to stamp etc.

My mom and I purchased a kit to print our own invitations from Michael's - we purchased 3 boxes or 120 invitations. Each kit comes with 40 invitation sheets with a hole at the top for ribbon, 40 invitation pockets that are embossed with a pretty vine pattern, 40 reply cards, 40 reply envelopes, and 40 big envelopes. Everything is white.

We purchased 3 rolls of dark pink ribbon to replace the white ribbon that is included.

I purchased a pack of white card stock to make inserts.



I purchased a set of pretty curly stamps and a pink pigment stamp pad. and clear sparkly embossing powder.

The next step was to design the invitations, inserts and reply cards. I used Microsoft Word 2007.

Here is the font that I used for our names: Little Lord Fontleroy, size 36

http://www.1001fonts.com/font_details.html?font_id=1203

The font for the rest of the text in the invitation suite is DaunPenh, size 12.

The font color is dark blue.

We decided that most older guests will recieve a normal reply cards. Other, younger, guests will recieve a reply card that just says, "go to the website to RSVP". Or something like that. We are trying to save some $$! I didn't print out any of the website RSVP cards yet.

The Process:

Step 1: Cut white card stock to 5.25" x 8.25" for the insert page.

Step 2: Print everything out!!! This takes forever.

The back of the insert has directions to the church, and from the church to the reception.

Step 3: Stamp and Emboss the Invitation page, stamp the insert page.

Step 4: Cut and insert the ribbons, put everything into the pocket.

The Final Product!

My favorite part is using the heat embossing tool to melt the embossing powder. It's fun!

My least favorite part is waiting for everything to print!!! Ahh... patience is my weakness.

So I made 7 complete sets tonight, 1 set I gave to the my floral girls. So that leaves me with 6 complete sets - I only have to make 84 more!!!

Things left to do about invitations before we mail them:

1- purchase postage

2- purchase labels and print labels of our return address for envelopes

3- print and assemble 84 total invitations

4- handwrite, neatly, addresses

5- mail!

The goal is to have everything done by mid-march! Go team! We (I) can do it!

Trying ?

So I would like to have a place to record my thoughts, ideas, and accomplishments throughout the next 5 months of wedding stuff. I am getting married on June 26, 2010. I have been engaged since June 26, 2008. I guess I am a little behind on this blogging about wedding planning.

Most of the planning is done; we have venues, dresses, flowers, pictures, cake, tuxedos, bubbles, stationary... Now we are in the execution phase.

Here are my immediate goals:
1 - finish invitation design and print (we are printing at home on invitations purchased from Michaels)
2 - finalize guest list
3 - assemble invitations and handwrite envelopes
4 - purchase shoes
5 - get a dress for my shower, and also for rehersal dinner.

thats enough for now. I will post pictures of my invitations later.