As soon as we get the visa application on its way, I'm definitely going to put together a real wedding post but here are a couple of photos. Lisa, our fantastic photographer, has also posted three little teasers on her blog (with the sweetest title ever).
And, if I did it correctly, clicking on the images will make them larger. :)
There are two herbs and one plant in each pot. Technically, my flowers are gerberas but we had two fears concerning using them as centerpieces: one, if we potted Gerberas now they might not be blooming by the big day and two, if we waited until a few days before in order to plant blooming ones, we wouldn't be able to find a Gerbera anywhere. So, herbs and greenery - still beautiful.
The clutch that I won from Red Ruby Rose arrived in the mail yesterday!
The outer packaging was adorable so I took a few quick photos as I opened it on the front porch. I love that my address looked like it was printed on a tag but it cracks me up when you ask politely, "please do not bend" but the mail carrier does his best to do just that as he crams it in your mail box. It must not have been my regular guy because he's really good.
And because I'm a sucker for packaging - I loved the simplicity of this. A little note was written on the reverse side of the tag. I have to point out that the button is actually sewn to the ribbon - it's little extra details like that that make me swoon.
The clutch - I love it. I wish it had a tad more pink but green is my favorite color and an accent color in the wedding (our main colors are pink, orange and yellow). I contemplated several others that were white or off white but I wanted something that I would really want to carry on days other than my wedding day.
And the inside. Even the tag (which I didn't think to photograph) in the corner is cute and I had to smile when I flipped it over and read, "Made in England" - hopefully there were will be some Made in England things from me, too, in the not so distant future. And I'm not talking about things that are made with fabric or fiber. :)
I haven't found my shoes yet, though.
I loved the wording this tutorial used but wanted to simplify it a bit. This is one of my favorite wedding details - it's immensely aesthetically pleasing.
I'm going to bed at a crazy early hour tonight. Between registering yesterday, getting up at a crazy early hour this morning, working on details at Mom and Dad's house all day today and knowing that I'm going to go back to finish a few more things tomorrow night...going to bed sounds like the most wonderful thing in the world right now. :)
Somewhere over the last couple of months I seem to have misplaced my ability to blog. Maybe I left it behind at a thrift store while I looked for beer, wine and champagne glasses for the reception or at Michael's or JoAnn somewhere in the ribbon or flower aisle. Or maybe it just got filed under the wrong category in my bridal organizer. You know, under Guest List rather than How to Have a Life and Plan a Wedding at the Same Time.
It's really not that bad, though - I've been incredibly lucky as it's all really falling into place - but it is mentally and physically time consuming. My apartment seems to stay in a constant state of cluttered and I haven't finished a knitting project in weeks. Let's not even start on the idea of packing up/selling my belongings. I think the majority of that will happen after we get married - although I'd like to have some of the organizing done before Matt gets here. I (hopefully) won't be working and we'll have at least a couple of weeks as we wait for the spouse visa to go through.
My idea of keeping a written journal for each of the 101 days up until the wedding, sadly, lasted about a week and a half. I do want to take a few moments to write a few things down eventually, though, and in a couple of weeks it'll be time to start thinking about the vows. I'd also like to take some time to think about what I'll be doing once I get over there. The side of my brain that pushes practical thoughts away wants to make the rooms on the other side of that window beautiful and cozy. It also wants to knit Real Projects and explore the kitchen like I haven't before. The practical side of my brain that does need to think about an income still wants it to be creative - maybe using my newly organized craft room by selling on Etsy rather than always buying or my growing (thanks to Matt) stack of writing books. I want to write again for sure - even if it's just to blog more often and with more substance. I'm hoping that, with this new life in a new country, blog topics won't be far out of reach.
It's a lot to think about.
I don't expect to blog much until June or maybe even July. Hopefully, though, I'll have some exciting photos from the trip home (as in my future home) and our adventure in Rome (what I'm calling our pre-honeymoon) here in a few weeks. I already know there are a few pre-wedding details (like the birdseed toss packets - they turned out so cute) that I want to photograph and post eventually. And I'm sure there will be wedding photos. I haven't mentioned it here yet but Punch Pink (and I like this one, too) is going to be our photographer. I'm super excited about that (and, thankfully, so is she). I think there's something really comforting about actually working with someone you know and like.
Blurg, see what happens when you don't post anything of note for a month of Sundays? :)