4 Months to Go!

The countdown to our wedding day is on, and we've got much less time ahead of us than when I last posted on this blog. We've not been up to much in particular, but little DIY stuff here and there, and getting plans together as best we can. 

Here is a prototype for our centerpieces, without giving the whole thing away. 

I made our guestbook from the photos Korin took of us for our engagement session.

I still need to work out the boutineers, but here is a design I'm messing with.

Lots more to make, do, plan, pay for and a whole lot more. In fact, right now we're going to figure out where to register. Hope you enjoyed this quick, visual update.

Flower Deal of the Century

I know this planning thing just got started, but when you find a deal like this, you have to jump on it. Old Time Pottery had their fall flowers on sale for 75% off, so we got the materials this afternoon to create pretty much everything from ceremony and reception decor to boutineers and bouquets, all for well under $100 total. Check it:

The beginnings of the bride's bouquet

The beginnings of the bridesmaids bouquets

Some fall accents for the bouquets

Centerpiece idea: If you have any brown or green wine bottles, please save them for me. 

A bunch of the flowers ready to be stored upright so they don't get messed up. 

I actually can't wait to play around with the bouquets, to make them into something unique for the event. I have some more ideas for centerpieces so those are going to be some fun too!

Fall Color Planning

You'd think picking colors would be fairly easy, especially since I've had the basics picked out in my mind for the last several years... but you'd be surprised at all the subtleties that come into play.

When I think fall, these are the colors that come to my mind, emphasis on the brown, green and orange. Yellow and red are really just thrown in there because most fall leaves and flowers will have some red in them, inevitably.

Now, keep in mind I know these are bright and a little overwhelming, so most of what we choose will be more like muted shades of these colors. In fact, we got tons of fall flowers 75% off at Old Time Pottery today (which I have a feeling saved us a TON of money) that are good examples of this idea. Of course I can go brighter with ribbons, accessories (ties and the sort), and have some fun with those.

I think I want the girls wearing a slightly darker brown than this, and the guys wearing much darker (chocolate brown, almost black) pants with white shirts with either orange or green ties and coordinated flower boutineers. David can wear a dark chocolate brown suit (with jacket) and the opposite color tie. A good chunk of the wedding party lives out of town so I'm thinking of getting some fabric swatches I can mail out and have the girls pick their own dresses (I reserve the right to veto, of course, but I trust my girls. ;))