Are you ready for this?  This has to be my all time ultimate DIY project that I’ve done.

This past weekend, I worked on reupholstering this large makeup/suitcase I got from the flea market.  Since inside was pretty yucky, I knew I had to do something with it if I wanted to use it for the cards for my wedding.  The vinyl and cloth was coming apart, but the exterior and its functions was still in good shape.  Overall, it wasn’t too hard of a task, just a little time consuming.  It took me about 4 hours from start to finish.

I’m super excited to show all of you how these turned out. You might remember me talking about making flowers out of fabric and trims for the wedding party…well they are finally done – and rather impressive if I do say so myself! Let’s start with the smaller projects – the groomsmen’s boutonnieres. I think these will really pop on their khaki suits!

groomsmen bouts

close up

The bridesmaids bouquets took a little more time because, well there are a lot more flowers in each one – nine to be exact! I tucked the tulle in between the flowers for texture. I think the blue tulle adds dimension. These too will pop as the girls are wearing navy taffeta dresses.

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….and the conservative wedding guests.

Lilac Dude and I both come from very conservative (socially conservative for the purpose of this post) and we are being married in a very socially conservative town. We opted to invite all close friends and family members without regard to whether our wedding guests would offend each other.

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The other day while I was getting more supplies for my wedding invitations, I came across these really cute red hearts.  I thought, why not just play around with them and make something fun!  So I went back home, thought of an idea…and walaa…I made hearts on stick that can be used for engagement shoots, DIY photo booth, or you can even make a whole bunch for your guests as fun favors!

They’re super easy to make, not time consuming, and most of all…budget friendly:

Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first.  ~Ernestine Ulmer

It’s no secret with my friends and family that I am a fan of dessert! After my dress this was the next item on my list…my initial thoughts were to do many different varieties of sweet treats – a dessert bar.

www.sweetandsaucyshop.com

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We’ve gotten down the point in our planning where we need to solidify certain choices, like where we’re going to register and how/what is going on the invitation/announcements.

One of our big “discussions” involved trying to figure out where and what to register for (which we haven’t yet done). I guess one of my questions would be should we A) figure out where to register and then add stuff, or B) figure out what we want, in general, then figure out where to register?

Right now, all I know that we’ve really got our eyes on is: Towels, NICE towels; the “chaise” to go with our sofa-from Ikea, Nice knifes, and new Scuba Suits… maybe we need another set of sheets.

#1: We’re pretty well stocked on your average “household” goods, superficially in the kitchen.  So much so that we sent my brother off to college with a few extra things between the two of us.

#2: the stuff we do need is random, all from different places, and a bit unconventional: LIKE, new Scuba Suits.

#3: We’d like cash, but aren’t a big fan of any of the “cash deposit websites”. Mr Daisy is scheptical of most of the websites and I think that just using PayPal looks tack, and is vauge…

• One thing I’ve learned from fund raising a few big things the past few years is that people are more willing to donate/give if they know EXACTLY what and why they’re giving, and what the goal is… so for fund raising, if you announce we’re raising 10,000 dollars for, whatever, rather than just saying “we’ve got a long way to go” people are willing to give you more money;  100 bucks, rather than 20 or 50. So, for a wedding, if you can specifically say we need 200 to go to a Scuba suit, rather than just saying we want money, inevitably, you’ll probably end up with more in the end (Rather greedy, I know).
• Mr. Daisy also thinks that people like to hand you something, I don’t disagree… maybe we shouldn’t register for these OR promote PayPal… but just put down our “honeymoon dreams” on our own website.

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A while back ago when I felt like I could do 100 DIY projects, I made these.  At first, I was thinking I could do 350 of these for favors.  But, after about doing 10 of them…that didn’t fall through.  Each one took a while to do, but they turned out really cute!  I made these felt magnet corgi’s in memory of my dog that passed away about a year and a half ago.  They’re now posted on our magnet board.

Bride and Groom Corgi Dogs

The Original Corgi

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After almost 7 months of being engaged, I still had not asked my maid of honor to be the special gal to put up with all my Bridezilla moments and to fulfill my ridiculous requests.

I was waiting for the perfect opportunity to ask her to be my maid of honor.  Although the special person was chosen as soon as I said “Yes!” and had the ring on my finger, finding the perfect way to ask that was more than a verbal ”will you be my maid of honor?” was very important to me. I was looking for a way that would make her feel special, make her feel honored, make her really appreciate my asking!  I finally asked her over a lunch date and she said “Yes!”  My maid of honor is none other than my best friend, my confidant, and my other half.  She is my twin sister!

The perfect gift?  A note with a stitched handkerchief for her tears of joy!

Sidetracked.

I have dreamed since a little girls of being a veterinarian. My first job was at a veterinary clinic, and everything I’ve done in school and work has been in pursuit of that goal. With that said, veterinary school is not easy to get in to, and I have spent my first 4 years post-baccalaureate working in a closely related field that I plan on making my career. I hadn’t applied to veterinary school until this past fall, for school starting this coming fall. I got several rejection letters, and more or less had decided that this path was not the right one for me. A few weeks ago, on a Friday evening, I got a call from one of my potential schools asking for me to be in California (I live in Texas) the following Tuesday morning for an interview. I had a huge day at work that day and how on earth could I get to California by Tuesday?! I immediately denied the interview offer. After pacing for about 5 minutes, I called back and scheduled the interview. I had no idea how I would do it, but figured worst case scenario I don’t show up and don’t get accepted anyways.

A talk with Freesia Dude and a look at flight prices evolved into talk of an impromptu road trip to California. An email to each of our more than gracious bosses, a call to the cat-sitter, and the decision was made. We left for California early Sunday morning.

We aren’t strangers to road trips. We have driven to Florida a few times, the Keys right after the proposal, to California once, and various other less daunting distanced destinations. We fell in love with California the first time we went, so the prospect of going again was enticing. We decided to visit San Diego after my interview to make the 48 hours of total driving worth it. We almost forgot about wedding stuff the whole week.

Our 1st trip to the West Coast

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Poinsettia Dude & I have lived together for almost 3 years, which means that we are not in need of the typical registry items such as towels, sheets, pillows, silverware, dinnerware, etc.  Because we don’t really ‘need’ anything, it makes it difficult to set up a registry!  What do you give a couple who has everything?  Money! But of course, it is tacky and rude to ask for money…everyone knows that!  So we registered for the next best thing!  Our Honeymoon!

We found a honeymoon registry called HoneyFund!  I set up an account and designated gift contributions so guest can easily see what their cash contributions will go towards.  Instead of handing over $50 in a card, they would choose to pay for a portion of our flights or an excursion or anything else they wanted to help with.

Here is a sample of the “registry”:

(Source: honeyfund.com)

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