I've come across the DIY project in question a couple of months after I've gotten engaged. It was put off for a while and now I'm actually putting my mind to doing it. What is it, you'll ask? It's a card box! This is the ...
read moreWedding as an excuse to pick up new hobbies
One doesn't really need to sell the idea of a new hobby to us - we get excited pretty easily. There is probably one biggest constraint that stops us from piling up more crafty projects in the house (mind you we already have piles of crafty projects everywhere as is ...
read moreDivide and conquer... the wedding DYI projects
One of the things me and my sweetie share is a love for crafts. However, we don't necessarily have many common crafts. Come to think about it, we are pretty much individualists when it comes to crafting. First of all, we have discovered that there are a few crafts ...
read moreQuick DIY projects - how I love thee!
It's a truth universally acknowledged that a bride usually wears something to distinguish herself from her girlfriends during her bachelorette party. Now, I've only been to two bachelorette parties, so I can't really tell what's the most typical bachelorette attire. The ones I've seen so ...
read moreBridal shower favors
I have to say that I might have had my bridal shower/bachelorette party a bit early - full 3 months before the wedding. At least I thought that it's early, but no one was really surprised, so I guess it's not that uncommon. The other option was to ...
read moreSquirrels bring people together... a story about how we found our photographers...
This is the post I promised you earlier - the one where I reveal our photographers. To find them,we went through countless flash sites, but it was so worth it at the end!
Yes, we got not 1 but 2 photographers - Megan and Amy from Click Imagery and they are ...
read moreCommunicating with our guests in writing, Part I
Let's talk "Save-the-Dates". Pretty early in our wedding planning process we decided that we're going to have Save-the-Dates. Not everyone is doing them, but I think it's a great idea. Also pretty early I was set on the idea that we should have magnets as our Save-the-Dates ...
read moreRegistry fun. Part II
I know you all have been wondering if there was more to our registries than the Macy's - Bed, Bath, and Beyond spree a week ago. Okay, in case you are even remotely curious, read on. Or, if you are ready to hear my wisdom about registries, also read on ...
read moreWhen too many choices is more of a curse than a blessing
I am one of those people who often has a real trouble picking. My best picks happened when I was going with my gut feeling and made a seemingly impulsive choice. Recent example - I have walked into Nordstrom Rack (one recently opened near my office and yes, I have been ...
read moreRegistry fun
Today was our first day trying out the registries. In person, in the store. I think a week or so ago we explored the Amazon registry a bit, but I don't think we actually registered for anything, mostly we just "looked around". Today, however, we decided to check out ...
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