Hi everyone! I know I've been away, and I probably won't be updating as much as I used to. I am having some problems with my right arm, from my fingers to my shoulder. Which means less time at the computer, and more time with my old friend the heating pad and doing PT. I know it seems like I haven't been around, but I read all your PJs every day, I just can't comment like I used to.
So here's some odds and ends that I've done wedding-wise in the last couple of weeks.
I recently found some signs at Ross that I thought would be cute for the cake or welcome table. They were $3-$4 each.
I got some primer to prep them, but not sure what color I will ultimately make them.
I have also started working on my fabric flowers hardcore! Here's the first three I made, but I've probably made about 20 so far and cut out out the fabric for tons more. Now to figure out what to do with them, hmmmm ....
I have also been immersed in the Offbeat Bride: Bridechilla e-course, and it is AWESOME! It is only week 1 but I can already tell it was money well spent.
We have made a couple big decisions in the last few days!
OFFICIANT - DF and I knew right away we would like someone special to us officiate our ceremony, since we aren't religious or spiritual. We immediately thought of my dad, but he wasn't comfortable with the idea. So we racked our brains but couldn't think of anyone so I began researching officiants online. Then, one night at dinner, Tim said, "What about my friend Rich?" Rich is Tim's oldest friend from childhood and he lived in LA for a year so I got to know him and his wife pretty well. He would make a great officiant, and Tim was really excited about the idea, which might mark the first time Tim was excited about anything regarding the wedding.
So we called Rich and he said he would be honored!
I researched online ordination and found one called Rose Ministries - perfect for the Rose Court Garden! So we are all set for our officiant!
CEREMONY MUSIC - I have been dreaming of a string quartet, but the price through Disney was a deal breaker. I researched trios and quartets online and got three quotes. All of them were just "okay" ... the downside was no one really had a good selection of Disney music! So we decided to contact Ted Nicholson, a harpist I saw on another DLR bride's trip report.
http://www.yourharpist.com. After exchanging a few emails with Ted and reviewing his music samples with DF, we knew right away that we was the best choice for us! His rate is $310 for the ceremony and cocktail hour, and he's willing to learn custom pieces if we provide the sheet music, which is good since Reflections from Mulan is not listed on his website (Mulan gets no love, I tell ya!) So, yay for our harpist!
FINALLY, our STDs have been mailed and received, so it's safe to post them now! Just to recap, we did a little storybook, telling the tale of how we met.
First came the folding of the pages and the covers.
(here is my only evidence of Tim helping but he did more than just fold, I swear.)
Next came the assembling, hole punching, and ribbon threading.
Next we attached the magnet to the inside back cover using Glue Dots, which is like that adhesive used when you get a new credit card in the mail.
I had some extra hotfix crystals so I decided to jazz up the cover a bit.
It's a little tough to see but Tim has a black crystal and I have a pink one.
Here is the totally finished product!
Then on the back cover we made one of those tag readers that you see on advertisements lately. It leads to our website.
And here is a sample of the envelopes.
My cousin sent me a picture of our grandmother reading her card, which arrived while my cousin was visiting.
So fun to see someone actually looking at it, after I spent so much time designing it!
So that's about it for now, I think! Hope everyone is doing well.
but it has only been a week so I think I will wait a couple more days and then email them to check. They use a PO Box and I'm assuming they don't check it every single day.
I can't resist giving you a sneak peek, though.
