So.... we're a month out (okay well technically Thursday is a month out - but still) really close!
So, today some of my AWESOME friends came over and we did a binch of wedding crafts. I forgot to take pictures when we were all working - it was quite impressive, there were of us working for several hours!
I'm one of those people that has all these great ideas, that end up being a ton of work and then when i realize that I usually start them get about 1/2 way and then get overwhelmed and the project ends up getting scrapped.
My friends totally saved me and helped with a bunch of crafts that I totally would have just scrapped - and they've even offered to help me one more time in a few weeks. Seriously I'm so lucky
Okay.... so onto the crafts
Programs -
I wasn't going to do these, it seemed unnecessary with such a small group, but as it turns out there are going to be several people we don't know at the wedding (dates and guests of guests) so I was starting to think about doing them, and a few weeks ago at Micheal's I found a kit that was marked down and with an extra 40% off, so I got them for less than $10 for 40.
It was a Brides kit. I must say, that of all the kits I've used, this was the best and easiest - so definitely a good deal!
There was also a matching invitation kit, so I decided to use those for my Menus as it was again under $10 for 40.
We printed the menu in different color ink to correspond to the different colored tables. The gem matches too!
On the same trip to Micheal's, in the same clearance bin, I found Martha Stewart favor boxes for like $2 each for 24. So not worth it! These were the biggest pain in the butt ever! DF, my dad, my mom, Chris and I all tried to get those stupid things closed. Then today my 2 of my friends tried too - to no avail. Finally my friend's daughter figured it out. And they're totally cute, but goodness gracious PITA.
I'm going to fill them with these delicious chocolate covered cake bites that fit perfectly in them. Lemon and Red Cake... just like our wedding cake. yummmmm
Another project that seemed simple on the outside were the luggage tag place cards. I got a great deal on the luggage tags, but putting them together how I had them in my head was like an 8 step process that involved unwrapping, disassembling then re-assembling and re-wrapping each luggage tag.
Did I mention my friends are AWESOME!
It's cute, but not positive the juice is worth the squeeze on this one.
So onto the crow jewel of the over complicated projects... the blankets.
This was a good idea that just got our of control. I bought blankets at Target from the dollar bin. But when I got them home, realized they were dog blankets
They work just fine, but they were really small. So I decided to sew two of them together.
The problem is that... I can't sew
Enter my friend Oma. She's awesome! She learned how to use her sewing machine just for me!
So awesome!
But since I don't sew, I had no idea what sewing 50 blankets together would take.... let me tell you - it wasn't as easy as I'd imagined.
They turned out really nice, and we wrapped them up in some "happily ever after" ribbon with a disney sticker. Again, I'm pleased with the results, but not sure the juice will be worth the sqeeze. Acutally, now that we put all this work into it - I'm 100% positive that we'll have 80 weather
To further guarantee that we'll have hot weather, I bought hand warmers at costco and wrapped them to match the blankets....
See.... aren't my friends awesome! So now I just have some welcome bag projects to do - and they're planning on coming in a couple weeks to help too. Awesome!
In other drama... Chris's brother (aka BM) told him yesterday that he might not be able to get off work.
Seriously.... we picked this date over a year ago.... seriously
He gave us 2 months notice for his "destination" wedding (in state, but far enough away that a hotel was needed) and we freaking made it. I'm so pissed there aren't words. It's not so much that he might not come, but that DF's family treats him like such crap. They pull all this crap, and don't care about how it makes him feel. Grrr.
Now I should probably do some Christmas shopping!
looking forward to seeing some pics....
In the meantime - I've been using my phone for pics, so there are some in my next post - promise 
sorry about the family drama.
. In my opinion, there is no excuse for missing your own brother's wedding when you've know about it for MONTHS!
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costco it's great for wedding stuff! When we were in Disney in January years and years (like I think I was in middle school) ago, there was a cold snap and there was a high of 23 one day and actually frost on the ground. Even though we live in the frozen tundra... it was cold. We had to buy extra sweatshirts and even fuzzy character hats! It was soo cold! So my mom too is convinced that it's going to be abnormally cold. So we've made blankets and got hand warmers and umbrellas from the dollar store. I figure this should ensure sunny and 70! 
Seriously, he just needs to tell us either way so we can move on and figure it out! I'm so over DF's family they're just so inconsiderate and act like our wedding is an imposition to them. 
Poor DF.
also, YAY for 80 degrees and sunny. I'd take that over this crappy Chicago weather anyday, regardless of if it's too hot! 
