Not quite on Target

The BFF and I went for a little day trip to pay a visit to our friends south of the border. We hit up Target first as the mall was not open when we arrived early.

As we were heading to the check-out, the last place I poked around was in the scrapbook/paper/crafty section. If only we would have known! They sell beautiful invitation kits that include everything you might need! And they are not just beautiful because of how they look, but also because of the PRICE! We found a few packages of 50 on sale for $17.00! Yes, $17.00! Converted that only about $20.00 CND buckeroos! My mind was doing mental somersaults, debating whether or not to buy them and see if I could return the paper I just purchased, or just go with what I had already set out to create. *Sigh* If I would have known, I would have gone with the pre-made, easy-peasy-put-together ones from Target, but since I did not know if I could return the paper and envelopes I just bought the week before, I was unsure if I wanted to spend more money on something we may not have been able to use. I was seriously kicking myself for spending so much money on invites that could have cost so much less.

So people, lesson learned is, if you are heading to the US of A and are getting married and still need your invites, check out Target FIRST!

We did end up buying some pretty Thank-You cards to send out after the wedding. I am happy with those!

Will you be my Bridesmaid?

I thought it would be a cute gesture to mail my bridesmaids a little something, 'officially' asking them to be in my wedding party. While speaking to my sister a few days ago, she informed me that I never actually asked her...opps! Although she lovingly assumed she was one of my maids, I suppose it slipped my mind to actually ask her the question!

I saw this adorable trio of Matryoshkas doll tags from the lovely ETSY seller Lemon Tree Studio and scooped them up faster than you can say, "Will you be my bridesmaid?"

 

Cute as a button!

  

  

How to send them? Perfect, the bottom of a brown paper bag!

They fit snug as a bug in there!

Ready to be mailed! (blotted out the addresses)

Invitation Experiment {2}

I was so excited to find these buttons! Perfect for the idea I had in mind. Perfect for that small 'antiquey' touch I was looking for. Here is a sample invitation that I just whipped up, close to what I'm assuming will be the final product. The BFF mentioned that he liked the idea of a monogram. So I think a 'D' and 'S' on the front, along with the date of the wedding, may be the perfect touch!

 

  

Something pretty and scrolling like this monogram.

 

I also made a pocket on the inside of the invitation to have a place for a map and any other information that needs to be relayed.

Yipee! It's Feb 7th and my goal for January was to have the invitations figured out. Check!

In the Family - Our Photographer

I believe part of the joy of weddings is sharing it with family and close friends. People who care about you, people who have known you your whole life, people who have helped raise you, seen you grow into the person you are today, people you have come to know in friendship, who hold a place in your heart. I believe that these people are the ones you want to share this amazing day with, and they want to be there too.

Part of that, for me, also transfers into the people who play a bigger role on the day of, and before the wedding. Involvement of those you love is also a big deal to me. I want people to know that they mean something to me; therefore, if they are willing, I want to involve them in some way. Big or small.

How, you might ask, is this leading to our wedding photography? Well, Derek is my brother in law and he is also a gifted photographer. He was also the first one to offer his skills for our wedding! (he also does a great job at graphic design). That is a lot of ‘also’s’, but what can I say, the guys got skills. And I was happy that he was so willing to share them with us for our wedding.

I’m into the artistic side the photographs as well as capturing our personalities. And I know he’ll be able to all that and more! I’d like to share some of his work!

Thanks Steph and Derek for these photos.