#469: the package.

thanks for your comments! we've decided to go with option #1.


created by april of blu sky designs.

so we're going to keep it simple. the invitation, the rsvp card with our email address and the envelope. no liners or return cards or return envelopes. i might add some texture after i get the cards (you know. with a needle pulling thread or something...) but that is yet to be determined.

and because we're keeping the actual invitation simple, i think it might be fun to punch the packaging up a bit as inspired by this pretty envelope smothered in vintage stamps. yes?


via frolic.

#468: fabric escort cards.

via black eiffel.

#467: happy new year!!!

i'm back, i'm jetlagged, i'm fighting bronchitis, my fingers are cold, and for some reason, my face feels like it's burning from chemicals (eh?).

on the flip side, i'm so glad to be home (there's no place like home!), the fiance's been taking care of me, and i can't wait to catch up on all of the wedding blog yumminess i've missed out on for the past couple of weeks.

first up, i want to share this here beauty of a shot by max. because it made me smile, inside and out.

...to see all of joanna and alex's amazing photos, click here.

#466: see you in 2009.

via absolutely beautiful things.

the big picture.

to wrap up this year (and as i embark on a 2 week hiatus from blogging), i plan to reflect on the past 12 months and think of...

the risks i've taken, the mistakes i've made, and the joys i've experienced.

to become a better person ...isn't really a goal per se.

but that's ok.

because that's what i aim to be, year after year. as defined by me and those i admire.

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as for the wedding thing...and this blog...

my heart just bursts with gratitude when i think of what it's become, what it's provided and what it's taught me.

and i sincerely thank you for taking this journey with me.

planning a wedding isn't a notable goal in the grand scheme of things. i mean. is it even really a goal.

but i believe that some of the learnings and realizations many of us have experienced along the way can be translated into viable big picture lessons. life lessons that reach far above and beyond just planning a wedding.

and to say it has for me would be somewhat of an understatement. melty, velveeta cheese. but true.

so xoxo times a mil and cheers to more learnings and realizations together in the future.

see you in 2009.
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#465: oh em gee.

i think i found my centerpiece. mercy me.

step-by-step instructions on once wed. (twice in one day. seriously, emily's awesome.)

imagine all the wonderful table conversations that are waiting to be had around these rock candy (!!!) centerpieces.

"i wonder if this is crystal."
"maybe they're rough cut diamonds."
"i don't know why but i feel like licking one."
"it tastes like candy."
"sweet."
"dude."

oh. and i've also decided to DIY our guys' bouts.

inspired by the uber crafty chelsea of oh my deer.

p.s. i didn't know i would end up wanting to DIY so much. but with 5 months left, and having seriously caught the crafty bug, i'm more than ok with taking these on. in fact, i'm really excited to have found these projects...projects that will definitely help us make the wedding more "us". the aesthetic as it is right now (aka BLANK) leaves much to be desired...so i'm hoping these little handmade bits will infuse a whole lot of us-ness into the day.

it's getting personal.

#464: more idears.

thank you jd.

a felt garland? i think i can.

*step-by-step instructions on the purl bee.

#463: garland love.

via frolic.

maybe i can make my own version in shades of white. or something.

edit: closed this post too soon.

because here's another beautiful garland that i can make.

via once wed.

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i've decided. it's garland day everyday until i decide which garland to start working on for the ceremony space. and of course, your two cents is always appreciated.

this is a DIY project i can get behind. can't wait.