Double Digits!

99 days

207 invited
28 attending
6 declined

RSVPs today:
-Joel DeFelice, Matt's college friend
-Peggy & Alex, friends from Gap back home (declined because Peggy's brother's wedding is the same weekend)
-Brendan, my cousin (declined)
-Matt's parents
-John & Ann Madden

Jess is here for the weekend and we are going to my hair trial tomorrow morning with Shannon! I can't wait to see how it's going to look! I'm definitely bringing my camera!

Jess and I went to Michael's tonight and got the all the rest of the glass for the centerpieces except for the square vases. I came home and ordered them on Save on Crafts instead since they were drastically cheaper! I'm also ordering the black gems and then I'll be done!

I got the Vistaprint order and finished the menus tonight! They look great thanks to help from Jess! I'm so excited to have another DIY project done!

I also got the LAST brooch for Cristina's bouquet! I was going to finish her bouquet tonight until I realized that I needed to get more silver wiring. So...I'll be finishing it tomorrow.

I got the baskets for the programs today! They're a little small, so I've decided to not tie the fans and bubbles onto them. Instead, I'm going to get a big basket for the bubbles to leave outside and probably lay the fans in the pews, depending on if that's okay.

Planning Potpourri III

100 days

207 invited
21 attending
3 declined

Our RSVPs today were from:
-my aunt, Alicia, and her husband, Frank
-my gramma (dad's mom)
-Matt's college friend Erik (one of the ushers) and his girlfriend, Sophie
-my high school friends, Greg and Liz (he's one of the readers)
-my college friend, Caitlyn, and her fiance, Anthony
-my gram's brother (on my dad's side) and his wife (decline)
With these regrets, we're able to invite Matt's dad's half sister and one of my coworkers.

We got in some of the centerpiece stuff we ordered this past weekend: the white flower candles and the white gems, both for our sweetheart centerpiece.

Saturday is my hair trial! I keep forgetting (I know I have an appointment, but it slips my mind that it's also for the trial) and they called to confirm today! I'll be sure to take some pictures! (Two of my bridesmaids are going with me, so we'll have cameras galore!)

We got an email that another item was purchased for us off our registry! The Mikasa vases that match the fine china we want were ordered! Here's a picture:

On a non-wedding related note, Matt and I went and saw the condo tonight. It is beautiful! The only problem with it is that they don't allow pets. I emailed the company that owns them and asked if there was any way that we'd be able to keep our cats. The condos aren't rented and our cats are quiet and indoor as well as spayed and litterbox trained. I'm praying it might be okay.

Tomorrow, our order from Vistaprint with the menus in it will be coming in! I'm so excited to finish that project! My parents anniversary party invites will also be in there, so I can start addressing them!

Quickie

107 days

202 invited
0 attending
0 declined

Just a quick post on the first day of March (just a little over three months to go). I sent out the invitations yesterday after I left work, so they got to the post office about 6. A couple coworkers that live in the area got them today! I was seriously amazed at how fast they got out! So excited!

Another small tidbit: out of 22 diy projects I have only 7 to finish (not including the newsletters which are spaced out). A small detailed list:
1. bouquets which I have only Cristina's to finish as soon as the brooch comes in
2. ceremony programs which I need to buy fans for and then attach those and the bubbles to each
3. out of town bags which will be done closer to the wedding
4. escort card displays which will be finished once I get RSVPs back and can make escort cards for them
5. menus (for the tables) that I only need the menu insert for
6. centerpieces which will also be done closer to the wedding
7. favors which are another project to be done closer to the wedding

On the Menu

109 days

Currently working on: escort card frame labels (7/7 done)

We met with Scott tonight and got the menu finalized! I can finally finish ordering the rest of the wedding stationery from Vistaprint which I'm going to do tonight! Scott is so nice and helpful; he said we were really prepared! For everything else, he asked us questions and took notes and then gave us a matching questionairre to fill out and return the week before the wedding. I can't believe how close the wedding is getting!

My mom texted me today and said she was buying our invitation stamps for us! (She ended up just transferring the money to my account so I can buy them tomorrow.) I'm going tomorrow on my lunch break from work to buy them and start addressing the invitations! Then we'll send them all out! So excited!

Here's a picture of the table menus:

I Was Framed!

119 days

Currently working on: ceremony programs (100/200 done)

We got the frames that I ordered for the escort cards in! The family one is really nice...and really big. The four that I ordered for the smaller groups are a bit of a pain to get the pictures into, but it'll be okay once they're all done.

I started wrapping ribbons on the menus for the reception. I had bought the ribbon that said "Eat, Drink, & Be Married" and it looks great! I'll post pictures later, once the menus are completely done.

Matt and I are going on the last day of February (the 29th) to finalize the menu and probably discuss other details such as seating and such. I'm really excited!

I have my siblings for the weekend, so that's it for the post for now.

The Final Insert

124 days

Currently working on: ceremony programs (100/200 done)

I forgot to mention the other day, that another person bought a gift off of our registry! We're getting a set of our dishes from Corelle! I'll post a picture of them as well as our flatware!

Corelle Scribble Lines

Gourmet Settings Non Stop

I'm also ordering out menu inserts for the wedding! I'm waiting on the menus for the table because I want to finalize the whole menu with the Biltmore. The inserts, though, will only have the two meal options which we've chosen. I'm so excited that I'll be able to completely finish the invitations! Then we'll buy stamps and send them out!

I forgot to mention that I ordered some of the frames for the escort card display from Walmart! I got the one for the family and the four (they were a package) for Matt and my work friends, my high school friends, and dance friends.

A Pocketful

125 days

Currently working on: pocketfolds (130/130 done)
                                    ceremony programs (100/200 done)

I FINISHED THE POCKETFOLDS! I am so incredibly excited to have that tedious task over and done with! The best part is that all I need to do to finish the invitations is insert the menu once we order them!

Speaking of menus, our tasting is tonight! Matt, his mom and sister, my parents, and I are going to the Biltmore to taste all their amazing food! Hopefully we'll make the final decisions tonight, as well, so that I can order the menus for the invitations and tables.

And speaking of table menus, I am going to work on those later as well, since I bought white ribbon that says "Eat, Drink, & Be Married". I was originally going to use it for the invitations, but I didn't get enough and I think it's too thick, so I figured I'd use it around the binding of the menus.

I'm going to shower and eat a small lunch and then work on the programs. I'll be sure to post later about how the tasting was!

Mixed Bag

I got (yet another) box of stuff from Vistaprint today! In it were the rest of the stickers for the menus, envelope seals, the rest of the accomodation cards, my tote for the honeymoon (and after), and the brochures for the out-of-town bags. (It also had the calendar that I made for my parents for Christmas.) I'm really excited because now I can make the rest of the menus (except for the actual menu)!

I love the brochures so I'm posting them here.

Also, the guestbook that I created on Snapfish shipped today! I can't wait to get it!!

A Day Well Spent

Matt and I went to North Attleboro (where I got my wedding dress) to run a couple errands today!

We started with Michael's where I bought some scrapbook stickers and a pin cushion. I only spent like $4 with a coupon which is definitely the least amount I have ever dropped there.

Then we went to Christmas Tree Shops and picked up a few things with the friends and family 20% coupon I had. None of it was wedding related, but we did get a storage ottoman for less than $10.

I have also decided to put instructions for some of my DIY projects here, starting with the one below. To find more (once I've posted them) click on the "how-to" label link under all of the groomsmen pictures on the left. (They'll have a simple title unlike my normal posts to make it easy to find what you're looking for.)

We went to Walmart next and got more silver wiring (finally) for the bouquets and a couple other things.

We had a late lunch at a local Chinese restaurant and it was delicious! I love pork fried rice and it is addicting! Even after I was full I kept eating it!

We came back and stopped at our local Walmart (I had pictures that I needed to pick up) and we've spent the rest of the day at home.

I have been working on DIY projects all day including our menus, invitations, and (after I finish this post) bouquets. I had a picture of Matt and I printed for the inside of the menus that I added in since it looked a little bare. I FINALLY made a good template for the invitation pocketfolds that I'm DIYing and made a mock-up. (I'm going to get a paper cutter so that the edges are all even and straight since it's hard to do with scissors and cutting each individually.) I also finished three totes: mine, Shannon's, and Matt's mom's. All in all, it was a fu and productive day!

Bagged Lunch

I went shopping today for DIY projects and bought the black paper for the menus and some of the paper for the invitations at Michael's. Also for the menus, I bought some silver braided ribbon to go around the binding. I got some needles and thread, too, because the fabric I ordered came in!

I ordered a 1/2 yard of chiffon in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, white, and black for the flowers that will be attached to the tote bags. The colors are gorgeous and I'm definitely going to start working on them tomorrow night!

I also ordered our photobook from Snapfish tonight that we'll be using for the guestbook!

It's in the Bag

I received another package from Vistaprint today with lots of goodies! I got the totes for our VIP girls and moms, some of the stickers for the menus, the guestbook signs, the thank yous that I ordered as small gifts for our moms, and the labels for the bubbles for after the ceremony.
Here are the totes:

The pictures of the stationery are on my website here.

I spent an hour early putting the labels on the bubbles. It was easy since they were plain plastic bottles, but I like having the labels on there explaining what the bubbles are for.

The fabric for the flowers for the tote bags should be coming in tomorrow, so I'll probably get started on those using CvilleClaire's instructions!