Bridesmaids Dresses: Check!!!

Finally! We've decided on a dress! Originally I was going to let my girls pick whatever dress they wanted by Melissa Sweet as long as it came in the color Atlantis. After a couple of trips to the dress store, my bm's all decided they wanted the same dress! So, we will be ordering them in a couple of days/a week, hopefully! I'm just waiting on two more girls for payment! My maid of honor will still have the previous dress, but the girls decided on MS120 for theirs, minus the black band.

On another note, I'm a little worried. I tried on my dress (the sample) for my girls while I was there. The dress fit me perfectly, which was a 8 and the same sample dress I tried on when I purchased the dress originally. When I ordered, they told me they were getting me a 4, apparently I was a "perfect" 4. I kind of started freaking out... they assured me that it will fit, and that it's only 1 inch difference between the 4 and the 8, but I'm still a little scared it won't fit. I guess I'll just have to start running and working out to lose some of those lbs!!!

Lamenting over STD's!

It seems that we're having issues with these STD's. I thought that I was saving money on my STD's by getting free postcards and doing everything DIY, rather than purchasing everything from a store or something. Now, it seems that I am having some major issues. Apparently, because of the magnet and size of my postcards, stamps are going to be really expensive for mailing. Ugh! So, now I'm starting over, and having some major issues! I just wish something would work out right!!!

In other news, Mo and Jenny have picked their dresses for the wedding! Yay!! So, here are pictures of each.

Update on envelopes

I made a quick trip to my post office today. When I first got there, the line was LONG. I thought, "crap, I'm going to have to wait for a half a hour just to make sure I can use this envelope... nice...". Well, lucky for me, there was a woman who was walking up the line asking if there were just little things that she could help out with. I asked her about my envelopes and she said that I could use them. She measured the envelope, and told me that I would have to just pay .62 cents rather than .42 cents. It ends up being about $17 more in the long run, but it's worth it so I won't have to start all over again!!! Yay!

DIY Envelopes

As I mentioned yesterday, I had to make my own envelopes for my STD cards. So, here's my step by step guide!

All my supplies:
Pencil, paper (8.5"x11"), scissors, and ruler
I laid my Save The Date's in the middle of the paper.
I folded the bottom up as far as needed to cover my STD.
Then I folded the sides in, and the top down.
I cut off the excess that I didn't need.
I measured approximately an inch from the bottom and top of the side flaps, and drew a diagonal line, then cut on the lines
Then I folded in the sides, and glued them to the bottom flap.
And VOILA! A custom envelope!!
In my previous post, I have a link for lick 'em glue to seal the envelope shut.

DIY paper QUEEN!

I decided today, since I had the entire day off and that Matt was on call all day, that I was going to start making my save the dates. Well, after a while of fidgeting and trying to get things perfect, I got it all together! Once, I figured out how I was going to do this, I was in the swing. It ended up being like a pocketfold, so maybe some practice for my invitations! Below are pictures and my step by step how to!

All my wonderful supplies before I started!!

I cut the magnet strips to my desired length
Then I attached them to the back
I started with the paper next. I cut to the desired size (because I started with the normal paper size of 8.5x11, I had to cut all the paper myself).
Then, I printed the information on the cardstock (I had two different ones. One for out of town, and one for in town guests)
Then I scored the paper to the correct folds.

When I folded the cardstock at the folds, I measured the distance for hole punches, and punched through the top.
I marked around the postcard/magnet and stuck some photo corners on the cardstock, then put my magnet in them. This is pretty much the finished product! When I close them, I tied a green ribbon through the holes to hold it together.

But once I finished, I realized that no one makes any envelopes the size that I needed... it was lovely. While trying to find a place that would make me a custom cut envelope, I came across many websites with DIY envelope tips, while they were all regarding just un-gluing a normal envelope, and tracing it on a piece of paper. I decided to try my hand at making an envelope for myself. After a couple of tries, I was successful! I even found this website that has glue for you to make for the seal! So, now I have my entire line of DIY to do for my save the dates. Hopefully I will do a couple a week, so then I can have them done in time for January, which is planned send out month. I have to say that today has been so rewarding! I can't wait to get my STD's in their hand made envelopes out!

Jewelry... CHECK!

I checked my mail today, and I was pleasantly surprised to find my wedding day jewelry! They were cheap, and everything I wanted. I got them from www.evesaddiction.com. I paid about $50 including shipping. They got here in 2 days! My necklace is a Vera Wang replica, and I have some great pearl drop earrings. They go well together, and I can't wait to try them on with my dress!!

It really is white, not yellow. The light makes it look different.

Matt and I, also, purchased our wedding rings this weekend. I'm really happy to get that done! The best thing is, the business was going out of business so Matt's wedding band was only $38. You can't beat that! Mine, however, was still a little steep. I love it, though, and I'm not going to lie that I wear it often when I'm at home (actually, I'm wearing it now).
In other news, Harper had a seizure the other day. I woke up at around 2 a.m. and found him seizing in his kennel. Bile was coming out of his mouth, and he had urinated all over himself. I thought enough to get him out of the kennel, and carried him to the bathroom but after that, I freaked out! Matt made me leave, and I started bawling. He hasn't had anything weird happen since, but I'm just praying that he's going to be done with the seizures for the rest of his life!

D.J.

Yay! Check one more off the list! We've hired our D.J. I'm really excited, too because he has come highly regarded. I only have one more MAJOR vendor to find, then I'm done hiring them! I do, however, have a couple of little one's left. Cake maker is my last major, but I'm still waiting on my friends decision on whether or not she will be around next year. My two little one's are string quartet, and a videographer. So happy to almost be done!!