When we were in the Harbor over the Fourth of July weekend, my Mom, sister, and cousins and I stopped into Casual Interiors, a new-to-me shop (not sure how long it’s been in business). Very cute stuff and a nicely curated selection. I’ll admit I really wanted to pick up that bushel of Dash & Albert rugs and take off running…

Casual Interiors
20 McKown Street
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
207-633-4273

One of the tasks I’ve recently knocked off the list? Welcome bag hang tags. We’ll be assembling between 25-40 of these puppies the week of the wedding, so keeping things simple is of the utmost importance. What will they contain? A water bottle or two, a snack of some sort, a few pieces of salt water taffy, directions to spots around town, a hand-drawn map of the area (thanks, Wanda!), and a reminder card with a rundown of the weekend’s events.

The bags are simple brown paper lunch bags, the ribbon is from Paper Mart, and the tags were designed in Publisher then printed, cut, punched, and strung by me.

P.S. Jack the cat approves.

K + C’s reception tables will have several different kinds of centerpieces. Two of them will be edible. The first? Candy. We just purchased two three-pound bags of banana salt water taffy and one box of lemon hard candy sticks, both from Candy Warehouse.

This was our inspiration:

{Jessica Johnston via Style Me Pretty}

The other edible centerpieces will be mini bushels of blueberries and blackberries — perfect for Maine and perfect for our color palette.

{Sweet Monday Photography via SMP}

Our plan is for the centerpieces to look so delicious they’ll be bare by the end of the reception.

{Image that fits our color scheme by Millie Holloman. Pretty!}

Dudettes. We are now approximately one month out from K + C’s wedding. Here’s what a small sampling of my to-do list looks like:

Print direction and information cards for welcome bags
Print welcome bag hang tags
Design and print signage for whoopee pies
Buy linen for specialty reception tables
Finish designing ceremony programs and print and assemble them
Print signs for bride and groom cottages
Find a box for the ceremony programs
Create a wedding weekend timeline
Collect more driftwood and deliver it to our driftwood arch constructor
String mini paper bunting for buffet stations
Design and print buffet menus
Design, print, and construct pinwheels for part of reception decor
Make signage for favors
Cut waxed paper for rehearsal dinner bunting, centerpieces, and bags
Assemble rope boutonnieres for groomsmen
Design and make signage for cookie buffet

I’ll stop, because I don’t want you to run screaming in the other direction. Am I worried it’s all going to get done? A little. Are all of these projects necessary? Nope. If they don’t get done, will K + C still get married? Yes, ma’ams. Knowing all this, am I still trying to get as many projects done as possible? You bet I am.

You see, I want Kate’s wedding to be the most special day it can be, and I’m determined to do anything I can to make it that way for her with the least possible stress. So, yes: I’ll make as many trips to Michael’s as it takes, stay up as late as it takes, remove as many things off her plate as it takes, to make sure those two things happen. And come August, I know it will all be worth it. Wish me luck!