Less than five months to go!! Photo by Lane Dittoe and florals by Oak & the Owl Since my last update… — WE BOUGHT BRIDESMAID DRESSES!! Woo hoo! — We bought John’s tux and tuxedo shirt! — We finalized our invitation design and sent it to the printer to see samples — I designed, printed, and framed the first piece of signage for our reception — I designed our marriage certificate and guest book cards — I had my first wedding gown fitting!! — We scheduled our first meeting with our pastor, our tasting with our caterer, and our site walk through with our florist and day-of coordinator — Marget and I chose a veil designer, and I’m meeting with her tomorrow! — We received our first wedding gifts! I’m shocked by how far people plan ahead! — We booked the first night of accommodations for our minimoon Next up on the list? — John’s job is to lock down our rehearsal dinner venue, so I’m hoping he has that on his list for this month — I’d like to book the rest of the minimoon accommodations — I think we’re going to purchase our wedding rings! — I would love to finish the crepe paper flowers… and share my tutorial with you! More soon!

We’ve got less than six months to go until W-Day, and I’m starting to feel the pressure. Let’s recap the last month, shall we? Arrangement and photo by Poppies & Posies Since my last update… — We finalized our registry picks — We finalized our invitation design and are waiting on a few elements to come back from our calligrapher — I did yet more waffling on bridesmaid dresses. I don’t know why, but this decision has made me second guess myself more than every other wedding-related decision put together. UGH! I am hoping to place the dress order next week, so PLEASE cross your fingers for me! I will recap the whole saga once the dresses are purchased. — My sister and I made the first test blooms for a big DIY – paper flowers! I’ll write up a full tutorial soon, but you can see a sneak peek right here! Next up on the list? — We have got to get at least the groom’s attire nailed down this month, since he needs to have it ready to go for a friend’s wedding in June. — Bridesmaid dresses. Done and done. — I think we’ll be ordering our invites this month! — I’m so hoping I’ll get to have my first dress fitting soon!! On another note, apologies for the sparse posting lately! We’ve had a steady succession of house guests for the past few weeks (and have more scheduled for the next few weeks!), so I’ve been concentrating on enjoying their company instead of blogging. BUT, I have several fun posts in the queue, including one about the awesome shower invitations I made for my future sister in law (!), a practical one on my tips for booking destination wedding vendors, more about our wedding day timeline,