Progess!!

Guys things are actually wrapping up! We're down to 8 days till the wedding day and everything is falling into place :) last night steven and I stopped by the craft store and picked up a few last things to wrap up some projects with. That being said, I finished the headbands for the bridesmaids today and they look awesome! Next on my list is the fabric hoops... you'll just have to wait and see them, and the paper fortune cookies. The cookies are a surprise for Steven, I found this idea on a blog and decided to make it my own. Inside the fortune cookies, I am going to have pieces to a letter I've written for him to be given on our wedding day. The cookies will be placed on the tables and the guests will bring them to steven throughout the night as they find them and start to realize what they are. fun, right? yes =) there really is not a whole lot left to do. This weekend we'll be moving the rest of stevens stuff into the apartment (minus what he'll need for the couple of days before we leave for St. George). Then we'll just get the place cleaned and organized, ready for us to come home, wrap up the loose ends, then we take pictures first thing wednesday morning with our photographer (to get some out of the way up here where its cooler) and head south for the crazy weekend!

bam.

This last weekend was probably the best in a while. With pioneer day as a holiday in Utah, I had an extra day off work which was perfect because Steven and I had plans to head down to St. George! At first we were going to have to come back for Monday, but then Steven was able to get his shift at work covered. awesome. We got SO much done this weekend it felt great! We drove down friday night and visited with family for a bit, then Saturday morning we ordered all the boutonnieres, corsages, and of course my bouqet. Then we stopped by our rental place to finalize details with our set up for tables and chairs. We then made the drive out to Pine Valley and figured out the arrangement for set up, what we still needed, and talked to the park ranger about the electricity and clean up. Coming back into town we picked up our napkins, got a birthday present for my Grandma (turned 60, the family threw a big party for her), and picked up bridal shower gifts for my roommates. Sunday we relaxed :) Then monday, we made arrangements for my makeup and probably hair to be done at the salon, bought new shoes for steven and I (mine are adorable!), picked up a skirt for my mom, and cups for the reception... I think that was about it! We picked up a couple of other things we needed for here and there but wow! SO much stuff crossed off of our list of to-do's and we are excited! today I woke up and realized a week from today I'd be heading into work for my last day before running off for the wedding, what a happy thought, I can't believe how close it is! 11 days and counting =)

mmm 23 days... we can do this right??

who knew so much could go crazy in wedding planning? Guys we finally have our venue set for the reception (!!!) and it is going to be lovely, but most importantly, not scorching hot. with this ginormous detail out of the way, we can send out the rest of our invites tomorrow and breathe, at least for a few seconds that is. Steven's ring came in the mail yesterday but I still have to have it resized, yikes! can you say rush shipping? I think that's the next biggest thing to take care of now that the reception is squared away. My mom is up from St. George now and on Saturday begins the baking/crafting/buying/planning fest of my life. We have centerpieces to put together, errands to run, details to cover, and lots of cooking and freezing to do in prep for the big day. oh how nice it will be to relax and enjoy the day when it comes! However a lot of the stuff we have left at this point is the fun stuff. Last night I bought fabric and started making the headbands I'm giving the bridesmaids and they are going to look awesome! plus they involve burning things which is always a blast. alas, first things first, there are more important things to be taken care of before I can play with those and finish them up such as... HARRY POTTER PREMIER TONIGHT! aka date night with Steven. beautiful =)

voila!

guys it all worked out! Thanks to my man of a man, who jumped on it with our photographer, we were able to iron our the complications with our invites and get them done and ready to go :) here's a sneak peak!


















Steven's brother Jeff designed these for us, don't they look awesome?! They fit perfectly the style I had in mind, and are simply lovely. loooooove it! note to self: crossing fingers works, duh.