The Invitation

Succulent Books

Table No.

Programs

Ring it On

Take a Seat

Photos by Justin & Mary

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DIY: Streamer Wand Tutorial

These streamer wands were my very first wedding project. Choosing the ribbons helped me decide on our color scheme early on and things started to fall into place from there. Over the Moon Ribbons was a amazing source for ribbons, with a wide range of colors and styles. After studying various tutorials online, I decided that this one seemed the easiest and the quickest. Most of the 150 wands were completed in one night with good friends, pizza and a couple bottles of wine. 

How to Make Streamer Wands: 

Materials:

•  3/8" Ribbons, cut to 36" long (I used 5 per wand)
•  12" Wooden Dowels
•  1-1/16" Brass Screw Eyes
•  Thumbtack
•  Hammer 
•  Pliers
•  Small sharp scissors

1.  Make a hole. Gently tap the thumbtack with a hammer to start a hole at one end of the wooden dowel. This step will make attaching the screw eye much easier.

2.  Insert the screw eye in the hole you just made. A plier will come in handy when your hands start to get tired.

3.  Neatly stack the ribbons and thread them through the screw eye opening.

4.  Loop the ribbons and pull them through to make a knot.

5.  Pull ribbons taught to fasten the knot.

6.  Wave your wand and celebrate this moment!

Mr. & Mrs.

On August 4th 2012, Ronak and I said "I Do!"

Save the Date 8.4.12

August 4th is just around the corner! The Save the Dates are out and a lot of details are starting to fall into place.

I had hired the lovely Heather Heckel to screen print the Save the Date cards and couldn't be happier with the results. She did an amazing job,  paying attention to every detail. For the return address I used SimonStamp.com to produce a custom rubber stamp. They are really reasonable and have an impressive turnaround time.

The invitation is still a work in progress, but I'm making some good headway. Stay tuned...

Keep Calm and Carry All

Ronak and I got engaged in March and spent the whole month enjoying the afterglow and resisting every urge to start planning. Since then we've been taking everything in stride and have made a lot of progress on the wedding plans.

I'm realizing that being organized is a good way to stay calm throughout the whole process. One of my favorite things to do at this stage is gather inspiration and sketch project ideas. I made a carryall to stash wedding related material and I think it will come in handy when I visit the florist, caterer, dress shop etc... The tote is made of a natural-colored linen and lined with a cheerful geometric voile by Anna Maria Horner.  The webbed cotton handles are super sturdy and an excellent time-saving substitute for handmade ones. For a bit of color on the neutral exterior, I top-stitched the edges with bright yellow thread and sewed on a tomato-red vintage button.