Do Not Disturb Our Guests!

Here's another wedding DIY-- a quick and easy one! I decided to make these for our out of town guests. I am going to put them in the OOT bags I will have in each hotel room. They are double-sided, and therefore do double-duty. In case you can't read the photos, one side of the tag says "Do Not Disturb, We are getting ready for Colleen and Kurt's wedding," the other side is for the next morning.... It says "Do Not Disturb, We were up late partying at Colleen and Kurt's wedding." Of course, they are pink and green and feature polka dots... gotta match the theme! I have the template I created in Microsoft Publisher, email or comment if you'd like me to send it to you; I'm happy to share!

Midnight Snack

When I first started wedding planning, I stumbled upon the idea of having a midnight snack at the reception. I think it was Weddingbee's Mrs. Emerald's McDonald's Cheeseburgers that inspired me. It may not be a new or completely unique idea, but it's new to me! I've never been to a wedding that had anything like it. And, what do people want after a night of drinking, dancing, and celebrating? FOOD! My Fiance and I decided we would do something like this for our guests, so we are having pizzas brought in from my family's favorite restaurant. Our band stops playing at midnight, so that's when the pizza will be served. YUM. I know my family, they will be ALL OVER that pizza! I think it'll be a nice treat for our guests... and a good way to end the night. What do you think? Are you serving a "midnight snack" at your wedding or after-party?

Thank You Cards Fit For a Queen

These are the thank you cards I made for the ladies who attended my bachelorette party. I wanted to make them special, since they all made ME feel so special! ;) The envelope liners are made with silver and gold striped wrapping paper. If you are planning to use wrapping paper for any of your envelope liners, I recommend using nice thick paper, not the cheap stuff. It does make a difference. To seal the envelopes, I made stickers with the same crown image I used on the card (forgot to take a picture, but trust me, they were the perfect way to seal the envelope, and looked super cute). I love how they came out, and I've heard lots of great feedback from the ladies. I'm starting to think I may never buy another card..... sorry Hallmark!

Favors to Feast On

I am not sure it's the norm, but I felt like I HAD to make some sweet treats for the lovely ladies who attended my bachelorette celebration. I made them oreo truffles using the recipe I found here. With only a few ingredients, they were pretty easy to make, but a little time consuming. Everyone said they were delicious (especially my fiance who got t eat all of the "rejects"). An easy, yummy recipe.... that's the best kind!

I found the cute boxes at the dollar store, but they had some not-so-cute foam type stickers on the tops, so I removed those and replaced them with some stickers I made. It's all in the presentation!

Ok, now I'm hungry.... off to make dinner! ;)

Blasts from the Past

I know, I know, it's been a few days! But, I have been busy with etsy orders and my girl-getaway-bachelorette party weekend (I promise a post on that as soon as someone sends me some pics!).

One of my favorite etsy projects this week has been for my customer DeeDee. I am making her rehearsal dinner invitations with vintage envelope liners. She wants all of her liners to have a wedding theme, so I've spent lots of time in my garage attic going through old newspapers. Her liners are coming out great; I've found wedding related artwork, wedding announcements, and wedding advertisements. They will look like this:

And, bonus, when I was digging through those old papers, I discovered a newspaper from November 1963 containing news of JFK's assassination and funeral. What a cool find!

A Shout-Out from Project Wedding

There was a post on the Project Wedding forum recently about my cocktail napkins! I sold some of my gocco'd napkins to fellow PW member "MommyLynda", and she had such nice things to say, it made my day. If you haven't checked out PW yet, do it! You'll be hooked. I promise.

Get on the Bus!

In a recent post, I gave you a sneak peek of our "getaway car," my '78 VW bug convertible. Now you get to check out the sweet ride we booked for our guests!

Yep-- it's a big yellow school bus! My fiance and I are both educators, and many of our guests (both family and friends) are teachers, school psychologists, and school administrators. We thought it fitting and appropriate that they get to and from our reception in a big 'ole bus! I am thinking this might make for some good photo-ops, especially at the end of the night! And, it definitely fits in with the fun, whimsical theme we've got going. What do you think? Are you incorporating any unique modes of transportation into your wedding?

So Many Dresses, So Few Places to Go!

If only I had lots of places to go! I imagine summer evenings of cocktails and jazz.... I absolutely LOVE all of these retro looking dresses from ModCloth . Why, oh WHY, did I already buy a dress for my Rehearsal Dinner??? I may have to return it and buy one of these beauties.

I Think I Need To Order This.

This awesome little find is from etsy seller The BrickKiln. I love how the car resembles our "Getaway Car," my 1978 Volkswagen Convertible Bug!
Don't you think I HAVE to order it?