Newlywed Syndrome

I've just diagnosed myself with Newlywed Syndrome, a made up disease that I'm currently suffering with. Among other symptoms, the most evident is looking through wedding photos at least once a day. Ok, maybe it hasn't been that much, but since we got our pro pictures back it's not too much of a stretch to say I've been a woman obsessed. So, even though the wedding's passed, I want to write about it. And seeing as I'm the editor and writer of this here blog, that's where I'm going to do it.

I want to talk about some of the DIY projects I did, though relatively few. The biggest by far was the programs:

They were definitely a labor of love. The photographer didn't get a picture of the inside, but the ribbon went around, under the first page. The pages were also backed with light blue cardstock, and I made them in word the ghetto way-with lots of tabbing, spacing, and eyeing. I found a similar design on Etsy that I loved, but didn't want to pay for, so I purchase the light blue cardstock, navy cardstock, a bundle of silver ribbon, and what seemed like 30 pounds of double-sided tape (a recommendation made by the Etsy maker, who was kind enough to share her wisdom). They definitely weren't perfect. The hardest part was cutting out the inside pages and inside cardstock backing evenly, especially with a mediocre and well-aged paper cutter.

These were similarly made. I got the font off of a free font site, and Emily filled in the table numbers. Easy, but time consuming. I would have loved to put a little ribbon on these, but ran out of time and motivation.

Ok, obviously I didn't *make* this book, but I created it using the engagement pictures the fabulous photographer and equally fabulous Maid of Honor Allison Neckman made using Shutterfly. I loved the way it turned out, and it's so fun to pull out now and look over.

These were a few of the major projects I undertook for the wedding, and I'm pretty proud of how they turned out. I'll leave you with a few other details from the day-you know, the kind you barely notice until you're looking back at pictures, unless, of course, you're the bride :).

My mother-in-love gave us this beautiful serving set last Christmas. I'd love to find a way to display them in our home.

I asked our baker if he could make this awesome topper for our groom's cookie cake (a special request all it's own). The cake was layers of cookie and fudge, and I wanted a little dipped "bride and groom", like the strawberries you often see.

Clearly, I didn't splurge when it came to the sand ceremony. I just popped into Michael's, grabbed a few vases and some sand, and voila. I wish I had gotten a smaller middle vase, though-our sand barely took up half of it.

Alright, maybe centerpieces aren't exactly unnoticed details, but I just love them so much! Only half the tables got flowers, the others got candelabras provided by the venue and tons of beautiful lavender petals which saved a decent bit, but how I love the simple flower arrangements our wonderful florist created.

Our florist actually gave us more than flowers. The first time we went to visit her, her dog had just had puppies-and we ended up taking two home! That's right, Sam and Lilah were puffballs that stemmed from a flower-shop, and my mother couldn't resist-she took them home, saying they would be mine so her husband wouldn't kill her.

How could you resist these faces?

So there it is-some of those simple details that this bride sweated over. Things may not have been perfect, but they went towards making what I consider a perfect day.

Credits:

Photographer: The Decisive Moment

Flowers: Blueberry Springs

Baker: Celso's Cakes