Saturday, 21 June 2014

10 weeks and closing

So...yesterday marked exactly 10 weeks until the wedding...which also happens to be 9 weeks until I leave my job and a little over 11 weeks until I start my uni PGCE course. Its all happening and its all crazy-manic!

We don't have that much left to do, but if I'm honest there seems to be lots of little jobs I just cant seem to finish off, and with the day looming closer I'm feeling the pressure starting to increase. Especially as the last few weeks I've been so distracted with my uni application/interviews/placements at schools as well as working my part time shop job in and around doing all of that. The wedding very much took a back seat.

So, the last couple of nights I've jumped straight back into the creative side of my 'hand-made' wedding pieces. We've received all of the replies for the 'daytime' ceremony/reception and most of the ones for the evening 'do' as well, and are starting to build up a lovely collection of acceptance/regret cards.


I'm not sure of the 'protocol' for displaying these cards - I very much intend to enjoy them and leave them up until the wedding. I then decided to set about writing an informantive letter with a few more details on about the big day/menu choices to send out to those who have accepted.


And most recently I attacked to grand task of writing out the place settings for the tables. Considering we are only having 39 guests to the day reception this was a laborious task as I hand made each one with a multi-step process that, although I enjoyed, felt very tiring and repetitive. Again with this my only hope is that people appreciate the time and effort that goes into making such a small and inconsequential item.

Step 1: Take paper 'large luggage' tags

Step 2: remove white string

Step 3: Add shaped contoured edge with fancy scissors

Step 4: Use hot glue gun to apply buttons to each tag


((Step 4 again)) - observe added buttons achieved through hot-glue-singed-fingertips

Step 5: Take purple ultra thin craft stickers
 
Step 6: Stick on and trim to size purple border sticker


Step 7: Add names - handwritten in purple

Step 8, Add purple/white twine to each tag

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