Last summer we went home to visit for the first time in two years. Rediscovering all of the cold-weather clothes I’d left behind in my closet and all of my possessions waiting for me in Minnesota was so exciting. I didn’t want to wear any of the clothes in my suitcase, just the sweaters and [...]
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Save the dates ready for print
Our save the dates have been edited, scrutinized, uploaded, and ordered! It feels so good that it is (temporarily, at least) out of our hands and onto the printing press.
This has been a big hurdle and it is a big giant check on the to-do list. There was a fair amount of stress, disappointment, and [...]
Check and check
We have a photographer! And a DJ! More on this later. I just wanted to note the occasion. Progress has been made!
Yellow dresses
The search is on for yellow bridesmaids dresses. I asked all of my girls to choose a yellow dress, roughly knee-length. So they are the ones choosing. And actually, I don’t know that anyone except for my sister (MOH) is actively looking yet. Which might worry me if I weren’t way the heck over here [...]
Centerpieces…check!
While we were home this summer, we did check a couple of things off of the wedding list. I went to IKEA three times. That store is so much more wonderful after living on a remote tropical island for two years. Let’s just say our apartment is not very homey here. Because selection is terrible [...]
Choices, choices!
You’d think that with all these weeks of being home, I’d have something to show for it on the wedding front. Alas, nada. For the past year, I’ve floated along in a sea of excess time. Things were too far out to really plan and I had all the time in the world. I perused [...]
Sweet home Minnesota
I know I’ve been MIA lately, but I promise I have a lot of good excuses!
But let’s just get to the point. I am currently blogging from the other side of the globe. That’s right, I’m home in Minnesota! We flew back last weekend to see family and, of course, get some wedding planning in. [...]
The first purchase
My first official purchase for our wedding was a vintage, free-standing, old-school chalkboard.
I scored it for $30 off of Craigslist. Luckily, my awesome sister and helpful parents were willing to make it happen, seeing as I’m seven thousand odd miles away and unable to pick up, haul, or store said chalkboard. I’m so excited to [...]
Yellow it is.
Once we decided on the location, my vision for our wedding started evolving. I should note, this process of planning our wedding has really made me aware of how much I have changed these past two years. Living on this teeny tropical island has removed me from fashion trends and most of pop culture. I [...]
It’s all in the location
Mike and I got engaged last August. We knew we wanted to have the wedding in Minnesota so we could have all of our friends and family there. Unfortunately, we are currently living a long ways away from Minnesota. Oh, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my tendency toward perfectionism. Full-boar perfectionism.
And so [...]
