Under the Five-Month Mark

Since our engagement all those months ago, I imagined that this time - five months out - would be the beginning of wedding madness. Still, with fewer than 150 days to go, we still find the process fun and low stress. There's still a lot to do, yes, but the big stuff is done and we can just enjoy the rest.

Lately we've really focused on decisions for all the small stuff: ceremony and reception music, paper products for the wedding, attire, and the overall look that we want. I still love browsing through magazines and wedding blogs, and I love seeing how creatively other couples execute their ideas. Unfortunately, the most popular (and, therefore, most featured) weddings these days are in the vintage, eclectic, semi-casual style. Check out Style Me Pretty if you don't get what I mean. Popular items include buttons, teacups, mason jars, single sunflowers, birdcage veils, linen bridesmaids dresses, and it's all so dreamy and pretty. Sadly, our wedding doesn't work with any of those things, and formal, traditional weddings are rarely featured in current magazines and blogs. So I'm taking as much inspiration as I can from other sources and making up the rest as I go!

One aspect I've been exited about from the beginning is the invitations - truly a labor of love. We're just starting to print, assemble, and construct the invitations and envelopes, but it's fun seeing it all come together. Our goal for mailing is April 1st, and while two months seems like plenty, it's going fast. Just tracing and cutting the envelope liners took me three nights, so we have our work cut out for us (please pardon the pun)!

We're looking forward to some wine tasting together over Valentine's weekend, and on President's Day weekend we'll be headed up north again. Terry's parents will be looking over rehearsal dinner options, and Terry and I will get to taste more cake flavors from the amazing Bev Tenaka. A few fun errands ahead in the world of wedding planning! Hope you have an amazing Valentine's Day!