GETTING IN GEAR

Now that I am done with "Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical" & Christmas is just around the corner, it is time to really get some stuff in gear. I need to get with my bestie/maid of honor & get some finalizing paperwork done with my venue. I want to get it all in writing so it's all set & I can focus on other things for the wedding. I intend to be pretty crafty & DIY with my wedding so I have already been looking into ways to accomplish what I want. I'm also very excited that my lovely fiance is really into the planning & he's been coming up with amazing ideas! I feel very fortunate. Sometimes I look at my ring & look at him & still can't believe I'm really engaged. What an awesome feeling.

So, here's to getting in gear in the new year!!

OK, I am behind here.

My new goal here is to post at least once a week with wedding updates, no matter how small. I will be trying to update the other parts of the site as well so you can keep up!

First, we have changed our theme & decided on exactly what we are going to do now. Our theme is "Alice In Wonderland". We both agreed we liked that so we are going to run with it. The ceremony's main theme will be the queen of hearts & the colors red, black & white. I need to get my printer fixed so I can print out some inspiration to put in my wedding binder. :)

The reception will be the "Mad Hatter's Tea Party" & just be a mesh of colors & other fun stuff! More details about that might be forthcoming. I don't want to spoil anything!

We also have our venue. Hoping to get paperwork done within the next few weeks. But we are getting an amazing deal & I can't wait to make it official once paperwork is signed!!

DIY Project: Homemade Wedding Binder

I am not rich. So that prompted this entry on how to put together your own wedding binder/planner instead of wasting your money on one from the bookstore. It's really easy & very affordable!

I purchased the following:

- 3 ring binder (Dollar General $2)
- Package of lined paper. (Dollar Tree $1)
- Pencil pouch (Dollar General $1)
- 10 dividers (2 pkgs of 5, $1 each at Big Lots)
- 3 folders (Dollar General $.075 each)
- 25 count sheet protectors (Walmart $1.56)

I had my fiance use the printer at work to print out my wedding checklist from http://www.offbeatbride.com .. so if you have a friend who can print & hole punch stuff for you at their job .. you can save money like that.

So I got my own wedding planner binder for under $10 dollars! & it's easy to customize! I'm going to make a collage to put in the front to make it pretty. I plan on posting a picture of that when it's done!

Here are some pictures!