Oh no, the break is over!

Where did the summer go? The kids have all started back to school, we have four and a half months til the wedding and almost the whole thing is Do It Yourself (DIY)! Eep!

I have to make all of the invitations, thankfully I can assign the printing of them and the labeling and stuffing to Martin. I'll take care of the fanciful edges, ribbons and getting the stickers on straight. I need to go through and figure out who gets paper RSVP cards and who gets only the online info, since we're trying to be paper-light, eco-conscious as much as we can. (I made the green paper wraps out of the wedding schmutz they sent me in the mail from that damned bridal show and my mother's shreddeds. The dye was mostly spinach based, with a little food coloring to blue it. Who says I'm not girly?)

I have to make my veil, I have everything I need, I just need to get off my butt and figure it out.
I've been told my idea might be impossible, I say only improbable and I can work with improbable. I'll get it to do what I have in mind, simply because I only have the rough sketch, the details aren't coherent as a full piece and that gives me room to play.

I'm afraid I've offended some of Martin's friends. You can warn people that one is exceedingly weird and means no offense, but people will take things as they will according to their experience and paradigm views. I make no apology for how I am, and I am Inappropriate Girl!
;-)

The first craft day for anyone interested is September 18th @ Canadian Rachel's on Denver's Capital Hill. Start in the afternoon and go until we're done or we're keeping the baby awake too long. We'll be making the first set of decorations, the decoupaging of the formula cans to make bases/vases for the centerpieces. There will be enough cans for people who want to just make one to take home as well. A good glue and some scissors/exacto knives would be good to bring if you're planning on coming, that way we can be sure to have enough supplies for everyone. If you don't have these things and can't afford to buy them just for this, no worries I do have some extras of everything.

I need to get the Bridal Shower invite list to Mom and Stephanie (and Rachel and Erin...) and trust that they will take care of that one event for me. (Please, please, just that one is all I ask...)
At least that's not until October 18th and the location is free! (Thanks to Erin, Luke and Scott)

The guys need to go for/turn in their tuxedo measurements in September, so that we can put in the order on time. It's the only thing they are being asked to do, other than show up on time for the weekend of the wedding and the wedding itself, in their proper clothes and do what the officiant tells them to.

Need to reserve our honeymoon place and the figure out the best rental price for large passenger vans to drive people back and forth from the airport/hotel/church/bar. Thank goodness for Norris who said he'd drive for us, I prefer a driver I know and trust.

I need to have Erika and Doug both set up times to talk to us and have us fill out the music checklists for the receptions, talk set-up and prices. It's nice to know so many talented people in so many different genres and areas of life. We want to be surrounded by our community in all ways and it's happening.