360 days

Tonight, I get to pow wow with my favorite wedding consultant over some yummy foods!

Earlier this week, I got my papersamples from envelopemall.com and I think that Save-the-Date assembly is imminent.  Is 11 months prior to the wedding too far in advance to send out these notices?

Fall is in the air, and it's actually been quite chilly in the valley.  Thanks to the abrupt weather change, I suddenly have a case of the sniffles.  Of course, the fall weather has put me in a great mood to flip through the new issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.



I've been obsessing over the flower-free options available for the bouquets, bouttonieres and centerpieces.  I've never been that big a fan of fresh flowers and I've been finding a lot of DIY-inspiration on the internet!


I've also been trying to think of a great theme for the invites.


-ri

367 days...

I have ordered a few paper samples from a paper company because I'm hoping to have my Save-The-Dates ready to go soon.  At first, I thought that something close to a year in advance would be too soon, but I'm excited to get the word out!  I'm also excited to get these creative juices flowing, and I also realize that a DIY wedding also requires a more forgiving time table.

I've also decided to crack down on watching what I eat and being an all-around healthier person.  In January of 2008, I joined Weight Watchers and dropped a total of 27 lbs. within 7 months.  Unfortunately, when you take 1-part of moving in friends, mixed in with 2-parts of a busy schedule and you sprinkle some old habits on top of that and allow to simmer, you get 7 pounds that make their way back.  Since signing up for the program, I've definitely been making better choices and I'm certainly better off than I was in December 2007 but it would be nice to make more progress. 

I think that's all for now!  We're quickly approaching that one-year mark!

-ri