I have, as I am wont to do, probably taken on a few too many DIY projects. However, I have made myself a lovely little to-do list to keep everything straight, and I am not afraid to start cutting things off the list. If watching Food Network Challenge has taught me anything, it's that you've got to be willing to sacrifice a few elements here and there for the sake of the whole - you are guaranteed not to be lucky enough to finish every fabulous thing you wanted in the time allotted.
Last night I almost finished making my veil. For my first try, it really didn't go too badly. I think if I did it again I would use a little bit more fabric to make it a smidge poofier, but all in all I'm pretty happy with it. I actually started on it several weeks ago, but I threw a bit of a hissy fit after I accidentally cut a hole in my tulle and had to set it aside for awhile so I could regroup. (The fabric, by the way, is ridiculously inexpensive. For $3 I bought enough to make at least two and maybe three single-layer veils.) Yesterday I decided to try just slicing off the edge where I cut the hole and seeing if the veil was still long enough to suit my taste, and surprisingly it was. Someday I might try to blog some instructions for making your own, because really it's insanely easy, at least if you make one as simple as I did. The most difficult part was getting it cut with straight edges to the right size, because the cutting mat I bought for this purpose was nowhere near big enough to lay the fabric out flat - I had to quadruple fold it, which does not make for beautiful straight edges. (But who's going to notice?) I had a bit of trouble sewing my veil onto the comb, too, because it was so big. I really wanted to use a wire one, though, and I couldn't find any smaller ones, so I'm going to make it work.
Next up on the agenda we have decorations, flower girl accessories, programs...and so on and so forth. Meanwhile, Andy has been planning our honeymoon to San Antonio and Galveston. He has taken care of almost everything himself, which makes me a very happy girl. I trust him to arrange something wonderful for us!
Last weekend I had my bachelorette/birthday party. We planned it for a little bit farther away from the wedding than most folks might, but I wanted to make sure all of my bridesmaids could make it, and this was the best day we could come up with. Needless to say, we had a great time! We played some fun games at my house, had yummy snacks, and all of my friends got to know each other a bit. Plus I received some really beautiful gifts - and a few that made me blush!!! Later we went to the Power & Light District. We had a blast shakin' our booties in the Shark Bar, not to mention boot-scootin' through the PBR Bar.
This weekend we have more big plans. On Friday I'm going to take the day off of work so that Andy and I can move my stuff into our new house in Prairie Village. I'm going to finish cleaning up the old house on Saturday, then drive down to SEK so I can have my wedding dress fitted properly, and maybe practice my wedding hairstyle, too. Then on Sunday I'm being thrown a shower in Scammon, which is sure to be fun. Other than moving, I think Andy's major objective is to watch a fireworks demonstration somewhere in Missouri. Hopefully he'll find some good stuff to shoot off this Independence Day. I expect to be wowed!
Oh, and I think our flowers are pretty much finalized. I don't know much about flora (or fauna, for that matter), but Russ of Designer's Florist by Sekan was very very helpful when Amy and I visited with him last week, so I'm quite optimistic that we will have bright, beautiful arrangements. And that just goes to show that you can have fresh flowers without spending thousands of dollars on them. But then again maybe that's because I'm just not the kind of girl that needs to see an orchid bouquet in every bathroom stall...
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