Tomorrow

I meant to update you on the big Sydney trip today but several things have prevented me from doing so. One of which is a burn the size my hand with my fingers stretched out on my right thigh. Blisters, melted skin, the works.

One day I'm sure it will be a funny story but for now it is my excuse for spending most of the day in my shorty-short Jammie's and avoiding any strenuous activity (like properly updating my blog).

So tomorrow it will get done. Promise.

xoxo

Handmade

**I just somehow managed to delete half of this post, usually when I type anything I say is something that just rolls off my head, I can't be as natural when I have to think about it to rewrite it so if this first section sounds stupid its because I'm a spaz who needs to keep her fingers away from the delete button when editing posts for stupid typos.**

Due to the impending doom that is our bank balance, Simon informed me long ago that I was not to go overboard with this wedding.

For me, NOT going overboard would be considered a crime against nature and therefor I have needed to try and find other creative ways in which to make sure I'm getting the wedding I dream about for a fraction of the price.

This is difficult to do because for some reason everyone in the wedding industry seems to want to charge you three times the amount you really should be paying. It's as if the minute they hear the word 'wedding' the dollar signs appear in their eyes and you can hear the faint sound of 'cha-chings' as all your money comes up for grabs.

I cant say I blame them, if I had something to offer brides that they just COULDN'T do without on their big day, I'd charge like a wounded bull for it too.

But anyway, how on earth is it possible to do something original, funky, chic, romantic and memorable on a budget?

Enter Pinterest - quite possibly the greatest thing to come into my Internet life. I have the app on my phone set up and I'm completely and utterly addicted to this gigantic pin board.  I know later down the track I'll use it to pin many ideas but for now there really is only one thing I'm interested in and that is wedding ideas.  It's great to see that so many other brides out there have taken to sharing their special ideas from their special days so that others may use these ideas as inspiration for entirely new concepts.

One thing I have discovered through this (and Etsy) is the amazing simplicity of Origami and how stunning it looks for the tiny amount it costs. You can get it professionally made but I think it's actually a beautiful concept that I'm going to hand make them all myself for the big day - sometimes it's the imperfections in things that really do make them perfect.

So this weekend when I've had two seconds to spare, I was playing around with Origami flowers. Now I have spoken to several people about what I'm doing with these flowers, sometimes I say I'm putting them together as the correct Origami instructions state, other times I feel I'd love to just scatter them everywhere.  All I know is that they are most certainly going to go SOMEWHERE on the day.  These here have taken a few hours to create so for all that effort I feel they deserve to be shown off.

And the cost? $2 for the political thriller novel I tore apart which was purchased one sunny weekend at the Glenorchy Market. Even Simon can't complain about that... For now.

I've got some interesting place card ideas and favour boxes I'll share with you next time.  Also I'm going to start putting up a list of suppliers I'm looking at or even if I'm not using them, who I believe deserve a plug. Especially the people I'm dealing with through Etsy - so far everyone I've put enquiries through to have been completely amazing.

Night loves,

xoxo

Aaaaaannnd we're back...

Aaaaannnd yes, I am updating my blog on a Saturday night.

A mighty depressing thought no? Actually it's not that bad.

OK so now I'm just going to pick up with where I am at with the big plans because I really don't feel like boring you with the countless little details I've been squealing about in private for the last two months or so.

My very first exciting new thing that I collected yesterday was my very first ever FedEx delivery.  Not only did I get excited that I was getting something from FedEx, I was excited because it was my first taste of the theme colours.

Purchased from Dessy online, we have now got the boys ties (including Charlie and Henry's zip-up ties... so very spunky and cute) and part of the girls headpieces.

I have to admit the colour really was absolutely exactly how I imagined it to be buuut for security reasons I cant show you! So here, check out Charlie putting on his game-face and loving life to the full as I force him to model what his tie will look like, but in black and white...

In other news, I am jet-setting off to Sydney on Tuesday to check out some new dresses at Exclusively Bridesmaids with my Mum and Tegan. Originally we were going to go on a fabric hunt but since I found ready-made dresses that were exactly what my poor mum would've been stressing over big-time, we figured it would just be easier for her nerves if we just purchased them ourselves.

We are also doubling this as part of my birthday present and we are hitting up the Harry Potter Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. Nerd much. Yes, yes I am. H.Pottz is amazing.

I'll leave it there, I plan on updating the Bridal Party page in the next few weeks, I'm sure some of our crew will regret saying yes when they realise I'm putting a picture of them up for you all to see but well, they can either give me a nice new one or I can go hunting for an old Facebook one which I think does them justice.

Riiiiight.

xoxo