Wedding Planning Update

L and I went to Queenstown last month. Nothing like a trip away to get your mind off wedding planning!

I really don't write on here much.

SO SLACK! SO SLACK!



Come on, M. Seriously.



Anyway, on with the blog post.


A lot of people have been asking how the wedding planning is going.

Well.

Let me tell you.

It's going!


I often forget that I am constantly doing little bits and pieces.
It doesn't seem like I am, but TRUST ME, I AM!


I finally, FINALLY, got most of the samples from Wedding Paper Divas, it took FOREVER!
Because of the massive delay I decided against buying my invitations from them (duh!)
That's stress I do not need.

So instead, my friend Aimee is helping me design them.
Which is super super kind of her and which I'm very grateful for.


I actually prefer it this way, as we can customise absolutely everything about them.


I want certain colours and wordings in the invitations.
For example, I don't like how they write out: TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN.
I prefer: TWENTY FIFTEEN.
Just makes more sense if you ask me!


Aimee and I did one session of invite designing on Monday and they are already near completion.
That is due to two things:
1) Aimee being a TOTAL PRO at designing stuff
2) Me knowing exactly what I want.

Put those two together and BOOM! You get stuff done!



Onto other things.

I've also been asked to outline what I want from my wedding/what I'm excluding.



To give you a bit of an idea, I'll just list of a few things.

- L and I don't enjoy dancing so there will be no dancing at our wedding.
Why you ask?
Well, whenever I go to a wedding I will BEGRUDGINGLY take a spin on the dancefloor. I will enjoy, maybe, five minutes of it. I will then go back to my seat and sip water and chat with people.

At my wedding, do you really think I'll be allowed to dance for five minutes then sit down for the rest of it?
Just picture it!
Of course not.
I will have to keep dancing with everyone.
Ugh, no thanks.
It's "My Day" according to people so I'd rather not dance.

- No alcohol
I really don't think it's necessary. I went to my cousin's wedding which was alcohol free and it was amazing! I really enjoyed it and not having alcohol just made it that much cooler! Almost like a hipster wedding!
L and I are big fans of sparkling grape juice so we will be downing that at record speeds, I'm sure.
Sparkling grape also gives the effect of alcohol if you drink enough of it (super spazziness and light-headedness, that is). So people can get there kicks from the sparkleyness if they really need it that badly


- No flowers at the reception
Two words: Too Expensive.
I love flowers as much as the next girl, but I am giving myself the challenge of creating centerpieces and decorations that are flower-less. Not only will it save A TON of money, but the centerpieces will be easier to tidy up and they WON'T DIE! WHAT A PLUS!!!!!!



I'm starting to look for wedding dresses next month so I'll be sure to update this blog once I've done that.

If you have any questions or suggestions please leave a comment below!!! x








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Introduction

Greetings to all who have stumbled across this blog!

Yay!

New blog!


To be honest, I have a feeling this will be a lot like The Girl That Eats All The Chips, as it does, after all, have the same author. But I am hoping that this blog will actually serve as a way to document my journey to the altar. And also maybe, just maybe, give other people some ideas and helpful tips for their wedding journeys as well.


First thing's first.
A bit about me.

I'm going to try and remain a bit more anonymous in this blog (as much as I can anyway).
I'm going to go by the name of M, which is inspired by Gossip Girl, and is actually something that people have called me in the past.
In fact, my older brother, a devoted GG fan, enjoys referring to me as M.
I have been engaged to me fiance, L, (that is what we'll refer to him as) for a little over a month.

I'll save our story and the way we got together for another day. It's quite cute.

Well of course I would think that.



I think I am quite a forward thinker. I like to have things sorted well before they need to.

So even though our wedding is in March next year, L and I have already started planning.




So far we have confirmed:

• Guest List
• Wedding Date
• Booked the Ceremony Venue
• Booked the Reception Venue
• Booked Photographer
• Booked Officiant
• Booked Hair-stylist

We had most of these things done within only a few weeks of being engaged.

I don't know about you, but I like feeling like I have everything under control.

I don't want my wedding to become this huge creature that is out of control and stressful.

I want the lead-up to the wedding to be a happy and fun experience.

I don't really ever enjoy planning things so I'm trying very hard to stay motivated and positive.

L is going to help me along with that.

Currently, L and I are looking at wedding invitations.

I'm not 100% sure what we are going to do, but lately I've been looking at Wedding Paper Divas.

They have a lot of cute ideas and last night I ordered some free samples.

Yay! Can't go wrong with free samples.

Does anyone have any tips about wedding invitations?

I considered making my own but after my experience of making my own Save the Date cards (more on that later), I decided against it.

I think that'll do it for this installment, thank you so much for reading.

Please feel free to leave your comments behind, all suggestions, advice and recommendations are warmly welcomed. 

Love,

M xx