DIY INVITES: Part Three: BLING BLING!!!!!

Good Morning my fellow bloggers =)

I told you I'd be back to show you what will fill the top part of my invites....

THESE!!!

I bought about 200 of these crystal brooches at the San Francisco Jewelry Mart.

I have to be honest with you. They're not actually brooches just yet.

They're rings that I'll convert into brooches. There was no way in heck I was willing to cash out $3 to $5 per brooch, so I had to do what I do best. GET CREATIVE!!

Aren't these rings a beauty?

I couldn't decide which ones I liked best, so I had to have all of them. hehe

And although this is not bling bling, I have purchased 50 yards of black satin ribbon.

Ooooooh, and the cool spy pens I got!! You can read all about them here.

Now that I have all of my wedding invitation needs, it is time for MASS PRODUCTION!!

Wish me luck!!

DIY INVITES: Part Two: LETTERPRESS!!!

That's right ladies! I have letterpressed invites. eeeeeeekkk!

Now did I press them? I don't think so :p But did I design them.... of course I did. ;)

Can you believe I had these pressed over 10 months ago? HA! I told you I wasn't lying when I said I've been literally planning my invites for a year.

It took nothing but an hour for me to design and a week for my oh so fabulous presser, Aerialist Press to create them.

As for the designing aspect, I wanted something simple. So I decided to use this gorgeous flourish.

Well, to say the least, I am thrilled to have such a beautiful beginning to my DIY invites.

Wondering why there is so much extra space at the top? Stay tuned, you'll find out very soon! hehe

Happy Sunday!!

DIY INVITES: Part One

First off, I just want to apologize for being MIA. Life has consisted of so many wedding planning events. So with that being said, I have much to tell you.

In this post, I'd like to let you in a little somethin' somethin' that I have been working soooo hard on. OUR INVITATIONS!!

I have been working on our invites for over a year now. I repeat, over a year now. HA! I have done more research I had ever dreamed I would do. I guess you can call it my little secret addiction :/

A few days I ago I got a few boxes in the mail.

And I was pleasantly surprised to see my wedding invitation boxes happily awaiting my arrival from work.

I ordered 120 5x7 1/2 matte black jewelry boxes.

I purchased each box at 80 cents a piece from Box and Wrap. It definitely beats the $2 a piece price Paper Source was charging me.

I also received my order from Cards and Pockets.

I purchased 120 "black tie" 5x7 custom made pockets at $1.05 each. These pockets will hold my Maps, Directions, Accommodations, Additional Info and RSVP cards.

I also purchased 120 "black tie" 5x7 panel cards for 25 cents each. These will show case the actual invite that I got letterpressed =)

I am so happy they are finally here!!! I can't wait to start the MASS PRODUCTION this weekend.

Please stay tuned as I have more and more to reveal!

SPEECHLESS....almost

All I have to say is wow. This highlight reel is amazing. Everyone has their own way of expressing themselves in their wedding and THIS couple did just that! I can't hide the fact that this wedding has me drawn like a moth to a flame.

The video has got to be the most sincere, honest, unique reel I have yet to see. I love how this video captured who and what the bride and groom are all about.

Gosh, what a fun, exciting, touching, endearing, heartfelt moment caught on film.

Enjoy.

And the WINNER is.....

My girl from DFY!!!!

You were hand picked by Ramon. He was so cute. I made him close his eyes and pick a name out of my new black clutch. HA! He's a good sport!

I'm sure which ever luck kiddo you decide to gift this to, will looove it.

Also, if you'd like the whole set {sorry, I didn't notice this while I was searching for my giveaway}, you can purchase the matching chef hat for only $8.76 here.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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