With 96 days to go and after a weekend of putting together invites and adding more stamps due to weight (opps!!) I finally sent the invites off in the mail. It feels so good to get this bif job out of the way. I just have to send out the invites to our American friends. On my lunch today I went to a stamp and coin collector store and got some US stamps for the reply cards. After I send those tomorr...

Well, I haven't done much since my last post. Here's a summary of my progress:Worked on my dress bodiceI crocheted some more of the chuppahstarted the information sheets for the invitationsmet with a DJ, photographer and florist and we're doing it again this weekend just to see what else is out thereThis weekend after the visit to the vendors I plan to work on my dress and chuppah and start finaliz...

I finally started the chuppah today. I was going to paint on silk but decided not to because crochet is more me. So I'm going to crochet a 5 x 5 foot square using crochet cotton in a v-stitch. The first few rows are going good except my foundation row is tight, I don't want to start over so I might just disguise it by crocheting an edging around it when it's finished. I'll post my progress in photo...

So I decided to make a lot of things at home, some things my bridesmaids can help with and others like sewing my dress, I plan to do on my own.Here's an update on what's happeningWedding Dress - 30% completeFlower Girl Dress - haven't started just picked the patternRing Pillow - decided not to have a ring bearerBridesmaid jewellery - have some ideas in my head, nothing made yetBridesmaid handbags -...

After taking the 'Sewing with Bridal Lace' class at the creativ festival this past weekend I'm happy to say I'm not afraid of working with lace anymore.It's not as scary as some may think and I'm ready to start making my dress now.I can't post pictures because don't want my fiancee to see it but I will after the big day....