(...you say, "hi, Katie.")
Hello bloggin' world, and please forgive me for going MIA the last few months. All of my one, maybe two, readers have mentioned that I haven't posted in a while and their lives were completely falling apart. How could I allow that to happen?!
WEDDING PROJECTS are in full swing, and the planner inside of me is running around like a lost 12-year-old at an amusement park. It's a lot of fun for me...but (giggles) more poor, poor parents. They seem to be having fun so far, and their white knuckles around their checkbooks seem to be rather normal, as well. I swear I am DIY'ing it as much as possible, Mom & Dad!!
Here, let me share my most recent project...
I saw this super cute idea on Pinterest (which I gather is most likely the equivalent to a rednecks "here, hold my beer" line when they're about to try something way over their heads) and had to put my own spin on it.
BRIDESMAID PLANNERS!
Here's the original pin. Cute, right? I looked it up, planners are $28.00 on Lilly Pulitzer.
Not too bad, except I have four bridesmaids. 4 x $28 = Ouch! Free just sounds so much better, to me and to my parents. Plus side?! They're just as cute!!
You can get yours here on Lilly Pulitzer's website OR you can take this cool idea of mine. I've done all the hard work!
... pssst, you're welcome.
FREE LILLY PULITZER INSPIRED 2015-2016 CALENDAR PAGES
Just click. Print. Have bound at a print shop. Voila!
Bridesmaid gift number one, done & done.
I plan on putting these at their place setting with their other gifts at the upcoming luncheon, "Come Have Tea with the Bride-to-be!" It's going to be a casual get-together where I can formally ask them to be my bridesmaid. More details and photos to come, so be on the look out!
Here's an example of what I'm going to have printed on the back sides of each month to help keep the girls in-the-know for special dates.
I found all of these << FREE >> fonts on Pinterest and used them in Word on my Mac. Just follow the pin to their original webpage, and then follow the instructions from there on how to save them for use. It was easier than should be allowed, but thank goodness it was!
Here are a few that I used here and here, too. Enjoy!!
BRIDESMAID PLANNERS!
Here's the original pin. Cute, right? I looked it up, planners are $28.00 on Lilly Pulitzer.
Not too bad, except I have four bridesmaids. 4 x $28 = Ouch! Free just sounds so much better, to me and to my parents. Plus side?! They're just as cute!!
You can get yours here on Lilly Pulitzer's website OR you can take this cool idea of mine. I've done all the hard work!
... pssst, you're welcome.
FREE LILLY PULITZER INSPIRED 2015-2016 CALENDAR PAGES
Bridesmaid gift number one, done & done.
I plan on putting these at their place setting with their other gifts at the upcoming luncheon, "Come Have Tea with the Bride-to-be!" It's going to be a casual get-together where I can formally ask them to be my bridesmaid. More details and photos to come, so be on the look out!
Here's an example of what I'm going to have printed on the back sides of each month to help keep the girls in-the-know for special dates.
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Here are a few that I used here and here, too. Enjoy!!
Note how I mixed up the use of large letters and script fonts? It gives the page more character. More like something you paid big bucks for, like from LP, don't ya think? Play around with the different styles 'til you find what you like! It's a ton of fun, but admittedly time consuming. You got this. Just keep reminding yourself of alllll the money I'm saving you with these tips, and that you're saving yourself by being an awesome DIY'er. Your parents are smiling with the thought, and can end up spending it somewhere else more useful! Like an awesome photographer with an assistant... an open bar... doves that fly off after the 'I Do's"... the possibilities are endless. Another tip? I keep using the pinks and gold tones for a reason. They're my wedding day colors! Nifty, nifty.
Because my wedding date is still a whole year and some odd months away, I'm keeping these calendars rather blank for the girls to add their own information in. I'm also planning on adding sections where they can add reminders, and a section to add memories or photos so they never forget all the fun we had making this day happen. Also, I plan on putting in a tentative time-line for the big day, all the important contact information they'll need so they can all stay in touch, and other fun tidbits like each other's birthdays and fun quotes. At the end of it all, they can look back through this book and remember all the crazy awesome-ness that we all went through, together.
Check out my Pinterest page to get other awesome DIY ideas, and stay tuned for more fun projects that I get caught up in.
