Dressing it up

I really am not very great at giving you all updates about wedding planning.  Mostly because so few things are set in stone, and I feel like things should be set n stone before I tell anyone.  But there is progress, and there is stuff that's set in stone.

Like our photographer.  We have one.  She is amazing.  Also, I've known her for 10 years, which is fantastic.  Check her out on her facebook page.  And if you live in the area and need pictures, give her a shout!

Next up, wedding dress.  We have a pattern.  We have fabric (you don't get to see it just yet... sorry).  And now we're officially working on building it.  Like the field of dreams.  I posted some pictures of the first stage on instagram for your viewing pleasure (follow me, @RadiantKristen to stay super-connected).  But I figure you don't mind a double-dose, right?

Because this dress is such a large undertaking, and so important, I'm not starting right away with the fabric for the dress.  Instead, I'm constructing a "muslin" (basically a trial run) of the dress to verify and tweak the fit.  Based on the fittings of the muslin, I'll then sew the dress.  The hope is that when you do this, you have a better overall fit, and a more professional look to the dress.  It's new to me, and I'm just hoping that I get it right!

I plan on documenting the dress construction step by painful step here.  It promises to be entertaining.  Last night, I cut out every piece of the pattern, pressed them with my iron, put away the pieces I don't need for my dress, and pressed the bed sheet that I will be using to make my muslin.  Yup, you read correctly.  I use bed sheets for my muslin material, because you can get sheets for cheap at the thrift store.  Winning.

Lastly, I do have bridesmaid's fabric picked out!!!!  But I haven't taken pictures yet.  It's adorable, and I'm really happy with my choices.

Anyway, I hope you all are having a great day!  Also, if you're the crafty sort, I would love to hear what craft projects you are working on now =)

We're making progress

I really suck at updating this space.  I do.  I think I just get anxious and frustrated with wedding planning when I open up the blogger browser and scratch my head about what to write here.  I do have several guest posts I need to throw up here, and I don't know why that has not happened yet.  Very soon, I promise!  But today, you are stuck with me.

We are almost finished with all of the big decisions to make wedding wise.  If you look at the list of major things to consider, it appears we're doing well.

1) Venue
2) Event Rentals
3) Catering
4) Wedding dress (1/3 done... pattern picked out, need fabric and to get it made!)
5) Photographer
6) Officiant (1/2 way there
7) DJ (good lead on it)
8) Bridal party attire (everything hinges on the fabric for the bridesmaid's dresses, which has not yet been selected.  Working on it)
9) Flowers
10) Decor... this will never be 100% done, I am sure
11) Cake situation (1/24 of the way there?  Lots to do)

Yesterday and today are super-duper get stuff done for the wedding kind of days.  Yesterday, we signed the contract with our photographer!!!!!!!!!!!!  She happens to be someone I have known since I was 17, and I could not be more pleased.  I think it's important to have people you know, like, and trust doing important things like feeding your guests, being your personal paparazzi, etc.  So booking people I know and like is a must for us.

Today we have a consultation for the wedding flowers, and we are also hopefully going to go see a high-end apparel fabric shop about the fabric for all of the dresses.  It promises to be an exciting day, if you like planning nuptials.  I don't.  So really, it's just a way for me to knock out as many things as I can in one swift kick.

Let's cross our fingers that after today, the magic fabric will be found, and we can get on to all of the crap we haven't been able to do yet.  Wish me luck!