I’m handy with the photoshop, love arts and crafts and had a two-year engagement, so it just seemed natural that I would make my own invitations and every other piece of paper stuffs for the wedding.

I was lucky, though. My FI’s cousin got married last summer and she asked me to make her invitations (she’s a brave soul—I had never made invitations before) so I got to cut my teeth on her invites. I learned quite a bit on that project and applied that newly-acquired knowledge to my own wedding invitations.

I had so many ideas. The one thing I was certain about was the theme—daisies. I originally wanted all the flowers to be daisies and the centerpieces to also be daisies “planted in wheat grass.

And thus the invitations would also include grass and daisies, like zeeees:

But that idea was soon deemed to be too complicated and thus thrown out the window. Then I soon found this image, played around with it, and what do you know? I had my theme.

Months and months later, after sever drafts, I had my invitations. What do you think?

Something happened this weekend. I realized it was two and a half months away, met with the reception location and wedding planner and got REALLY excited for the wedding.

Like over the top Megan-like excitement. You can’t bottle that stuff.

Check, check, checking stuff off my list.

Today I put a ton (~75) invitations in our mailbox at the end of the street. I even took pictures while people drove by and wondered why I was taking pictures of my mailbox.

I’d been putting off and putting off my first dress fitting. Then somehow I looked at a picture of me in the dress when I picked it up and my BDD flew out the window – I actually looked good. Actually, I think this is what got me really excited about the wedding – knowing I wouldn’t look like a fatty in the dress.

Jimbo and I had been undecided about the limo. We have a big bridal party (12) and in order to include everyone, it would have had to be one big mofo limo. And we hate those big mofo (“0 highway, 1 city“) limos. So we sat on it.

Until, just the other day while stalking WeddingBee.com, I discovered the ultimate in wedding transportation – the school bus!

Even better? My aunt drives school bus and got us a great deal and CHECK, we’ve got transportation!

First draft