Guest Book

I spent hours yesterday evening working on the guest book, and I think it looks awesome :) Barrington and I wanted to have a classic car, so we were deciding between different 1950's cars. We ended up liking this 1959 chrystler the best!

 Finished with the shading.

 Finished with the outlining.

 It looks so good!

 The fingerprints will be going off of these swirls as if they are the cans attached to the back of the car :)

Finished product! Now all it needs is the fingerprints from our guests!

Happy Planning!

-Rachel

Completed Chalkboard

So I finally sat down and finished the wedding program chalkboard. I think it looks awesome :) And I coated it with acrylic fixatif so that no one can mess it up!

Only three days left! Happy Planning!

-Rachel

Packets

I put together some day-of packets for the wedding party and both sets of parents last night. They are really simple, 4-5 page booklets that contain a schedule, contact sheet, and a "who is doing what" list for everything on the day of the wedding. I was really happy with the way they came out, and I'll be handing them out at the rehearsal :)

Only four days until the wedding! Happy Planning!

-Rachel

Pocket Squares

So I have been very ambitious in my DIY projects for this wedding, and this one was no exception. I decided to make individual pocket squares for each of the groomsmen that matched my bridesmaids dresses. They are a lot harder to sew than they look! Especially without a sewing machine! So far I have finished Barrington's and started on the first groomsmen's, but that is about it. T-minus four days to go and I am still doing wedding things! 

 I picked out some really adorable patterns :)

 Fabric scraps!

This last one is Barrington's, and I pinned it into the fold that I want. I am excited to see how they turn out and I will be glad if I just finish them at all! Happy Planning!

-Rachel

P.S.: We're at over 2000 views now, thanks to everyone who has been so supportive of this whole endeavor! :)

Guest Book Ideas

There are nine days until the wedding! Right now, the weather is saying that it is going to be 55 and have light afternoon showers. I am going to be praying that the sun decides to come out! We're getting to the last bit of time here to get everything done. I'm working on the pocket squares, finishing up the chalkboard, and painting the guest book. Barrington and I are also whitening our teeth, haha :) All of my dress stuff is together, I've got my nail polishes, makeup, jewelry, and everything for under the dress. We've met with the photographer, the florist, the officiant, and anyone else important in the wedding. I've put together a timeline for almost everything, which I need to type up and give packets to the wedding party. Everything is coming together :) And we have begun receiving packages in the mail! Weddings are so exciting, too bad you can only have one!! :P

Here are some similar ideas to the guest "book"/canvas I'll be creating

I'll be painting the back end of a retro car with strings coming out for the cans, and the guests will put their fingerprints there! I'll also make a small sign next to the ink pads that says "leave a finger print and sign it with your name", or some instructions similar to that. The colors that I got are coral, blush, orange, and a bright green! It will look so good :) And I will bring a fixatif so that we can spray over the canvas and the ink will keep during travel. I will also have to put our name and the date on it. I can't decide if I want to paint it on canvas, or print it out on nice paper... If I do print it on paper, it needs to be acid-free, and archival quality.

This one is cute too! There are a lot of ideas out there, I've just got to do it!  Happy Planning!
-Rachel