Almost One Month!

The wedding is close, it's not even funny. Still not stressed about it. I actually think Lawrence is more stressed about it than I am. I guess I know that things will get done and things will be awesome.

Spent my break between spring and summer quarters getting crafty things done. Started my break off by having a baking day with the mommies to make all the desserts. We made 3 batched of mini strawberry lemonade cupcakes, three batches of mini brownies and three batches of mini cheesecakes. My mom is working on batches of spritz cookies every week or so.

Me on speakerphone with Lawrence on baking day

My work station where I made a bunch of fondant hearts

The mess that was mom's kitchen table at the end of the day

All our hard work ready for the freezer

My epic freezer tetris skills

The rest of the week I spent making felt dahlias (which took up most of my time) for corsages for the mommies and our stisters who aren't in the wedding party. I was also going to make them for the grandmas but they were too much work for me to make more than the four I finished. I also made 11 coffee filter puffs, though they still "need" to be sprayed with glitter. I had this brilliant idea to make lanterns out of tissue paper by covering balloons with the tissue paper, papermache style, then popping the balloons to have just the paper. Yeah... that was a failed craft experiment. Lastly, I finished our bookmark favors (not pictured) and photobooth props. 

Cutting out pieces for dahlias

The glued dahlia petals drying

Finished dahlia

Coffee filter puffs hanging between tutus in the craft room closet

Another puff

The cute but labor intensive paper lanterns

The photobooth props

Recently, I started work on the dancing playlist. I currently have 5 1/2 hours but probably only need 3 hours of music. It's time to start pruning. We've also got to edit some of the songs and attempt to normalize all the volumes, though these are things my daddy will help me with. Also, today, mom and I went out to the venue just to go over layout yet again. I'm so lucky to have the family who has offered their home. It is such a beautiful place and the mother of the family is an absolutely wonderful and helpful woman.

Things We Have Left to Do:

• Make my shrug
• Print and assemble programs
• Make jewelry
• Add dots to cups
• Edit down playlist
• Write vows
• Write ceremony
• Pick first dance song
• Buy rings
• Create day of timeline
• Make cake stand(s)
• Ask for more help from family and friends
• Create a list of jobs and instructions for those jobs
• Get hair cut and colored
• Get Lawrence clothes!
• Get gifts for groomsdudes, parents, helpers and host
• Create "must-take" photo list
• Prepare toast
• Make thank you cards
• Record and distribute flash mob choreography
• Order cardstock for thank you notes, programs and photo I Spy cards
• Order balloons
• Order glow necklaces for send off
• Create the photo I Spy cards
• Get marriage license

It seems like a lot but I think we can handle it!