I have about two months to pull together a wedding. Why, you ask, when most people plan their weddings a year ahead, would I choose to have a wedding two months from now? Well, the progress of my relationship has been a bit unconventional from the start. Rather than having an official engagement, B & I decided to elope. Then guilt set in, and I said, "why don't we have a civil ceremony and have our moms as witnesses?" Then somehow we decided to get married in one of those cutesy little chapels in North Carolina. That way, we could invite our close friends and family. Somehow the whole thing just spun out of control and led to me practically having a nervous breakdown as I wailed, "There is no way we can pull this together."
And so we decided to get married in a church (as B wanted) and invite whoever we wanted. However, in light of the economy in general and our own finances in particular, we decided to make it a laid-back and informal affair. No army of bridesmaids, no Vera Wang gown, just me and B and the people we love.
Given my crafty streak and our mutual love of quality, handmade goods, B and I decided that having a strong handmade factor in our wedding was important. And so I will be blogging about it each step of the way, sharing our great handmade finds with you.
Look for my next post about our handmade wedding invitations, which will combine my craftiness with the talents of another Etsian.
