Table Numbers!

Now that the wedding is OVER, I can focus on my blog for a little while! I did my table numbers all by myself! I used Picnik by Google. I simply uploaded the pictures and added a number to them in one of our wedding colors. BAM! Table numbers!

The table numbers were one of my easiest projects. I got them printed at Sam's Club for about $0.17/each. I also bought 5x7 picture frames from Dollar Tree. They were really nice frames, too! Kind of like shadow frames.

For those of you trying to figure out what to do for table numbers, this is an easy project and a nice way to personalize your wedding even more!

Share the Wealth!

Well, really there's no money! lol. But I did redesign my photo share cards! I decided that 250 business cards from Vista Print was way more than I needed, so they will be on postcards instead. Here's the new design:

I love it. It kinna reminds me of our STD.

Some Paper Work

I've finally sent out my beautiful STDs!!! I still have some more to put in the mail, but they are signed and sealed... just need to be delivered to USPS. I've also started the construction of my lovely invitations! Here's how I saved some money... as I talked about earlier.

I bought a package of 250 sheets of lime green paper {$13} from O-K Paper. I also bought a package of 250 sheets of natural white, classic linen paper {$20} from there. I printed out my invitations on one sheet of paper, as well as my RSVP card. Babe took the invitations and RSVP card to Staples. He got copies of the invitations and the lady cut them. He also got the RSVP cards cut to size. {The lady forgot to copy them first, so I'll just have to print them myself.} Then we went back with the green paper and got it cut to size. {$4+$6=$10} Then I assembled the invitations {natural white paper} to the mats {lime green paper} with a glue stick. {$1 for a pack of 3} When I glue the rest of the invitations together, if the invitations are coming up from the mat, I'll use Goop {$3} from Big Lot's to glue it. I did all my assembling last night. This morning, I ordered my blue folds and matching envelopes from Cards and Pockets. {$74}

So far, I've spent about $121 on my invitations, including the ribbon that I bought a while back.

My cut invitations and mats.

My completed stack.

Side shot.

As you can ALSO see, I changed the graphic on my invitations! The one that I had previously looked as if my printer was running out of ink when printed. I didn't want that. So, this is where I am in the invitation process.

Please Share!

I have decided to do Photo Share Cards. I know that I'm impatient when it comes to seeing pictures. Today, I designed my cards in less than 30 minutes. I'll be using a coupon from Vista Print for 250 free premium business cards AND free uploads. I'll only be spending about $17 for shipping and it's $12.99 for the full color back side of the card. I totally used one of my Knottie sister's, Pasma, words from her photo share cards found here. Here are my cards.

Front View

Back view

Save That Date!!!

I FINALLY ordered our STDs!!! Thanks to VPs free magnets and 50% off uploading coupon {then the upload is free after paying once} I spent $27.09 for 50 large magnets!!! YAY!!! Now I need to go to Office Depot to get some envelopes. But I guess that can wait until the STDs come in. Don't wanna get the wrong size envelopes.

You're Invited

So, I've been looking for a graphic designer for my invitations. I've gotten quotes from $20-$150 just to design my invitations and RSVP cards. Last night, I decided that I would give it one more try. So, this morning, I got on Publisher and sized the paper to the size it needed to be for my invitations. {Glad I figured out how.} Then I designed two invitations, one portrait and one landscape. I emailed them to Babe so he could tell me which one he liked. We agreed on one. So, I started playing with printing it. I was printing it on 8x11 paper. So, it was printing in the middle of the page.

The font I used as a design wasn't printing out. I copied it to paint and pasted it back to Publisher, so it printed. THEN I had to play with the color of the design. Finally got that right. So, I tried to print it on my 6.5x4.5 paper from Cards and Pockets. It wasn't coming out right... PISSED!

FINALLY, I figured out how to tell the computer/printer what size paper I was using and it came out great!!! So, my invitations are designed! Now, I just have to buy some ribbon for a real mock up. But here's a pic I took.

It looks crooked because it's not glued together. And the font design looks like I was running out of ink, but that's how it looks... so I might change that.

It says:

A friendship that was shared by two

has turned into a love so true

please share our joy as we

TAB & BJG

exchange wedding vows

and begin our new life together.

So glad to have this done! Now, maybe I should order my save the dates! Speaking of save the dates, I should post them on here! lol

Special Programming

I'm sitting here watching my court shows {Divorce Court, Judge Alex, Judge Pirro}. I'm going to O-K Paper Source when I'm done watching my shows. I plan to price card stock for my invitations and programs. I already know how much my card stock will be for the invitations, but I want to see what I'll want or need for the programs. Part of that, though, will include me knowing what I want for the programs! I initially wanted them to be made exactly like the invitations, but now I'm not too sure. I would love to keep that theme, but I think I'll just try to keep the similar. Here are some programs that I'm loving right now and the things I like about them. {All programs found on The Knot}

I love the simplicity of the monogram on the cover.


But I also like the cute, fun style monogram and cover of this program. And they are almost my wedding colors! :-)


I love the simplicity of these. Seems very inexpensive to make... which I like!


I'm not too sure what I like about this one, but I like it! lol


I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the big bow!

I thought that while typing this, I would come up with how I'll do my programs. I still think I'm a little clueless! I think that for money sake, I'll do the simple 3rd one. Maybe have the words in navy and the ribbon green, like the invitation. And I can use the same fonts from the invitations. Whatever I do, I'm sure it'll work together!

I'm Catching Hell

I'm WIDE AWAKE at 12:28am trying to design my invitations in my newly downloaded Adobe Illustrator trial! lol. I have 3o days to get this right. {I plan on purchasing it...maybe.} So, I have all of my wording in there, but I can't figure out how to make a pretty design! AND I can't figure out how to get a picture of it on here without having all of our personal info showing. I hate that! I'm determined to figure this mess out! I refuse to be defeated by technology! I guess I'll have to get it tomorrow because I think I want to get in bed and finish watching fine Shamar Moore on Criminal Minds! Someone, PLEASE HELP me figure out Illustrator before I lose my mind!

Just a Test

Last week, My Publisher had a sale on their photo books. 20 page photo books that are usually $30 were only $5!!! They are on my list of people to use for our guest book at the reception. So, I decided to order one. I made it with various pictures of Babe and me, and I gave it to him as a "surprise". I must say that I love their product! They did an amazing job! The quality is great! They definitely have earned further business from us! Way to go, My Publisher!