It's All In The Details.

It may or may not be apparent to those reading this blog, but I am a details person. To me, everything has to be planned down to the most minor detail and everything has to go perfectly according to plan. Now this doesn't mean that I'm a neat and tidy person, just ask my hubby. In fact, I live quite happily in a minor degree of clutter and chaos - but everything is exactly where I need it to be. Therefore, when the afore mentionned hubby goes on a cleaning spree (a.k.a. out of sight, out of mind) it drives me crazy til I can get things happily messy again. Now take all this into account and then add to it the fact that I just planned my wedding, while quite pregnant. As you can imagine, I had a minor bridezilla moment before we went to the Hall to decorate the night before my wedding. Something along the lines of, "If you're coming to the Hall then you have to know that I'm the boss so you have to do as I say and if you don't I'll cry!"

Luckily everything turned out just exactly as I'd planned and we got so many compliments on all of it. Now I wanted to share some of those minor details with you!

We bought a couple old doors and hinged them together as a backdrop. The wedding was supposed to be outside but the doors worked well inside too.

This was my sister's perfect idea! Two old crates that had washed up on the beach, piled on top of each other as a signing table.



We spray painted pumpkins and ghords black and white and used washi tape to put monogram on it.



Might be hard to see, but the pumpkins in front of the fence to the left say "THANKS"

Sticking with the black and white theme.

This was a last minute detail I found on Pinterest.

We used Mason jars with candles or photos in them. As well as other random items (like this snow globe) as our centrepieces.

Mason jars filled with markers on our Guestbook table.

Our dessert table/candy bar. The groom's cake stand & cupcake stand are white with black polka dots. All the plates are black & white and were found at a used cloting store. We had black & white treat bags by the candy so guests could take some home with them!

I found this black and white frame on the side of the road during town clean up week. Nothing better than FREE.

To the left we had photos of my Grampie and Turkey Butt's Nanny - both of whom passed away almost three years to the day before our wedding day. The sign says, wish you were here. The dresser drawer was another free roadside find and made a great place to put cards and gifts. The right side of the table is Guestbook stuff.

Found this photo in a mason jar idea on Pinterest. The Mr. and Mrs. were Etsy finds.

My amazing best friend Aye wrapped all these lights around the beams and my sister's boyfriend hung all the lanterns.

Our beverage area. More paper lanterns. "Candy" names for each of the drinks (i.e. peach juice and sparkling water was called Fuzzy Peaches).

Well folks, thanks for bearing with me through more wedding photos. I'm sure this won't be the end of them either. After planning for something for over a year, it's nice to drag it out as long as I can :) This is my life.

Wedding Readings

I previously shared with you my reading for the wedding, here. Now, I wanted to share with you the beautiful readings that my husband and maid of honour/sister did!

Turkey Butt's reading (he wrote it himself and could barely choke it out because of the tears):

Promises are easily kept when they are made with love.
So when I say that I promise to love you forever,
that is one that will be easy to keep because
I promise to love you forever.

Aych's reading (a poem she found that perfectly fit the occasion):

Her laugh was their first step down the aisle.
His hand would be her's to hold forever.
His forever was as simple as her smile.
He said she was what was missing.
She said instantly she knew.
She was a question to be answered.
And his answer was, 'I do!'

This is my life!

Our perfect wedding!

Mama & Elle

Mama, Elle, Aych

Diddy & Aych - I cried watching this from the top of the stairs

Diddy, Elle - Giving me away

Diddy, Elle

Diddy, Elle, Turkey Butt, Bee

Nanny, Elle, Grampie

Missy Moo

Missy Moo, Aunt Aye, Cee

Papa-in-law, Elle, Turkey Butt, Mama-in-law

Papa-in-law, Mama-in-law, Elle, Turkey Butt

Turkey Butt with his proud parents

Missy Moo, Elle

These are some of the photos from my wedding to Turkey Butt that hadn't made it to Facebook! I'm saving these to give as gifts, though it's unlikely the people I am gifting them to will read my blog. Of course, the ones who would read my blog, yo know who you are, will be surprised by a photo gift that they haven't seen anywhere! This is my life!

Mrs. Turkey Butt

This past Saturday I married the love of my life in the most perfect little country wedding ever! Now the honeymoon is over and we're back to reality but I still can't stop smiling at him and calling him my husband :) What a perfect rainy day! This is my life!

Wedded Bliss.

So, it's official boys and girls, I'm getting married tomorrow :) The only bit of stress that I'm currently feeling is in regards to my two cakes and all of our cupcakes. Specifically travelling the hour from my cake designer's to the reception location with Turkey Butt and his big brother. But I guess I've just got to put my trust in them and laugh it off if my cake arrives in less than perfect condition!

Now I need to sit down and write in the card I made for my future husband to receive from me on our wedding day. I've been putting this off for such a long time. It's not that I can't think of anything to say, the opposite in fact. I have so much to say to him on this joyous occasion that I'm afraid I will forget something important. Ah well, here goes nothing...

This is my life!

Elle Designs!

I've finally gotten around to selling homemade items on Etsy! So far I only have two items listed but I've only been crafting for about an hour. My plan is to start small - with homemade, upcycled cards for all occasions - and work my way up from there.

Check out my wares here!

This is my life!

Costco

Since my maternity leave begins in T-minus 27 hours, I have been desperately seeking ways to save money. First I adjusted my student loan so that I pay $65 less per month. This means my length of repayment increases by two years but I can always adjust it again once I'm back to work! I also plan to call my financial institution on Monday to decrease my car loan payments - same results, but worth it. We also got a Costco membership a few days ago. We got the Gold Card Membership for $55 + tax and we got a $10 gift card for signing up too. Turkey Butt still isn't convinced that our potential savings will outweigh the initial membership cost but I am prepared to prove him wrong.

Here are some items that we purchased:

1.5L tub of Miracle Whip - $2.89 (for comparison, I found a 500ml tub of Hellman's for $5.99 at Sobeys)
1KG jar of Cheez Whiz - $5.95 (usually more than $6 for the smallest jar at Sobeys)
16 bars of Irish Spring soap - $6.59 (usually $4-something for a pkg of 2 bars)

Throw in the fact that we got $10 off our purchase with the gift card and I think we're doing pretty good so far! I look forward to going again, perhaps without cranky Turkey Butt, and stocking up on more essentials! This is my life!