Wednesday, September 3, 2014

The End Is Here

As many of you may or may not know, I recently got married. Yes yes it's true, another one bites the dust. Another 20-something to add to your list of friends who has followed suit. I know, I've been on the other side of the newsfeed asking myself "what is going on with the world?! Why is everyone getting married or having a baby?!" Usually what I see people post are the beautiful engagement pictures, the perfect "just married" photos and the happily ever after status update. This post is not about that. This post is dedicated to the months leading up to that, all the paint samples, hot glue sticks, surprise Starbucks treats, and dumpster diving trips. This post is dedicated to everyone that graciously listened to me say "just cancel the whole thing!" after gluing beads onto sticks one by one. This post is an ode to the journey that was planning my wedding.


My humble to-do list. It looks so much more manageable when written down. I ran around the house when I crossed the first thing off the list. Serious victory lap.
I'm not kidding when I say this is a box of my supplies: branches, whiffle balls and fake flowers. I may have gotten a bit too ambitious with all of this.

In case you're wondering, blue bottles are surprisingly hard to find. Thank goodness for Svedka! Also thank goodness for brothers and (now) husband that don't mind recycle bin diving to obtain said bottles. The heart wants what the heart wants, and my heart (God knows why) was set on blue glass bottles.
Those bottles didn't cut themselves!

 
 The magic of whiffle balls, fake flowers and hot glue!
 Some may see cabinet doors, I see window decor. Each of those dots was made by a pencil eraser. One by one.


 Those letters were the birth of a Pintrest find. Of course, it looked much better online but I think they came out looking pretty okay.
"Why am I gluing these beads on these branches? No one is going to care. That's not an exaggeration, literally no one will care."-Me
And yet, I kept gluing.

It all came together, as weddings do. The following photos are the final results of our wedding projects courtesy of Pam Christison, our amazing photographer!



 More doors!
 Each of those blue and gray circles is cut out (by hand) from a paint sample.
Did I mention we made our own bouquets?

When planning a wedding, it's very easy to get caught up in the details. It's easy to get swept away in planning. It's easy to focus on the event rather than the lifetime commitment you're celebrating. That's the part that makes all the craziness worth it and being able to share the final result with those that you love is perfect.