We knew from the get- go that if we were going to save some money on the whole wedding thing we would have to do a lot of it on our own.
While I was never one of those girls who had been planning their wedding until childhood, I thought I had a few ideas about what I wanted, but I never imagined that I would be a DIY bride.
I've always been crafty, and knew that I might be able to pull off a few DIY projects So once we had decided on a lime theme, I immediately started searching for invites. I doubt that this is the first thing I should have been doing, but it seemed logical to me. I knew from the beginning that it would be nearly impossible to find anything that would fit in with our somewhat unique theme. So after seeing some fantastic invites from the now Mrs. Gloss on Weddingbee, I knew that I would be making my own.
My immediate idea was that I could use stamps to hand stamp my invites.
I set to work, searching online for the perfect lime stamp and was very frustrated at what the darn internet had to offer me. One of my faults is that when I come up with an idea, I won't settle for less, even if what I'm looking for doesn't exist :P
After a couple weeks of searching though, I found the perfect stamp that I just had to have, hand carved and custom made by drumchick99 of Etsy. I fell in love and it was exactly what I was looking for. My plan is to somehow incorporate this design throughout the wedding stationary, and the wedding itself. All the while hopefully avoiding that tackiness that sometimes occurs when things are too "theme-y".
I'm so excited to start using my stamp and see what I come up with! I'll keep you updated.
What was the one thing that you absolutely could not wait for? You know that one thing that made you realize that you COULD pull a wedding together?
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