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Stop me before I craft again!

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    Sugar bee
    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    I'd been feeling a bit burnt out on wedding stuff lately, and stopped to figure out what we'd done so far. Since March, NotFroofy and I have done the following:

    • Built and decorated the chuppah (Jewish wedding canopy)
    • Drafted our own ceremony and got it approved by the rabbi
    • Made programs
    • Picked out all the music for the ceremony
    • Found a ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) text we liked, gotten permission from the copyright owner to use it, and found an artist to make the ketubah with that text.
    • Found a friend to videotape the ceremony, and acquired digital voice recorders for everyone who will be speaking at the ceremony (which is pretty much everyone who will be attending)
    • Made and sent two different sets of invitations (one for MA and one for DC), getting them postmarked from Bridal Veil, OR
    • Arranged for accommodations for everyone attending the ceremony
    • Picked out our dresses, and had all three fittings
    • Picked out all our jewelry, veils, tiaras, undergarments, shoes, and rings
    • Created mustaches on a stick for our DIY "photobooth"
    • Picked out all the other props for the DIY "photobooth"
    • Picked out all the favors for the photos to go into
    • Acquired a printer for the DIY "photobooth"
    • Found the first few volunteers to man the DIY "photobooth"
    • Compared photo sharing sites and picked one, then designed our photo sharing cards, and sent them off to VistaPrint to be printed
    • Bought all our table linens, chair covers, cloth dinner napkins, napkin holders, plates, flatware, glasses (drinking and champagne), coffee/tea cups, punch bowls, a cake serving set, serving trays, cake stands, cake boxes, paper cocktail napkins, and toasting glasses
    • Bought and decorated our card box
    • Bought dancing shoes, and made a basket for them
    • Bought a chocolate fountain, chocolate, and some crystals to make the chocolate thin enough to go through the fountain
    • Tested out recipes for both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages for the wedding
    • Tested out cake recipes
    • Had two consultations on our reception menu for the reception back in DC, which is still not done
    • Bought spotlights and gels for uplighting, and made the stands for them
    • Bought 77 paper lanterns, and batteries, LEDs, Stick-Up bulbs, and Stick N Click lights for them. Installed all the batteries in the lights
    • Bought all the components for our centerpieces and done mock-ups
    • Bought a ceiling swag and fairy lights to decorate it
    • Created bar menus, and cut out the frames for the food menus. (We can't finish the food menus until the food is finalized.)
    • Designed two different websites for our guests (one for MA guests and one for DC guests)
    • Created two sites with wedding maps, one for MA guests and one for DC guests
    • Created miscellaneous signs

    We still have a few projects left to finish: the CD of wedding music, a description of the traditional Welsh love spoon that will be our cake topper, speech and thought bubbles for the "photobooth." However, I'm thinking it might be a really good idea if we stopped thinking up new projects for ourselves.

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    You're a machine!

    Take a break. :)

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    whew! it looks like you've done more than enough!! i would take the next few weeks going over your to do list making sure that everything is done so that you can relax the week of the wedding and just enjoy the fact that you're getting married!!

     
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    DC Anna    March 27, 2010   Live: Washington, DC; Wed: Atlanta

    Holy moly, what a whirlwind of crafting madness. Give yourself, your scissors and your glue gun a break for a few days. Can't wait to see photos of all your hard work!

     
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    Querida       Sugar Land, TX

    That's incredible!  I aspire to be so motivated!!!  You absolutely deserve a break!!!

     
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    littlebug    5/30/2010   MA

    You are simply amazing!! I'm so stunned at your efficiency! Take a break and make a "what must get done" list to keep yourself from getting sidetracked into the little details.

     
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    stephinPA    October 29, 2010   Reading, PA

    That's quite the list!  I'm impressed AND I agree with everyone...you deserve a break, girl!

     

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