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A Not So Quiet Sunday

Ornamelle

Do you ever just have a pit in your stomach that won’t leave?  Or your throat, maybe…

Things have been busy around here.  Super busy.  So busy that it just doesn’t seem to stop… except now it’s the weekend and I’ve done almost nothing for two days, and I’ve still got the pit.

The list is so long.

We’ve ticked off a load, but it seems that for every item scratched off, another five pile up…

And the thing is that when planning a wedding, especially when taking on the majority of the financial burden, you start out with so many unknowns… and the price seems to rise with each revelation.

I’m starting to worry about just how far the cost might go.

I can see the utility of a wedding planner, here.  Not because of the organizing and design, necessarily… that part is fun.  More because a wedding planner is able to remain removed from the emotion of the day.  To look at a budget and stick to it no matter what…

This is not my strongest suit.

I can see all of the options… the ways to cut corners… but somewhere in the back of my head is a little voice that says, “This is going to be the most important day of your life… you’ll regret it if you really cut corners.”  Of course, I’ll regret a big load of debt too… right?

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“Vendor Obsession” or “Desperately Seeking a Band”

Photo via Etsy

When it comes to this little thing called wedding planning, occasionally obsession will hit… at least, that’s the way it is for me.  I’ll go along, perfectly happy, ignoring the fact that I still need to find a multitude of vendors and then, snap… obsessed…

And when I say obsessed, I don’t mean an obsession with one specific thing… like one invitation suite or one bouquet… although that definitely happens too, especially with tools like Pinterest (and OMG lover.ly – which I finally received my invitation to this week!) … when I say obsession I mean something a little more like WHY IS THIS WEDDING NOT 100 PERCENT PLANNED NOW printers, bands, caterers need to find decisions make?!

… and yes, I do realize I am still over a year from the actual day.

BUT here’s the thing, we’re getting close to that one year mark and it’s starting to get real… the whole planning thing was all pretty blogs and pin boards up until this point.

I could kind of sit back and not stress on the wayward aspects of my planning process… but not now.  One year is the imaginary line in the sand that I drew for myself months ago… the moment when it all gets serious… and…

Okay, I just checked the calendar and the one year mark is still about a month away.  I don’t know how to justify it, the obsession thing just happens.

So, right now here’s what we have…

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Just Another Day in the Garden

(my mom’s garden, that is)

For as long as I can remember, my mom has always held these elaborate luncheons for friends in her garden.  She makes loads of amazing food, about five different desserts — way more than anyone could ever consume in a single sitting — and decorates everything to a T.

This time she used my dishes, since I’ve been shipping them to her house (closer to the wedding), and sent a few pictures.  Don’t they look pretty?

… so if there’s ever any doubt as to where I got the party planning bug, well… see above.

 

 

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A Thousand Threads is Growing

Erin Hearts Court via Style Me Pretty

Well… I don’t know if you’d really call it growing, but we do have a facebook page!  It took me a while to figure it out so I hope you’ll go over and show your support by “liking” A Thousand Threads on facebook.

I’m also excited to announce that A Thousand Threads is now accepting submissions through Two Bright Lights.  It’s a great way for photographers and vendors to easily submit their real weddings to top magazines and blogs… and they were nice enough to include me among their list of editors!

I’m excited to start featuring more real weddings here on the blog as it continues to grow… and thank you all so much for your support!

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Happy Labor Day!

“Messenger Boys, Indianapolis Western Union. Aug., 1908,” by Lewis Wickes Hine.

Hope you’re enjoying your day off if you have one!  Unfortunately, my sunny Labor Day plans have been a little derailed… the end of the summer has been pretty wet around here and poor Mark has to work, so I’m spending a quiet day inside.  That’s okay, though, we had a nice day in the sun yesterday and even visited a “pick your own” wildflower field!  I love pick your own… especially when pretty flowers (and berries!) are involved… we might even have a few pictures to share soon.

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Time for Fall

jose villa fall flowers
Wow!  Fall came fast here in DC.  I’m already breaking out the long sleeves and gearing up for hibernation.

It’s funny, even though this time of year is my very favorite (pumpkin ice cream, apple cider, the weather, the leaves!) I can’t help but get a little pit in my stomach every fall knowing that winter is just around the corner.  I’ve been so cozy and warm all this time… and winter is cold for a west coast girl out here in the east.  I guess I should be happy I don’t live farther north!

Photo by Jose Villa via SMP

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