DIY hell

Many people have cautioned me to "not do it all yourself." But anyone who knows me knows that I am a big DIYer. There are so many cool wedding crafts, but I have to limit myself. As much as I'd like to crochet cardigans for the BMs, I have a full time job and other things to do. So, here's my DIY list, posted mainly for my own benefit of keeping track of things.

DIY:
Cake/cupcakes- This is a HUGE task, but we're enlisting the help of my mom's very talented friend who used to do this for a living. I assume that I'll just mainly help with the baking, and doing things that I can't screw up.
Decorations for the cake & cupcakes - we are crystallizing pansies for this. Yup, they're edible. The pansies are currently growing in my grandpa's garden and my mom's planters.
Veil -- I'm sure my mom will do this for me, but I have to choose a style and get the materials.
Program -- This should be easy, because it just involves a bit of designing and then printing, which I will do at my parents' office. Plus, it can be done ahead of time.
Jewelry --I wrote about this on another post, but I'll be making jewelry for the BMs. I will start this sometime this week.

words and dreams and a million screams

I had a nightmare last night that a group of "mean girls" (for lack of better term) in Moab came to the wedding, and I got into a fist fight with the leader of the group. I was punching her in the head and slapping her, and my dad had to act as a wedding bouncer and kick the girls out. It was weird, because I've never been in a fight in my life, but the dream felt so real. I woke up feeling horribly guilty. The mean girls aren't invited to the wedding, but if they crashed it, I'd have someone kindly ask them to leave, and I wouldn't punch them in their heads.

In the non-nightmare sector of my life, Caitlin and I want to make these bracelets for the BMs:


I also want to make some necklaces, but my fear is that I will be one of those brides who gives the BMs jewelry they hate but are forced to wear. I know I appreciate hand-made jewelry, but will others? When I was in my friend Rebecca's line, she made us jewelry, and I still wear it to this day.

I like this one, but maybe it's too chunky:
I would make it with cream or light brown pearls (the color of the sash), and a lavender or chocolate brown ribbon. The beadstore by my house has a gazillion colors of glass pearls, so I could match the colors almost exactly.

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