DIY Tears of Joy Packets

Everyone cries at weddings. As FH would say, it's a "cheese explosion" (this is how he refers to the cheesy endings found in most romantic comedies). And so, I wanted to offer tissues to guests who may have forgotten, or not realized that they would need them.



Last week I went to Michael's (a local arts and crafts store) and gathered all the supplies I would need. This included:

Glassine envelopes
Craft Glue
Ribbon
Sticker Labels
Travel Tissues

Two tissues went into each envelope. Each spool of ribbon contained enough material for ten packets. And the labels were quick and easy to create using microsoft word and my printer. These will be placed in two baskets decorated with hot pink ribbon on a table at the ceremony entrance for guests.





PRICING:

Labels: $20 for 160
Glassine Envelopes: $6 for 100 (be sure and use those 40% Michael's coupons!)
Ribbon: $15 for 150 packets
Tissues: $4 for 4 packs, each containing 4 travel-size tissue packs
Craft Glue: $3

Final cost: less than 50c for each guest! All put together in less than 2 hours! Such a cute detail for low cost!

A New Way of Life

I awoke at 6:30am on this grey morning, sat down on the sofa with my cup of coffee, and opened my laptop to a very disturbing email. According to brides.com, I only have 352 days until my wedding, and I should be well into my wedding diet by now. Does Taco Bell and twix count as diet foods? Hmmmm....

We have been pretty lazy about going to the gym lately. In fact, we haven't been since we got engaged back in May! Our monthly fee has become our "fat tax".

So much pressure is placed on brides to look their best for their wedding day. For an entire day, all eyes will be on you. Your photo will be looked at for generations to come. It is not only important to choose the right dress, but to look your best in it as well.

Starting today, I am getting back into the gym. We are going back to our low-fat, low-cal dinners, with healthy desserts (if any at all). It's time to buckle down and take this seriously!

A venue and a date

It's official. We are going to be married at the Otesaga Hotel on Lake Otsego, Cooperstown, NY, on October 9, 2011. Ceremony at 3:30 immediately followed by a reception in the ballroom. I'm extremely excited! 464 days to go!!

Engaged!

We are officially engaged! It was perfect. A lovely picnic on Lake Otsego, where we met, was followed by a huge surprise for me! Matthew went "to the bathroom" before we left the lake for dinner, and came back with his backpack.

"Why do you need your backpack??" inquisitive little me asked. "I bought you something for our anniversary." he says. We NEVER buy each other gifts. Uh-oh, I think. I knew I should have bought those John Mayer tickets he was begging for!

"If you want it, you have to close your eyes". Ok. Done. I open them, and see this perfect, sparkling diamond staring back at me. "What are you doing?" I ask. He looks at me, as if he cannot see anything else in the entire world, and simply asks, "Will you marry me?" I scream "YES!!" and hug him so tight we both fall over into the grass. It's the happiest moment of my life.

After he finally gets me into the car (I cannot stop staring at the ring) I realize I need to call my mom and tell her the good news! We're on our way to the restaurant for our anniversary dinner. He won't let me call! He keeps making up lame excuses that I know aren't true..."I need you to tell me how to get there" (wrong, being from Cooperstown both of us know exactly how to get to Cherry Valley)..."you'll have plenty of time when we get there" (wrong, you set the GPS yourself silly, which is telling me we're actually going to be 10 minutes late). But I play along and assume I'll call when I get to the restaurant.

Once we get there, I walk inside to both of our families sitting at a table for a surprise engagement party! It was a perfect evening...the first of 70 years of perfect evenings to come