In light of my engagement invites (you can tell I’m pretty damn pleased with myself, can’t you?) I’ve decided on my philosophy towards planning our wedding: being lazy(ish).
Or, to expand:

minimum cost
minimum effort (unless the task is something really fun!)
maximum impact

In the context of invitations for example, getting someone else to do them might be low [...]

They’re done! And only just mailed out, despite my best intentions to give everyone a good few weeks’ notice. We ended up creating a Facebook event in the meantime, which has actually led to most people RSVPing on there and ignoring my request for their address to send them my cute invitations! I’ve managed to [...]

I came across the most beautiful paper garlands today in Apartment Therapy:
Aren’t they so wonderfully delicate? They’re made with fancy German paper that the seller has screen-printed herself. Can’t really get much more handmade than that. I’m not sure where I’d use them – draped in scallops around the dessert/cake table maybe?
I had a bit [...]

Speaking of photobooth backdrops, there’s some super cool ideas here that could look awesome on it. I already mentioned liking the look of book pages pasted onto a wall which is described here; I’m also really liking the idea of sticking fabric to the wall with a cornstarch paste mixture which lets you easily remove [...]

I wonder if I could talk my dad into making me one of these? The tutorial for it on Ruffled doesn’t look too difficult. Except with a less floral wallpaper – maybe something like this?
Most mentions of backdrops I’ve seen suggest taping it to a wall, but this seems like a more elegant solution (and [...]

The Boy put together his first video made with our new Harinezumi Digital camera! We went to Canberra’s Handmade Market last weekend, and as well as buying some cool handmade loot he took some footage and put it together with some music with Movie Maker. I think we need to work on adjusting the focus [...]

Finally gotten around to taking some photos of the invitations I designed for a friend – you can see a bit of the construction process and tips here. Taking photos of invitations is hard! I also had to blur out the lovely scripty font I used in the interest of keeping names and details secret. [...]

Attended my first hens night ever over the weekend! We started the night at my place with champagne, snacks, photos and games, then went on to dinner, drinks and dancing. A fabulous night was had by all!
I blame this wedding obsession for making me go a little over the top with decorations… but they turned [...]

I’m really feeling kraft paper at the moment. There’s something wonderfully earthy about it; the interesting texture makes simple, single colour designs look awesome; and in many cases it’s made of recycled material. Also, and importantly, it’s way cheaper than your average fancy shiny weddingy paper. I took a look around Etsy for some cool [...]

This is such a great cheat for getting beautiful hand-lettered (sort of) calligraphy without having to hire someone to do it. Basically it involves printing directly onto the envelopes/whatever so it’s just visible, then tracing over it with an appropriate coloured pen. I can imagine it being a little time consuming, especially if you have [...]