My new obsession...

My poor FI is going to divorce me before we're even married if I keep looking at wedding porn and getting new ideas. My new obsession is with chuppahs.

A chuppah (also spelled hupah, chupah, or chuppa - plural: chuppot or chuppahs, Hebrew: חוּפּוֹת) is a canopy traditionally used in Jewish Weddings. It consists of a cloth or sheet, stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes carried by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home the couple will build together. Chuppah literally means a canopy or a covering.

How beautiful is that symbolism? Even more of a reason to want one...

It seems simple enough to build and I'd definitely be making the decor a DIY project. I love the look of the hanging crystals and orchids.

As usual though transporting this baby to Islamorada is going to be a nightmare.

I have go to put down all this wedding porn.

I don't think I've shared my DIY aisle decor on my blog yet so here it is... Please keep in mind I really just out these together in five minutes so hopefully they'll look much better the day of.

Invites are finally done!

Lookie lookie what I received today! I finally got my invites and couldn't be happier with the finished product.

I'm officially in full blown wedding mode! I've been so excited to start working on these I've completely under-estimated what a pain in the arse they'd be. I'm sure that me changing my mind every five minutes about design doesn't help either.

In the end I've decided to go with a belly band design with a bow attached. I'm making everything by hand so I figure if one has taken me as long as it has today I'd only have another 30 or so hours to go! Whoo Hooo.

Why did I decide to go the DIY route again? Obviously there is something wrong with me.

Calligraphy

Outside of Pocket fold

Inside of Pocket fold

In the end I love the finished product, and am super proud of myself for completing them myself. All in all the cost was definitely more than I had expected. With printing, calligraphy, pocket folds, gluing, mailing, and the cost of stamps I ended up spending 8+ dollars on each invitation. OUCH. I'm sure if I would have had someone else print and assembly it would have been a little bit more but I'm not sure by much.

So my advice to DIY brides is to keep a careful eye out on how much your spending because it all adds up really freaking fast and sometimes DIY is not always cheaper.