1 Month Today !!!

Slipper Basket Finished !

Now that I have finalised the design of our reception stationery, I can finish off lots of projects that have stalled while they waited for the last stationery piece of the project.

First one was our slipper basket

The slippers have all been bagged for a while and all that was missing was the swing tags. The design is inspired by our logo and has the size on one side and a poem on the other "bought new shoes to match your dress and now they're feeling tight? Have not a care just take a pair and you can dance all night".

One last minute change was I found some cute sparkly silver & glitter bags which I will use for the bridal party & my immediate family. As I don’t want them to miss out, I have taken a pair of slippers in their size and will have them placed on their seat at the reception.

I have also finished the welcome party & reception signage

Welcome Sign

Menu's, Bathroom Basket, Pashmina Basket & Candy Bar signs

And for a bit of fun Bride & Groom wedding day timelines!

Candy Bar Goodies

The popcorn bar has now almost fully become a candy bar as it will be a lot easier for me to set up and I can organise the contents well ahead of time. If we had stuck to popcorn only I would have had to make/collect it a day before the wedding and that’s cutting it a bit fine.

I’ve had to promise our jnr. groomsman that we will still have candy popcorn as it’s his favourite and DF wants his fizz wizzes!

Sticking with our colour theme these some of the treats that have already arrived.....pink M&M’s, pink & silver Hershey kisses, marshmallows, chocolate truffles, white & pink rock candy, lolly pops, pink foil choc balls and pink kit kats minis.

 

Welcome Bags – Hunter Reception

I have been planning our welcome bags for months, it’s one of my favourite wedding projects and today with the help of a great mate, we worked all day & finished them finally !!!

I wanted to make a goodie bag filled with treats & all the little things you might have forgotten or would like when arriving at a hotel. Now the tricky part …. quantity & cost ….. we have to make 70 and have a budget of $8.50 per bag MAX ! I had some great ideas of what I could include but things could get expensive quickly, so I had to think of fun & creative ways to fill up the bags on a budget.

I have dropped the canvas bag idea and gable boxes are out too as they are both expensive, instead I have opted for a natural brown bag with a big welcome sticker on the front.

For the contents we called in a favors, changed & swapped out items & bought in bulk to save on the cost but not quality.

1 x Mini bottle of Pink blush champagne $ 4.50

1 x Mini bottle of coke $0.95

2 x plastic wine glasses $free

1 x pkt kettle chips $0.95

1 x Block of Cadbury chocolate $1.40

1 x pkt of Wine charms (DIY)

2 x jars of local hunter valley jam $1.00

1 x pkt of Disney Princess tissues $ 0.10

1 x pkt of Disney Princess tissues $ 0.10

2 x pkts of chewing gum $free

1 x tube of cocoa butter hand crème $free

1 x mini bottle of hand sanitiser $free

1 x local information pack, map, brochures & weekend schedule

The final contents & cost $9.00 per bag

Unfortunately the pictures aren’t that great but I will take more and replace them when I have a chance.

Our Finished Invitations (Home Reception)

Although they have end up quite different to what I had planned in the beginning, instead of rustic wine corks & copper wire they are lace & ribbon, I really like them.

The biggest difference is the outer wrapper as some have chocolate or natural wood grain paper & some have a soft chocolate tissue paper.

A huge thank you goes out to my Dad, who patiently threaded all the peals onto the ribbon wrap around ties for me. A long and boring job and I’m so grateful for all the help xx







Inside







Main Invitation & enclosures







Envelopes



ETA ~ Tuesday 18th January 2011 ~ A pro picture of our invitations