Save-the-date magnets! :D

Three weeks ago, I wrote an entry about how we weren't going to be able to order the save-the-date magnets, and I was devastated (Miniscule things that don't matter...mattering). It was something I had been looking forward to since at least last January when we first saw save-the-date magnets advertised at one of the bridal expos we went to. I was sure it was too late to order them once we had missed the original deadline I had set; all of my mom's wedding planning books said it would be too late.

Well, when Robert and I went to my parents' home for Thanksgiving weekend, we did get a lot of planning done, which included finalizing all guests lists and their addresses. Everyone saw how disappointed I was about not getting these magnets, and somehow it happened that we were able to order them. Now, they don't have the engagement photo on them that we had wanted--our photographer never returned my e-mail asking about how to order the copyright for a photo so we could put it on the save-the-date magnet. So, we went with another design...which I just received in the mail this afternoon. Originally, I wasn't going to open the box until Robert got back from work, but he told me to go ahead...since my head was about to burst from the excitement. As soon as I made sure they looked good, I put mine up on the fridge:





I really love them so much! :) Our theme for the wedding is basically to exploit Spring to its fullest, which means lots of daisies...and because they're my favorite flower. It's a good excuse. :) I really hope I can have a bouquet filled with daisies (likely white tied with a pretty purple satin ribbon). We'll see what we come up with. But I just love the save-the-dates.

They will technically be kind of late, but I know our guests won't be bothered by it. Robert and I are going to get together after he gets out of work to address the envelopes, and then we'll bring them with us to my parents' house on Wednesday. Mom has offered to mail them out and pay for postage, which really helps a lot.

Consider Amanda happy. And more relaxed. Now the next obstacle to tackle are the bridesmaid dress orders. I was going to call the salon yesterday, but I got so caught up in studying that I forgot about it until after they were closed. And they're not open on Mondays. Tomorrow is the last day for the orders to be made, so I'm going to call sometime in the afternoon to check that we've got everyone's orders in. I know a few of my bridesmaids had mailed in checks and are a little concerned that their money was received, so I'm going to check on that for them. It seems like everything is starting to come together! :)

Turns out wedding planning is a lot like grad school. You are given a monumental list of tasks to complete by a seemingly impossible deadline, but miraculously everything comes together and gets done.