a bit of class

i don't know if you quite recall my dilemma (everything with weddings is a dilemma, come now!) regarding the wedding invitation wording? probably not. :P

anyway, we wanted our invitations to exude a slight air of conservative and timeless class, without being too uptight and boring. read: a fine mix to create modern elegance...

i am oh-so-very-lucky that my future mother-in-law has fabulous handwriting, and that she offered to hand write each and every invite in beautiful calligraphy. obviously we were going to let it be a surprise, but i'm just so excited about them that i had to hint a little ;)




looking through so many calligraphy websites, it is astounding what some charge per line for invitations. i guess everything is relative with budgets, but if you have a friend or a relative with great handwriting, this is definitely a super wedding DIY that adds tons of flair to the occasion and just that special touch to make your guests feel special.

just make sure whomever is writing has practiced a lot AND has great pens! good luck! :)

things to do

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March 10 - 11:44pm - Shanghai

wow...last week was a crazy work week for me, so i really didn't get much wedding stuff done at all, including updating this little blog. i was out traveling southern china - no, not for fun - visiting factories and suppliers all day long...

so this week i've made myself a to-do list that involves doing as much wedding stuff as i can handle. now it's a matter of where to begin, although i was able to get some done today.

i finally emailed my caterer to start working on our menu. we need to finally agree on the food and costs so we can plan and budget all that in...so i'll be waiting to hear what they say over the next couple of days.

we are also thinking of unique decorations and what fun stuff we can find in china for the big day. that will save us on some of the costs! not everyone has the advantage to buy direct from factories, so might as well take advantage, right?! so over the next few days maybe we'll head out and visit some suppliers...

also, we are narrowing our options for registries! we finally decided it may be a good idea to register somewhere, so look out for that page on this site soon where i'll post the links to where we are registered.

hmmm, i think that is all we did today. we just got home from a yummy thai dinner and i'm ready for bed - (yawn) -

besos!