My Save the Dates

I am a little behind on my Save-the Dates, and we probably should just forego them, but they are too cute to not send out. I am a huge DIY fan, but I had no idea how long of a process this was going to be.

My fiance actually drew the picture below- so it means alot to us.


We took the origanal to Staples to get them copied. My original plan was to just send them out as a card, but we looked at them and thought that they needed something more. So we came up with adding a 'border' to it, and making it into a magnet. So I went to Michael's with my future mother-in-law and we left with a HUGE arts and crafts project. I LOVE arts and crafts- but it was more than I has first thought it was going to be.

We had to get all of the supplies, the brown matting, a matt cutter, and magnets. Learning how to use the cutter and perfect cutting the matts took some time. I am a busy lady so it has taken me a lot longer then anticipated to get these done. I am working on them- they are definitely time consuming.

I have to cut the matts, they came as a huge board - so I have to cut them down to their size and then cut out the middle. Then I have to put the picture on, and then add the Magnet to the back. I bought sheets of magnets, so I have to cut each sheet to fit the size of the Save-the-Date.

Below is the final product. Let me know what you think!



Now I just have to get the envelopes and label them! I will tell you this, we were going to do our own invitations. But we will be ordering them within the next couple of weeks, that is definitely not a project I want to do on my own! :)

A peak into MY life..

I don't normally share pictures of myself and my life.. but I may start adding some every now and again. I am super excited today because My Fiance and I are headed to the Bruins game tonight... which is why I have posted some pictures.

The one in our Bruins gear is from a game last year. We like to go to atleast one every season. Tim is a HUGE hockey fan- which he has made me into one. So I am treating him to a game. 7th Row- Center Ice. Our 6 year Anniversary is April 5th- so I figured this would be a nice way to celebrate our last April Anniversary.. as of October 15th- April 5th will no longer exsist!



For as many years as we have been together.. we just started doing date night. One night a week, just us. He is very close with his family so we are always usually all together. But lately with the craziness of our lives, and never getting to really see each other, I decided that one night a week will be date night. It is nice to just be able to focus on us, even if it is for a few hours.

Below is a picture from a Red Sox game from last year. In honor of Opening Day/Weekend for the MLB I figured the picture is appropriate! We are actually headed to the Red Sox/Tampa Bay Game on April 11th. We are double dating.. Sporting events are fun with other couples!

Thoughtful

Our photographers sent us the Cookie below as a thank you for choosing them for our wedding. So sweet of them! A nice little touch that was very un expected- G&M Photographers- they're amazing!

Event Pictures

I just wanted to share some pictures from an event that we did on March 19th for the Government of Newfoundland. We host this event every year- all Seafood- my favorite!

Our Chef creates a new menu every year, this year he made homemade sushi, lobster flatbread pizzas, he had a risotto station, char sliders, lobster frittas, and a ton more food.

This weekend..

I am looking forward to a weekend of no wedding planning! I know that doesn't sound right- but I can't wait to relax and enjoy my weekend with my amazing fiance and o ur friends. Plans to go to Newport, RI to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Now if you know me- I am not Irish. I don't even look Irish. I am Italian and Portguese and I look the part! But from what I have heard "Everyone is Irish on St Patrick's Day"!

It is always nice to take some time off of planning and not get caught up in all of the madness. So make sure that you do that too!

Have a great weekend!


FYI- St Josephs' Day is on Saturday March 19th! :)

Michelle's Review

Michelle posted an amazing review last night on WeddingWire from her wedding in February..

5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service: (5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness: (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: (5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost: (5.0/5.0)
Flexibility: (5.0/5.0)

Ceremony & Reception Venue
I can not say enough wonderful things about Jocelyn and her team at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. In addition to our wedding, we had a Welcome Reception for our out of town guests the night before and a brunch the morning after our wedding for everyone who spent the night. All three events went off without a single hitch and the food was AMAZING. It's been nearly a month and I am still getting compliments on it! Jocelyn responded to all of my inquiries, no matter how small or large promptly and efficiently. The wedding pacakge is reasonably priced and exceeded all of my expectations. I absolutely recommend the Hilton Boston Back Bay.


Thanks Michelle- I absolutely loved working with you!! I am so happy to hear that you had an amazing wedding weekend- and that we could be a part of it!

Another one of them is..

*Photography- I am obsessed with pictures. And obsessed might actually be an understatement. An example, I have 16 pictures in my office- of friends, family, my fiancé- either hanging on a corkboard, the wall or in a frame physically on my desk. So you can only imagine what my home looks like.

So pictures for the wedding was probably my #1. We found an amazing photographer- Randall from G&M Photography- who has some amazing work and was so great when we first met him. One of the things that I wanted was the creative photo journalism aspect of the pictures.

My mom always gives me a hard time when I talk about pictures, because her photo album is under the coffee table and nobody has looked at in years (which is untrue, since I looked at it at thanksgiving and Christmas when I was home). So she has a hard time with spending a lot of money on something that is just going to collect dust. But I don’t feel that way at all. Ya, it might not get looked at everyday- I have plenty of scrapbooks that haven’t been looked at in a while- but it is the only thing I get to take away from the wedding. It is the one thing that I can look back on and it help me remember the night, the laughs, the tears, and the smiles.