thinking out loud.

with less than a week away from the wedding, i am:

• obsessing over the weather forecast
(so far, so good!)

• relieved that we finally found an apartment. (note: never try to wedding plan and apartment hunt at the same time)


• finishing up last minute projects


• looking forward to seeing family i haven't seen in a while

napa/sf/honeymoon/travel-related thoughts:

• i must go here, here, here, here, and here


• wondering if it will be too hot to take a dip in the mineral pool. in that case, i should pack my bathing suit.


• hoping i won't forget to pack something important like my camera or cell phone charger


• obsessing over the weather forecast


• looking forward to wining and dining at napa, but also looking forward to trying my first in & out burger and indulging my sweet tooth at miette.


• also: what foods can you carry on the plane? over at apartment therapy. clearly, food is very important to me.

when it comes to wedding gifts, it usually is the thought that counts. sharilyn of lovely design designed this invitation for her friends.

this is another fun diy project that i've been looking forward to. i got the idea from (who else) martha. i modified the project by using a 8.5 x 11" paper and trimming it a bit and then cutting into four pieces. i then used a bone folder to crease the paper and used double side tape (half it's width) on 3 of the edges instead of glue.


these will be perfect for our cocktail hour snacks- 떡 ("dduk"):

...there is one Korean sweet that is very uniquely Korean - dduk. Dduk is a general term for a whole family of mostly sweet pastries made with a base of rice flour. Many people will call it a rice cake, but I choose not to, since dduk is absolutely nothing like those detestable diet puffed rice styrofoam disks. No, Korean dduk is similar to Japanese mochi, and comes in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, flavors, and colors.
- via the delicious life

a completed project: little envelopes filled with homemade confetti. 2 teaspoons to be exact.

i used mixed a bag of store bought white paper confetti and added hole-punched yellow paper and hole-punched yellow vellum paper (using a 9/16" hole punch). i like the variety in colors, sizes, and textures.

this will be included in our program and thrown as we walk down the aisle after the ceremony.

from here and here

we'll be having corsages for our 2 sisters to make them stand out from the rest. i wish i had seen these pretty ones when i went to prom back in the day. did you know, i went to both my junior and senior prom with my soon-to-be husband? we also had lockers next to each other and passed notes during class.

fabric hairclips by WREN handmade. also check out the crochet hairclips.

for my flowergirl

martha stewart click-and-print program covers / paper+cup's les animales journals

one of my projects leading up to the wedding is diy-ing the programs. i love the color combinations of these.

this is helpful if you're planning to make your own programs.