Kristin emailed me a set of six design mockups for wedding invitations, which I’m posting to share with you. Hurrah! You can also click on the images below to view smaller, lower-resolution graphics of each invite/response card pair. I just sent her my thoughts and comments on this awesome first batch, and when she sends [...]

Filed under: Handmade, Paper Goods & Favors on February 28th, 2008 | 7 Comments »

In this post I’ll try to provide resources for anyone interested in hiking, climbing, or backpacking in Glacier National Park before or after our wedding. We are thinking about leading a few hikes and/or climbs or backpacking, but we’re not sure what time will allow or how many people we will be able to assist.
The [...]

Filed under: Announcements, Pre & Post-Wedding Fun, Travel, Venue on February 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

Zappos.com gets major props for prompt shipping… I ordered on Friday and they arrived on Monday morning. Bonus! I DO like the boots, but I’m not sure they’re right, y’know?
They’re very comfy, which is critical. I would expect the best from Ariat, given their reputation and price range. However, I have very small calves and [...]

Filed under: Accessories on February 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

Kristin sent me the samples of her work on baby announcements, below. As cool as I think the octopus is, we won’t be using it on our invites. As always, click the images for higher resolution:

And yes, in case you noticed it, that is weird.

Filed under: Handmade, Paper Goods & Favors on February 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I just ordered a pair of Ariat Laurel boots to wear under my wedding dress! But even if I don’t end up using them as my little cowgirl secret, I just fell in love with them. I can’t wait till they arrive and I can try them on.

Filed under: Accessories on February 23rd, 2008 | 3 Comments »

It would be an understatement to say that Glacier National Park is a special place for Justin and I. It’s not just the place where we got engaged, it’s the place where we got to know each other, spending weeks of precious time together over the last eight summers of our relationship. For Justin, Glacier [...]

Filed under: Announcements, Pre & Post-Wedding Fun, Travel, Venue on February 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Our friend, Kristin, who will be designing our wedding invites, has recently started a little letterpress business on Etsy.com called Twin Ravens Press. She’s really great with her letterpress and is super-excited to work on our invitations. I have some more photos of her work on baby announcements that I will post with her permission.
We’ve [...]

Filed under: Handmade, Paper Goods & Favors on February 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As I mentioned before, in Montana, anyone can marry you. Justin and I have gone back and forth about whether we should ask someone we know to marry us or find a certified officiant to perform the ceremony. For me, these were the pros and cons of “hiring” someone:
Pros: Experience: With public speaking and with [...]

Filed under: Ceremony on February 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’ve started thinking about wedding invitations and I’m absolutely obsessed with letterpress. I normally wouldn’t allow myself to be so entranced with something that’s not remotely cost-effective (I prefer to throw away money on less disposable, more consumable items like food and music) but we know two people who have presses at home. I’m just [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on February 7th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Because Justin is a kitchen god, I put him to work adding cooking things to our registries. After he was done, and because I am the queen of nesting, I went through and added housewares. Truth be told, there just isn’t much that we NEED, but it’s still fun to add spiffy gadgets and nice [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on February 5th, 2008 | No Comments »