So, in case you’ve forgotten, we’re self-catering our wedding. Next week. Specifically, Friday September 7th. Apparently I’m crazy and besides cooking for my own wedding I also decided to tackle a thousand DIY projects and details. A short list of the projects we’ve done:
- The invitations
- Menu window
- Cake topper
- Arrow signs
- Bunting signs for the tables (“Welcome”, “Drinks”, “Desserts”, “Coffee & Tea”, “Photo Booth”)
- A sign for the bathroom door
- Escort cards and seating chart
- Non-traditional guestbook
- USB drive favor display + the recipe “magazine” that’s loaded inside
- Burlap table runners
- Ceremony and photo booth backdrop
- A couple of signs for the photo booth, plus a ton of props to use at the photo booth (we have yet to finish this)
- Crepe paper “bunting” for the ceiling
- Paper pompoms
- Beverage dispensers out of milk cans
- Washi tape flags for the cheese trays
- Wood cutting boards for the cheese and jamón
- Earrings for myself
- Small envelopes of confetti
- Writing the ceremony
We’ve also organized everything related to the serving and plating of the food (i.e. glasses, plates, etc), the lighting (we’ll be using LED rope lighting that we’ll later install in our patio once the wedding is over), music, plus the tent, tables and chairs. I wasn’t crazy enough to attempt to do it all at the last minute, and right now, there aren’t many things that are left to do, besides buying the food and actually cooking everything. We’ll be setting up the tents, installing the lighting and hanging the crepe paper “bunting” from the ceiling at the end of this week.
In an attempt to be super organized about everything, I’ve created a document that specifies where each “thing” –be it a prop, a plate, or a dish– has to go and how the tables have to be set up. I thought it might be useful to anyone who’s also DIYing their wedding, so here is a preview and the PDF file.
Also, I know that I’ve glossed over many of the stuff we’ve done, but once the wedding is over and I actually have time, I’d really like to explain properly how we’ve done and organized everything. Plus I’ll be able to share how everything went, whether my organization documents were useful, and what I would do differently. So bear with me during this last week of crazy wedding planning and wish me luck!
Estoy super impresionada con la cantidad de proyectos que hicieron, y además de eso, todo quedó super bien, profesional diría, pero claro con el toque personal.
Aparte del “photobooth” y de la decoración del lugar, los “kits de bienvenida” para la gente que venia de fuera y las bolsitas de recuerdo no hicimos gran cosa.
Y aun así, la semana antes de la boda fue bastante caótica, y ocupada (por más listas que tenía listas y marcadas, y con el menor número de tareas para los últimos días). Pero también fue uno de los mejores momentos… con toda la familia y amigos llegando, y la emoción de lo que venía.
Seguro que saldrá todo super bien, disfruten mucho ! Y diviértanse… ya casi llega el dia !
I am so excited for you two. I know your wedding will be fun and beautiful
Good luck finishing everything up this week and don’t forget to enjoy it all!
Wow- I totally envy your organizational skills! The table layout and notes are pretty genius. I hope that works out well for you. I figured out most things the morning of our wedding as we were pulling it all out to set it up- your strategy is much better!
I can’t believe the amount of things you guys have made and created. I thought I took on too much and was crazy- but you beat me! lol. Your things are gorgeous and I honestly think your wedding will be beyond beautiful! It’s so personal and handcrafted- I love that!
Enjoy your last week and I hope your wedding is everything you want it to be! I’m sure it will be perfect!
EEEEEEE so exciting !! It will be absolutly wonderful, I am so excited to see the pictures!!
Good luck with the run up, hope you get everything done. Enjoy
xoxox
I’m so excited for you! You’ve been working your butt off to get ready for everything and it will definitely pay off!
It all looks spectacular. It’s going to be fantastic
Can’t wait to hear more about everything and how it all worked out after the fact!
That certainly looks organised enough to be very straightforward on the day. Hope it’s everything you’ve dreamed about
¡Hola Ainhoa! Una de mis webs favoritas es Green wedding shoes… Así que creo que estáis montando la que considero la ¡boda perfecta!: ajustada a los contrayentes y a sus gustos en vez de a los anticuados (y horteriles) cánones de nuestro entorno. Enhorabuena por todo el trabajo que estáis realizando y gracias por compartirlo. Os deseo un día maravilloso, lleno de ilusión y de amor. ¿Nos enseñarás fotos con tu vestido, verdad? ¡¡¡Tengo muchas ganas de verlo!!!
So exciting! It will all come together beautifully, and I can’t wait to see pictures. Then after this I think you need to quit your day job and become a professional wedding planner
Ya no os queda nada, Ainhoa, seguro que todo sale perfecto, porque os habéis esforzado y lo habéis preparado todo con mucho cariño, vuestros invitados acabarán encantados. Además considero todo un detallazo que compartas todos tus DIY y consejos para futuros novios que quieran salirse del molde.
Yo también tengo muchas ganas de ver y leer el resultado de tanto trabajo, ¡¡¡y de ver el vestidazo!!!
Un besote pareja y que disfrutéis de vuestro día y del resto de los días.