Our New Life

Wedding Invitations Galore

Ah, wedding invitations. These little pieces of paper say so much in a tiny little package. Things like 'we're in love', 'time for a rockin' party', 'we're lucky enough to afford a party', 'my day to be princess'. Even though we're not quite at the date picking stage, wedding invitations are a fun thing to research. We'll be taking the inexpensive yet challenging route for wedding invitations; we want to make our own.

Now that the Xyron has arrived, we've been looking around at different styles of invitations. There are so many to choose from! No matter what you like, what you're into or where you're getting married, rest assured that there is a set of invitations especially for you.

Now don't get me wrong... there are a whole bunch of butt ugly invitations out there as well. Not everyone can have good taste. ;)

First Wedding Planning Splurge

Keith and I really want to get creative with wedding planning. Since Keith is so creative and can work PhotoShop like a pro, we've decided that invitations, save the date cards, welcome books, table cards, receptions decorations, thank you cards and more will be designed by us. It's quite an undertaking, but we're up for the challenge. (It will save a boat-load of cash too!)

I had been stalking a favorite die cut machine of scrapbookers called the Cricut. Not cheap and only cuts up to 5 inches tall. A friend at work found this marvelous invention, the Xyron Wishblade. It can cut regular size paper on up to almost three feet long. It is able to cut true type fonts and almost any design you can create on their PhotoShop type software.

The best part is that I found it on Ebay for $200 less than retail. And the second best part is that if I don't feel like it was an ideal purchase, I can sell it back on Ebay for what I paid if not more. Sweet! I can't wait to play.

Time to be heard...

 As you may or may not know, we would like to have the wedding at the Red Rock hotel in Las Vegas. At the same time, we think that it may be wise to have a few alternate choices but we're not sure of where to go, so we're asking for a little help.......

What's your favorite hotel in Las Vegas and why?

Taking the first step

We went to our first bridal show over the weekend to get some ideas on things. It wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be, but I would like to offer a piece of advice to all men....Have Patience!