As I mentioned last week, my sister-in-law got married a few weeks ago. Yay for Christian and Tate!! Because I am nice (read: pushy), I offered (read: pretty much demanded) to make a few things as wedding decorations. I was very close to being a bridesmaidzilla. I mean, I had a Pinterest board created about 5 seconds after the question was popped. Mainly, I offered to make paper peonies for the bouquets and those origami flower balls as the centerpieces. After the words came out of my mouth, Ryan just looked at me and shook his head. He reminded me how time-consuming both of those projects are and said he just wanted me to be SURE that I could handle it. I assured him – easy peasy (wink, wink). I had several months notice, so done and done. First, let me show you the finished pictures of the bouquets which took me the longest and I think might be the crown jewel of all the things I’ve ever made in my entire life:
Thankfully, Ryan’s entire family chipped in to make the origami centerpieces. I know this because I was sent video footage of the entire family sitting around a table, folding paper and depressingly looking at the camera while saying “Thanks, Lizzie…” That’s right, minions (whip sound)!
The wedding itself was so beautiful. The venue was amazing and the night was pretty much perfect. Here’s a snapshot of the festivities*:
Yes, I did include a picture of my hair because it was gorgeous. And one thing I want to mention is that my mother-in-law had the coolest idea of taking the picture Tate drew (I hate talented people) on the invitation and making it a giant framed guest book. I love it!
So…there you have it. And no, I won’t make your wedding bouquets. Don’t even ask.
*After looking at the pictures again, I realize that there are more pictures of me than anyone else. But…it’s all about me. We all know that.
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