lovely garlands

thanks to our recently wedded tto, i have developed a case of garland fever. after featuring a few fantastic options on her site, i have decided that this was definitely something that i could incorporate into our ceremony decor.

but how?

planning so far ahead of an engagement is a double-edged sword. sure you have plenty of time to find great ideas but then you have tons of ideas that you want to incorporate into everything only to have a lot of…stuff. but that’s for another day.

anywho, after thinking on it for a while, i figured out what it is i could do: pew decorations!

if we end up getting married in california i’d very much like to get married in my church. however, we have individual chairs and not the pew benches common in many churches so typical decorations won’t necessarily work [which was a bummer] but being the smart cookie that i am, i decided that i could make a garland for the chairs! if i end up doing an aisle runner this would be a great way to keep people from walking on it pre-ceremony.

i thought of using paper lanterns but that wasn’t as cost effective as i had hoped, but then a flash of brilliance:

i could emulate carnation leis! except instead of using carnations, i could make smaller tissue paper poms [smaller than the ones i made for jacki's bridal shower] and string THOSE together!

and there we have a birth of an idea. i can easily make these way ahead of time and cheaply [because what's cheaper than tissue paper?]! if i really wanted, i could start today! but don’t tell me that because i shouldn’t start today. the boy would probably appreciate it if i didn’t start today. i tend to have an “accumulation” problem.

but you know i’m tempted. like real tempted. i need to at least try it out.

let’s just say i can check off one thing from the list. pending the boy’s approval, of course.