So I'm going to put a few of my ideas down here in writing, maybe it will help me to get more productive. I want to do alot but I guess I look at the tasks at hand and get a little scared as to where to start.

So one idea I have for the ceremony is I want to decorate every other aisle with feather pomanders. A fellow knottie named Jo did it for her wedding and I love them, their different than the flower pomanders you see.

They look great and Jo said they were simple and easy to make, she was kind enough to share her instructions with me and this is a taks I know I can handle.

I need to think of what I can do for the alter decoration, I like the tall branches but I'm not sure, I also like the arbors with hanging flowers or draping. I need to ponder more on this...off to google images.

I finished them, I have my first DIY done. I really liked how they turned out. I will be so happy to see them on the top of my cake, whatever that may be..LOL.

Oh and I bought two more but they're the bigger ones. Maybe I'll use them on one of the extra display tables or something, I couldn't pass them up they were on clearance at Michael's for like $2.

I spend the day with my mom and we met with some linen peeps....more about that later!

After lunch we stopped in Michael's, now it was just to look. I have a few ideas of DIY items but I really wanted to JUST LOOK. I passed by an end cap and starring right there back at me were the cutest ceramic birds. I just had to have them and best of all they were only $1.99 ea.

Now they came in white only and they have these holes on the side, the white is paintable but the holes I'm just not sold on yet. I plan to pain them red then re-bake them and see how the holes look then. If anything else I can fill them with something later if I choose too.

So, what am I going to use these for you ask....the cake topper. I wanted something different, no letters, no flowers....the feathered birds were too whimsical for my taste, these fit the bill perfectly.

Here they are in all their glory (unpainted of course).

The engagement party is not going down this weekend, we're having to push it back because of a death in the family. We did reschedule it for Saturday, May 30th. So I do have that to look forward to.

I did realize that I have a year now...a year from now I will be Mrs. Lewis. I am so excited to really get started. This is now officially the beginning of my planning process....I got the venue and now I need to move on and tackle more.

Wish me luck!!!