woohoo!

i am officially mrs. castro :)

home stretch...

6 days away until the wedding. yesterday was tony's hitchin party and it was quite a site to see him stumbling and grinning on his arrival back home. it looks like he had a fantastic time :) we're on the home stretch...

crafty day off...

i've mentioned that i simply adore and love peonies. they are irresistibly romantic and i would love to make them apart of the wedding centerpieces. however, these lovely flowers are in season during the summer, not february. so screw the seasons! i'm on a crafty mission. i'm going to make my own peonies. i love the picture above by kari herer. i came across it at etsy while searching for some inspiration. this particular picture struck me because it's almost exactly what i want the centerpieces to look like except my bottles are more unique and textured. at each table there will be three different sized bottles and three different size smaller jars for candles. all of these lovely textured glasses will be centered on top of a round cut wood 2 inches thick. so anyway here are my peonies in progress. i'm still working on painting darker pink accents towards the inner petals to give the illusion of more depth. i would also like to look for a thicker stem. and of course, add on some leaves. but overall, i'm pretty happy with my peonies...

small steps but a big leap...

i'm so excited about the wedding invitations. here's a rough draft of what i have in mind and have done so far. the first is the cover. it probably won't be so wide. the second is when the invitation in opened. the left is a pocket where the registry, reception, map, etc. info will be. i'll be using different pattern paper that meshes a lot more better than the red. but since this was the first i decided to experiment with the paper i'd least use. and i'm aware of the typo that since there are two hearts being joined heart should be PLURAL! but doesn't matter for now. i'll fix it, still so exciting!!!!