After agonizing about invitations for way to long, it feels really good to have just made a decision already. I decided to use stationery that we will print and assemble ourselves. Well, the folks at FedEx Office will print them, and I’ll cut the cards out, procure envelopes, print labels, and get everything ready to send. The first round, our Save the Date cards, are done and ready to go in the mail tomorrow.

I ordered a custom stamp for our return address, and decided to make things easy by printing mailing labels. Writing them all out by hand sounded like a nightmare, and hiring a calligrapher just isn’t a huge priority for me. Besides, these are only save the date cards. I don’t think we need to get too crazy.

I feel like, with this project finished, the beginning of the small-detail-oriented work begins. I do have a lot of crafty projects in mind, and I suspect I’m going to overwhelm myself. I’ve been making a mental list of priorities, so when it comes time to let things go, I’m prepared to do so.

One project that is a high priority is making our flower girl’s dress. I bought some lovely fabric in Santa Cruz last weekend that will be perfect.

This is the dress I’m planning to make, with the scalloped hem and the bow.

The hem band and bow will be red, and the body of the dress that gorgeous floral print. She’ll be freakin’ adorable.

I’ve done a few prototypes of some of the craft projects I have in mind, and over the next week I’ll be making myself a detailed timeline of when I should be working on these things. Because that’s the kind of planning and organizing freak that I am.

I am still making too many plans, and taking on too many projects, and giving myself too many goals. I think I’m starting to accept that this is just part of how I operate. Generally, I like having a lot going on, but it can be hard to have all those fun and exciting projects happening without putting pressure on myself to do all the things, and to do them perfectly. This is a perpetual struggle, and I suspect that the next six months of wedding planning won’t be the time when I finally win that particular personal battle.

At least this is all still fun for now! No, I didn’t write every day in March. No, I haven’t sewn a new garment or project every week this year. But I’m still doing more than I did before, and that counts for something.

And once those save the date cards are in the mail, and I can check one more thing off my To Do list, I’ll be able to give myself a pat on the back and move on to the next thing.