Five days

With five days to go until the wedding, I think I'd better sign off for now. If you would like to pray for us, I have some specific requests:

• that Douglas and I will have a strong marriage founded on love for our Heavenly Father and love for one another.
  
• that our wedding will be God-honoring.
  
• that we will have beautiful weather (outdoor reception).
  
• that God will give me His peace and help me to relax and enjoy the day!

'39 Packard

Why is a photo of this elegant, beautiful, sleek, gorgeous, shiny '39 Packard gracing my blog?

It's our transportation on the wedding day!!!

It's owned by a local, semi-retired businessman who, although a complete stranger to us before we sought him out to ask about hiring the car, is willing to drive us around on our wedding day, "for the fun of it!"

In other '30s news... I have to confess that after we got back from vacation a few weeks ago, I gave up on the idea of completing a new '30s dress as a "going-away dress" in time for the wedding -- I was just piling too much upon my own shoulders and I didn't have enough time to get it done. Instead I decided to wear a dress I already own and love, which not too many people at the wedding will have seen before, anyway. Once I made that decision a great weight fell off, and I'm just as excited about my outfit even if it isn't "bran' new."

Invitations

I am really pleased with the way our wedding invitations turned out. Originally, I was all for getting something pre-designed, but Douglas pressed for an original design and now I'm so glad he did. It was a team effort between us and we are both happy with the results!


Douglas drew the representation of my engagement/wedding ring, and I scanned it and cleaned it up in Paint Shop Pro. It makes for an interesting medallion, no? Several people have asked if it's a family crest or symbol... perhaps it will be from now on! ;-)

The invitation text is printed on the inside of the card, using the font Edwardian Script ITC. We also included R.S.V.P. cards with self-addressed, stamped envelopes, plus a 2x3, black and white engagement snapshot, as well as a business card with the address of our wedding website. My grandmother was very helpful in stuffing and addressing envelopes! And it's been fun to sort through the barrage of R.S.V.P.s that piled up while we were away on vacation.

Wedding travels

En route from Brother's Wedding to Cousin's Wedding we find ourselves in the hills/mountains of Tennessee -- a far cry from I-80!


A field of cosmos, and beyond, the landscape of North Carolina.