Wedding Notes: DIY Save the Dates!

"IN EVERY JOB THAT MUST BE DONE, THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF FUN!" 

~Mary Poppins

This past weekend, my sister held two days of "wedding workshops" for her DIY save the date owls. She asked people from her wedding party to come and help us out (who ever could make it). The turn out was pretty good actually! Hahaha! We had so much fun too- just hanging out and really enforcing the "bonding" time with each other. I personally think this is also a great way for the wedding party to be more involved with the process, rather than just showing up on the day of the wedding ;)

[Day 1] Wings and Things

{Side Note}
The seamstress bride-to-be...had the nerve to call me MOHzilla (maid of honor- zilla)! Hahaha! I was QC that day (quality control) and I guess I was too demanding?? Sheesh.

{Today's workers}
Rachel (a bridesmaid), Shelsey (Rachel's daughter), Ale (a bridesmaid) and Esteban (Enrique's brother and the best man)!

{Side Note}
Rachel called this the "sweatshop!" Hahaha ;)

[Day 2] Give A Hoot

{Today's Workers}
[AM Shift] Rachel & Shelsey again, Gilbert (Charlene & Enrique's good friend), Joann (a bridesmaid), Rodney (a groomsman), Melissa (Rodney's girlfriend).
[PM Shift] Regina (a bridesmaid), Renee (Charlene's niece/my godchild) and Reeka (the junior bridesmaid/Lynn's godchild).

Half way through working, Charlene compares us to the seven dwarfs- then goes on and gives us all dwarf names, you know just for fun :P

Charlene = Sewy (obviously). Joann = Trimmy (for trimming the fabric off the owls). Rachel = Gluey (for gluing the fabric onto the owls).

Melissa = Fabby (for measuring the fabric). Gilbert  = Kid Cutty (for the obvious reason).

Shelsey = Tracey (for tracing the owl templates). Rodney = Painty (for again the obvious reason).

Reeka = Lil Painty (because she's...little). Renee = Snippy and Regina  = Lady Cutty.

I was Floaty...because I didn't really have just one job. I was the floater of the sweatshop, woops I mean workshop ;) Hahaha...it's because I can do it all! (Well, except for the sewing).
We're almost done with the tedious work- drawing, cutting, sewing, gluing, shearing, and painting. We're definitely 3/4 of the way through...then we just need to assemble the owls and place the messages on them.

After a very productive day, we enjoyed some of these delicious chocolate truffles!

{Love}
Mmmmm! I love the peanut and pistachio covered truffles.


{Tidbit Fact}
Gilbert (aka Kid Cutty) made these for Charlene and Enrique. Pretty darn fancy!

Wedding Notes: A Message from the Owlery

{Location: San Diego & Irvine}

Charlene and I have started creating the save the dates for their wedding. She and Enrique decided on going along with their quaint, rustic & old world theme (not to mention they both have a love for this kind, feathered friend)...so, their save the dates are going to be hand made owls! Charlene got inspired by something she saw from a DIY tutorial blog. We're definitely putting our twist on it though. We wanted to use different kinds of fabric that matched the theme and give it a raw, organic look....but also an endearing one too! Come on...owls? So cute :)

So far, we're working on the individual pieces of the owl: left & right wings and the body/head. Eventually, we're going to attach the wings on each side of the owl, so that they open and close to reveal the inner part.

We got a little help from Joann (one of the bridesmaids), our good friend Jen and of course Enrique helped too! Charlene mainly did the sewing and I worked on the owl templates and fabric cutting. Tedious work? Yes. Is it all worth it? Most definitely YES. Like I said before, Charlene and I are all about the details.

In the end, each owl will be uniquely its own kind! No two owls alike. Will they be perfect little cookie cutter owls? Heck no. Little imperfections are what make things memorable and stand out :)