While the purpose of Serious Craft is not to rant about my personal journey on planning a wedding, I think this planning process will still provide great insight and know-how to the site and others who are also striving for a DIY wedding.

I feel that my wedding will be the ultimate testament to my skills and capabilities as a crafter and a designer. The level of craftsmanship I and others expect out of me is high, and I expect to give no less than my best. I hope my belief in my good tastes is true. Yet, I fully expect to learn a lot of new things from the whole process, even with many failures along the way. But I hope that in the end, I will be able to better appreciate and make use of the repertoire of skills I have gained for the many years I've been a crafter.

I hope you will enjoy the rants about my journey as much as I hope to experience them. :)

I know I'll want to at least (attempt to) do the following:

• wedding dress - possibly the biggest challenge, but imagine the money saved!
• hair wear - veil, etc.
• memorable centerpieces - one of the most important in my opinion
• cake topper
• general look & feel
• graphic designs for overall theme
• hand-letterpressed invitations(via bottlejack method probably)
• handcrafted metal stamp for wax seals (useless but cool)
• website & online gallery
• guests "social networking" website for arranging transportation/accommodations/etc.
• decor - this can be a HUGE or small task depending on the venue (if I get smogshoppe then this might be a breeze!)
• fun-fun-fun photograph backdrops
• table placecards / placecard holders
• a large quilling sign for guest sign-in area (tell you about it later)
• some sort of ponoko items (candelabras?)
• party favors
• gifts to bridal party
• recipes for small foods

Do I sound crazy? Maybe I am... Well, these are things I know I will NOT tamper with, at least:

• flowers
• main food dishes
• photography - unless i don't want to be in pictures!
• no i won't sew and dye my own tablecloths or anything... I DO want to dye some things though...