With about 5 1/2 months to go [and through the suggestion of the MOH] I finally made my DIY To-Do list...and holy cow, do I have a lot of work to do :) Obviously, I will have some help on things with my mom and other family/friends. Here's a run down...

Being a graduate of Ball State, I have a little place in my heart for Ball Jars....even more so after we picked the Breeding Farm as our ceremony and reception location. I've been searching for creative ideas for reception decor with mason jars and ran across this wedding....and fell in LOVE!! How simple & rustic, yet chic and creative. [Images from atelier joya]

So so so so so excited to get our Save the Dates in the mail this past weekend. They actually got here on Friday...but since I have a PO Box and our lovely Post Office window is only open during the day, I was forced to wait until Saturday morning to pick them up. Now on to finishing collecting everyone's addresses so that we can begin the assembly process to get this pretty puppies in the mail! Yay!

I am a nerd for any type of creative project with paper...which is why I LOVE to follow OhSoBeautifulPaper.com. Seriously, one of my favorite feeds on my computer. I was estatic when they featured a mason jar invitation set from The Blue Envelope....which happens to be a designer in Indiana :) I had been designing something very similar myself, but when I saw her diecut mason jars, I knew that I had to get in contact with her! So...here's a sneak peak of our proof from Amanda. What do ya think?

So upon searching for decoration ideas, I came across a post about shepherd hooks at the Dollar Tree. After lunch on Sunday, I took a little trip over there. Sure enough...42" shepherd hooks for $1/each. I seriously bought all 16 that they had :) They are a little on the thin side as far as the quality of the metal, but they will work perfectly for the one day that we will need them for. So then I paid a little visit to the Bloomington store at lunch one day...and bought them out too :) We had previously purchased some 4' sturdy ones and was wanting more, but couldn't justify the cost of spending $3-$5/per hook for a one day thing. I am super excited about these. Here are just a few little inspiration photos of what they could become :)