How To: "Here Comes Your Girl" sign

Our wedding was easily the most love-filled, simple, and beautiful day of my life. From the stress-free environment, to all the family and friends who made the journey to Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, it could not have been a more perfect day. Both Mike and I feel incredibly blessed to have such caring, supportive, and truly fabulous people in our lives. Now we are excited to see what this big life has in store for Mr and Mrs Miller (Yay!)

As part of our effort to personalize our (#solidgoldbaby) wedding, we had our adorable flower girl carry a sign that read "Here Comes Your Girl". Making the sign was super easy (numerous varieties can be found on Pinterest), but I came up with my own way of doing things and figured... Why not share it?

The gorgeous golden sign was pretty straight forward to make. Below you will find the step by step directions. Add some decals, different phrases or colours. The world is your oyster, baby. 

Materials:

Scissors

Tape

Favourite Font - Printed in the size and letters you require*

Spray Paint (I went with gold, because #solidgoldbaby)

Canvas - Choose the size that works best for your project.

*It may take a few trials to get the font that is the right size and look that you need. Have patience, it will be beautiful.

Font ready to cut

Letters all taped

Once you have all of your font printed off, cut out your letters (I chose two different sizes of font to shake things up a bit). Apply tape to the back of each letter in those cute little double-sided rolls. I used scotch tape and it DID NOT stick well. A masking tape or painters tape would yield more perfect results.

 

With the letters taped into the position that appeals to you most, you're ready to spray paint. Please use a well ventilated area, and protect the surfaces around your piece. Follow all directions on the can of paint for best results. Spray paint covered letters and canvas should resemble this:

 

You are almost done, unless you ended up using scotch tape like moi. In that case, you have a little more work to do (sorry!) No matter the tape, once the paint is dry (or relitively so, my impatient fingers were gold) it is time to peel off the letters. So satisfying. 

In this next photo you will see why scotch tape wasn't the best choice. Because of it's loose grip on the canvas, spray paint sneaked cleverly underneath, leaving perfect little tape squares. Damn you dreaded imperfections! I really doubt that anyone at the wedding would have noticed, but I noticed, and THAT was more than enough reason to fix it.  

Tape squares came and conquered.

Mike and I tried to think of ways to fix it. We figured that the best way would be to paint over the white. I love painting abstract, but the thought of attempting to paint within lines made my tummy flip. My wonderful husband (I can call him that now!!) had offered to do it for me, but before taking him up on this offer, I tried one last option... Pastels. 

White pastel crayons were the fix!! They were white enough to get rid of the marks, but subtle enough that the piece still had a slightly blurry effect. Brilliance. I took my time and went over each letter with the pastel, and within no time, I reached my idea of perfection.

Without further ado, here is the finished product.

 

I love it. I love the little girl who carried it down the aisle in front of me. I will continue to love every single part of our day until the end of time as I know it.  There are not enough "thank you's" in the world to cover how grateful I am for everything and everyone that surrounded us on October 22nd, 2014. We are truly blessed, with and without the hashtag. 

Cheers, love, and crafts,

Lauren (aka Mrs Miller)

 

 

Solid Gold, Baby

Many people have asked me for a wedding post and I am not one to deny the masses. So, without further hesitation, here is the wedding post.

Bright lights. Exciting adventures. Where do you go when you want to let loose, party, and let your inner wild out to play? 

Thousands of memories. Two words. One name....

We get asked all the time why a Vegas destination wedding is our choice, and our answer is simple. Vegas is a city of options. Choices for dinning, variations upon variations of sleeping accommodations, endless entertainment, and facilities to please every (yes, every) need, want, or desire. Vegas has it all, and better yet, the price is yours to work within. A destination wedding was a budget-friendly choice for us, and a way to make sure that our nuptials are going to be an all around good time. 

As a back story, I am no planner. I like things simple, easy, and stress-free. Even this pre-organised wedding package ordeal has had me wound up and ready to lose it on occasion, and I am taking the easy way out. I could not imagine a wedding here, with all the details and arrangements. Surely I would hand Mike "The List" and say "fuck this,babe. I am out." Sadly, it's just the person I am, and unless Mike wanted to be Mr. Wedding Planner, we had to find something as low-stress, and care-free as possible. Hence, Vegas, Baby!

Our plans are simple, a quick chapel ceremony, a wonderful toasting reception (which Mike has planned because even that was too much for me), and then dancing at a bar within the hotel.  Our colours are Ivory, Grey, and gold. I mean it IS Vegas, you have to have the bling, right? Right.

The checklist of things to do is nearly complete, and with each check mark brings a huge sigh of relief. We just want to be in Vegas, with many of our friends and family, and getting this party started... Like Now!!  The countdown is on, and it is 45 days until our big day. Maybe it will all seem real soon?

Speaking of check lists and seeming realities, I bought my wedding shoes today. I love them more than I love many things and even some people (I am serious.) They are beautiful, glamorous, and the perfect accessory to my dress.  As Mike knows what the shoes look like, here is a little debut for all my readers. If only I could show you the dress too...

Que your "OOOOOoooohhh"'s and "AAAAaaaaaahhhhh"'s please.

 As the date approaches I find my happiness for our choices growing and growing. I can't wait to celebrate the two of us, and our future of possibilities with people we love. I can't wait for a week of sunshine, smiles, and slutty smutty dancing (It will happen). Most of all, I can't wait for a life time with Mike, and shaping our future into one we can both be proud to call ours. <3

Stay tuned for wedding photos, and an after-Vegas post.   YEAH BABY!

Cheers,

Lauren