Paper and Polaroids

I'm a big believer in DIY - doing it yourself. And I have a strong apathy for flowers. They tend to give me allergies, they end up wilted and depressing. When these two traits met, I got the brilliant idea to make my own bouquet, especially after seeing this picture (from Offbeat Bride, of course, French Novel Bouquet).

I thought this would be perfect since I'm toying with some sort of book theme given that Josh and I are both kind of book nerds, and we met in college, etc etc. But my rose (made from the pages of an old New Yorker, I'm such a geek) didn't turn out as planned...

My next few tries turned out better, but they just don't have that "wedding bouquet" feel (as in, I think I'm going to feel really stupid carrying folded up New Yorkers down the aisle). But I think they might go good in a centerpiece, or as a favor. Oh well, live and learn. They're a lot of fun to make, though!

I am also am the proud owner of a Polaroid 660 camera! I have a similar apathy for guest books that I do for bouquets, with the addition of fearing that moment before a wedding when you're herded towards the satin-rosebud monstrosity and expected to think of heartfelt congratulations and advice within 30 seconds without holding up the line. So I wanted to take polaroid photos of the guests, let them write whatever their heart desires on them, and I can put them in an album later. I like to look at pictures, but I'd never look at a guest book. Of course, Polaroid camers haven't been made in years, so I thought I'd be scrounging around eBay until the last minute before my still unset wedding day.

Craigslist is a miracle. I found a camera in Tacoma for $6. That's not a typo. Josh's mom picked it up for me last night. It's a good thing its 500 miles away from me, or I'd be wasting the film playing with it right now. And yes, they actually still do make film for this model. Weird, right?