Invitation and Favor Party

Today me, my mother, and four wonderful, helpful friends came and helped us assemble the wedding invitations and helped cut out the tissue paper for wedding favors! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who helped!

Alyson and Mom working on the invitations.





Mary Anne and Alyson tracing and cutting out the tissue paper flowers.



Brittany and Abby hard at work.



What will eventually be in the tissue paper flowers.



All the flowers we cut out.

Many hands make light work. It was true today! We assembled just under 200 invitations, and we cut out 700 some flowers. With all the help, it didn't take too long, and we got to chat!

Shopping Trip #2

Okay, so I couldn't help but share about my shopping from this week.

CVS:
-Herbal Essence shampoo and conditioner - On sale for 2 for $5.49. I used a $1 off 2 coupon, plus a $1 ECB from last week. Final price - $3.49 for two.
-Puffs lotion kleenex - On sale for $.87. I used a $.50 off coupon. Final price - $.37.
Total - $.38

Kohl's:
My mom had gotten several different things for my dad a couple weeks back, and she had $30 in Kohl's cash that she gave to me. I got a few different things I needed. Total (I paid) - $1.69. (Plus a mail-in rebate printed out, so I'll get $5 back from that, which I will give to my mom since she gave me the Kohl's cash in the first place!)

Target:
Tide travel detergent - $.97. I used a $1 off coupon.
Chef Boyardee ravioli - $.92. I used a coupon I had gotten for a Free can.
Softsoap - I think the orginal price was $1.97. I used a $.35 off manufacturer's coupon and a $1 off Target coupon.
2 Skittles bags - $.69 each. I used a $.50 off  two manufacturer's coupon and a $1 off two Target coupon.
Total - $.66.

Grand Total - $6.73

Hurray!

I must note that the cashier at Target was very, very nice. She asked if I had watched the new couponing show, which I said I had not. She went on to mention that at one of the libraries in our area there was a DVD I could check out about couponing that a lady from our area did that is very helpful. Very nice of her!

Also, I got a cosmetic bag with samples and coupons in it today! Fun. :)

Shopping Success

Saturday was my shopping trip. I needed several things, and was pretty successful! Always a big plus. :)

Here is all my funness...

My Purchases

CVS:
Halls cough drops - $1.87. I had a $.75 off coupon, and I got a $1 ECB back to spend on a future purchase. Total - $.15!

Walmart:
2 Nailpolishes - $.93 each = $1.86. I had a $1.50/2 coupon. Total - $.36 for two!
Socks - boring, but necessary ;)
2 sets of thank you notes - Better deal than what I had found before, and I liked these better!
Swimsuit - I liked this one the best, and it was half as much as the other ones I looked at!
Snowflake flannel pj pants - $2.50 on clearance!

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My wedding dress is finished!!! :) I love it! My mum has done a wonderful job on it. I wish I could post a picture, but... I suppose it'll have to wait until the wedding.