Coming home for full-time wedding prep has made me a serious multi-tasker. While planning, I can simultaneously make trial hair/makeup appointments, go to little league baseball games, visit with friends, pick up my fiancé from the airport, eat a lot, work out a lot, spent quality time with the family and so on and so on.

If you don't believe me, just look at these pictures:

[The second day in America. Lunch at Chipotle.]

[Robert's good at multi-tasking too. He can watch cartoons while getting ready for a game!]

[I got my siblings into The Hunger Games trilogy...well, one of them.]

[After church, Jamie & I grubbed on our first In-n-Out burger since being back!]

[A handmade terrarium for Candice!]

[Picking up Mark at the airport]

[Sandwiches and a scrumptious dessert (below) with Vino!]

[UCI v. USC Men's Volleyball National Championship Game (UCI won!)]

[Lots of little league games these days...]

[But a Dodger game too!]

[A brunch date with the lovely Michelle.]

Wedding Invitations

Our wedding invitations just went out last week and while we think the design is pretty amazing and we love every part of it, the process is even cooler. My dad's friend, Eric, made our invitations. He also made my parents' in 1998. He has a printing press and has devoted much of his time to printing invitations, letterhead, cards, you name it, the "old-fashioned way." From what I understand, this is how a printing press works: type is arranged into pages and is placed in a frame. The type, then, gets inked and the paper is held between two frames, which are folded down so that the paper lies on the surface of the inked type. Then, a lot of rolling and clinking and reinserting occur, which eventually results in a printed sheet.

I've recently gotten into graphic design and typography, and the more research and browsing I do, the more I notice a backwards trend towards vintage type and the like. So learning about Eric's process of making these invitations has really helped me appreciate the process and art of printing...the unquick and undigital way. It's quite a beautiful (and tedious) process. I'm not sure if I'm getting this right, but I heard that Eric's arm passed through the machine over 4,000 times to make these invitations!

Fortunately, my mom was able to snap a few iPhone photos of Eric at work:

I am a bachelorette.

On April 26, my beautiful bridesmaids (Jamie, Maria, Candice & Eli) took me to Temecula to go wine tasting for an overnight trip...and it was AMAZING! Who knew Temecula was so beautiful? Through a small limousine/touring company, we visited four vineyards, but not only that, we even had cheese and bread waiting for us in the limousine while we traveled to the next vineyard. Each vineyard had a unique story behind it, but I think the third one was the unanimous favorite. We got to sit outside on a large patio and soak in the bright sun while our wine connoisseur, Leroy, gave us a very detailed explanation of each tasting. His gentle, fatherly spirit made it a very unique experience. And best of all, at the end of our tasting, he gave me a kiss on the forehead to congratulate me and my future marriage. His face, then, illuminated as he talked about his daughter getting married. It was such a sweet moment that some of the girls started tearing up (myself included)!

[As soon as I stepped into the limousine, they presented me with a 

flower crown and a lace pin that read, "Bride to be".]

[The forecast said it was supposed to rain, but all we got was beautiful sun and gorgeous clouds!]

[My maid of honor!]

[With Eli]

[At our favorite vineyard, enjoying the sun and view.]

[Having a very deep conversation...clearly.]

After the wine tour, we checked into our amazing hotel to freshen up, rest a little and open a few gifts :) Eli had to rush home because her sister went into labor and five hours later, her beautiful baby nephew was born! Meanwhile, the rest of us headed into downtown Temecula for a delicious dinner. Then, we went for a short dip in the pool before calling it a night.

[My kobe beef burger for dinner]

[Knocked out!]

The following morning was equally relaxing. We woke up, ate a delicious breakfast and then, headed to the pool for a few hours.

I couldn't have asked for a more perfect bachelorette. It was lightyears beyond my expectations. The girls know exactly who I am, what I love and how to make me feel special :) It was the perfect getaway before all the wedding madness really began.

I don't have a lot of photos since Jamie took most of them. She's given me this preview until I have a chance to steal the rest:

Thanks again, girls! I love you!