Weddingbee Blog

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Moving is never an easy task. I’ve moved more than 10 times in my life, but only once before to a different country—back then, I was only 7 years old and I could not understand why I had to leave all of my toys here in Chile. Well now, 20 years later, I KNOW!!

I’m at the point where I need to start packing so I can know the weight/size of all the things I need to carry or ship to California. I’m starting to wonder how much of my stuff I’ll be able to take there. I’ve had feedback form people at VisaJourney, but typically the people that move seem to be guys, and well, they can fit everything in two suitcases… CRAZY!

I’ll be carrying most of my wedding related items with me. Why? Because I’m a crazy bride. I’ve been putting so much work/love into my projects that I just can’t ship them, risking the chance that they get lost in the mail (Mr. Poodle and I have lost several presents/letters in mail over the last two years). The good thing is that because I know I have to travel with my projects, I’ve only been making small and light projects, so I can carry them easily.

Last weekend I finally finished everything and started packing up one of my dearest and most time-consuming projects: my origami flowers. These little guys have been with me for over two months. I was that crazy girl on the subway folding flowers! I folded every chance I could, and after many hours (and the help of my MOH, sister, and mom) we folded 1,025 purple petals, which equaled exactly 205 flowers. Because it will be easier to transport them as single petals, we didn’t glue them together. Hopefully I’ll get help for that task, too! I’m so glad the folding is over!

But now I have to think about a way to store the petals so they won’t get damaged.  At first I thought about just filling spots with them after I pack my clothes, but they are super delicate, so that was not an option.

{ So glad that I have one of my favorite companions with me during this task: Curly!  On the right is my fat bag full of purple petals }

{ I slowly arranged them in piles of ten, then tied them into packages of 50 }

{ I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to have a pile almost ready to tie and having them explode in your face! So, I had to be careful not to wind them too tightly. }

{ Almost done! And si esos rulos en la izquierda son: Curly… LOL }

After packing these all, I really felt for destination wedding brides… how do you girls do it? Are you transporting your wedding gear for a far off destination? Do you have any packing tips for delicate items?