We sent out our invitations mid-March. Our RSVP deadline was May 1st, which gave our guests plenty of time to send them in.
But did they? Oh no. In fact, when May 1st arrived, we were still missing over 40 guests. Gurrrrr.
Three weeks later, and we've tracked down most of them. I seriously don't understand what goes through peoples' minds. Our most recent card arrived on Friday. Did that person really not realize they were sending it in 3 weeks late?!
And then you get the people who tell you verbally... like I'm really going to remember what meal you want!
Okay. End rant. Here come the numbers...
Invitations Mailed: 109
People Invited: 261 (everyone got a +1)
Yes: 154
No: 98
Still MIA: 9
Acceptance Rate: 61%
Breakdown...
Adults: 138
Teens: 9
Children: 7
OOT Guests: 58%
Those 9 missing people are driving me crazy. I told my family that if we don't hear from them by the end of the week, I'm marking them as a definitive "no". Ryan and I have to have the seating chart completely done by next weekend when we have our final meeting with our reception venue.
I can't believe how quickly this is going, and how much we still have left to do!
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5.24.2011
5.09.2011
Gocco for Sale
I'm selling my Gocco PG-10. It comes with 10 bulbs, 5 screens, 15 BRAND NEW inks, 4 less-than-half-used inks, and all the bells, whistles, instructions, etc.
I will sell it for $250 with free shipping to anywhere in the continental US.
If you're interested, send me an email me at kel (dot) schultz (at) gmail (dot) com.
3.31.2011
Invitation Issues
Problem #1: Some of our Gocco screens didn't burn too well towards the edges. So when we printed our invitations and RSVP cards all the way to the edge, some of the little flower petals were less-than-stellar.
Solution: We ended up trimming all our cardstock post-printing. Luckily, Ryan's work has a laser cutter, which made the trimming process super quick and easy.
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Problem #2: This is the doozy. We had a screen where too much carbon stuck to it during the burning process. The prints were coming out awful. I was going to power through (because the thought of throwing out an expensive screen makes me cringe), but as soon as I started squeezing a brand new tube of navy blue ink onto the screen, it squirted oil everywhere! There was oil all over the screen, all over my clothes, all over my face. It was horrible.
So that screen went into the trash, and after attempting to fix the oily ink situation, we gave up on that too. I burned one more screen, which, again, turned out badly. Then I covered it with my own homemade navy blue ink (blue mixed with black), and printed... but it was blotchy, and not at all the right color.
Solution: We totally gave up on the Gocco-ing. We were out of usable navy blue ink, and I couldn't bear to waste another screen. Ryan sent our design to a local printer, and a few days later, we received this...
We were originally going to Gocco a Reception card, then have the map professionally printed on a different card with our information Gocco-ed on the back, but in order to save money, we squeezed it all on one card.
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Problem #3: After I had already stamped our return address on the back of over half our envelopes, I realized that the ink wasn't drying right. When you rubbed your finger over the address, it smeared pretty bad, and left silver all over your finger.
Solution: We went to Michael's and bought some fixative spray. We had to take every single envelope out on the front porch and spray them to set the ink. Now, if you hold the envelopes at an angle, you can kind of see where they were sprayed... but we figure none of our guests would notice.
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Other Problems:
But I'm just totally thrilled to be done done done with them. And the RSVP cards are pouring in! 24 Yeses and 5 Nos so far!
Solution: We ended up trimming all our cardstock post-printing. Luckily, Ryan's work has a laser cutter, which made the trimming process super quick and easy.
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Problem #2: This is the doozy. We had a screen where too much carbon stuck to it during the burning process. The prints were coming out awful. I was going to power through (because the thought of throwing out an expensive screen makes me cringe), but as soon as I started squeezing a brand new tube of navy blue ink onto the screen, it squirted oil everywhere! There was oil all over the screen, all over my clothes, all over my face. It was horrible.
So that screen went into the trash, and after attempting to fix the oily ink situation, we gave up on that too. I burned one more screen, which, again, turned out badly. Then I covered it with my own homemade navy blue ink (blue mixed with black), and printed... but it was blotchy, and not at all the right color.
Solution: We totally gave up on the Gocco-ing. We were out of usable navy blue ink, and I couldn't bear to waste another screen. Ryan sent our design to a local printer, and a few days later, we received this...
We were originally going to Gocco a Reception card, then have the map professionally printed on a different card with our information Gocco-ed on the back, but in order to save money, we squeezed it all on one card.
______________________________________
Problem #3: After I had already stamped our return address on the back of over half our envelopes, I realized that the ink wasn't drying right. When you rubbed your finger over the address, it smeared pretty bad, and left silver all over your finger.
Solution: We went to Michael's and bought some fixative spray. We had to take every single envelope out on the front porch and spray them to set the ink. Now, if you hold the envelopes at an angle, you can kind of see where they were sprayed... but we figure none of our guests would notice.
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Other Problems:
- I didn't want the ring stamps. I wanted the King and Queen of Hearts. When I went to the post office and asked for 44-cent stamps, the guy handed me a roll of flag stamps. "Uhh... do you have anything else?" I stammered. He groaned and pulled out all his 44-cent stamps. "Do you have the King and Queen of Hearts?" I asked. "No," he responded. Then the lady at the next register asked what the stamps were for. I told her they were for my wedding invitations, and the guy went into the back room, and presented a stack of ring stamps. At the point, he was annoyed and I was frustrated, so I just went with it. Lesson learned: I should have just bought the stamps I wanted online. It only costs $1.00.
- Our invitation assembly process was a bit of a mess. We didn't have any friends or family to help us. So we sealed at least 3 envelopes with un-stamped RSVP cards. I hope the guests who receive those notice there is no stamp and remember to attach one before they drop it in the mail!
- We also forgot to stamp 4 invitations! I dropped them off at the Post Office in a big stack, so I didn't notice. But a couple days later, we got 4 returned invitations with a post-it on them that said they needed postage. Woops!
But I'm just totally thrilled to be done done done with them. And the RSVP cards are pouring in! 24 Yeses and 5 Nos so far!
3.28.2011
Invitations!
I have SO much to talk about, but I envision a super busy week ahead, and I promised an invitation reveal, so here we go! I'll do a full cost breakdown at the bottom.
Here's what our guests see when they open their mailbox...
The front of the envelopes have a Gocco-ed design in the left corner, and some faux-lligraphy for the names and addresses. We used the rings stamp, which wasn't my first choice, but that's a story for another day.
The back of the envelopes have our return address which came from a rubber stamp I ordered off Etsy.
When our guests open the envelope, they'll pull out the invitation suite...
The suites are wrapped in blue and white bakers twine and tied with a tag that says the guests' names. We went with first names to keep it a little more casual.
Our invitation was the thing that started it all. We used the font Pea Olsen, which I love...
On top of the invitation, our guests will find a card with reception information, directions, and our website...
On the back of that card is the map I designed...
Those were supposed to be two separate cards, but time, money, and Gocco issue prevented that. This card ended up being the only one we had professionally printed.
Next is the RSVP card...
We kept the wording pretty standard, but mixed it up with the food icons (which all our guests loved).
The back has some Gocco-ing, our stamped return address, and the polar bear stamp (of course). We chose to do a postcard to save on postage.
Here is the invitation suite all together...
Cost Breakdown
Gocco PG-10: $150.00
10 Screens and 30 Bulbs: $141.62
Cardstock: $30.96
Envelopes: $71.04
Black Light Pen: $6.62
Gocco Ink: $33.70
Return Address Stamp: $16.50
Stamp Pads: $5.98
Bakers Twine (250 Yards): $9.00
Blank Tags (150): $13.00
Professional Printing: $108.00
Postage: $72.00
Total: $658.32
I plan on selling the Gocco and extra supplies for $150, which would bring the grand total to $3.39 per invitation for 104 invitations.
Yesterday, when we got back from our weekend in Illinois, we had our first response...
I was so happy. We finally have some guests!
Here's what our guests see when they open their mailbox...
The front of the envelopes have a Gocco-ed design in the left corner, and some faux-lligraphy for the names and addresses. We used the rings stamp, which wasn't my first choice, but that's a story for another day.
The back of the envelopes have our return address which came from a rubber stamp I ordered off Etsy.
When our guests open the envelope, they'll pull out the invitation suite...
The suites are wrapped in blue and white bakers twine and tied with a tag that says the guests' names. We went with first names to keep it a little more casual.
Our invitation was the thing that started it all. We used the font Pea Olsen, which I love...
On top of the invitation, our guests will find a card with reception information, directions, and our website...
On the back of that card is the map I designed...
Those were supposed to be two separate cards, but time, money, and Gocco issue prevented that. This card ended up being the only one we had professionally printed.
Next is the RSVP card...
We kept the wording pretty standard, but mixed it up with the food icons (which all our guests loved).
The back has some Gocco-ing, our stamped return address, and the polar bear stamp (of course). We chose to do a postcard to save on postage.
Here is the invitation suite all together...
Cost Breakdown
Gocco PG-10: $150.00
10 Screens and 30 Bulbs: $141.62
Cardstock: $30.96
Envelopes: $71.04
Black Light Pen: $6.62
Gocco Ink: $33.70
Return Address Stamp: $16.50
Stamp Pads: $5.98
Bakers Twine (250 Yards): $9.00
Blank Tags (150): $13.00
Professional Printing: $108.00
Postage: $72.00
Total: $658.32
I plan on selling the Gocco and extra supplies for $150, which would bring the grand total to $3.39 per invitation for 104 invitations.
Yesterday, when we got back from our weekend in Illinois, we had our first response...
I was so happy. We finally have some guests!
3.23.2011
3 Months to Go
(Well... technically not until Friday, but I'm ahead of my game!)
Each month seems to pass more and more quickly. I can't believe we only have 3 months until the wedding! Let's get right to the update...
Past Month Goals:
1) Have our invitations completely designed and printed. Begin assembly. Check! Check! Check! Not only did we begin assembly, but we completely finished it as of Tuesday night, and our invitations are arriving in our guests' mailboxes as we speak!
2) Hire a sound engineer for our wedding ceremony. A big fat X for this one... but mostly because we decided we don't really need him. The audio for our ceremony should be pretty basic, and we'll have a videographer to catch it all on film (whereas the sound engineer would provide us with an audio CD).
3) Ask our ushers to be ushers. Check! Ryan asked his cousin, and I asked my brother. I heard through the grapevine that my brother's girlfriend's response was, "your sister asked you to be in her wedding via email?! You guys have a weird relationship." Yes. Yes, we do.
4) Notify the people we would like to give toasts during the reception. Hmm... not really. I think they already know, but I should probably give them all a formal heads-up.
5) Schedule my wedding dress fitting. Woops! No, again. We decided to wait off on this since I'm losing weight at such a rapid pace.
6) Book a limo. Check! Just did this one last weekend. We'll be riding in style in a 14 passenger Escalade from American Coach Limo.
7) Choose what Ryan and his groomsmen will wear. We sort of did this. Details to come after this weekend.
That list makes me feel like a slacker. I guess the amount of time we put into the Invitations overshadowed all the other wedding projects.
Other Accomplishments:
See! We're not that big of slackers! I'm pretty proud of all the stuff we got done in the past month. It took a pretty major chunk off our To Do list.
Goals for the Upcoming Month:
Ryan and I will be heading to Illinois this weekend. Ryan's mom, aunt, sister, and niece are all coming into town, and will be staying with us at my parents' house. It should be fun... and busy!
Friday: Ryan meets my maternal grandparents and dinner at our rehearsal dinner location.
Saturday: Marriage counseling in the morning and bridal shower in the afternoon.
Sunday: Meeting with our reception venue to discuss details.
Yay!
Each month seems to pass more and more quickly. I can't believe we only have 3 months until the wedding! Let's get right to the update...
Past Month Goals:
1) Have our invitations completely designed and printed. Begin assembly. Check! Check! Check! Not only did we begin assembly, but we completely finished it as of Tuesday night, and our invitations are arriving in our guests' mailboxes as we speak!
2) Hire a sound engineer for our wedding ceremony. A big fat X for this one... but mostly because we decided we don't really need him. The audio for our ceremony should be pretty basic, and we'll have a videographer to catch it all on film (whereas the sound engineer would provide us with an audio CD).
3) Ask our ushers to be ushers. Check! Ryan asked his cousin, and I asked my brother. I heard through the grapevine that my brother's girlfriend's response was, "your sister asked you to be in her wedding via email?! You guys have a weird relationship." Yes. Yes, we do.
4) Notify the people we would like to give toasts during the reception. Hmm... not really. I think they already know, but I should probably give them all a formal heads-up.
5) Schedule my wedding dress fitting. Woops! No, again. We decided to wait off on this since I'm losing weight at such a rapid pace.
6) Book a limo. Check! Just did this one last weekend. We'll be riding in style in a 14 passenger Escalade from American Coach Limo.
7) Choose what Ryan and his groomsmen will wear. We sort of did this. Details to come after this weekend.
That list makes me feel like a slacker. I guess the amount of time we put into the Invitations overshadowed all the other wedding projects.
Other Accomplishments:
- I purchased / DIYed some shower hostess gifts.
- We booked a hotel for the Sunday night after our wedding (we need to be near the airport for our 8am flight to Cancun!).
- We chose our first dance song.
- We bought and designed placecards.
- I made a card box.
- I purchased earrings.
- We bought wine to go in our wine box.
- I bought three (very different) dresses to wear to my bridal shower.
See! We're not that big of slackers! I'm pretty proud of all the stuff we got done in the past month. It took a pretty major chunk off our To Do list.
Goals for the Upcoming Month:
- Purchase and create table numbers.
- Schedule dance lessons.
- Schedule dress fittings. (Seriously!)
- Plan our ceremony.
- Decide on aisle decor.
- Print family wedding photos and frame them.
Ryan and I will be heading to Illinois this weekend. Ryan's mom, aunt, sister, and niece are all coming into town, and will be staying with us at my parents' house. It should be fun... and busy!
Friday: Ryan meets my maternal grandparents and dinner at our rehearsal dinner location.
Saturday: Marriage counseling in the morning and bridal shower in the afternoon.
Sunday: Meeting with our reception venue to discuss details.
Yay!
3.03.2011
Printing, Emailing, and Burning Calories
Oh, so much happening!
Invitations
First... invitation printing has officially begun... and it's exhausting! I thought all those other brides who complained about it were just being wusses.
I can't show specifics yet on which design we chose, but here are some action shots...
I kid you not... I broke our coffee table on the first day of printing because I pressed down too hard on my Gocco! We both heard a loud "crack" sound, but didn't know what it was. Then, a couple hours later, I noticed it: a giant crack on the side of our coffee table! Oh well... thank goodness it's a cheap table.
There are cards everywhere in our house. Every inch of every surface has cards drying on it. And that's just the RSVP cards!
Bridal Shower
Shower planning is in full swing (or so I hear). My aunts put a Google Doc online with all the RSVP responses so everyone could see.
But I'm totally baffled.
It must be a generational thing... because only one of my friends has RSVPed to the shower! And it's not like it's hard... they can do it via email! All my relatives and moms' friends were very prompt... and I just had to send a reminder email to 10 of my besties.
Sigh.
Weight Loss
I hit 15 pounds lost today at my Weight Watchers meeting. I'm halfway to my goal, and only 2 pounds away from the coveted 10% mark! Here are some before-and-after photos...
I've been taking photos in a bathing suit too... but I'm saving those until the very end.
Happy Thursday, everyone. It's almost the weekend! (And half marathon training starts Saturday).
Invitations
First... invitation printing has officially begun... and it's exhausting! I thought all those other brides who complained about it were just being wusses.
I can't show specifics yet on which design we chose, but here are some action shots...
I kid you not... I broke our coffee table on the first day of printing because I pressed down too hard on my Gocco! We both heard a loud "crack" sound, but didn't know what it was. Then, a couple hours later, I noticed it: a giant crack on the side of our coffee table! Oh well... thank goodness it's a cheap table.
There are cards everywhere in our house. Every inch of every surface has cards drying on it. And that's just the RSVP cards!
Bridal Shower
Shower planning is in full swing (or so I hear). My aunts put a Google Doc online with all the RSVP responses so everyone could see.
But I'm totally baffled.
It must be a generational thing... because only one of my friends has RSVPed to the shower! And it's not like it's hard... they can do it via email! All my relatives and moms' friends were very prompt... and I just had to send a reminder email to 10 of my besties.
Sigh.
Weight Loss
I hit 15 pounds lost today at my Weight Watchers meeting. I'm halfway to my goal, and only 2 pounds away from the coveted 10% mark! Here are some before-and-after photos...
I've been taking photos in a bathing suit too... but I'm saving those until the very end.
Happy Thursday, everyone. It's almost the weekend! (And half marathon training starts Saturday).
2.25.2011
4 Months to Go
I know I've been slightly absent recently... but I can't let today's 4-month mark come and go without an update as to how we're doing on our monthly To Do list. I'm freaking out a little bit because this past month totally flew by, and it feels like I just wrote about what my goals were! Gurr...
Past Month Goals:
1) Schedule our marriage counseling session. Check! We had to fill out little online tests, then we'll have a 3+ hour session with our marriage counselor the morning on my bridal shower in March.
2) Completely design our invitation suite, order all the paper and supplies, and begin printing. Hmm... can I give myself half of a check? We ordered all the paper and supplies, got most of the way through designing, but have come no where close to printing.
3) Book the flight, hotel, and transportation for our videographer. Check! It took me a while to mark this one off because it was up to our videographer to take care of the flight. But I can finally say it's done.
4) Get all three bridesmaids to order their dresses. Check! This one was pretty quick. My bridesmaids are rockstars like that.
Other Accomplishments:
Goals for the Upcoming Month:
On an uplifting note, I've lost 14.4 lbs total since I started Weight Watchers 8 weeks ago. I'm almost exactly halfway to my goal!
Also, my map store has been picking up business. I like each map I make even more than the previous one!
Happy Friday, everyone!
Past Month Goals:
1) Schedule our marriage counseling session. Check! We had to fill out little online tests, then we'll have a 3+ hour session with our marriage counselor the morning on my bridal shower in March.
2) Completely design our invitation suite, order all the paper and supplies, and begin printing. Hmm... can I give myself half of a check? We ordered all the paper and supplies, got most of the way through designing, but have come no where close to printing.
3) Book the flight, hotel, and transportation for our videographer. Check! It took me a while to mark this one off because it was up to our videographer to take care of the flight. But I can finally say it's done.
4) Get all three bridesmaids to order their dresses. Check! This one was pretty quick. My bridesmaids are rockstars like that.
Other Accomplishments:
- I finished purchasing gifts for my bridesmaids.
- Ryan ordered photo books for his groomsmen.
- Test-ran our new return address stamp to see if it would go through the mail.
Goals for the Upcoming Month:
- Have our invitations completely designed and printed. Begin assembly.
- Hire a sound engineer for our wedding ceremony (he will make sure everything sounds good and give us a CD of the ceremony afterwards).
- Ask our ushers to be ushers.
- Notify the people we would like to give toasts during the reception.
- Schedule my wedding dress fitting.
- Book a limo.
- Choose what Ryan and his groomsmen will wear.
On an uplifting note, I've lost 14.4 lbs total since I started Weight Watchers 8 weeks ago. I'm almost exactly halfway to my goal!
Also, my map store has been picking up business. I like each map I make even more than the previous one!
Happy Friday, everyone!
2.05.2011
Outside the Box
I was going to write about invitations (I promised), but considering we've made absolutely no progress in that area, I'll postpone that topic for another day.
Ryan and I spent the morning cleaning up our apartment that had been taken over by boxes.
I seriously love all the mail we've been getting recently... but man, does it make a mess!
Amongst this pile of boxes was part of my bridesmaid gifts...
An invisible-ink pen for numbering our RSVP cards...
"Hi Ryan!"
Bulbs and Screens for printing our invitations on my Gocco...
Another necklace for one of my bridesmaids...
And lastly, cardstock and envelopes for our invitations...
Sidenote: We ordered 150 of each card, but the labels say "150+" with a little smiley face next to it. Thanks, cardstock people!
On my personal "To Do" list for this weekend? Work on our invitations! Stay tuned on Monday... I have something very interesting for all of you!
Ryan and I spent the morning cleaning up our apartment that had been taken over by boxes.
I seriously love all the mail we've been getting recently... but man, does it make a mess!
Amongst this pile of boxes was part of my bridesmaid gifts...
An invisible-ink pen for numbering our RSVP cards...
"Hi Ryan!"Bulbs and Screens for printing our invitations on my Gocco...
Another necklace for one of my bridesmaids...
And lastly, cardstock and envelopes for our invitations...
Sidenote: We ordered 150 of each card, but the labels say "150+" with a little smiley face next to it. Thanks, cardstock people!
On my personal "To Do" list for this weekend? Work on our invitations! Stay tuned on Monday... I have something very interesting for all of you!
1.25.2011
5 Months To Go
Today is our 5-month mark.
I was about to say that it's all downhill from here... but that's really not true. If anything, it's all uphill from here. Now is when the real work begins.
We've got all of the big vendors booked and out of the way... but now we have to crack open our DIY list and start on all the paper products and little planning details.
To add to the stress, nothing's worse than the steady stream of wedding nightmares I've been having recently. It happens about once a week, and in my dream, it is always the day before the wedding, when I suddenly realize I have nothing done.
During last night's episode, I made it all the way to the wedding day, and still managed to be excited despite the train wreck that lay before me. But when my flowers arrived dead, I nearly lost it.
::cold sweats::
Nothing like a swift kick in the butt.
So from here on out... on each month mark, I will list what we've gotten done in the past month, and what I vow to tackle in the month ahead.
Here we go!
Past Month Accomplishments:
1) We officially decided on our rehearsal dinner location. We're going with Distinctive Cork that I mentioned a little while back. We're excited, the owner is excited. It's all good. Now to start working on the menu!
2) Ryan and I sent out a request for family wedding photos. We're going to have a display at our reception with wedding photos of our parents and our grandparents. They're all still together, so what better example for us of what a good marriage is?
3) Ryan applied for his passport. We're going to Mexico!
4) My mom gave me the date of my bridal shower! I had to come up with a guest list. Choosing who should or shouldn't come? That's not stressful at all (oozing sarcasm). But it'll all be worth it when I get to go to a party that's all about me! (Although, Ryan says its partially about him too. Yeah, yeah... I guess so.)
5) I've scheduled our next meeting with the reception venue. We'll get to choose our cake, discuss all the nitty-gritty details, and work on the timeline some more.
6) We chose our ceremony readers, asked them, and they accepted. Yay! We will have my older cousin, Alaina, and one of my college roommates, Mel, reading at our ceremony. I'm thinking we'll probably do one reading from the bible, and one secular reading... but we'll see!
7) And lastly... we finally decided on our invitation! I'm not going to tell you which design won out... you'll just have to wait and see. But I'm really happy with how it's progressing. I just wish this whole process didn't take so long!
Goals for the Upcoming Month:
I would like to have them out the door no later than March 25th so that our guests will have plenty of time (3 months) to make plans, hotel reservations, etc... and so that we'll have plenty of time to fill in the holes of our 200-person guest list.
I was about to say that it's all downhill from here... but that's really not true. If anything, it's all uphill from here. Now is when the real work begins.
We've got all of the big vendors booked and out of the way... but now we have to crack open our DIY list and start on all the paper products and little planning details.
To add to the stress, nothing's worse than the steady stream of wedding nightmares I've been having recently. It happens about once a week, and in my dream, it is always the day before the wedding, when I suddenly realize I have nothing done.
During last night's episode, I made it all the way to the wedding day, and still managed to be excited despite the train wreck that lay before me. But when my flowers arrived dead, I nearly lost it.
::cold sweats::
Nothing like a swift kick in the butt.
So from here on out... on each month mark, I will list what we've gotten done in the past month, and what I vow to tackle in the month ahead.
Here we go!
Past Month Accomplishments:
1) We officially decided on our rehearsal dinner location. We're going with Distinctive Cork that I mentioned a little while back. We're excited, the owner is excited. It's all good. Now to start working on the menu!
2) Ryan and I sent out a request for family wedding photos. We're going to have a display at our reception with wedding photos of our parents and our grandparents. They're all still together, so what better example for us of what a good marriage is?
3) Ryan applied for his passport. We're going to Mexico!
4) My mom gave me the date of my bridal shower! I had to come up with a guest list. Choosing who should or shouldn't come? That's not stressful at all (oozing sarcasm). But it'll all be worth it when I get to go to a party that's all about me! (Although, Ryan says its partially about him too. Yeah, yeah... I guess so.)
5) I've scheduled our next meeting with the reception venue. We'll get to choose our cake, discuss all the nitty-gritty details, and work on the timeline some more.
6) We chose our ceremony readers, asked them, and they accepted. Yay! We will have my older cousin, Alaina, and one of my college roommates, Mel, reading at our ceremony. I'm thinking we'll probably do one reading from the bible, and one secular reading... but we'll see!
7) And lastly... we finally decided on our invitation! I'm not going to tell you which design won out... you'll just have to wait and see. But I'm really happy with how it's progressing. I just wish this whole process didn't take so long!
Goals for the Upcoming Month:
- Schedule our marriage counseling session
- Completely design our invitation suite, order all the paper and supplies, and begin printing
- Book the flight, hotel, and transportation for our wonderful videographer
- Get all three bridesmaids to order their dresses
I would like to have them out the door no later than March 25th so that our guests will have plenty of time (3 months) to make plans, hotel reservations, etc... and so that we'll have plenty of time to fill in the holes of our 200-person guest list.
12.22.2010
I Invite You to Judge Me
Ryan and I are pretty creative people. I've been doodling, creating and photographing since I was a kid. Ryan knows a lot about graphic design and layouts. Together, we're an unstoppable stationary-creating machine.
You may recall that we designed and printed our own Save the Dates back in August.
Sorry for the crappy photo... click to enlarge.
The next invitation was a direct steal from one I saw on Weddingbee. The straight-to-the-point design lets the words speak for themselves...
Billboard (click to enlarge)
I thought I was done designing, until Ryan mentioned how the silhouette invite reminded him of the silhouettes on our Save the Date. That got me thinking. Dare I mention the word "theme" even?! So I created this one too...
Skyline (click to enlarge)
I normally wouldn't spoil the surprise by posting all our potential invites on here... but I'm pretty sure only four of our guests ever read this blog, so it'll be just fine.
What do you think? Which one is your favorite? Check out the poll on my sidebar and cast your vote!
You may recall that we designed and printed our own Save the Dates back in August.
Sorry for the crappy photo... click to enlarge.Well, the time has come where we need to start thinking about our invitation suite. Even though our wedding isn't until June, we plan on sending them out early... we're thinking March. That way, we can get an idea of how many people plan on attending early on... then send out more invitations as necessary in an attempt to reach that magical "200" number.
So I've been designing away. None of the ideas are particularly unique (being that I found my inspiration on the internet)... but we know they will be unique to our guests. We just didn't want something that was plain and boring. That's not "us".
The first invitation I designed was simple and chic. I love the little heart petals and how great the pink looks with the navy blue. This would be a fun one to Gocco...
Petals (click to enlarge)
So I've been designing away. None of the ideas are particularly unique (being that I found my inspiration on the internet)... but we know they will be unique to our guests. We just didn't want something that was plain and boring. That's not "us".
The first invitation I designed was simple and chic. I love the little heart petals and how great the pink looks with the navy blue. This would be a fun one to Gocco...
Petals (click to enlarge)The next invite uses real silhouettes of Ryan and I. After I was done creating it, we commented how we never knew his chin was so round or my nose was so pointy. It's creative and personal, but I feel like it's missing something...
Silhouette (click to enlarge)
Silhouette (click to enlarge)The next invitation was a direct steal from one I saw on Weddingbee. The straight-to-the-point design lets the words speak for themselves...
Billboard (click to enlarge)I thought I was done designing, until Ryan mentioned how the silhouette invite reminded him of the silhouettes on our Save the Date. That got me thinking. Dare I mention the word "theme" even?! So I created this one too...
Skyline (click to enlarge)I normally wouldn't spoil the surprise by posting all our potential invites on here... but I'm pretty sure only four of our guests ever read this blog, so it'll be just fine.
What do you think? Which one is your favorite? Check out the poll on my sidebar and cast your vote!
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