Oh invitations. They have been the biggest ordeal of this whole event.
Choosing the invitations was easy. Ordering them was not. How should the wording be? How many do I need? Do I really need an inner envelope? Do we want them pre-labeled with the return address? I do no like making decisions. We eventually made it through the lone process and ordered them.
I have been working for a while to gather addresses. I put them all on labels and then decided I didn't like those labels, so we began the search for clear Avery 5161 labels instead of 5160.
In the mean time I was trying to figure out how one earth to assemble these crazy things. I have an inner envelope, outside envelope, directions card, RSVP card, and RSVP envelope. Which one should go on top? Should the RSVP card go in the envelope? What direction should they be facing? I spent a lot of time on wedding websites and I think I finally have it figured out. During my time on the wedding websites I saw that the inner address needs it's own special label. I decided that the labels that didn't work for the outer envelope would work for these. There I was, creating more labels.
We purchased regular stamps for the bridal shower and I had some left over, so I thought that I could at least get started putting stamps on each of the envelopes. Then after some discussion I decided that I wanted them all to match so I waited until my mom could pick up some pretty wedding stamps.
The directions card was also an obstacle. I had no idea what the best way was to get people to the church. If you aren't sure where the church is and you have a GPS, please use it. I really don't want anyone getting lost on the day of the wedding because i am terrible at giving directions.
We finally found the new labels at Office Depot. I adjusted the old ones on the computer and excitedly printed them out. After some waiting, I noticed that they simply were not drying... at all. Then I read the package. These were meant for a laser printer and I was using an Ink Jet. The 5160 labels were just fine for a laser jet (it figures).
I am currently sitting at my computer, very frustrated, waiting for my mom to come home with new labels. No wonder there are bridezillas. Why must everything be so complicated?
The moral of the story is, when you receive your invitation, please take a moment to admire it. Thank you.
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A very good moral. :) The craziness with Bekah's wedding invitations (since I was around a lot and got to experience all of these steps of hers) is what made me decide to make mine so simple. :) I hope everything is better now and you can smile. Just remember, at the end, nothing matters but who you're walking down the aisle to and what God is going to do with you both as a married couple :)
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