Jul 11 2008
Beware of do-it-yourself invites
They could quite possibly be your relationship deal breaker OR perhaps the moment your inner bridezilla emerges.
Last night, with the help of my parents, my fiance and I finally finished printing, stuffing and addressing our invitations. Almost 100 invites have now been sent out and now the waiting game begins. Seriously though, this whole ordeal began just over two weeks ago. Four boxes of invites purchased, one and a half box ruined and two more purchased. Not to mention arguements, frustrations and exhaustion. Who knew it would be so bad? In the end this has been one of those experiences we will be telling our own children when they may get married. We have since made up and are eager to see who responds.
Looking back I think we could have prevented some of our head butting and frustrations.
1. Purchase more than enough right away. You can take back the boxes you don’t use but at least they will be available if needed.
2. Be sure the paper in the box is in fact printable. One of our issues was the paper was a very thin vellum. The paper kept getting stuck in the printer which explains why so many were ruined.
3. Allow each person to have a task. We tried printing together and only got frustrated at one another’s different ideas on how it should be done. If we were focusing on our own tasks, we wouldn’t be so concerned with ‘this is how it’s done’ syndrome.
4. Get outside help if needed. Don’t be afraid to go to a printer if needed. A third party really can ease some of the pressure.
5. Enjoy the moment no matter how crazy it may feel at the time! You’re only doing this once so tick this off as just one of those experiences you will be sharing for years to come.
