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Things You Need to Know About Wedding Invitations

The day of our final ceremony is just around the corner, which means two things:

1) Chris and I will finally be married.
2) I’ll never have to deal with wedding vendors again. Hooray!

Even though we’re planning a simple affair, getting all of the details orchestrated has been the hardest project I have ever undertaken. Keep in mind that I’ve run two marathons, walked across the country, and spent forty-five days straight on the road with my future husband. All of these paled in comparison when it came time to deal with “the happiest day of my life.”

Not all of the wedding vendors that we’ve dealt with have been difficult. In fact, ordering our final ceremony invitations was a downright pleasure, thanks to Savvy Skirts of Half Moon Bay. After four hours of being counseled by Sheri, the genius behind the whole operation, we settled on super simple, classic invites that required little to no assembly. Sheri also taught us everything we needed to know about wedding invitations, which saved us some serious headaches. Because I love you, I will pass these tips along:

Always Get Two Sets of Proofs: I know, it costs you a few extra bucks, but trust me when I say it’s worth it. Sheri caught several mistakes for us during the proofing process, saving us money and time.

The More Assembly, the More Time Required: Yes, pocket invitations are cute and fun. Bows add an extra flourish and envelope liners are classy. Yet all of these require you to spend hours on end with Satan’s favorite torture device: glue dots.

Invitations Will Get Lost in the Mail: No matter how many times you double check the addresses, you’re likely to have one to two invites that never reach their final destination. Case in point: I have sent my cousin Tim and his family  two invitations and still… nothing.

Always Add Extra Postage: When in doubt, add extra postage to all of your invitations. Ask several postal employees to weigh a completed invitation before you send them off.

Don’t Leave Out Your Parents’ Names: They may say they don’t care, but trust me, they do. Besides, you wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for them. (Just try not to think of the details of how this happened, especially if you’re squeamish.)

Don’t Get All Hung Up in the Details: There’s little to no chance that anyone is going to nitpick the way you address your invitations, unless you put “To my witchy sister and her equally evil husband.”

Send an Invitation to Yourself: Make sure to set aside a finished invitation for yourself for future scrapbooking purposes.