Cheers! The invites are DONE!

This is the best feeling EVER - Ok, not ever, but holy happiness! I finally finished the invitations and will put them in the mail tomorrow! Cheers!

More Invite Updates

This weekend we made major invite progress. I'm finally putting the finishing touches on them!! They'll be ready to send out the 3rd week of July - SO exciting!!!

Invites are being made...

Our invites are being assembled... here are some pics!! (the last one is my fav).

DIY Templates and More

I love The Knot. I've met so many helpful bride-to-be's it's fantastic. My latest meeting was with the fabulous ChiMonique. She has the best DIY Templates available for use (including the Chi-town skyline below) and she also has a really cute boutique that is perfect for bridesmaid jewelry. Fantastically helpful and easy to use!

Enjoy!

Invites...an update

So I am tackling the task of creating my own invitations. So far, it has been quite the process. As previously noted, I ordered all of my supplies from Cards and Pockets. I received the supplies and they are really fantastic. One problem, if you order the pre-cut invitations, response cards or inserts, good luck printing on them. I went to several different locations around Chicago, Kinkos, Alphagraphics, etc and none of these locations could print on pre-cut paper. So I have to return these pre-cut materials and order regular 81/2 x 11 card stock. Then, I will take the paper to Kinkos and have them cut them down to size.

My experience with Kinkos started off horribly. I walked in and asked if they could print me a proof on the pre-cut paper. As it turns out, they can't do that, but instead of offering me other options, the gal basically said, "Can't do it" and walked away. Ridiculous. So I wrote a letter to Kinko's customer service and the manager gave me a call and we sorted everything out. She printed out some proofs for me on regular card stock. Although they didn't cut them, I was able to cut the pieces somewhat to size to see what the end product will look like (ignore all the markings, we're still editing!!):


The photo isn't the best because I took it from my phone, but it gives the general idea. I'm really excited, I think they are turning out just the way I want them to. I designed everything using Publisher, so far, so good. Fingers crossed the rest turns out just as well.

I'll post a finished product as soon as they're all done (probably a month or so away from that point).

Invitations

I can't even begin to start with the invites... the problem is I had a really cool design and Jer and I loved it. But I don't know how it would print, how to package everything together, etc. It's driving me slightly insane today.

I also am not sure on the design - I was so adament on designing our own invites (since I designed the Save the Dates) but now I kind of don't want to... is that bad? Normal? Yikes!