Weddingbee Blog

ncmz, whatever glue you use, make sure it is acid free. Whenever you scrapbook, all your materials should be acid free to prevent yellowing. Any craft store or scrapbook store will sell photo splits that are basically pre cut pieces of double sided tape.

I have a question for all the other Bees … does anyone know websites, other than Chelsea Papers (www.chelseapaper.com), where you can order fully printed invitations for wedding-related events like bridesmaid luncheons, rehersal dinner, post-wedding brunch, etc.?

I’ve only tried wax seals a couple of times–I made them the old-fashioned way, melting the wax directly onto the envelope and stamping it with my monogram before it dried. I didn’t bother to have it hand-cancelled and my recipient said the envelope just had a purple smear on the back where the seal was–so I’d definitely recomment hand-cancellation.

Beyond that, I plan on using wax seals for my inner envelopes (I know you’re not supposed to seal them but I looooove wax seals and don’t want them to mar the outer envelopes) and just sealing the outer envelopes in the traditional way (Remember Susan, buy a sponge!).

M, i have sent regular letters with wax seals and the hand cancelling only protects them if they aren’t routed through other machines *after* the hand-cancelling.
you might also try flexible sealing wax, to potentially avoid cracking.

Thanks ladies for all of the wax seal suggestions. As much as I would like to do them by hand, I think I will give the pre-made ones a shot!

I have a question: If the whole tent for our ceremony is 54 feet, how long of an aisle runner should I get? 25ft, or 50? 50 seems really long.

Peachy, you make a good point, thank you. I guess 50ft would be right, then.

JScheer’s quote for me was $600, but they only asked who designed the dress, which I found a little suspicious. So I ended up using Chris French Cleaners (in the nymag listing posted above). They charged me $400 to clean and preserve boxed.

Thank you ladies! I’ll shop around and let you know.

Issue with booking venue. My FI and I visited our choice of venue three weeks ago. Even though, our wedding is not for another 18 months, these venues book up fast around our area. We weren’t greeted by the person that I have been in contact with prior to meeting. They promised to send us a contract by the end of the week–three weeks ago. I contacted them beginning of this week, and they promised to send us the contract ASAP. It’s been 3 days, and we still haven’t received the contract. Do we have the right to complain or vent to them about their delay? Can we ask for a discount in the fee for the wait? I know we can always look for another ceremony only site, but that means shoving out another 2K, which is way over our budget. This venue is just for our ceremony since our reception will be held at a Chinese banquet restaurant. What to do?