And Your Address Is??
April 24th, 2007 @ 3:01 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
So…I’ve just addressed 28 save-the-date postcards. Two of them are for my bosses who I see every day, but I figured it would be “nicer” to mail them. Using the office stamps! Ha ha! 
Anyway, with a guest list that’s supposed to be numbering 150, why did I send out just 28? Well, many reasons, my dear Bees. Number one, our guest list still isn’t concrete yet. Number two, I only have addresses for half of my family, and 1/3 of Mr. Kiwi’s friends. Until he gets off his (increasingly busy) butt and gets the addresses for me, they’ll have to wait. My family addresses are being sent to me by my aunt, who is like, the most organized person ever. She just happened to head off on a lil’ trip to Vegas right now–so the addresses should be emailed soon. Number three, we have no idea who to invite and who not to. I have no boundaries, apparently. I’m all for inviting Mr. Kiwi’s friend, but not the wife. Okay okay, I wouldn’t do that. Or would I? At this point, Mickey Mouse will be invited instead of some aunt I’ve never seen.
I never thought the guest list would be such a huge object of contention. Seriously, do we even KNOW 150 people? Of course, after heading to the faculty-filled wedding on Saturday, Mr. Kiwi suddenly saw a grouping of all the people he SHOULD invite–now the question is if we really WILL invite them. Do you think a STD reading “St. Mark Accountant” will be sent back?
Did the trial that is a guest list shock you, as well?
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8 Responses to “And Your Address Is??”
oh heck yeah. my mom’s nearly gave me a heartattack. her friends/relatives alone would be its very own wedding.
We’re still going over FI’s list because he all of a sudden has about 10 best friend’s that NEED to be invited. I’ve cut mine to the bone (under 50) and his is at 74 and growing! We haven’t even gotten the additions from the parents yet. The only thing is we are having a DW and plan to send STDs to only a few (I ordered 50) and other’s won’t have advance notice. Is that bad?
The guest list situation is AWFUL. My mom is insisting on inviting all of her cousins to the wedding… many of whom I haven’t seen in close to a decade. These are the people that will be taking precious seats away from my friends! One of my friends suggested that I send the invitations to her cousins with a much sooner RSVP date, so that spots may open up and I can sent invites to my friends… the sad part is, I’m considering it.. Is that too much in bad taste?
I think that jmnz is okay in sending STDs only to a few. I don’t think I know what DW stands for though…?
So you addresses all your save the dates? I have not completed mine yet—a job for my day off Friday, but I was going to send them through the printer since they are save the dates. What’s the rule: Do you have to do these by hand? Hire a calligrapher? Printer Ok?
Who needs addresses: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007000420,00.html
Though, I don’t know that it would work here in the States. LOL!
The guestlist was the WORST!
Have you tried http://www.zabasearch.com. I used it to find addresses of some relatives.
eisor, thanks! I’ll totally try that now.
Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA
Engagement Date: March 31, 2006
Wedding Date: November 3, 2007
Venue: Radisson Hotel
About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
Ugh, yes! FMIL has a huuuuuge family and they are almost all invited…and I’m afraid that she’s been mentioning to people that they’re invited when they indeed are not! We’ve managed to cut it to 135, but FI is on staff at our church and we know we’re going to have some trouble becuase we have only invited the other staff (we’re pretty new at the church and decided it’s better to just not invite anyone than to pick and choose). I feel like our list is constantly ballooning and decreasing, and my word document just gets changed left and right. Guest lists, schmuest lists!