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future mrs. j.o.b -
you shouldn’t lose your word formatting as long as your printer has a compatible version of word. however, you need to make sure that the printer has your fonts. you can send them to him/her if they don’t.
the alternative is to print your document to a .pdf and give that file to your printer. that way you won’t have to worry about formatting or fonts or anything at all. if you don’t have a adobe acrobat, i’d be happy to do this for you. drop me an email if you’d like =)

Our colors are lavender, a deep sage green and cream and our budget will really vary depending on what we go for! Thanks for the ideas though! Keep ‘em coming! Lovin’ the charity idea!

5. future mrs j.o.b.,
Print your document to a pdf file before bringing it to the printer. That way you can ensure that no fonts or formatting are lost. If you don’t have a pdf printer there are free printers available online (try google searching it), and others that will do it for a nominal fee. Good luck!

I have a question. Has anyone ever gotten their wedding party books on the subject? Like “The Idiot’s Guide to Being a Groom” or “Everything You Need to Know About Being a Bridesmaid” or “Mother of the Bride Guide”? I saw some cutes ones today but don’t want the following to happen:
1. They see it as a roundabout gift for me, instead of something they could use or would like.
2. It goes untouched, unappreciated, unused.

@ future mrs.job: like others have said, convert your word files to .pdf’s. talk with your printer first to make sure they’ll accept pdf’s. to convert them to pdfs, http://www.dopdf.com works perfectly. some fonts might not convert properly, in which case, your best bet will be to convert those to images.

heyjanety - You can find the polaroid guest books at adessoalbums.com Also, do a search on weddingbee for “adesso”. One of the bees used it for her wedding and blogged about it.

M- i’ve been to 2 bridal showers put together at work. don’t worry about who’s invited. none of them expect to be invited. i did announce the chapel date and time so that if they wanted to, they can see me get married. i plan on having bottle water and cookies available…and everyone has told me to not bother and not to spend $ on that b/c they know how expensive everything adds up to be

Manda: This may be more expensive than you’re looking for, but Harney & Sons makes a white “wedding blend” tea that is really good (and really fragrant). You can stuff little organza bags with a handful of teabags for a cute favor.
In a completely different direction, I recently attended a wedding where they gave out mix cds of their favorite love songs.

~Q

OK, I just saw this… maybe rubber ducks make more sense as a favor for a baby shower than for a wedding… but how can I see a bride and groom duck and not think “cake topper”? http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=catalogProducts.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&demandPrefix=12&sku=16/780&prodCatId=377519&mode=Browsing&erec=5&sp=true&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&N=377519&sd=BRIDE+AND+GROOM+RUBBER+DUCKYS
There are also rock star ducks, 50s ducks, military ducks, doctor and nurse ducks, ninja ducks, pirate ducks, cheerleader ducks, ducks in beanies, racing ducks, teacher ducks, luau ducks, and a Valentine’s ducks holding a dozen roses or a heart that says “be mine”

M - the workplace is such a gray zone. I am inviting 5 staff members from my school yet they always throw a psuedo school-wide shower and they absolutely insist. So in this case I think you can sit back and enjoy.

If you get the chance while celebrating (when they ask about the wedding) be sure to say “oh, we’re really excited and have been planning a smallish wedding at XXX location…” that could be your chance to emphasize in a not obvious way that you’re keeping it to close friends and family, even if that’s only mildly true, I would think. And of course, be extra gracious, too!