Mrs. Lemon, Los Angeles/Monterey
Age and Occupation in 06: 26, Graduate Student (Public Policy)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Environmental Consultant
Engagement Date: April 7, 2006
Wedding Date: July 7, 2007
Venue: Rosary Chapel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, CA
About Me: My FI and I met online, but we like to tell people that we met at a "cookie shop" which is the technical location of our first encounter. He proposed exactly 1 year, 1 month and 6 days after our first date (it's the only part of his proposal speech that I remember), and we're planning long-distance from Los Angeles for a July wedding in my hometown of Monterey, CA. I have a passion for all things "cool, cute and quirky" and I enjoy video games, reading blogs (WeddingBee, trashy celeb, consumer & political) and crafting in my spare time, if I have any!
You’re Invited…
May 14th, 2007 @ 2:58 pm by Mrs. Lemon
I got confirmation this weekend that everyone on the east coast has received their packages in the mail…so without further ado, I get to share my GIGANTIC wedding project with you…MY INVITATIONS! 
Front cover of fabric pocketfold - gold embroidery thread on gold fabric
Full view of pocketfold - 4″x6″ in size
My solution to the lack of an inner envelope (And it still fit in an A-9 envelope!)
View of contents inside - Invite on the left (secured with glue dots) and inserts on the right
Close-up of the invitation. This was printed using two gocco screens (one for the design and one for the text.
Close-up of insert titles. All printed with on my gocco in light gold ink.
Front of the directions insert. Text was printed on a laser printer.
Back of directions insert. Map was printed with a laser printer as well.
Reception insert - laser printed
RSVP Insert - printed on laser
RSVP Envelope - printed with my gocco.
Accomodations Insert - printed with laser.
Close-up of the embroidery.
And to preface any questions: they are completely homemade, they did take a lot of time and effort, they weighed 4 oz (pricey for USPS, but worth it) and they cost around $2 each to make including both envelopes. I’ll have a complete write-up on the cost breakdown later this week along with some helpful gocco tips!
26 Responses to “You’re Invited…”
Nice! I love the colors! Reminds me of a certain Pac 10 school … 
did you hand embroider them???
woowwwww. gorgeous!
I mentioned fabric covered invites to my FI months ago and he was afraid they’d look to “crafty”. I’m going to show him these pictures and I’m sure I can change his mind. Have you posted the how-to? Can you? I’m trying to figure out if you wrapped cardstock in fabric and attached with additional fabric or…?
Unbelieveable! Love these.
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So pretty! I love the colors they remind me of a small town in France!
great job! i’m also gocco’ing my invites but haven’t started to play around with it yet…did you print out or photocopy your text for the invite to make your master screens? there’s a blue filter you need to use in order to make the master right? just not sure if printing it out or photocopying the text makes a difference…
What does gocco mean?
oh my my…those are insanely amazing.
pretty!!!
Simply AMAZING! I am glad to see another bride with fabric pocketfolds! Can’t wait to hear more about the process.
yeah how did you embroider them? Wow!!
I look forward to hearing more about this gocco…and please explain what it is and how it’s better/different from a printer. I am just intrigued.
I don’t think there’s been a bride who has put a ton of effort into an aspect of her wedding to say, “eh, not worth it.” It’s refreshing to hear someone say yes, it took a lot of time but I would do it again!
2 per invite? That doesn’t actually seem like that much…?
Beautiful!!!!
They look wonderful! I especially love the fabric covers! Do you have an embroidery machine? And I am really looking forward to your gocco tips, because I bought one and want to use it for my programs and menus, but I am still a little intimidated by it.
What kind of machine did you use to sew the initials and rose?
I used an embroidery sewing machine to sew our monogram & motif on the covers. It’s a home machine that hooks up to your laptop.
As for the advantage of gocco… well, there’s no way I could have printed gold pigmented ink on the invites without it It’s essentially a personal home screen printing kit in the form of a stamp. Hopefully my posts this week will clear it up a bit.
I’ll also explain the process I used to make the pocketfolds. I did use 4 pieces of tagboard for each one instead of wrapping the fabric, since I wanted both blue & gold.
Gorgeous, i love the invites, and the RSVP cards are brilliant.
What did you do with extra blanks by the way so that people didn’t add guests?
I can’t wait to find out how these were made!!!
oohh….very pretty! i love how you described the entree options. the rsvp card is so detailed. very cool.
the embroidery is awesome! they look absolutely gorgeous!
They are wonderful. Many congratulations on your nimble fingers and the oodles of patience that must have been required to get through them all. How satisfying to have created such a masterpiece. Martha would be proud.
Let the gocco ebay search begin!xx
Did you get the pocketfold from http://www.cardsandpocketsstore.com? I am considering them? If you did, how were they, customer-service wise?
BellaLivre -
I got my pocketfold from cards & pockets and I love them. Great custer service and great quality. They were quick and had everything in stock for me.
BTW love the invites! They are great! So pretty!
can anyone tell me how to get the flowery motifs printed for diy invitations? i’m not very computer-savy but really want to do my own invitations. i’ve been trying to figure out how i make the design myself and then get it printed on the invitations. do i need a special program?
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