Weddingbee Blog

After the last couple days of computer crap (finally got the computer back, but we lost the disk to load the printer on the computer!), stressful wedding deliveries, and frantic guest list making, I printed my reception cards in the office, with the plan of cutting them at work also.

Then it got to be 4:00pm. I wanted to go home, as I had a headache. So, I grabbed the trusty guillotine-style paper trimmer from the back room, wiped the rust off of it, and hauled the thing home. I cleared a space on my coffee table, and prepared to do some work. Trying to get situated, I turned on People’s Court (I love this show, don’t hate me) and poured a large glass of water and grabbed a cookie. Woofie climbed onto the couch next to me, and we fell asleep. At the time, I still had a pounding headache, and the nap was a blessing.

When I woke up at 6:30, I took Woofie out and allowed the slight breeze to energize my still sleepy brain. Finally, at about 7pm, I got to trimming the 42 pages of reception cards, three cards per sheet of vellum. I have to tell you guys- I have a newfound respect for all people who DIY. My back is killing me from hunching over that trimmer for an hour and a half.

Sadly, it wasn’t until my last 4 sheets that I decided, “Why don’t I do these in groups of two?”. You wouldn’t believe how much faster that was. For the last four sheets. *sigh* Not a brain trust, right here. After I did all the basic trimming, I took my trusty X-acto blade and trimmed the rest of the small slices of cream vellum still poking out from the lines.

After stamping all the invites with the correct postage, and getting my return address stamp, I’m almost completely done with the invites. Hallelujah!!