Weddingbee Blog

Well, it looks like Miss Kiwi’s procrastination has hindered her invitation addressing progress. Enough of the third person- I screwed up. My future mother in law addressed the invitations we had addresses for (how’re them dragging feet, Mr. Kiwi?), and we had it all set. Well, mostly. As I was assembling the invitations the night before (ahem… 2:30AM), I realized the invite company screwed up a little. Instead of sending me 125 of everything I ended up with: 150 RSVP cards, 135 invitations, 125 inner and outer envelopes and… 106 RSVP envelopes. One hundred and SIX.

How is it possible to not even round it out? Not 110, or 120, but one hundred and SIX. The small card atop my stack of boxes reading, “Quality checked by Sarah” mocked me as I counted and recounted the totals. The only items I have that are correct are the ones with no extra effort on their part- the plain envelopes (as I chose to use a return address stamp for the back flap). So, it sure looks like “Sarah” has been slacking in the “quality checking” department.

Anyway, the main reason I flipped out was because I waited over a month to really go over the invites in the boxes. Sure, I counted the inner/outer envelopes when they came in, but I didn’t expect the numbers to be off- okay, I expect them to be off in my favor, if off at all. While this is the invitation people’s error, it’s my fault I’m freaking out about it. I could easily have counted a month ago, and I wouldn’t have had to rush everything.

The problem has been solved, and the rest of the invitations will be sent out overnight. Moral of the story? Check your order meticulously!