One Of The Coolest & Cheapest Discoveries Yet…
November 9th, 2007 @ 1:24 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
It’s been a crazy few weeks for me - hence the huge lack of posts - my bad. Tons of stress and things coming at me at the same time. When things have cooled, I’ll slowly make my transition back in and update you on the bajillion things going on.
Anyhoot, on a whim, I started making templates for our invitations. Mr.CB and I recently went to check out paper at Paper Source. We were able to agree on the different papers and color schemes we wanted to use for our two weddings, and so it kicked my ass into high gear (especially since I recently had a personal meltdown with myself that time is a ticking ~ and I’ve been sailing… on lazy.) Although our invites won’t be mailed out ’til next year, say another four months, it’ll pay off that I started now to make my life easier later, since I have so many ideas in my head.
One of the templates I created were for our RSVP’s which are pretty simple, soft cream, luxe card with bare motifs. I was contemplating how I’d number them so that I’d know which guest(s) it came back from discreetly. Then jackpot, I came across a fabulous steal that I just have to share!
These awesome Invisible Ink Pens!
The best part, they’re only $4.99 for a set of 2, and they have a built in black light in the pen cap!
Talk about SCORE! HI FIVE baby! You likee?!
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16 Responses to “One Of The Coolest & Cheapest Discoveries Yet…”
i lovey! i wanted to do this after i saw another bride do the same. maybe mrs. bop with her awesome invitation package? but the in-cap pen light is ingenious!
oddly enough, miss strawberry posted about this at the exact same time last year (her post is in today’s one year ago in fact!)
but the built in blacklight - now that’s nifty.
How cool is this? I’m tucking it away in my bag of tricks.
yeah I like the built in black light!
I’m confused. Why do you need these?
Some couples will number the cards so they know what numbers have come back (it’s a little easier than digging through names, especially for larger weddings). This is a great way to do that descretely since all you have to do is flash the little light over the number on the RSVP card.
it’s also helpful when people send the rsvp back and forget to write their names — don’t laugh, it happens.
great idea/find!
AWESOME! What a great idea! I will have to pick up one of those!
OOOO… I like. I want one now!!! Awesome find
We used a tiny pencil mark on the back, but this is WAY cooler!
Now that I get the purpose, I’m picking a pair of these up! Brilliant!
As someone who had a guest RSVP for 12 to show, with “family” written to the side as if that made it okay (jokingly, we figured out later it was cousin Chase), I HIGHLY recommend numbering your RSVP’s. We didn’t know it was Chase, as he’d written an alias name on the line. 
We also didn’t designate the number of spots. So, if we’d at least secretly numbered, we could have caught him before he came to us.
Seems like a great idea!
Here’s another site that sells them really cheap: $1.60.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.88~r.40312262
The site has a lot of great stuff AND FREE SHIPPING! But the stuff ships from Hong Kong so it takes at least 2 weeks.
Just thought I share one of my favorite sites.
[...] to correspond with the number of each guest in our spreadsheet. I really wanted to use invisible ink, but after trips to numerous craft/art supplies stores, I was discouraged they didn’t carry what [...]
Mrs. Cherry Blossom, San Francisco
Age and Occupation: 27, Administrative Asst.
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, District Sales Manager
Engagement Date: December 23, 2006
Wedding Date: May 3, 2008
Venue: Zen Garden in the East Bay w/ reception in a floor-to-ceiling window Atrium with views of the Zen Garden
About Me: After 5 years of dating, we're finally ready to get hitched! I am a lovah of all things wedding, creative, crafty, and definitely DIY bc I love to add a personal touch to everything I gift or make. In my free time, I like to bake, spend time with our family, friends, and my doggies, read my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip and catch up on TV shows.
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I’ve heard about this idea before, but I’ve never seen the pens anywhere! Thanks for the link