Wedding Blog

A few weeks before Christmas, I sent out invitations to our wedding party. They were printed on vellum and backed by a slightly larger-cut piece of handmade art paper. The designs and paper differed for the groom’s side and the bride’s side (we each invited 5 people to stand with us).

I let Mr. Cherry Pie pick the paper and envelopes for the groomsmen. He selected a dark brown fibrous paper with swatches of tan grasses cutting through it. This is what I designed for his groomsmens’ vellum overlay (click for larger):

The paper for my bridesmaids was a warm gray embossed with a “rococo” floral design from iStockphoto, so I made something complementary for the vellum overlay (click for large):

As you can see, we mailed these before we even knew 100% that we would be able to use Polebridge as a venue.

The ladies’ invites were sent in navy blue envelopes and the gentlemens’ in cream. We still have more paper and vellum for sending out the rest of the wedding party invitations… we have a (cute cute cute) flower girl, but we still have to invite our ushers!

I also sent gifts to my bridesmaids along with their invitations. For my three younger sisters, who have never really been involved so closely in a wedding, I included The Bridesmaid Guide: Etiquette, Parties and Being Fabulous:

I also gave my mom a copy of The Knot Guide for the Mother of the Bride. I am her oldest daughter (of four girls!) and she doesn’t quite know what to do.To my Matron of Honor and to my other experienced bridesmaid, I sent day passes to Seattle’s Russian bathhouse and day spa, Banya 5.Mr. Cherry Pie didn’t feel the need to send anything to his groomsmen, which is fine and dandy as far as I’m concerned.  They haven’t helped out much yet, whereas my ladies have been awesomely helpful for us both!

How did you ask your friends to stand by you at your wedding?