Inviting The Wedding Party
April 14th, 2008 @ 1:42 pm by Mrs. Cherry Pie
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:
How did you ask your friends to stand by you at your wedding?
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10 Responses to “Inviting The Wedding Party”
I am the eldest of four girls too! Heehee!
Girls rule, boys drool. Teehee. ^_^Haha! The funny thing about having three younger sisters is that your bridal party is virtually complete before you are even engaged!
i heart hermann zapf for creating zapfino… also my font of choice =)
Ooo how cute! I made them tank tops with rhinestones, and am giving them a book like that also. The only problem is trying not to feel bad when you have to exclude people 
I just hope that they’ll understand, but we were looking at a bridal party of 20!! Now we’re at 10, which I think is reasonable…
Whoa! Great minds think alike! I also gave each of my BMs the same exact book with a homemade card. Stuck a poem and picture inside and it was a done deal. 
How funny - you much be psychic! That’s the same exact damask I used in my handmade Save the Dates. Check it out - I posted about them over on my blog.
We just called the people we wanted to ask!
Kate- Wow, your Save the Dates are incredible! I love them!
AKPM- I ended up asking everyone by phone/email/in person before I sent out the invites in the mail, but I wanted them to have something as a keepsake… particularly my younger sisters.
Miss Cherry Pie, Seattle/Polebridge, Montana
Age and Occupation: 25, Marketing Communications Specialist
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Engagement Date: August 26, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2008
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I had just finished my DIY invitations for my wedding party (bridesmaid only) since FI doesn’t feel the need to make invitations for his entourage. I am planning to distribute these in a month when we are able to see some of the potential bridesmaids and I am frankly stuck with ideas of what to get my potential bridesmaids along with the invitation. “The bridesmaid guide” seems like a great idea though and am definitely have to look into it.
Great post and love the design of your invitation!