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After taking our invites in and out of the envelopes a few times, I realized the purpose of a belly band - to keep everything together! Without a band to hold everything together, a few of the slips could go unnoticed in the envelopes. We headed to our “local” craft store (about an hour away) to check out the supplies available to create a belly band.
The vellum options didn’t wow us, and finding chocolate or the right kind of purple ribbon was proving difficult. We stumbled upon a few wraps of satin ivory ribbon near the checkout, which we quickly grabbed, and headed out of the store. I think Mr. D and I had both reached the limit where we’d like to stop thinking about the invitations, so we were happy to find a resolution and get out of there.
Thanks to Miss (soon to be Mrs!) Taffy’s and Mrs. Emerald’s bow tutorials, the D’orsays have a plan for the English invites. But, which orientation to choose?
Option A, Vertical Left Aligned:
Option B, Horizontal Center Aligned:
Option C, Vertical, Left Aligned, with Center bow:
Mr. D is also pondering using a paper clip underneath the ribbon to preserve the brown border from being covered by the RSVP/reception cards. Would a paper clip be odd?
How did you keep your invitations all together?
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“C” feels the “neatest” to me, but I also love how the cute little birdies are popping out to say hi in option “B.” 
option B looks very symmetrical and organized. I would go with B.
I like C the best. Don’t forget, things will probably shift during mailing!
I’m with Miss Bruschetta, I like the little birdies popping out on B.
i like B, it’s all nicely centered and all of your text will be facing the same direction.
I like C– left alignment and centered bow. I think it also gives just the right glimpse of the design and allows the opener to discover the RSVP birds later.
I see no need to preserve the border (for the same “glimpse” reason above). Like lc2be said, things will probably shift a bit when mailed anyway.
I like C too. I don’t think I would use a paperclip… it will mess up the edges of your paper!
Options B and C look great! I would skip the paper clip though.
I’d go with C, but like someone else said these things will likely shift in the mail. So don’t worry TOO much about this And I’d skip the paper clip as well.
I like A and C.
But I would suggest putting them in an envelope and throwing each option around a bit. See what will happen after they have gone through the mail! That may help make your decision a bit easier.
I vote C. But when you stuff all that into the envelopes, it might turn into A. But I still like all the inserts facing the same way as the invite.
I like option C.
maybe instead of a paperclip, you could use a tiny tiny dollop of glue? Something that would stick just when you need it - and then when they open things, it would separate easily.
I totally missed the birds in option B!
I think you should go with B, then - everything will stay together better that way, anyways.
i like A. we did our bellybands with the monogram off-centered. it made it look stylish, i think!
everything else was aligned to the right, which made sense to us because once everything is in the envelope, that position is the ‘bottom’ of the envelope and should stay in place.
I like A, I like when things arn’t so standard and with the bow off to the side, it makes the invitation ensemble a little different
I hate to be a downer, but in my experience, the contents shift around so much in the mail, it doesn’t matter what order they were in to being with.
i agree with #19.
i would say don’t fret over things like that because they definitely WILL move in the mail.
honestly, i didn’t even think of “options” for bellybanding 
oops. on the bright side, it’s easy to just get things done, tee hee!
I think option C is the most likely to hold everything together. I like Option B, but it looks like it might be crinkling the birdy insert a bit.
I like B, how the birds are just peeking out! no paper clip that would throw off the look, boys are too practical.
B or C are great! If you need to hold something together you can always get the “pretty” paperclips?
I vote for C!!! I like the staggering effect with the envelopes left set vertically and the bow center.
C seems like the cleanest presentation to me. Your invite package looks lovely!
no paper clip! :oP
I like option C, i dont think a paper clip is needed, but if you must then definately go for something that doesnt look horrid…
I found a short tutorial about using simple paper clips and creating a HEART shape paper clip out of them. It’s literally a 1-step DiY. I’ve been using these for my personal stationary and only buying pink paper clips 
Of course you can find the colors that work best for your invites. Here is the link:
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/02/heart-shaped-paper-clips.html
I liked C but the after reading comments went back and saw the birdies on B. Either of those would be great!
I like C the best…B would be my second choice but I think the insert cards look a little out of proportion in that option.
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Mrs. D'orsay, Baltimore/Lancaster UK
Age and Occupation: 24, Stay at home fiance (formerly in nonprofit communications)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Web site developer and designer; co-owner of men's skincare shop
Engagement Date: August 10, 2008
Wedding Date: August, 2009
Venue: Oakland Manor
About Me: I'm a Maryland raised environmental policy wonk/activist/organizer and communications aficionado. In the past year I've lived in Baltimore, MD, Tucson, AZ, Miami, FL and Lancaster, England. In my not so spare time I enjoy planning trips with Mr. D' Orsay, visiting friends and family and crafting like a mo-fo. I also enjoy modern dance classes, rugby and soccer but have been banned by my mother, MOHs, and Mr. D' Orsay from playing till after the wedding. I have an unnatural addiction to cheese and shoes, but love Mr. D' Orsay more than either and can't wait to become Mrs. D' Orsay!
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