May I Present to You…

May I Present to You…

July 13th, 2009 @ 4:09 pm by Mrs. Mascara
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Our invitations!

May I Present to You... : wedding diy invitations stationery Mascara

May I Present to You... : wedding diy invitations stationery Mascara02

As all DIY invites are to the brides that spend hours slaving over them, these were truly a labor of love. I designed them, cut them out, rounded the corners, attached the ribbon, made the belly bands, cut out envelope liners, attached envelope liners, stuffed and embossed the pocketfolds, stuffed the envelopes, sealed and stamped all 215 of them with the help of Mr. M, our families, and a dear friend. The only things we outsourced were the pocketfolds and printing. A family friend even did the calligraphy on the outside for us.

Despite all the hard work that went into them, I wouldn’t have done it any other way. We could never have afforded invitations like these without making them ourselves. I’m very happy with how they turned out, and from the feedback I’ve been getting, our guests like them, too!

Did you DIY your invites? Were you happy with how they turned out?

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71 Responses to “May I Present to You…”

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Kristyn

Yowza…those are gorgeous. I can’t believe you made them! Serious wow-factor, Miss Mascara!!

7/13/09 @ 4:11 pm (reply)

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Miss Gloss (message) 1,222 posts, Bumble bee

Fabulous job! I can’t believe you rounded all those corners! I bow down to you

7/13/09 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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Miss Gloss (message) 1,222 posts, Bumble bee

Thats 3440 corners!

7/13/09 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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poodle (message) 3,387 posts, Sugar bee

those are lovely!!!! lots of hard work!
DIY rocks!!

7/13/09 @ 4:16 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Taffy (message) 3,104 posts, Sugar bee

They are beautiful!!!!! I love how organized the information is!

7/13/09 @ 4:16 pm (reply)

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KellyV (message) 2,526 posts, Sugar bee

Those are incredible. I gave up on DIY invites and ordered from wedding paper divas. Stuffing the envelopes for mine took HOURS and I wanted to inflict bodily harm on anyone who was near me (poor MrKV and our Dog Brutus) so I give you huge HUGE props for doing this!

7/13/09 @ 4:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

LOVE! They’re gorgeous!

7/13/09 @ 4:17 pm (reply)

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sambasoo79 (message) 76 posts, Worker bee

LOVE them! I DIYed our invitations as well - rounded corners and all. I’ll never look at invitations the same again. Definitely a labor of love!

7/13/09 @ 4:17 pm (reply)

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krissybee (message) 3,921 posts, Honey bee

such a gorgeous invitation suite! awesome work!!

7/13/09 @ 4:19 pm (reply)

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amysue (message) 1,492 posts, Bumble bee

Wow. Truly amazing.

7/13/09 @ 4:19 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

215! That’s so many rounded corners!

They turned out beautifully!

7/13/09 @ 4:19 pm (reply)

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kjpugs (message) 1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

I’m DROOOOLING!! LOVE it!

7/13/09 @ 4:21 pm (reply)

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Luvbug6315 (message) 425 posts, Helper bee

Those are awesome! I DIY’ed mine too and was so glad when they were completed!

7/13/09 @ 4:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,566 posts, Bumble bee

does that say “honorable” b. obama? awesome

7/13/09 @ 4:31 pm (reply)

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MissCamera (message) 770 posts, Busy bee

Those look amazing! Honestly I skipped invites cause I didnt want to deal with the headache. I made a wedding website with all the info and RSVPs instead.

7/13/09 @ 4:32 pm (reply)

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