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Mrs. Stiletto, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Non-Profit/Fundraising Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Engineer and Photographer Engagement Date: March 2, 2008 Wedding Date: September 2009 Venue: The 19th Century Club About Me: My fiance and I love living in the city of Chicago with our cats Basil and Linus, and vow to never move to the suburbs if we can possibly avoid it! We’ve poured ourselves into planning a wedding that reflects our personal style - modern and high contrast with a vintage twist. Blogging keeps me creative, baking keeps me happy, and grande nonfat no foam sugar free vanilla lattes keep me sane.
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Take It Away, USPS

July 21st, 2009 @ 5:30 pm by Mrs. Stiletto

Our invitations are officially out of our hands and out of my mind as of today! I lugged them all to work on the train and mailed them from the (oh-so-convenient!) post office in my building.

And, of course, who doesn’t need an entourage when sending their invites?! My co-worker Megan was kind enough to accompany me down there to snap a few shots of the big “ta-da” (please don’t mind that I rolled out of bed a tad late today and didn’t put on a drop of makeup, ugh).


Last night I sealed them all and packed them up for the journey on the train. Don’t they look nice? That damask pattern across the top of the envelopes is one of my favorite details.


The only minor setback was the fact that the flap on the envelopes was rather large and so there was a big gap on either side after I had sealed the envelopes. Fortunately, we noticed this pretty early in the process, so it was nothing that a little glue stick couldn’t fix as I sealed away.

Whew. Not only am I glad to get these into the hands of our invitees, I’m excited that some space will be freed up… these have been stored in our house since February!

Did you breathe a big sigh of relief when you mailed your invitations, or were you sorry to see them go?

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27 Responses to “Take It Away, USPS”

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tea
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tea (message)  2,610 posts, Sugar bee

yay! now the fun part: getting rsvp’s!

 
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Miss Sunbeam (message)  523 posts, Busy bee

We just mailed our too! It kind of made me nervous to see them disappear into the mailbox - it made it all so real. It does feel good to have that step behind us. Love your envelopes btw!

 
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Miss Star (message)  1,275 posts, Bumble bee

I got a little nervous and sad at first, but hours later I was. so. relieved.

 
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Lillindy
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Lillindy (message)  4,208 posts, Honey bee

Gosh, I sure heart your invites!

P.S. Did you know that when you click on the picture to make them larger you can see the addresses? Not sure if that bothers you? :)

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

@Lillindy: Hmmm…good point. I guess let’s hope that no one stalks my guests? ;)

 
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llc2011
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llc2011 (message)  458 posts, Helper bee

I love those envelopes!

 
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Miss French Bulldog
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Miss French Bulldog (message)  6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

I was sorry to see them go b/c I love them so much, but relieved to have them checked off my list and see RSVPs rolling in :)
Gettin RSVPs is SO MUCH FUN!

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Congrats on getting them out — now the wait begins!

 
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Gilneas
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Gilneas (message)  1,029 posts, Bumble bee

So satisfying! Yay RSVPs!

 
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thefuturemrsjewell
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thefuturemrsjewell (message)  1,529 posts, Bumble bee

they look great. love the envelopes. congrats on getting them out… hopefully soon you’ll be hearing lots of rsvps!

 
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missomally
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missomally (message)  534 posts, Busy bee

Congrats! What a great feeling to send them out!

 
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SoonToBeMrsMac
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SoonToBeMrsMac (message)  109 posts, Blushing bee

How exciting! I’m still in the midst of cutting, assembling, gluing, stamping, etc all of mine. Can’t wait to be done! :)

 
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Ana

Wow, your envelopes are gorgeous. What is the damask pattern? Stamp? Printed? Sticker? Painted? Drawn?

 
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Miss Cloud (message)  587 posts, Busy bee

Yay for mailed envelopes!

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  1,707 posts, Bumble bee

yaay! we handed out most of ours (very small wedding), but those that we mailed — overseas — i was SO NERVOUS that they would get lost in the mail!

 
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bri the bride
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bri the bride (message)  34 posts, Newbee

Off topic, but I think you look like Drew Barrymore in that picture! Totally a compliment. :)

 
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infamia (message)  150 posts, Blushing bee

Yay for mailing them! I put mine in the mail yesterday and am so relieved!

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  758 posts, Busy bee

@Ana: The damask pattern was printed on there - if you’re interested, my designed was Plush Paper based out of Detroit, Michigan…fabulous to work with!

@bri the bride: Aww, thanks :)

 
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DC Anna (message)  480 posts, Helper bee

Hooray for mailing! I just ordered my STDs — I don’t even have them yet and I’m already looking forward to mailing them. :)

And, I do LOVE your envelopes — so classy!

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  3,976 posts, Honey bee

They look gorgeous! I LOVE the damask. Your guests are going to be so excited to get their invites.

 
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GamerChic
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GamerChic (message)  16 posts, Newbee

love the detail. :)

 
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Mrs. Quiche (message)  2,175 posts, Buzzing bee

Such pretty envelopes!!! I love them :) & yay - they’re off!!

 
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Mrs. Glitter (message)  880 posts, Busy bee

Yay! Your guests will love them. They’re so pretty!!

 
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Jenniphyr
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Jenniphyr (message)  1,397 posts, Bumble bee

The damask is beautiful! =)

 
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Mrs. Taffy (message)  2,596 posts, Sugar bee

Those envelopes are just stunning!

 
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Messages in the Mail » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog

[...] was so excited to mail our invitations a couple of weeks back, and starting the day after we sent them, we’ve received two response [...]

 
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kmattso2
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kmattso2 (message)  990 posts, Busy bee

I can’t wait to send mine out too!! (I actually have to make them first haha)

 


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