Three Nights, Four Pots of Tea, a Seven Hour Movie Marathon and We Finally have Wedding Invites!

Three Nights, Four Pots of Tea, a Seven Hour Movie Marathon and We Finally have Wedding Invites!

August 14th, 2009 @ 4:30 pm by Mrs. Lightning
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This was, as they say, a real labour of love; one that almost killed us. We thought we’d get it all done in a day, but apparently paper cutting takes a lot longer than that, and it can be a real workout on the arms when you’ve been guillotining for 7 hours straight. We even started discussing the bible and how well the best-selling book Harry Potter had fared in worldwide book sales at about 2AM on Saturday. Anyways, once again, it’s late and my camera doesn’t do well in this sort of light, but I’m eager to post about them as they’re finally complete.

Who would have thought such a small pile could come from all that paper…

Here is the full suite including the vellum paper sleeve and silver envelope with wraparound address and return address…

And finally our crazy kitty Zeus who kept us company ’til late into the evening (and yes, those are the most uncomfortable chairs in the world).

Did you work on your invites from start to finish in one big push, or did you spread the work out for a few weeks (or months)?

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39 Responses to “Three Nights, Four Pots of Tea, a Seven Hour Movie Marathon and We Finally have Wedding Invites!”

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Miss French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Ummm, Miss Lightning - THOSE.ARE.AWESOME!!!!

8/14/09 @ 4:41 pm (reply)

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Andrea

zeus looks just like my cat! Half-siamese?

8/14/09 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 5,587 posts, Bee Keeper

they’re great! I love how dramatic they are! Well worth the work, i hope

8/14/09 @ 4:50 pm (reply)

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Jenniphyr (message) 2,602 posts, Sugar bee

Beautiful! Well worth the labour, I feel. (And I know how you feel — I work in a print shop, and boy, trimming out photos and such can be such a pain!) =)

8/14/09 @ 4:52 pm (reply)

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Miss Lightning (message) 135 posts, Blushing bee

@Andrea: He’s actually a pure bred siamese, lilac point to be exact

8/14/09 @ 4:59 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Bunny (message) 349 posts, Helper bee

Simple and lovely!

8/14/09 @ 5:00 pm (reply)

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ladybuglove (message) 740 posts, Busy bee

wow! love your invitation suite! goes so perfectly with your other plans!

8/14/09 @ 5:20 pm (reply)

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Miss_Carmel (message) 316 posts, Helper bee

Your suite looks fantastic and so unique. Love love love it!

8/14/09 @ 5:30 pm (reply)

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wow

You put your registries information on your card? Isn’t that a big no, no? Also, why are you putting “six for six thirty”? If you’re going for the pirate theme then it’s so strange to have such a mixture of formal wording (in the parents inviting part), but then add this to it. Also, shouldn’t it be “two thousand and nine?”

8/14/09 @ 5:40 pm (reply)

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FutureMrsKoontz (message) 151 posts, Blushing bee

Those look SO great! We just finished our save-the-dates, and all that cutting hurt my NECK more than it hurt my back! I swear, it was stff for the next couple of days.. Good job, though!

8/14/09 @ 5:44 pm (reply)

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panda in England (message) 210 posts, Helper bee

w.o.w! these are so cool, I love the vintage vibe you’ve got going on

8/14/09 @ 5:54 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Penguin (message) 3,499 posts, Sugar bee

Gorgeous! Love the unique shape of the bellyband!

8/14/09 @ 5:54 pm (reply)

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D.Marie (message) 2,484 posts, Buzzing bee

These are awesome! I must see more! congrats on getting them done!

8/14/09 @ 5:58 pm (reply)

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shoppy (message) 10 posts, Newbee

These are so lovely and vintage feeling! I love them!

@wow: I must be missing the “pirate” theme…the language doesn’t seem strange at all to me. And two thousand nine is correct for the invitation.

8/14/09 @ 6:00 pm (reply)

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Amber

I love those! So pretty!

What does “six for six-thirty” mean? I’ve never encountered that phrasing before.

8/14/09 @ 6:02 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,732 posts, Bumble bee

I was so blown away, and then I saw that you’re a graphic designer and it made sense. Still blown away though. Well done.

8/14/09 @ 6:12 pm (reply)

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evelinej (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

These are super fancy………..I am looking forward to hearing about the tutorial!

8/14/09 @ 6:15 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

Miss Lightning, your invitations turned out GREAT! I’m impressed!

@wow: “Two thousand nine” is grammatically correct.

I think etiquitte for including registry information varies widely by location and by what a couple’s family is used to. I think she did it tastefully, especially since it was on the information/rsvp card rather than the actual invite.

8/14/09 @ 7:02 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

@Jennarationnext: etiquette*… I should proofread.

8/14/09 @ 7:24 pm (reply)

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