Weddingbee Blog

Welcome to the Hamster Show, where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter. Yep, that’s right - if you’re wondering how I am now leading Battle: Invitations by 498 - let’s just say I used a little creative math.

In my last invitation showdown, the Lettra paper was the big winner and I was left cowering in the corner. While I’m still figuring out the main invite cards, I totally whupped some Gocco butt this weekend - take a look!

Reception Cards

RSVP Envelopes (Blurred out my address, boo)

RSVP Cards

While there are tons of actually helpful Gocco tips already on Weddingbee, below are observations for those (like myself) who really have no clue how to use a Gocco.

Hamster’s Obvious Observations for the Gocco-Challenged:

1. Have a friend around to hold your hand!

After my invitation card debacle, my confidence with the Gocco was a bit shaken. I invited a friend over for moral support and some general Gocco figuring-out; we quickly and successfully printed the RSVP envelopes - my confidence was restored! When in fear, ask someone to walk through the Gocco process with you, even if it’s a total amateur like yourself.

2. You will kill trees (sorry trees)

You will use a ton of paper towels, notebook paper, copy paper, scrap paper that was meant to be invitation paper - the list goes on. I popped these in the recycle bin to assuage my arboreal guilt.

3. It will be slow-going, and you will make a mess.

This was my living room, at 4AM - I was only halfway done!

4. You will mess up

There will be some incomplete prints, glops of ink, and mis-aligned cards. It is inevitable - don’t worry! I freaked out at the first one - by the ninth mis-print I was blase about the whole affair. Along those lines, have extra paper around if possible!

5. You will need tons of drying space

I have two Gocco drying racks, which each hold 20 pieces to dry. However, I printed 240 pieces yesterday, so I had to find some extra space. If you have a ton of floor space, you could lay your printed pieces right there. My overzealous cat would have a field day with that though, so I used the counter, the windowsill, and our medicine cabinet. Be creative!

Any other Gocco observations for the newbees out there?