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Once the photo shoot was done and Mokka was tired of humping, it was time to start on the time-consuming design of the STD card. While I knew how the layout was going to look, we had to play around with colors, sizing, and fonts until the STD was to both Mr. French Toast’s and my liking.

Here is the first round, welcomed by unenthusiastic applause:

It was close but no cigar. We felt that something was missing from the design. A monogram? The colors? We couldn’t pinpoint it yet so, starting again from a blank slate, we let the project sit for a few weeks until the inspiration came.

Then one day while I was browsing Minted, I came across this invitation:

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I loved the fun, casual, handwritten font, and the heart that connected to the names was adorable! Unfortunately, Minted specializes in digitally printed stationery and does not sell their artwork files, but I e-mailed them anyway to see what options I had.

I gotta give it to Minted for having the best customer service ever! They got back to me within a few hours and directed me to where I could get licensing info for the exact same font.

Within the next few hours, I whipped out the cards with the new design, and this time it was well received with much fanfare. May I present to you…our STDs!

Ta-da!

Mr. French Toast and I immediately went to our empty fridge to grab a beer, sit down, and give ourselves a pat on the back. Wedding project #1 of 1,367 complete.

Did you unexpectedly receive guidance from a vendor who couldn’t help out but directed you elsewhere, which made your planning even better?