You’re Invited (Part III): The Parasol Invitation Reveal

You’re Invited (Part III): The Parasol Invitation Reveal

August 12th, 2011 @ 2:55 pm by Mrs. Parasol
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I know, I know—I’ve been a bad bee! After telling you about our wedding-invitation disaster, and then talking about how Mr. Parasol and I went back to the drawing board and finally got the invitations we wanted, I made you all wait to see what these babies actually look like. I seriously didn’t mean to make you wait so long; I guess that’s what they call life.

But today’s the day: I’m finally going to show you our DIY invitations! And I’m so excited!

This is what happens when your invitation gets crushed in your purse. / Personal photo

Oh yes we did. Mr. Parasol and I totally invited Mickey and Minnie Mouse. We had to throw in at least one “for fun” invite, though now that we’ve sent this one, I’m totally thinking about sending another invitation to the San Francisco Giants. There’s always the chance that they will send back something awesome, like an autographed poster, which I would love. And Tim Lincecum may or may not be on my “freebie list.”

Anyway, shutting up now…

Personal photo

Hive, you know what a huge pain these invitations were. You know how much Mr. Parasol and I struggled with these and how much time and effort we put into making these look exactly the way we wanted. You know how long and difficult the process was and that this project was far from easy.

But, hive, it was all worth it in the end. Seriously, these invitations are perfect. They are exactly what I envisioned for our wedding invitations. They are fun, colorful, vibrant, and cute, and they totally embody us Parasols. I love the twine belly band, the pocket-fold envelope, our witty RSVP card, everything.

So far, our guests have been raving about our invitations. Mr. Parasol and I got a flood of text messages, emails, and Facebook comments when people got their invitations. One guest even said that they are “the best invitations ever.” And we’re not going to argue with that.

Now all that’s left is for us to sit back (well, not really) and let the RSVPs roll in. I absolutely love this part of the wedding-invitation process.

How did you feel once you finished your invitations and dropped them in the mail? Are you as excited as I am about getting lots of mail in the coming weeks?

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40 Responses to “You’re Invited (Part III): The Parasol Invitation Reveal”

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Guest

fionak

Beautiful!

Love the response options on your reply cards!

8/12/11 @ 3:11 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Candy Apple (message) 1,465 posts, Bumble bee

Lovely!

8/12/11 @ 3:16 pm (reply)

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Ryna (message) 4,207 posts, Honey bee

They turned out AWESOME!!!!! Love ‘em!!!

8/12/11 @ 3:20 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Cannon (message) 457 posts, Helper bee

Super pretty! I wanted our info cards and RSVPs to line up in the folder, but Mr. Cannon already printed them the same size, so I was like, whatever!

8/12/11 @ 3:36 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

They turned out great!! Love the bunting on all of the pieces.

8/12/11 @ 3:46 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Ladyfingers (message) 1,119 posts, Bumble bee

They ARE perfect! Good job!

8/12/11 @ 4:06 pm (reply)

Member

kristophine (message) 302 posts, Helper bee

Those are just gorgeous! I’m glad it worked out, after all that hassle!

8/12/11 @ 4:07 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Hyena (message) 1,882 posts, Buzzing bee

Oh they turned out so cute! Great job!

8/12/11 @ 4:09 pm (reply)

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animalcrackers

Love the bunting!! We used Enchanted Prairie Dog as our wedding font, too. Good choice!

8/12/11 @ 4:15 pm (reply)

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xtatic1 (message) 778 posts, Busy bee

They turned out so good! I love the design and the pocket folder. And yay for Livermore winery weddings! We are getting married at Murrieta’s Well!

8/12/11 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Honey (message) 1,069 posts, Bumble bee

Loving them, Parasol. They are SO perfect. Pat yourself on the back cause you did great!

8/12/11 @ 4:23 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,175 posts, Honey bee

Beautiful! So glad all the problems got resolved, they turned out perfect!

8/12/11 @ 4:27 pm (reply)

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Jenn

These are adorable! I love how they turned out!

8/12/11 @ 4:58 pm (reply)

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Member

In the media (message) 1,568 posts, Bumble bee

Super cute!

8/12/11 @ 5:20 pm (reply)

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Bee

Mrs. Brooch (message) 1,721 posts, Bumble bee

Love them. Great job!

8/12/11 @ 5:50 pm (reply)

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Thrakena (message) 690 posts, Busy bee

They are fabulous!

8/12/11 @ 5:51 pm (reply)

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Bee

Mrs. Pain au Chocolat (message) 1,698 posts, Bumble bee

Love the bunting! And it was soooooo smart to separate out the “yes” and “no” responses so as not to confuse people.

8/12/11 @ 6:24 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Parasol (message) 2,132 posts, Buzzing bee

Thank you for all the kind words, ladies! I am so in love with our invites, and I’m glad I’m not delusional.

8/12/11 @ 6:42 pm (reply)

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Miss Parasol (message) 2,132 posts, Buzzing bee

@Miss Cannon: Oh, I hear you, Cannon! There is a point where you just have to let it go.
@animalcrackers: Yay for Enchanted Prairie Dog! I love this font so much!
@xtatic1: Wow! That’s awesome! We definitely thought about Murrieta’s Well, but it was out of the budget for us. It’s such a gorgeous venue, I’m sure your wedding will be awesome!
@Mrs. Pain au Chocolat: Yeah, we wanted everything to be as clear as possible. It’s funny how difficult something seemingly so easy and straightforward can be!

8/12/11 @ 6:44 pm (reply)

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