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When we first started planning for the wedding I started mentally cataloging things in order of priority. There were certain things I knew we would want to spend more money on because they are simply more important to us. There was one thing however that I never particularly intended to spend much on, but deep down I knew I would be completely dissatisfied if they were anything less than AWESOME. I’m talking about invitations.

As I was working out our budget with Mr. Ticket I put down a very measly amount for invitations. One day while I was at Michael’s I even bought a pack of really nice looking ivory and orange invitations for about $5 (after coupon). I figured that even though I wasn’t in LOVE with them the price was just too good I couldn’t NOT use them.

Exhibit A: Perfectly nice invitations that even come with lined envelopes and ribbons!

Personal Screen Shot taken from Michaels.com

As time passed by the little voice in my head reminded me that these were just simple pieces of paper being sent out—they weren’t food or drinks or entertainment in any way—got TOTALLY drowned out by Bride Brain that was screaming we needed to have nicer invitations. I’ll give you two guesses at who won that battle and I’m sure you’ll guess correctly the first time. That’s right ladies…

Bride Brain won.

Knowing that I was dissatisfied with the invitations I had purchased I started looking for reasons they wouldn’t work. My printer, for instance, didn’t have a function for printing specialty sized paper, (which of course the invitations were) but really, that is what I get for buying a $30 printer. With this excuse in hand I went on a mission to find new invitation options. Daddy Ticket VERY generously offered to pay for us to have our invitations done professionally (via WeddingPaperDivas, David’s Bridal, or some other equivalent) and so I started searching the web. I found many beautiful options but none of them were perfect (Bride Brain is a *itch).

After seeing Mrs. Panther’s invitation suite I was COMPLETELY smitten. They were without doubt the most beautiful invitations I had ever seen.

Image via Weddingbee and the FABULOUS Mrs. Panther

I love every detail of these babies, from the shiny envelopes down to the mini moo cards. With this in mind I decided to design our invitations! One small detail… I have never in my life attempted anything like this and have zero experience going into this project. Should be fun!

Did you ever change your mind later about which wedding details were important to you after all? Have you gotten yourself into a project that you feel is WAY over your head?