Why is it that becoming a mail-obsessed person is so common when planning a wedding? I know I’m not alone.
Most of our invites are going to be handed out by us personally; some people were actually surprised when I mentioned mailing some. We’re mailing invites to different parts of Mexico, USA, Canada, one to Scotland, and maybe one Nicaragua (maybe we’ll email that one). USA and Canada are not a big deal because we’ll just cross the border and mail them from Arizona—piece of cake. The problem is the ones going within Mexico.
See, as bad as it sounds, I don’t trust the Mexican postal service—they’ve lost and mistreated too many packages for me to believe in them. Even Mr. Toadstool’s cousin, who got married a few years ago, told us to email them their invite because, when she got married, almost half her invites were lost in transit.
Another reason to distrust them? In March I sent my BMs their “Would you be my bridesmaid?” packages:
I just added the address labels on top and taped the lid.
Of the three I sent, only one made it to its destination—the other two? They came back, over two months later, looking like this:
It looks like someone stomped on it multiple times! And there are way more marks on the back.
Yes, I took my time to go to the post office and ask for an explanation. They told me they can’t help the way packages are treated while in transit—well, thank you for being of no use, ma’am.
The thing is, we don’t have another option. We could send them through a private delivery company (like UPS), but their prices are so ridiculous I don’t really think we can (or want to) afford it. What is left is to mail these babies and brace myself for the worst while hoping for the best. I’ll make sure to take a picture of each invite, and if they don’t make it to their destinations within a week and a half, I’ll email the recipient the picture with an apology, letting them know that they are invited, but the postal service refuses to cooperate with our cause.
Did you struggle when mailing invitations? Were you uneasy about their fate in the mail?
O.M.G.
Like, I can’t even comprehend how crazy this is. That mail service is CRAZY!!!
I can’t even. I totally understand why you wouldn’t trust the postal system! I hope your invites get where they are supposed to in one piece!
Lol, thankfully Canada Post isn’t that CRAZY !!
But Americans are always amazed at how much we pay for postal or delivery services here north of the border !!
So ya I can relate (a bit).
Mr TTR and I are looking at other options for our own Back Home Reception Invites, specifically for this reason.
To send a letter to Scotland from the US is $1.05 usually, not sure what it will be for you, but it’s cool that you get to hand deliver so many of them! I’m also a bit nervous about sending mine. But that’s pretty much our only option! At least we are eliminating the need for them to send RSVP’s back to us as we’re doing those online.
I totally hand canceled mine and they still sent them through the meter. I would not be comfortable sending mail in country either if I was you. I hope all your invites find their homes!
Ahh that sucks, I’m sorry!!! That must’ve been so frustrating to get those packages back, after all the time and thought you put in them.
That’s such a pain! I do like your backup photo plan just in case though.
Mrs. Toadstool, Obregon, Mexico Age and Occupation: 23, Research Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Sales Manager Engagement Date: October 1, 2011 Wedding Date: December 2012 Venue: Hacienda los Agaves About Me: I’m a born and bred Mexican girl with a severe coffee addiction, an obsession for books and an aversion for exercise. I like to plan things, so this wedding’s my dream project---I just need to remind myself from time to time that I’m the bride and not just the planner. I recently realized brown’s my favorite color as I was trying to incorporate it in every aspect of our wedding and I'm dreaming of an autumn vibe since we don’t have that around here. I’m marrying my best friend and partner in crime on the day of our nine-year anniversary! He’s an awesome, smart, fun guy who is patient, and crazy enough to spend the rest of his life with me. We’re planning our not-so-dreamy dream wedding in December in a non-traditional way and making it our own.
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