Mrs. Tiramisu, Annapolis, MD/Maine
Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager/Real Estate Management grad student
Engagement Date: May 15, 2007
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 4, 2008
Venue: Oceanfront lawn and tent
About Me: I was born and raised in Maine, now living in Annapolis, Maryland and planning a hometown wedding from afar. I’m nothing short of obsessed with wedding planning, and am loving the do-it-yourself madness that has now taken over my life! As for me, I’m a craft-loving, martini-drinking, girly-girl who loves traveling, photography, my schnauzer, and above all, spending time with Mr. Tiramisu.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You…
May 8th, 2008 @ 11:59 am by Mrs. Tiramisu
Having a huge shower and getting lots of gifts = awesome.
Having to write lots of thank yous for said gifts = not quite as awesome.
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Shall We Dance?
May 6th, 2008 @ 2:45 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
Choosing a first dance song was one of the toughest decisions Mr. Tiramisu and I have made so far. We are both really into music, and we wanted to choose the perfect song for the occasion. There is no “our song” in our relationship, although there are a lot of songs that have been important to us over the years.
Here we are dancing the night away at a wedding last summer. I shortly after dumped that martini down the back of some poor unsuspecting wedding-goer. Mr. Tiramisu now makes me finish my martinis before hitting the dance floor 
First RSVP
May 5th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Tiramisu
We haven’t sent our invitations yet, but we received our first RSVP today via email:
“Hello soon-to-be-married friends!
Rather than fill out the various cards that I have received requesting I RSVP for your wedding, let this serve as my official response of YES. I’ll be coming, and am excited to attend. If there is some sort of dinner option, my preference is (in order): Steak, Fish, Chicken. I can’t wait to see you and {insert fiance name} tie the knot!
Sincerely,
T. Baxter
PS - Please let me know what you gift card you would prefer as a wedding present- Home Depot, Williams-Sonoma, or Best Buy”
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Advice From The Pros
May 2nd, 2008 @ 3:32 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
I’m completing my last rotation before I graduate from Optometry school in a Veterans Hospital. My passion in my field is kiddos, so I was pretty sure before I started that I was going to hate this particular placement. And to be honest, I will be happy to get back to what I love. But in the meantime I have to say I’ve met some pretty interesting old guys!
Gocco Invite Cost Breakdown
April 30th, 2008 @ 1:38 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
As promised, here’s the cost breakdown for my DIY invitations… They were (mostly) fun to make, but they did take H O U R S ! Since I’m still a grad student, my time = 0$/hour. Here’s the price breakdown of the rest of the supplies:
Paper (all from Paper-Source):
A7 envelopes in Superfine soft white: 15 packs @ 3.83 each = 57.45
(10% discount for 10 packs or more)
4Bar envelopes in Night: 15 packs @ 2.70 each = 40.50
4Bar cards in Night: 6 packs @ 2.75 each = 16.50
4Bar cards in Superfine soft white: 12 packs @ 2.48 each = 29.76
A6 cards in Superfine soft white: 6 @ 3.75 each = 22.50
A7 folded cards in Night: 8 @ 7.00 each = 56.00
Total paper = $222.71
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Splurge?
April 29th, 2008 @ 1:08 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
Ta Da!
April 28th, 2008 @ 5:34 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
I’m taking a break from my double-stick-tape-covered invite assembly marathon to finally post these! Now that they’re done, I’m actually a little nervous to show them off… I’ve been working on them for so long! I’m excited to stop thinking about them and just finally get them mailed out.
Drumroll please…
Unassembled
(click to enlarge or scroll down for the grand tour)
I’ve Now Officially Spent Way Too Much Time Thinking About Postage
April 25th, 2008 @ 12:30 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
I went to the post office yesterday to get one of my finished invitations weighed. I was happy to find out that it was well under 2 ounces weighing in at a featherlight 1.20 ounces. The friendly postal employee even tested its thickness and I am happy to report that it fit easily through the test slot, saving me from the lumpy-bumpy surcharge (I’m pretty sure that’s the technical USPS term).
Seriously Unlucky
April 24th, 2008 @ 2:57 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
There are so many superstitions surrounding weddings. And most are completely ridiculous. Check out how doomed the Tiramisus are:
When to Marry
Marry when the year is new, always loving, always true,
When February Birds do mate, you may wed or dread your fate
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know
Marry in April when you can, joy for maiden and for man,
Marry in the month of May, you will surely rue the day,
Marry when June roses blow, over land and sea you’ll go,
They who in July do wed, must labour always for their bread,
Whoever wed in August be, many a change are sure to see,
Marry in September’s shine, your living will be rich and fine,
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry,
If you wed in bleak November, only Joy will, remember,
When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.
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Gocco On Oversized Paper
April 23rd, 2008 @ 8:30 am by Mrs. Tiramisu
My invitations are almost done! I did all of the inserts first, leaving the invitation itself to gocco last. I did all of my inserts (Reception card, RSVP card, and website info card) on 4-bar sized paper, which is small enough to fit on my PG-5 Gocco print pad, making registration very simple. For all of the inserts, I simply lined the corner of the card up with the corner of the print pad, and everything came out perfectly centered.
The invite itself, however, was on A6 sized paper (4.5 x 6.25). I definitely wish that I had the PG-11 with the built-in registration guides when it comes to stuff like this, but it was twice the price of my machine! Here’s my very simple method for making your own registration guide for slightly oversized paper.
Step one:
From the paper you want to print on, trace and cut out a rectangle in the size of the print pad (4.5 by 6.25). Make sure it’s perfectly centered (if you want your printed image to be centered).
