Wedding Blog

Reader Leena generously sent in a template and pictures of her program! You can use it as a guideline to come up with your own, or just change the relevant information on this one. Thanks Leena!

Download the word file here - Program Template Final.doc

Based on Mrs. Bee’s program, I have finally written up a draft. I have been feeling guilty about not doing this for the past week, and it feels good to actually start on it.

Cover
Ms. Butterfly
and
Mr. Butterfly
November xx, 2006

(image of double happiness from the invitation)

Twenty Four Fifth
New York City

Page 1
The Marriage Ceremony
Uniting
Ms. Butterfly
and
Mr. Butterfly
on Saturday
xxxxxx of November
Two Thousand and Six
at xx O’Clock

Order of Service
Processional…

I feel I have remained pretty calm throughout my wedding planning process so far. I may have had my first bridezilla moment yesterday morning. I have mentioned in a previous post how I could not participate in picking out invitations couple due to my work schedule.

I waited about 2 and a half weeks for an email from the printing man. Nada. So, my mother…

I came across Joy by Mel Lim’s wonderfully vibrant invitations, stationery and favor packaging through Hostess With the Mostess today. Her joyful designs are inspired by seasons, flowers, and Chinese symbology, fusing Chinese culture with a modern Western lifestyle.

This letterpress note set would be a great addition to a bridesmaid gift bag.

I’m at the point in my wedding where I can write the programs. I already know what time the ceremony will start, what will happen after the ceremony, what time the dinner will start, who is in my wedding party and all of the people who are important, and who I want to thank.

What I don’t know is how to start writing a program.…

I recently came across Rattle-N-Roll’s rock concert poster baby announcements.

They reminded me of Miss Caterpillar’s cool rock poster wedding invitations that her friend designed and created for her.

Many of you commented how you’d love to have something similar for your wedding, and now you can! Rattle-N-Roll offers save the dates, invitations, and thank you cards. You too can be a rock star… or least have…

After months of obsessing, two sets of printing, infinite outings for additional supplies, hours of manual labor and the resulting wrenching shoulder pain…OUR SAVE THE DATES ARE DONE!

They are, as you can probably guess, completely DIY. I was conflicted foreeeverrrr on exactly how much information we should put in them since all our guests will be travelling from afar and we are offering many of…

Amy and Mary Beth, the duo who comprise Peculiar Pair Press make letterpress invitations that incorporate all of the elements that, in my book, make a spectacular invite: they are elegant, beautifully made, and a hair whimsical. Amy sent me an envelope full of samples (FYI they cost $15, but she didn’t skimp!) and I just had to share some of them with you all.…

Save the dates are an area where you can be more casual and have a little fun! Check out what these creative couples did for their save the dates.

bmrosen’s animal cracker save the dates (front and back).

debbey’s nod to the awesome cartoons of the 80’s like He-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, etc., where the villians join forces.

dcrall’s concert ticket save the dates. And we…

About a week ago, I requested 3 free sample invitations from Exclusively Weddings. They arrived a couple of days ago. I’ve decided that I need an invitation with, at least, a little bit of color, even if that color is only cream. This is what they sent me:

This one was really tiny and very…plain and white.

I have similar feelings about this one.

This one was the…

I have heard horror stories about how hard it is to get your invitations hand cancelled from the post office. Some post offices wont do it at all. Others will send you to 4 different lines (and we all know how long those lines can get at the post office). So I was not expecting anything different when it was my turn.

I happened to be…

Here they are!!! As promised, here are the pictures of my invitations and the 2 day process of putting them together.

First, run the tape along the back of the invite panel.

Mount the invitation to the backing layer.

Run the tape along the back of the backing layer.

Mount the backing layer onto the pocketfold.

Run the tape along the back of the top layer of the seal.

Mount the…

For those of you who were inquiring about the invitations, I did a little investigative work. The invitations were made by Kate Spade.

Got two invitations in the mail today! One for Miss Butterfly’s wedding next month (but I’ll let her post the pictures), and another for a morning after brunch at the Martha’s Vineyard wedding Mr. Bee and I are attending this month. Both invites were done in thermography.

Am I the only one who gets this excited over receiving wedding invitations?

I like the vintagey feel the stamping gives the text.

(via insurgentmuse)