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Miss Sundae, Chicago/Lake Geneva, WI Age and Occupation: 28, Knowledge Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Investment Advisor Engagement Date: July 20, 2007 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: February 5, 2008 Venue: The Abbey Resort About Me: It’s hard to believe that by the time Mr. Sundae and I get married we will have been together for almost ten years. When we first met in college we split dollar pitchers and now we share the mortgage payments. Despite our love for the city we are looking forward to tying the knot in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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Invitation Liners

July 2nd, 2008 @ 4:47 pm by Miss Sundae

Despite my occasional feelings of burnout, I am still crazy enough to take on tasks like this. I just can’t help myself! A few weeks ago, I found this really great paper at JoAnn Fabrics and a few seconds later I found a green satin ribbon that matched it exactly. I wanted to line our invitation envelopes and use ribbon as a “belly band” for the invitations themselves, so I bought all of it on the spot. Which now means that now, I have the lovely tasks of making liners for every single one of our inner envelopes! The good news is, I cut out a template before the envelopes made their way to the calligrapher so that they can be cut and ready to go by the time they’re all returned to me. Its not nearly as hard as I suspected, but I documented the process for anyone else that might need it!

It’s sometimes easier to pull the envelope apart, but I tried to conserve my envelopes, so I measured one that was still intact. I used a regular manila envelope to create the template, and started by cutting it so that it was 1/8 of an inch shorter than the envelope on each side:

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Miss Espresso, Corona/Big Bear Age and Occupation: 23, Recent Grad & Professional Interviewee Fiance's Age and Occupation: 22, Maintenance Technician Engagement Date: December 21, 2007 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: June 25, 2008 Venue: Outside a rustic b&b in Big Bear Lake About Me: I'm a lover of all things good: coffee, music, travel, rain, and of course- my handsome fiance! I'm a full believer in the "Life is Short," mantra - and therefore, eat lots of dark chocolate. I'm a Geographer by degree and nerd by choice. I cook to the sound of French and Portuguese music even though I speak neither. I love road trips, camping, hiking, and capturing life through the lens of my camera. Take me to Anthropologie and I may never leave. I'm a sucker for pretty packaging, bargain finds, and old movies. Mr. Espresso and I are high school sweethearts and I am so blessed to be this amazing man's future wife.
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UPS Delivery!!!

July 1st, 2008 @ 10:29 am by Miss Espresso

Oh, how I loved yesterday! Our wedding invitations were delivered!!!  I marked the free shipping box when we ordered them (which would also take the longest amount of time) and they came the next day! I must have scared the UPS guy. I was out in the garage, decked out in my bleach stained workout gear and separating my colors from my whites when I heard the rumble of his brown truck. I didn’t even think they could be our invites since I had ordered them the day before. But hello- they were! And I screamed “Yay” when I saw the sender: insert scared, worried smile of the UPS guy here.

I’m not including the picture of our invites yet because I want all of our family to receive them in the mail first. But I must say: the customer service, designs, and affordability that Wedding Paper Divas offers is absolutely first rate. For the bride on a budget who doesn’t want to sacrifice style- I give my recommendation. Here are some examples of what you can find there. Each of these are $1.99 or under a piece.

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Miss Sundae, Chicago/Lake Geneva, WI Age and Occupation: 28, Knowledge Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Investment Advisor Engagement Date: July 20, 2007 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: February 5, 2008 Venue: The Abbey Resort About Me: It’s hard to believe that by the time Mr. Sundae and I get married we will have been together for almost ten years. When we first met in college we split dollar pitchers and now we share the mortgage payments. Despite our love for the city we are looking forward to tying the knot in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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For Me??

June 30th, 2008 @ 1:14 pm by Miss Sundae

I was so excited to get this in the mail - an invitation to my own shower! Mr. Sundae and I are almost the last of my friends to get married, so I’ve received a lot of shower invitations. I knew it was coming but was still clueless when I opened the envelope…it was completely surreal to see my name in print!

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Miss Candy Corn, Philadelphia Age and Occupation: Senior Editor/Writer & Freelance Illustrator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Student Engagement Date: September 1, 2004 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: May 6, 2008 Venue: Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology About Me: I enjoy people watching (especially in New Jersey malls), obsessive collecting, drooling over contemporary art, browsing flea markets for vintage finds and eating an absurd amount of cheese. In my Philadelphia abode, I create mixed media artwork and one-of-a-kind home accessories in the company of my farmer-tanned fiancé, our Westiepoo (Betty White), our three rabbits (Cadbury, Willie Nelson and Applesauce) and our two frisky chinchillas (Ethel Funk and Maude).
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The Invites are Done!!

June 27th, 2008 @ 9:26 am by Miss Candy Corn

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I couldn’t be more thrilled with our invitations! I knew from the start I wouldn’t be able to tackle DIY-ing our invites on my own, due to my totally OCD behavior and the fact that I have a habit of changing my designs as soon as I grow tired of looking at them. As a result, I headed on over to Etsy one year ago and found a lovely woman by the name of Cindi, aka BrassPaperclip. Cindi specializes in cards, gifts and custom creations and she is a goddess when it comes to customer support. I was showing Mr. CC how much I have babbled to her via Etsy and it seriously took me forrrrrreeeeeeepaever to scroll through all of our past conversations. She has put up with me chatting her ear off about the details and I’m so grateful for her hard work and super fantabulous personality.

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Mrs. Daffodil, San Francisco/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 25, Nonprofit Strategy Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Fourth Year Med Student Engagement Date: December 29, 2006 Wedding Date: May, 2008 Blogging Since: August, 2007 Venue: Church w/ floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Valley; Westin in downtown LA About Me: I moved around a lot growing up, but consider myself a Southerner at heart. I love scrapbooking, dancing, doggies, and diet coke. I am all about personalizing everything and hence, I'm a DIY bride who is just loving the entire wedding planning process! Mr. Daffodil and I met in our college fellowship group and were "just friends" for three years before we started dating. We've been together for four years now and can't wait to get married in sunny SoCal, Mr. Daffodil's hometown.
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Part I, II, III 

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Now it’s time for the finishing touches, namely the outer portion of the invite!

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Mrs. Plumeria, San Francisco Age and Occupation in 06: 22, Graphic Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, High School Teacher Engagement Date: December 30, 2005 Wedding Date: May 12, 2007 Venue: Hotel Ballroom About Me: I love all things artsy and unique, and it has become a passion of mine to incorporate these attributes into my wedding (and become DIY royalty in the process). Other than dreaming up projects for the wedding, my latest hobbies include working on my computer, playing with my cute pet bunny, or shopping at Target/Barnes and Noble with my fiance.
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She’s Getting Married!

June 26th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Plumeria

A long time ago, I wrote about my MOH, Jasmine. While the wedding fever cooled down for me shortly after our big day, I couldn’t help but catch it again when she got engaged too! We’ll be switching places (her: the beautiful bride, me: so honored to stand next to her) during August this year at a big hotel ceremony in Vegas, and Mr. Plumeria (who’s in the bridal party too!) and I couldn’t be more excited for her and her fiance. You know what that means… shower planning! Here are the invitations I made for her upcoming shower for a little simple crafty inspiration. :)

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Mrs. Daffodil, San Francisco/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 25, Nonprofit Strategy Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Fourth Year Med Student Engagement Date: December 29, 2006 Wedding Date: May, 2008 Blogging Since: August, 2007 Venue: Church w/ floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Valley; Westin in downtown LA About Me: I moved around a lot growing up, but consider myself a Southerner at heart. I love scrapbooking, dancing, doggies, and diet coke. I am all about personalizing everything and hence, I'm a DIY bride who is just loving the entire wedding planning process! Mr. Daffodil and I met in our college fellowship group and were "just friends" for three years before we started dating. We've been together for four years now and can't wait to get married in sunny SoCal, Mr. Daffodil's hometown.
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Part I
Part II 

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With the exception of the flower graphic (which I describe at the bottom), I designed everything in MS Powerpoint, a) because I don’t have Illustrator, and b) because Powerpoint is pretty easy to use. For the layered inserts, I wanted to maximize the use of each sheet of paper. I drew boxes with an extremely light and thin dotted edge to help guide myself, exactly where the paper would eventually be cut (and thus eliminate the lines). The dimensions were as follows: