Save the Date!

We have officially mailed off our save-the-date cards! Unfortunately, it seems to have taken forever and a day for people to get them. Supposedly, because of our awesome, unique, gorgeous labels, all of the std's (yes, that's what people are calling them nowadays!) had to be hand processed because the machines aren't able to read the return address because it's sideways. That's definitely a "note to self" for the invitations. I am ashamed to admit that we forgot to make a label for Tony's parents, so it may be possible that someone got left out. The joys of planning....it's so crazy sometimes! I think this is one of those reasons why kids are supposed to come after the wedding!!! Planning is hectic enough without one! :)

Anyway, these babies were a labor of love. They were handmade (can't you tell?) and such a pain! I printed them on my sister's printer but that screwed them up because we could only feed a few sheets of the cardstock in at a time. So, when it came time to have Kinko's cut them, it wouldn't work because only a few pages all lined up. We ended up having to cut each and every one ourselves and eventually stopped being picky when they were slightly crooked! Oh well. Our next pain was the ribbon. I went through at least 4 different pairs of scissors trying to find one that would cut through the ribbon without fraying it. Finally found one, although nothing is ever perfect. Making all of those little cuts was excruciating, but they turned out cute. For the labels, I got smart and took them to Kinko's to be printed and cut at the same time. Thank God I did that, it saved us soooo much time and the money was definitely worth it! I folded all of the labels with a bone folder which made it easier to keep the labels straight when we put them on. Again, some came out crooked but we just gave up! Oh, and don't get me started on the stamps! As luck would have it, postage would go up when we're ready to send them. Of course, the only stamp they have for weddings is a pair of gold wedding bands. Blah! I can't stand gold jewelry (no offense, just personal opinion) much less 2 plain ol' bands on a stamp. So, I chose the king and queen of hearts over The Simpson's LOL. It'll do, but I hope they having something better for the invites

Now, about those invites. I found the perfect design and am waiting for a price quote. Of course, though, they'll be kept a secret until they get mailed out! Here are some pics of the std's. No, not those kind LOL!