I’m not lying when I say that our wedding planning was going very smoothly. There was some early anxiety around the selection of the venue, decisions around the guest list and realization about the astronomical costs of alcohol (I’m talking more than the cost of the food!), but aside from those typical wedding woes, it’s been smooth sailing.
Until it came time to do the invites.
If you asked me where I prioritized wedding invitation before I was an engaged lady, I would have said that I didn’t. I mean, I envisioned them being lovely, but zero Pinterest pinning time had been dedicated to their creation (as opposed to, say, the 18+ hours dedicated to pining floral table scapes). So around December 1st I started researching options,
aanndd around December 2
nd I was convinced that the only option was E-vites. There are
endless possibilities,
allof those possibilities cost more than I ever intended to spend, and
none of the ones I could afford seemed to come with a kind and caring human being to help me through the process. And so around December 15
th I decided I would D.I.M. I have rudimentary photoshop skills. I could call a few local printers. Paper Source makes some beautiful papers. Done and done, right?
Sort of. 72+ hours, 45 grey hairs and six drives from Beverly Hills to Hollywood later I had a proof I was mildly satisfied with at a cost around the same as ordering them online.
And then I got an e-mail that changed my wedding planning life.
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| how cute are they?! |
They are a husband-and-wife business team out of Washington state celebrating 9 years in the business. He’s the design man. She’s the business lady. And this is what you read upon first arriving to their user-friendly website:
- Take a breath. This is supposed to be fun!
- We are here (and have been since 2005) to help you create something beautiful, something that matters, and to walk alongside you throughout the process.
- We are not automation and you are not just customers.
- We are that friend who knows how to design but you are afraid to ask.
- We’re here to make things easy and personal and to make sure that we end up with something that we’re both proud of.
- We are your personal designer.
- Take a look around and see and let us know if we can help you in any way.
And now you see why these two instantly became my invitation fairy godmother and father. Heidi listened to all my thoughts and explained how they could best make it work. She popped sample papers in the mail for me to get a look/feel for the options. Ryan took my existing design and spruced it up well beyond my capabilities (and lightening fast!). 2 weeks after starting our process together, I had final proofs.
As you guys know, I don’t use this blog to endorse companies often (if ever), but it has been so refreshing to get personal attention in the otherwise massive, money-grubbing wedding industry. My new friends at MangoInk do beautiful wedding work (including save-the-dates, thank you cards and return address labels), but they also have options for holiday cards, baby announcements, valentines and more. Give a look if you’re in need or pass along to a friend.
I commend anyone who can DIY every element of their wedding. R and I are doing tons of that ourselves. But this was one area that I was very, very happy to have professional help. Because now I have way more time to obsessively pin wedding day make-up!
Jessie Rosen resides physically in LA and mentally in NY. She writes scripts, books, articles, sex stories, branded content and killer e-mails.
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This sounds my experience last year when I was planning my wedding. I had the initial freak out when I found out how astronomically high the cost of wedding invitations were, then I thought about all of the gorgeous wedding invites I had received from my friends and realized that I hadn’t kept a single one (sorry peeps). Thats when I asked myself if they were worth the cost and I decided to put that money towards the booze, because really , guests care way more about that. I ended up using Paperless Post and had some really beautiful John Dorian designed cards that looked nice on the screen. Good luck with you invites!
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