Now that I've met with a photographer, found a dress pattern, and decided on a place to go cake tasting (something R is definitely looking forward to), it's time to start figuring out what to do about invitations. I had bookmarked some places that seemed reasonable (you'd think that assembling them yourself would be inexpensive), only to realize that the printing fees would double the cost of the invitations. I know it's my wedding, but spending $500 on invitations seems slightly ridiculous. It's a special day, but it's not like I'm winning a Nobel Prize (not the Nobel Peace Prize is worth much these days).
Luckily, with a little effort I was able to find a website with invitations that are in my taste and price range. My current favorites are this invitation in moss and this invitation in ore. I'm going for a green-blue color palette, so either one would work. I don't have my heart set on one just yet, but these are the contenders at the moment.
Once I figure out which invitation to use, I've got to figure out the wording. I'd like to mention our families, but my family situation makes it a little awkward. I don't want to offend my mom, but at the same time my dad and his parents are the ones paying for this whole affair. Plus, I don't want to leave my step-mom out of the mix. Perhaps we'll wind up going with the very modern "Together with their families, A & R would like to invite you to celebrate their marriage," but I'm not sure R is big on that wording. Of course, we could just bypass this whole affair and go with "You are invited to the wedding of A & R," but I really do want to mention our parents in some way. Oh, diplomacy, you are a touchy mistress.
I like them both - and I also like the 'together with our families...' line. Seems like noone can get offended by that!
ReplyDeleteI like the second invitation best, although both are beautiful. As for the wording, people do all sorts of things now to include both sets of parents for one person. I know I received an invitation for someone's wedding who had a stepmother and a single mom. It was kinda wordy:
ReplyDeleteJane and John Doe
and Sally Smith
request your presence at the marriage of their daughter
Baby Doe
to Jimmy Jones,
son of Joan and Jeffrey Jones.
Like I said, it's kinda wordy, but it includes everyone so nobody is allowed the chance to be offended. However, I still like the "together with our families" better. Just an idea.
Love,
S
lol. Joan Jones.
ReplyDeleteI thought you'd find that funny :)
ReplyDelete-S
i like the first one better, but they're both really nice. and i agree that "together with their families" is best. :)
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