Stamps

My focus is changing. I know this should have happened a while ago but I've had a hard time switching from "collecting inspiration" to selecting details and making decisions. In any event, we are sending out the invites at the end of the month. I have been looking at stamps. I want something pretty and whimsical. I don't really want the Liberty Bell. Don't get me wrong - I'm proud to be an American - but I want something unique for the invitations.

I love this Dragonfly stamp. I just think its so pretty. The only problem is what kind of stamp to put on the response envelope? Yes, sorry, I am that OCD that I actually want it to match!

I also saw this stamp. How adorable would that be for the rehearsal dinner invitations??? I love it - I only wonder how many people would actually notice it? :)

Invites are on the way

. . . kind of. I just ordered the wedding invitations. Here is a picture of what they look like.

The invitations are very classic and traditional. The picture shows the actual invitation. Then I will have an inner and outer envelope. There is also the response card and response envelope. Finally, there is a reception card. I am very excited and I love my invitations. I ordered the invites from Reave's Engraving. The prices were very reasonable. This is actually the same company that my parent's wedding invitations were ordered from.

I decided to go with the thermography instead of engraving. Honestly, I can't tell the difference between the two. So, in my opinion, it wasn't worth the extra money to have them engraved.

Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

I had a great weekend! I did the seasonal switch and have all my spring clothes out. It kind of took me awhile because I just had to try them all on. As I was packing up my cable-knit turtlenecks, I told Fiance, "next time I wear these we will be married." I'm so excited!

We were talking about the rehearsal dinner this weekend and invitations for the dinner. Since our theme is baseball, my mom actually had the idea of having invitations printed that look like baseball tickets. My future mother-in-law also had a cute idea of somehow using old-fashioned popcorn bags as invitations and having the information printed on the bag or possibly matting an invitation on the bag. Here are a few invitations that I think would be cute:

Here are a few of the baseball tickets:

These are from Party 411 (random website I found through google).

Here is another ticket style invitation:

These are from Fun & Sassy Designs.

I love this glove and ball from mygatsby, but it might be too juvenile for a rehearsal dinner, what do you think?


I also like this one below, from paperstyle.