Wedding Invitations: Wedding Plans

It's all about the details, and when it comes to weddings there are so many details that I have days when it all seems a bit overwhelming.

Because the details are important to me, coming to a final decision on things has been a challenge. It doesn't help that there are so many choices.

Of course my name and address have gone out to the wedding business world because of my appointments at bridal shops, so I started to receive some wedding catalogs, including catalogs for stationary. I looked through them, but nothing grabbed my attention for our invitations.

In January we started to look online. The choices seemed endless. Once I realized I was not going to find any to match the Save the Date card perfectly, I started to open my mind to other designs. We found a few we thought we liked on a site called Wedding Paper Divas.  It takes a LOT of time to put them together. It seemed we just didn't have time to devote to it in one setting, so I did it a little at a time by saving the job in my account, and logging back in once in a while to add something.

We ordered a set that included the invitation, response card, and enclosure card with directions to the church and the reception venue. I received the proof, and I hated the whole thing.

I told Chuck I hated them, and we found another design we liked through the same company. I called them, spoke to a very nice representative, and was able to order that design. They were really helpful.

I thought we had it the way we wanted it, but when I received that proof I decided the font on the directions card was not what I really wanted. I wanted it to be a script font, but I wanted that card to be easy to read, in case someone actually uses it to get here.

There was a fancier script we had originally chosen for the invitation card, and I took a while to decide if I should leave it and if I would be unhappy with it if there were different fonts. I decided I would be unhappy, so I asked them to change the fonts so it would be a cleaner script. Still very nice, but not so scrolly and loopy. (I don't think those are real words, but I'm using them anyway.)

I hate to be indecisive, and I hate dragging things on and on. We just finished the invitations late last week, but I think they will arrive in plenty of time for mailing.

And yes, there are moments when I think it's all just silly, and maybe we should just go get married alone and have a big party to celebrate later. But honestly, it is going to mean a lot to me to have our families and friends there. In the end, I think it will all be worth it. I have talked to my friend, Karen, and asked if there was anything in their wedding that they regretted, and she said no.

I don't think we will regret anything, either.