Comments on: I Believe They Call It a Labor of Love

By: Going to the Chapel — Camels & Chocolate

Going to the Chapel — Camels & Chocolate — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:57:59 +0000

[...] More creative handiwork by my amazing cousin-in-law Kelly, following a similar style as our tedious save the dates. These were the main invites (don’t mind the tacky purple blocks; my PhotoShop skills are [...]

By: Brittani

Brittani — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:41:01 +0000

let me just say… WOW… call me impressed I am in love with these.. they are the cutest, most charming, adorable ,delightful, clever wedding invitations I have ever seen!

By: charise

charise — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:48:24 +0000

Our invites weren’t heavy or large enough to need the $0.61 stamps, which i was excited about because there is crap available at that rate. BUT, they were square, so they ended up costing us the 1 oz unusual shape rate of 0.$64, which has even FEWER options. So your best option is to take in a complete invite with all the parts, envelope, ribbons or whatever and have that weighed and measured for them to tell you the rate BEFORE you buy stamps.
I will also throw in my vote for designing your own stamp. I ended up throwing a fun engagement pic on a stamp, which happened to coordinate with the kraft brown paper and red ink. You could just do any sort of graphic, though. It does cost more than the postage, but if you are paying double face value for vintage stamps anyway, that shouldn’t matter.
Your STDs are great by the way – love that they are personal both in that travel is such a part of both your lives, and personalized to the invitee!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:03:20 +0000

Those are awesome! There are many websites now where you can design your own postage, like http://photo.stamps.com.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:23:13 +0000

I just love them.

By: Grayson Leverenz

Grayson Leverenz — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:54:27 +0000

Truly enjoyable post, and the end result was fabulous! Check out Ed’s Stamp Page (http://edsmart.com/stamps/index.htm) for your vintage 60 cent stamps. I bought 2003 and 2004 stamps from him to fill in the blanks of a book my Grandmother updated from the year I was born (1974) until the year she passed away (2002). My mom gave me the book a couple of years later; I never knew it existed! Thanks to Ed, the tradition continues with no gaps, a thought that would definitely make Gran smile. Happy Wedding! I’m looking forward to following your blog.

By: Angella

Angella — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:54:15 +0000

Oh, I LOVE these! Well done, girl.

By: nicoleantoinette

nicoleantoinette — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:08:41 +0000

Okay. Fine. I’ll say it. These cards KIND OF make me want to have an actual wedding. KIND OF.

By: KT

KT — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:34:09 +0000

I said this on flickr already, but the thought that went into making these individual for each guest is just fantastic! SUCH a cool idea! When we got married, I loved putting together all of the details and I think the “hand made” factor just ups the specialness of the day!

By: Struggler

Struggler — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:02:52 +0000

They’re absolutely beautiful, totally relevant, and extremely original. Now you have to plan a really amazing wedding to follow up on what you started! It is funny, though, how a wedding can turn the most logical, level-headed gal into the “it’s gotta be perfect” kind of bride. We had a small destination wedding and I kind of regret not getting to do some of this stuff.
PS – if SVV actually finished these off for you, hang on to him. Tight !