Because I live three hours away from where the bridal shower will be held it didn't really make sense for everyone to keep it a surprise from me. And because my mom is doing most of the planning she has been using me a sounding board for ideas. I helped her pick the location, the favors and, well, the invitations.
At first we ordered a few samples from Wedding Paper Divas. Our favorite was this little number:
Image via Wedding Paper Divas
Unfortunately we didn't realize how tiny they were until they arrived. We thought we'd be getting a regular 5x7 inch invitation. Not the case. For some reason this particular invitation clocked in at measly 4.10x5.25. Well, that wouldn't do. We continued to search around, but kept coming up empty-handed.
Finally, I decided that this whole process would be easier if I just made something myself.
After all that practice I'd had with making our save the dates with Photoshop it was actually super simple. I followed the general wording and layout of the invitation above, since we knew that we liked it, and knocked out three different versions in about a half hour. Some we liked more than others, but the end result was this:
(Personal Photo)
Ah, simple and clean, with a little pop of color. It kills me to have to blur out so much of the invitation, but I think you can still get the gist of it! Oh and I left in a serious typo too. Can you find it? (Don't worry, I managed to catch it right before they went to print, but we almost had a serious uh-oh on our hands!)
We decided to save ourselves some sanity (and some ink cartridges) by outsourcing the printing to CatPrint. We went with their 100lb linen paper and can't say enough good things about their customer service, their prices and their quality.
So there it is. The story of how this crazy bride became so involved in her own shower that she designed and ordered her own bridal shower invitations.
Is anyone else way too involved in their bridal shower?
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