Sure, the Kentucky Derby was last week and we all got to watch a bunch of horses run around in circles and see some ladies wearing crazy hats:
Image via ABC News
But the main event was the official mailing of the Coyote invitations. Woooohoooo! I went the semi-DIY route with mine and yes, they came out beautiful, but holy cannoli I was ready to just start a bonfire with them in the backyard after some unfortunate shenanigans.
Thankfully all turned out well and on Cinco de Mayo Mr. Coyote and I walked a big ol' box of invites over to the post office. I was super excited to be done with them, but I will admit that I was having a bit of a nervous breakdown about actually mailing them out. Before we left I called the post office to make sure that they would hand cancel them for us. They assured me they would and when we arrived the postal worker (who was very nice to a very neurotic bride) simply told us to leave the box with her and that she would take care of them. I eyed her up and down suspiciously, my fingers still gripping the sides of the box that contained weeks of myblood wine stains, sweat and tears. I interrogated her to make sure that the postage was correct and that they would indeed be hand canceled.
Thankfully all turned out well and on Cinco de Mayo Mr. Coyote and I walked a big ol' box of invites over to the post office. I was super excited to be done with them, but I will admit that I was having a bit of a nervous breakdown about actually mailing them out. Before we left I called the post office to make sure that they would hand cancel them for us. They assured me they would and when we arrived the postal worker (who was very nice to a very neurotic bride) simply told us to leave the box with her and that she would take care of them. I eyed her up and down suspiciously, my fingers still gripping the sides of the box that contained weeks of my
Not my proudest moment.
I'm still going to wait a bit before the big reveal, just to make sure that everyone has received them but it won't be too much longer as we've already received our first few responses! I'm taking that as a sign that all of my guests are sitting home right this second drooling over their beauty (as good Coyote guests should). But for now, here's a bit of a sneak peak for ya:
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