Finding Our Invitations.

Wedding Invitations: I have always thought were one of the most important parts of a wedding. I think they really "set the mood" of the wedding. And other than the Save the Date they are the first thing your guests will see.

At first we weren't sure what kind of invitations we wanted, but like every other aspect of the wedding I knew what I didn't want.

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Now, there is nothing wrong with the invitation above. It is pretty much identical to what my parents had when they got married, back in 1984, which makes it more traditional. 

Embossing... Opinions, Reviews & Advice Needed!

We are in the process of getting ready to mail out our invitations (we have gone over the final invitation proof, submitted the guest list to our calligrapher, and begun to look for a way to have the return address on our envelopes). 

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How I asked... Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

After looking around for weeks trying to find different ideas of ways to ask my girls of Honor formally and my two Bridesmaids for the first time, I finally found something I loved:

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Combined with:

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Will you be my Bridesmaid?

After being engaged for 9 months and only having 7 months left until the wedding I finally decided I should ask my bridal party to be in my bridal party.

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Changing Wedding Colors....halfway through the engagement..

We got engaged December 2010 & our wedding is April 2012.

Not too long after we got engaged I have come up with what I thought was the "Perfect" color scheme: Black & White 'Traditions' Damask with hints of Pink (all pink flowers).

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"Bride" Robe

Over the past few months you could say I have become somewhat "obsessed" with all little things wedding. Especially looking at photos of other couples' weddings. Some of my favorite pictures of the day are taken before the bride even puts her dress on. 

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I love the pictures of hair being in curlers, having make-up applied, and the pictures with all the girls matching...and of course wine!