Invitation Rant/Vent

ArtTeacher23 · September 2013

Ugh, I'm sorry but I've got to vent a bit.....

I've been working with a local print company on our wedding invitations.....Things have been going pretty good and I like that I'm able to customize a lot of the details, I may be focusing too much on little details like color and font styles but I have an art background so that just comes naturally to me. The thing that is bugging me the most is how do you miss spelling errors??? Especially when we are working from a template that you already have in your system?? We are on proof #4 and there's still spelling errors, not with our names which would be expected because we have unique spellings but with normal words like "reply", "attend" and "fourteen". Ugh.

Ok, I'm done now. Thanks for listening fellow May brides!

FutureMrsN3312 · September 2013

I just went this weekend to pick out our invitations. I'm (not so) patiently waiting for the proof.

I'm hoping I don't run into these issues.

ArtTeacher23 · September 2013

Well, proof #5 was the one, thank god it didn't go to #6 lol! On one hand, I'm really happy I was so nit-picky cuz it came out just the way I was envisioning it. But it was a little stressful dealing with the spelling errors and custom elements we wanted lol. I think one of the reasons there were so many is because English is not the designer's first language, but she has been so nice & understanding (as I' sure they work with much more crazier brides than me!) and sounded very pleased when I finally said I loved it & it was perfect.

Good luck to you with your invites!

ohxhi · September 2013

Spelling errors drive me INSANE - I don't understand how so many adults are out there making them consistently, but especially in their line of work. It doesn't make sense. How do you miss spell "attend"? Don't even tell me, it will just make me mad.

pumpkinsandturkeys · October 2013

At least it's all sorted out now!

I'm definitely a stickler for spelling, so I feel your pain. We have to start customizing our invites soon and I'm hoping I don't have the same issues. My biggest fear for the invites was just not finding any I liked! Haha Thank goodness for Etsy

FutureMrsN3312 · October 2013

FutureMrsN3312 said:

I just went this weekend to pick out our invitations. I'm (not so) patiently waiting for the proof.

I'm hoping I don't run into these issues.

I'm STILL waiting. I called my florist (who I intend to use for my invitations as well). He emailed me proof that they submitted my information to the manufacturer and the manufacturers confirmation that they received the request. They aren't sure what the delay is but they were just as pissed as I was. I was seconds away from having my first "bridezilla" moment.

kellibastien · October 2013

Wow! That is absolutey ridiculous @FutureMrsN3312 ! Can you contact the manufacturer at all?

FutureMrsN3312 · October 2013

@kellibastien I heard back from the florist today. As of this morning, the manufacturer hadn't been in touch with anyone. So Paul (one of the owners) called them to see what was going on. They promised that they would have my pricing and proof by the end of the day. So we'll see...

kellibastien · October 2013

Well, good luck! Hopefully it's all perfect!

ArtTeacher23 · October 2013

@FutureMrsN3312 I'm sorry there's been no communication to you about your invites! I hope it all works out and you don't have many more issues with them!!

I've been meaning to post a pic of how the invitation came out, but I got super crazy busy with school & teaching. Anyways, here's how it looks (I blacked out our names, fyi):

I still kinda wish the border was a little thicker, but I'm really happy with how it came out overall and I can't wait to send them out to our guests.

FutureMrsN3312 · October 2013

@ArtTeacher23 are you a Brooklyn girl?!? My FI was born and raised there. He moved last fall to SI.
I think the border looks great as is. It's not too over powering and doesn't take away from the floral design.

I finally got pricing. I wanted square invites. The quote was $2,096! And that was with a 20% discount.

So we're going with the standard size which is significantly cheaper. Still waiting on the proof. I should have that any day now. *Fingers Crossed*

pumpkinsandturkeys · October 2013

@ArtTeacher23 I love your invites! I agree with @FutureMrsN3312 that the border looks really good the way it is, and anything wider or bolder might be a little distracting from how soft and pretty the floral design is. Very pretty

ArtTeacher23 · October 2013

Thank you so much ladies! After spending 2 years planning everything, and with 6 months to go, this invite was the hardest/toughest thing to figure out lol so I'm glad it looks so good.

@FutureMrsN3312 I'm actually a Queens girl, born & raised. But we've fallen in love with the BBG, especially their cherry blossoms! I often go to that area of Brooklyn to visit the garden (we're members), the Brooklyn Museum, and now my thesis advisor lives in that area too so I'm now exploring the different coffee shops there when we met lol.

Wow!!! That is a lot for invitations. I was thinking about doing square ones or even round, but I know that the postage is extra for them since they are a unique size so I didn't want to have that extra charge on top of everything.

pumpkinsandturkeys · October 2013

We just got our invite sample in the mail last week and are going to start going through the customization process in the next week or so. I'm hoping it doesn't end up being a headache! These are the ones we chose (same colour scheme): https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/66350766/as-seen-on-style-me-pretty-lola-wedding?ref=shop_home_active

ArtTeacher23 · October 2013

@pumpkinsandturkeys - OMG those are stunning! I love the layers and will be doing something like that for our programs.

pumpkinsandturkeys · October 2013

@ArtTeacher23 Thanks!!! We really fell in love with them as soon as we saw them, because they're SO different. They're a little pricey, but since we only need about 35, we could justify it. And it was difficult to find vendors who would let us print less than 50, so that was a win, too!

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