Small rant...

vt&dt

My invites and STDs, programs, menus, etc are all being designed by a local freelance designer.  She is also a friend from high school, but we are paying her like her other clients.  She's done BEAUTIFUL work so far and I'm super thrilled to have something cheaper than sites like Wedding Paper Divas AND custom made for us.

I picked up the invitations from the printer today, and they're gorgeous.  I'm almost half done hand-addressing the envelopes, and the pocket folds are on the way... I took one set of enclosure cards and tried to put them in the sample pocket I have....

They don't fit.   Not at all.  Not even close.  She completely ignored the sizes for the cards that I gave her.  Explicitly.  At least twice in two different emails.

I'm usually pretty even-keeled, but instantly I was crying (I don't know why, it's just paper....) - I sent her an email (with the previous ones copied) and am sure she'll fix the problem, worst case scenario is that I'm assembling invites all in one day to get them out on time.  Really, it'll be fine.  This is the first issue we've had in planning and I know we're really lucky that everything else has been so smooth.

But... why don't people READ emails?  Especially important ones?  (I should have printed a test run... I know)  Especially when instructions are in them and doing a big job correctly depends on those instructions?

I'm mostly ranting because a) people not listening/reading is my biggest pet peeve, b) it's ridiculously cold here (tomorrow we're expected to get down to -20), c) FI is in Vegas now for his bachelor party and is hanging with his best friends while my hand is cramped from addressing these darn invites that don't even fit.

Boo.  Okay, rant over.  

ETA:  Grammar.

CaliMel11

=( Ugh that really sucks, I'm sorry. I hope she gets you the fixed ones right away! That sounds really frustrating. It's exciting to be so close to having another step finished and I can see why it would be upsetting to have it not be almost done and have issues when you've been waiting for them and went through the work of explaining things.

bethsmiles

It's pretty easy to lose information in e-mails. I'm sure she'll fix it and everything will be fine.

Inkdancer

I feel you on the stress. Over Christmas I started crying over tablecloths. Tablecloths, self? Really? Of all the stupid things to cry about.

But take a deep breath, treat yourself to a warm drink or a sweet treat, and remember that it will be okay.

Bubblegum5586

Sometimes it feel good just to vent about it, even knowing it can/will be fixed!!!

I also had a mistake through email with a vendor. It was for our Ketubah (a spiritual wedding contract - often a work of art). I went through Etsy and she created a gorgeous piece I can't wait to hang in our home that is beautiful and meaningful to us. After we got home from the honeymoon I was took it out to look at and to see if  could figure out a great place to hang it.I started reading it and it brought me back to our wonderful day.... and then I realized the date said our marriage took place September 21 2012.... not 2013 like it was! I went back through the email and proofs we sent back and forth and I did put down the correct date in my email to her... but I approved the proof she sent me that had the wrong date! I couldn't believe no one saw this including myself until AFTER the wedding! I wasn't sure what to do, because I don't want a new one because this was signed on our wedding day by our witnesses and offciate... a replacement wouldn't work! I contacted the artist and now that the holidays are over I am going to carefully ship it back to her and she will fix it and sent it back to me. Not ideal but fixable!!!