Although I've known I was going to get married for over a year now, sending out the invitations means it's official.
After a week of designing, printing, cutting, gluing, and folding (thanks to my bridesmaids for "slaving"), I finally stuffed and addressed all the invitations. Yes, I am one week behind schedule because of unforeseen difficulties in the crafting process. Even though I had all my materials organized, I procrastinated on the design aspect, which I underestimated. Who knew it would take so long to design an invitation template from scratch?
I was able to send the first wave to the out-of-town guests after hunting down some postcard stamps. I have impeccable timing for delaying important things. My attempt to run to the post office on Monday during my lunch failed when I left with empty-handed after learning that the rate for postcard stamps had just increased.
I would not be stopped of course. Teamwork came into play when Danny ran to the post office during his lunch the very next day. He was much more successful and secured all the stamps I needed. This must be one of the many reasons why I'm marrying him.
After work, we sat in the parking lot of the Joyce Kilmer post office to stamp and seal the first wave of invitations. I was surprised when the staff was so accommodating. I was nervous about asking if they could hand cancel my invitations so they wouldn't get ruined. The woman gladly did this for me and assured me that my invitations would not get ruined even if they were put through a machine. Then again, I only had 13 invitations for my out-of-town guests. I wonder if they'll be as accommodating when I return with 80+ invitations for the second wave.
I had to take pictures of both waves for proof that all of our hard work came to fruition (and yes that is my wedding guest list/invitation tracker Excel spreadsheet in the background). Hopefully, the post office does not fail me! Please don't lose my invitations!