Though thrifty, we decided to spend money on invitations, but didn't want to go the traditional route. Instead, we used an online printer -- 4by6.com -- that specializes in business cards and postcards. That way, we could get something 4-color, with a matte finish. Total cost was about $380. The down side: there are no standard envelopes to fit postcards, so we had to slice each invitation by hand. I ripped the design off of an old Mermaid Parade Ball poster.
RSVP - So many choices
The respond card is so simple. A little note to say yes or no. And yet it is individually printed (ka-ching!), takes its own little envelope (ka-ching!) and that envelope takes a first-class stamp (ka-ching!). Not at this f'ing wedding!
Instead, Carrie printed our respond cards four to a page and cut them individually. They are adorably random-sized - but all take a 24 cent postcard. Printing costs? Zero! Envelope costs? Zero! Postage costs? 33% off! And she hasn't even converted yet!
We still had to write out the respond cards and didn't really like the assumed emotion that most reply cards have. Your guests are forced to "gladly attend" or "regretfully decline" to attend the wedding. But we don't want to assume how our guests feel, so our respond card said simply:
We sent the cards out and instantly rued our decision. We should have provided more choices:
And of course there are always a couple of invitations where you wish you could send a card like this:
On reflection, though, we have no regrets. The absence of adverbs has given all of our invitees a blank canvas to work with and they are sending jokes and good wishes back in their own hands.
Best wedding photographer ever: William Moree
I've been very unmotivated to blog for the past couple months, which shouldn't be surprising considering we haven't done any wedding planning. I've been meaning to plug our photographer, though: we somehow managed to convince the brilliant William Moree to shoot our wedding for free.
I've worked with Bill on Stay Free! -- he shot the last two covers -- and love his dryly comic sensibility. You can see some of his wedding photos here.
(Of course, Bill won't shoot a stranger's wedding for a rate as good as ours, but I know for a fact that he'd cut you a great deal if you don't make him do all the post-production photo album work.)
De Beers spoof
While looking over Worth1000's new fake ad contest, I came across this jewel (by a fellow Edward Jay Epstein reader?)
