Invitations are done!

Our friend Wayne designed our wedding invitations, and today I picked them up from the printer. They're gorgeous! Next step: head over to Flax to select envelopes. I'll need three: the outer envelope (size A8 in cream), the inner envelope (size A7 in green), and the RSVP envelope (size A6 in cream). We only need 100 invitations. My initial print quote was $780 and I nearly fell over when I got it. But I regrouped and e-mailed a contact down in Santa Clara, at Cyber Press, and he gave me a fantastic deal. For the inner components (invitation, RSVP cards--we're doing two with separate dates--reception card, and at-home card), the cost was a little over $1 a set. Add perhaps 90 cents for the envelope and that's still less than $2 each for beautiful, custom-made invitations. I'm thrilled.
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In other news, my dress is really almost nearly done. The only fitting left is the final one, to see if the hem is the right length. My tailor should also have the bustle in by then, and I'll be able to bring the fluffy snow monster home. I need to embroider the names of my single girlfriends and relatives into the hem. And I think I'll do a bit of beading on it. Having the dress at home will allow me to construct the headpiece and see if it works with the gown's silhouette. There are a ton of little details still to work out. But I'm happy with progress so far. Most days, at least.