ina+tee : wedding thank you notes & a custom desk embosser

i knew that my letterpress budget was maxed out when we did the invitations, so i decided to invest in a custom desk embosser for our ina+tee logo for all our other stationery needs.

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i used the leftover paper from the invitations and embossed each one for our thank you note cards.

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they also made for the perfect size notecard to write our vows on.

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i have to admit, when i first got the custom desk embosser i had to fight every urge in me to emboss every flat piece of paper in sight.

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you’ll see the use of the custom desk embosser on other various items for the wedding on the next few blog posts.

ina+tee : wedding invites (behind the scenes)

as promised, here are some behind the scenes shots i took while working on mine and tee’s wedding invites.

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i thought the letterpress dies were so cool, i asked the printer if i could keep them. not sure what i’m going to do with them yet, but i’m sure i’ll think of something…

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here’s a close up of the mint color hand painted edge of the invite.

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the tools for the job…

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another helpful tip, always make sure you go to the post office with a complete invitation so they can weigh it and let you know if any extra postage is necessary.

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due to the thickness of the invite, the envelope could not be fed through the post office machine, as it is too rigid, so extra postage was definitely necessary.

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ina+tee : wedding invites

the long awaited debut of mine and tee’s wedding invitation…

this definitely was the most stress i felt throughout the entire wedding planning process.  no lie.  compared to this, everything else including the actual wedding day was easy breezy!

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i knew i wanted to incorporate one our engagement pictures taken by christine chang photography some how into the invite.  envelope liners are always fun and adds that extra “something-something.”

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i also knew from the get go that letterpress printing was a MUST!  i mean, seriously, have you seen and felt letterpress printing??? G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!

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as you know, i am a bit of a paper snob, so of course i had to use the best of the best when it came to letterpress paper.  crane’s lettra 220# pearl white paper for the invite and 110# for the reply card.

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with the thickness of the 220# invites, mint color hand painted edges made for a fun added detail and a great way to introduce the pop of color that will be incorporated in the wedding colors.  (i’ll be sure to share some behind the scenes shots of the hand painted edge process in another blog post.)

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a useful tip i read about and applied to our invites, when we got ready to mail them out, was numbering the backside of each rsvp card with the corresponding number assigned to each guest on your list.  you’d be surprised at how many rsvp cards get returned back without a name.

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this way you can refer back to your list and see which guest is #35.

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ina+tee : wedding save the dates

here is mine and tee’s, costa rica, destination wedding inspired save the dates.  save the dates are usually the first thing your guests receive that is anything wedding related so it’s really important on how you want to present yourself as a couple, perhaps the vibe of your wedding, but most importantly the main details of the event (who, where and when) so guests can start planning (especially if it’s a destination wedding).  if additional details are required (travel arrangements, hotel accommodations, etc.), a wedding website is always a great thing to include.

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from miss to mrs.

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and just like that, i am now a mrs…

it’s been a whole week now that i’ve been back to work and i’ve slowly been trying to get back to the normal day to day of things.  i can’t lie, it’s been tough and when this past sunday night rolled in, i felt like i was already kicking and screaming against monday.

the wedding was beyond perfect.  costa rica is as gorgeous as ever.  and the honeymoon was pure bliss.

i’ve been waiting patiently until after the wedding to start sharing all the details of the wedding and the planning that went into it.  turns out, this was a brilliant idea.  i now get to reflect back and relish in all the wedded bliss for a little bit longer!

stay tuned…

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