Speaking of wedding planning and prep, one thing that I didn’t like about my sister’s weddings and my friends who have gotten married is the gathering of addresses and invitations. It seems like a lot of ways have too much room for error. So, I came up with my own way to avoid that.
I’m making 4×6 cards that have (going from top to bottom)
Groom’s Guest/ Bride’s Guest
The names of the people to be invited (so I don’t have to hunt for them when filling out envelopes)
The address of the people to be invited
And check boxes for: Is this someone who should be invited to the bridal shower? Is this someone who should receive a save the date card? Is this someone who should be invited to the bachelor/ bachelorette party? Have I sent a thank you for their gift? What was their gift?
I saw some of these cards at a store years ago, picked them up and put them away. The purchased ones did not have all of this information, and that’s why I’m working on my own. This way, I can give half of the cards to my mom; half to my soon to be mother in law, and they can fill them out for me- so that I can know how many invitations to make, and I can then start to gather supplies.
Not only that, I can then work on an excel document that will be made for every part of that card- the shower, the invite, the bachelorette party, the bachelor party…so that I can print those off for others to see and they can review before we send the invites out, to make sure that no one is forgotten.
I have a friend at work who liked this idea so much, she’s doing the same thing for her upcoming wedding.
Someday soon, I’ll post a pic of the cards. I made them by hand. I’m blessed to have a job that I can work and keep busy with my hands while doing my work- so yes, I did write them all.
