I have so many advantages because of where I work--to name a few: an in-house print shop/press, a mail room, and lots of girlfriends to bounce around ideas.
Total cost of my wedding invitations? Well, about the cost of 260 stamps and $25.00 for a box of 500 brown kraft envelopes. I don't mean to brag, but what a blessing!
My 100lb glossy cardstock invitations were born just 6 floors below my office, and printed as a wedding gift from the shop manager. What kindness! I teared up a bit when he handed them to me wrapped up tightly in clear cellophane. I could never have expected it.
So, after 10 long hours divided over the course of a few days, I hand-addressed all of the envelopes with a pen I stole from Jacob. The USPS has an amazing series of Abstract Expressionists stamps (my favorite after Fauves), so they completed the package.
I love how meaningful things in life carry the weight--the stamp of approval--of sentiment. And my expectations couldn't have been met with more contentment and thankfulness. Invitations were such a big deal to me--I worked on them for nine months--and they turned out just perfectly wrapped in brown kraft envelopes.
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