The first thing on this bridesmaid's list was the bridal shower. Since T is getting married in October, I've decided to have the shower in June. The location will be at my mother's house -- a cute place just a few miles from the beach with a wraparound porch and a patio and garden out back. About 30 people are invited to the shower, so that allows me to have it at the house. If there were 10 or 20 more guests, however, we'd def have to move it to a restaurant for space. Let's just hope it doesn't rain!
This week I ordered the invitations. There is a GREAT website called Wedding Paper Divas that has classy, stylish options for any sort of taste/theme/decor you can imagine. They also customize everything and send you an email proof, so it's almost impossible to mess this up. Here's a link to the website:
http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/
The Divas even have save-the-date cards (T ordered hers from here), and invites for everything from the engagement party to the wedding itself. If you don't trust the colors on your computer screen, you can order a swatch that is sent regular mail to get a better idea of what the colors look like when printed out.
For the shower invites, I went with a color scheme of pinks, yellows and oranges -- but no pastels! This isn't an easter celebration, and in the words of the woman in Macy's bridal boutique in New York City, "Just because you're a bridesmaid doesn't mean you need to tack out."
Well put.
Happy planning...
2 comments:
i LOVE their invites -- they are on our short list, but we might go with something from White Aisle instead. i wish i could have letterpress invites, but i don't want to mortgage my future.
Let's not forget the kind, compassionate, ever-loving boyfriend who happily lived with the Wedding Paper Divas box outside his manly, sportsman office for days.
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