It's been a while since my last post because I recently got married, and since I loathe planning events of any kind, I was completely buried. My lack of preparation notwithstanding, I think everyone had a good time. They are my friends, so they are obligated to lie even if they didn't.
The most important element of wedding planning was the invitations - I AM a paper freak, remember. Indulge me for a moment while I show you the design genius of Heather Perlman, whom I can never praise highly enough. It's a pretty simple invitation as far as actual production goes; it's not letterpressed or engraved but offset printed. There are three things about it that I particularly like:
the back
As I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of designing the back of stationery as well as the front. It's unused real estate, and I hate seeing an plain white back whether it's on a wedding invitation or a business card. Heather took the subtle design onto the back, which provided me with a nice space on which to write a personal note.
the rsvp
I hate the onmipresent m________________ line on most rsvps. There's never room enough on the line for my big handwriting, and I just don't like how it looks. I've seen, albeit rarely, rsvps that leave the line off, which begs the question of whether people will actually figure out what to do. Since I don't think people are generally that stupid, we left the line off the invite and I'm happy to report that only 2 people didn't include their name. Good thing they regretfully could not attend!
the size
Instead of going bigger than an average size, we decided to go smaller. Heather designed a tri-fold accordion style invite which, along with an rsvp and directions, fit well in an A2 envelope. The size is sophisticated and understated, and I like that it's a little different from what people might expect to see.
Now if only Heather had planned the rest of the wedding, my life would have been so much easier...
