labor of love

Among the things (concerning the wedding) that we really want to go hands-on is the invitation. As I have made money making invitations for others in the past, I thought I will surely go DIY with mine should my "schedule" come. And now that we're "here," we did it LOL---Labor of Love!

We kind of splurged on the invites (while Ate Emma gifted us some amount--thank you sooo much te!) but we thought it is worth it. We want to let the people know how excited we are to spend the late-afternoon-to-evening with them in God's presence. 

=) 

I wonder how the rich father felt when He sent out invitations for the wedding of His Son... Matthew 22:1-14

The original plan on the invitation was an Air Mail envelope (i love snail mails!) packing a vintage letter. We disregarded the idea when Gen wanted a book-type version as he wanted it to be coherent with what we're going through--a journey. It should somehow carry a message or tell a story. And I surely loved the idea, too! We kept it simple (hmm...) as we only wanted to send our love and hearts.

Anyhow, we need to get these out ASAP.

invitation sneak peek

text by: gen | layout by: rej

I'll be getting the first five copies today...

I really hope it will turn out good...

#jitters

I'm taking a break from the layouting task I asked myself to do. Doing the invitation is not easy. But to say the least, we are actually having fun. This is something so-me-and-the-groom at the wedding. At least, we have one theme to focus on. This should stop us from entertaining other equally great ideas we see in the internet. What we're being challenged more is the text part.

While being spontaneous, I talk a halt (Gen left for some errand---yes, online collaboration) as I face the dilemma of whether to include the note on the matter of gifts. Although we would welcome house necessities as presents, Gen and I are soon leaving for Luzon to start ministry there. We need to lessen the stuff to pack. And being certain with that, and as per advised by closest friends, we need to note that we prefer monetary gifts.  And since we are not including the traditional money dance, it somehow fair enough to slip envelopes in the invitations. At least, it will keep the amount a secret. It seems like we are doing our guests a favor already, right?

So as I was trying to find a spot for this matter, I rushed to Google for help. Invitation experts (yes, this phrase was there, I actually didn't know there are those kinds of professionals) say that although guests would usually bring gifts, giving presents is optional; and it is rather unethical to even mention them in invitations.

So,what do you think?

And I'm now happy for being rid with the challenge keying-in the kindest words so that we won't sound uncouth and too bold. The guests are free to bring presents. And as for ourselves, we are already very, very delighted of the truth that God has gifted us to each other for a lifetime. 

God is thoughtful. This is a perpetual musing in my heart.

telechargment

100G+ of downloaded (paid and free--so I was really online shopping for the single life of me! I am now wondering if I am still allowed to do much of that in the very nearestness of a new [state].) scrapbooking paper and elements to sort and I need the vintage-y ones only. Invitations, labels, tags--yes, it's a DIY wedding for us. There's a lot of work waiting to get done. And I'm ready to plunge!