I quit designing wedding invitations because the wedding industry is whack and brides (no matter how cool) always go a little crazy when planning a wedding.
The end.
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Okay. That's not entirely true. Let me start from the beginning with how & why I started designing wedding invitations.
THE BEGINNING: INVITATIONS ON THE SIDE
It started when I designed my own wedding invitations. I really wasn't planning on designing them. I told Jeremy we would send out a letter to our nearest and dearest and call it a day. Well, I'm a designer and can't not design anything I'm creating. The invites grabbed the attention of Joanna Goddard (of A Cup of Joe) - she posted them to her blog and the world noticed. I started getting emails from brides-to-be asking if I could design their invitations. Meanwhile, I was working as a full time senior art director at an advertising agency - I was designing campaigns for the NBA Hornets, cable providers and credit unions. Designing wedding invitations on the side seemed like a fun creative release.
What I loved about designing wedding invitations is that I wasn't using my skills to sell something that I didn't really care about and there was a unique & real love story to tell in each design. I kept getting brides from all over the country and even overseas asking me to design their invites. Then it came to the point where designing invitations on the side became a part-time job. I was starting to feel like I was done with advertising and Jeremy encouraged me to try my own thing. I quit my job and within a year of freelancing I made almost as much as I was at my ad job. A large portion of that income was coming from designing wedding invitations.
THEN I GOT BITTER.
As my time became more in demand my prices went up. Now some brides were willing to pay more for their invitations than I paid for my entire wedding. I found the more a client paid for their invitation the crazier they were. Planning a wedding can take it's toll on anyone - no matter how laid back they claim to be.
9 times out of 10 I was sending out custom estimates (which take time to put together) to brides who had NO IDEA that people were spending THOUSANDS of dollars on invitations and wanted me to custom design & letterpress theirs for pennies. I would get these harsh emails about being "way too expensive." I don't blame them but at the same time it hurt my feelings. Around this same time I was finding designs - very similar to my own and not designed by me - all over the internet. Which is a whole other Freelance Matters topic.
It was easy to become resentful and bitter. And as we all know - this is not good for the soul.
A REPUTATION
I also found that even as I was gaining popularity (yay! business!) as a custom invitation designer I hated only being known for designing invitations. People started asking me about wedding etiquette and were asking me to design seating charts and place cards and you guys - I didn't even know such things existed. I had no idea there was a proper order of events... I mean, Jeremy and I were married by a sideshow performer. I was constantly clarifying that I am a designer and art director than happens to be known for designing wedding invitations.
THE ONE CRAZY BRIDE
Okay. I know you guys really want me to dish some dirt on the couple that pushed me over the edge. It's really not so bad but here's how it happened: One evening I got an email from a dysfunctional bride telling me that her rehearsal dinner went to shit and that it was all my fault because of the place cards I had designed for her. The groom asked me what I was going to do to rectify the situation. I double-checked my files and found no fault of my own. But I was still terribly upset that their rehearsal dinner sucked and that they thought it was all my fault. I refunded some of their money and put a note up on my rates page saying that I was no longer accepting wedding invitation clients. Done. But I was ready to move on - this was just the last straw that pushed me into action. So really, I'd like to thank that couple.
I should tell you guys now that 99% of the brides I worked with were amazing - every single one featured on J&K has been nothing short of perfect.
GROOMS ARE CRAZY TOO
Any time I got a request from a groom I knew the job would be a disaster. Grooms are contacting me because A) The bride doesn't really care of about the invitation and has passed this duty off to the groom (and guys seem to like my style) or B) Because the groom actually cares wedding invitations. Either way, they were always a little out of their mind. Not bad. Just a tad crazy. I'm telling you - the wedding industry demands a certain kind of perfection and breeds a certain kind of insanity that just doesn't jive with my work style.
SMALL BUSINESS BRANDING
At the same time, I was really getting into branding for small businesses. I felt like I was making a difference for artistpreneurs and microbusinesses - I was giving "the little guys" confidence to help grow their business and the look & feel to match. Branding seemed to be a lot less disposable but still just as personal as wedding invitations. I became passionate about talking about freelancing and giving other creatives advice for moving forward in their careers too.
BUT WHO'S GOING TO DESIGN MY WEDDING INVITATIONS!?
I have worked for some really amazing brides but not a single day goes by that I regret my decision to stop designing wedding invitations. But I'm also still asked by many couples for estimates. I send them to the following:
• Check out the designer rolodex and sponsors at Oh So Beautiful Paper - they're all amazing. And a huge thanks to Nole who always supported me and shared my work with the world.
• The sponsors at A Practical Wedding (the best site out there for the bride who doesn't want to lose her shit planning a wedding) are really great too.
• My friend Rachel at Pencil Shavings has a really rad style - and she does much more than just wedding invites!
So that's the story of how I began working with - and then quit working with brides. And grooms. I don't regret the work I did and I actually still have a couple more invitations to share with you all soon. Invitation design served me well and taught me lots of lessons - but I'm excited to move on to the next chapter of my career.
Do any of you design wedding invitations - either for a living or on the side? What has your experience been like? Are any of you wanting to break into the invite design business? Let's chat in the comments.
I've had quite a few people tell me I need to be a handmade wedding consultant. There is no way in hell I would ever want to work with brides. I commend you for being able to do it as long as you did and creating amazing work along the way!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you brought out this topic! I always read over everything you have to say when it comes to freelance at least twice to gather all I can from it. I'm still plotting my escape from my cubicle. I am the sole marketing department for a hearing aid manufacturer, and oh yeah, I'm 24... Not quite the prime demographic, AT ALL.
ReplyDeleteI've been starting to do invitations on the side, mostly for myself, but it's starting to pick up ever to slightly. I would love to do more, but I see it similar to the path you have taken, that it is a bridge to what I REALLY want to be doing (which I'm not sure what it is at the moment). I've done mostly shower invitations, which I LOVE. Quick, easy, done. I am working with my first bride, and boy the pressure!
I'm still stuck in the comparing game, and don't always feel like I'm up to par. Like, have you checked pinterest lately? Impeccable timing, by the way. I've had way to many people nagging at me, YOU SHOULD START A BUSINESS, like I'm wasting my talents where I am. This has been the topic of conversation for my husband and I for the past 8 days, STRAIGHT.
Anyways, I am one reader who is INCREDIBLE GRATEFUL that you share your knowledge! THank you, thank you, thank you!
It's always interesting to me that designers get pegged as go-to for things that are entirely not design related, yet often written off as nothing more than really good scrapbook artists.
ReplyDeleteI've only done a few invites, mostly for friends, and knew from the beginning it's an industry I don't want to climb too deeply into. Much like photography. I can take good portraits, but the weight of the occasion and having to get it right the first time is just too stressful for me.
Additionally, I probably wouldn't be able to hold my tongue as well for the bridezillas.
I think you made the right move. Branding and small business strategy is wholly more fulfilling. I love approaching design from a systematic/constructivist point of view, and seeing how it evolves as it moves through the process.
I've been slowly getting into designing wedding invitations - reading your post confirmed my suspicion that it's definitely not all I want to do. I think it would be more enjoyable if it didn't make up 100% of my business.
ReplyDeletethat b*tch was (is? probably is) crazy. seriously. she messed up & needed someone to blame. i disagree with you refunding any money to them. if they approved the final product, then the fault is theirs.
ReplyDeleteI actually designed my own wedding invitations and I am so proud of them! I used a free 30 day trial of InDesign, a program which I learned the basics of while in college. I was a magazine journalism major and had a couple intro level layout and design courses.
ReplyDeleteI ordered high quality cardstock and envelopes online and printed the invitations at home.
I must admit that I essentially combined, tweaked, and reimagined a couple invitations I'd seen online and in-person to fit my needs, colors, and taste.
A year of reading several design blogs later I realize this wasn't the most ethical thing, but considering they were for my personal use and not for profit, I feel a little less terrible.
Knowing how crazy I made myself over them, I could never work full-time with brides in such a technical yet subjective field.
Kuddos to those of you who do.
I now consider my invitations a collectors item. ;)
ReplyDeleteI've also been plotting my escape from the cubicle. I am actually very interested in event invitation design. I'm not so sure how to "break in" to the business though. Is there a strategy to acquiring clients? I've always worked secure corporate jobs and stepping out to the uncertain is scary! Your Freelance Matters posts are definitely helpful...! I can imagine dealing with brides would be difficult, but it seems like every industry breeds its own form of crazy!
ReplyDeleteCraftyminx - It's funny because people always assume "DIY" means cheaper but that is definitely not the case. I think it would be hard for brides with a DIY attitude to turnaround and pay someone to tell them how to DIY. You know?
ReplyDeleteA little paint - I feel like the invitation business has exploded exponentially with talent even since I first started designing them a couple years ago.
I'm so glad my Freelance Matters series has been helpful to you! Just keep pursuing your passion on the side and sharing your work with the world. You'll get there!
AndresandCandice - As tempting as it is to say thought couple was wrong I still felt bad. In retrospect I don't think I needed to refund the money but at the time I was scared and upset - at the time I felt like with a refund I was also buying some sort of peace about the situation.
SJW - I actually don't have a problem with people, for the most part, using my designs for personal inspiration. It's when another designer is ripping me off and selling my designs for dirt cheap that it devalues the time & effort I put into the original designs.
It also killed me when people wanting to DIY their own invites would email me asking what typefaces I used so they could recreate my looks on their own. Choosing a typeface to use is an art and it's how I make my livelihood.
But I don't think you should feel bad about your own situation. People need invitations and not everyone can afford to hire someone to custom design them.
Bianca - I'm still so grateful for you! You helped kickstart my freelance career and you were a total breeze to work with. XO!
JRose - I never had a strategy other than pushing my designs and sharing them on my site and others. Nole from Oh So Beautiful Paper was always so supportive and kind to share my work with her audience and her readers consistently hired me.
You should read Jonathan Fields Uncertainty book.
I think I mentioned briefly when we spoke the other day that I'm an event planner on the side.
ReplyDeleteThat said - I'm no designer and I constantly get people asking me to design invites (and such). It's in my service area to lead my couples to a professional - and I prefer that - but sometimes, they're ok with my so-so skills and we whip something up on the cheap. No letterpress, no super fancy paper, etc. Those things cost $ and should go through a professional designer - not me. Professionals cost money but brides/grooms seem to glaze over when I preface that.
Did you ever get a mother of the bride on your bad side? Those are the fun ones.
Taryn - And every bride has their priorities. The ones who thought invitations were one of the most important hired me. The ones who didn't, didn't. And that's TOTALLY fine. Something always has to give - even William & Kate didn't have nice (relatively) invites!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny because I've NEVER had a bad mother-of-the-bride story. I think I always made it clear that the bride is my client and that's who I'm working with. They've often voiced their mom's concern but it never went overboard.
Dude. You are two thousand percent justified in this, as is evidenced by the throng of people here that can't resist commenting to tell you they'd have done the same! Brides and MOB's are batshit crazy. Like, that's factual. I worked in wedding and interior design in OKC for the last few years and finally hit THE family that caused me to step back and re-evaluate. Thinking about it still gives me the heebs. Just because they're getting married gives someone license to trash people?! I got married and that thought never came to me!
ReplyDeleteOh geez. I'll stop before I send the masses into an odd depression. Brides have so much spunk and excitement, but gone awry, it can definitely leave a designer burned. I'm with you completely! I will say -- it's SUPER cool that you left with such a kick ass portfolio. That never hurts to have.
From experience, usually the final straw sets off all these raw emotions and feelings you never really knew you felt about the trade until you snap. This year I decided to open up my photog business to weddings; I will have to say, working with brides and grooms is the hardest work I’ve ever ever done. Kathleen, I don’t know how you did it. Dealing with demanding, strung out couples is exhausting!! You are constantly having to reassure them that everything was going to turn out right. And in my case, it always did! I only booked 4 weddings this season to get my feet wet and since the last wedding I’ve veered off the path and decided it wasn’t for me. Almost all Brides are bat shit crazy. And you are totally right about the crazy grooms too… being a recent bride myself, I will have to say that out of the two of us, he was the worst one. Not to 'out' my husband, but Gibzilla is what our friends called him lol enough said.
ReplyDeleteYou are sooo right, Everything is a learning experience, and I am so glad you discovered your path into business branding.. not everybody wants to deal with the little guys. And having worked with you (WOOT!!), you made it so much easier for us; never afraid to set us straight when we veered off course. I hope we weren’t too hard to deal with! ; )
I can't for the life of me figure out how place cards could ruin a rehearsal dinner..unless the bride and groom were crazy to begin with (the bad kind of crazy, not the good kind).
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I was able to catch you before you went off the invitation grid. :) We are so, so happy with our wedding pieces, and you did such a wonderful job. If it's any consolation for any mean comments/feedback you got, you made two, crazy people in Austin very happy (this time the good kind of crazy, I'd like to think).
I love how honest and informative this all is! You have had great success but aren't afraid to share the ugly side of things as well and I think ALL of your readers love that- it's why you're so relateable!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I designed our invitations and are working with some friends on theirs. I am actually thinking of adding some purchase-and-print style wedding invites in my shop. That wya they are a flat design that I can customize with names and information for each customer. It would be affordable and somewhat customizable but hopefully will save the head/heartache of doing a completely custom design with a possibly scary bride. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that and if you think it would be worth putting our time and efforts into?
Thanks again for your awesome insight!
You want bitter? Try telling people you're a professional wedding blogger at parties. I actually try to avoid the question as LONG AS POSSIBLE. I say things like "writer" and "small business owner" and try to leave it there. But if I can't, I'm slightly bitter before the words come out of my mouth. I don't quite know how to say: A) It's not what you think, B) It's actually probably the opposite of what you think, while still balancing C) Blogging. Yes! It's a job!, while not saying D) I probably make more money than you asshole, so cool it on the pity.
ReplyDeleteIt sucks.
Though my job does not suck at all.
I, however, think brides are rad. But we all know I live in a bubble ;)
I have been waiting for this post! I love your brutal honesty and I know exactly where you're coming from. I have been in enough weddings to know that really great awesome people that I normally love turn into nutcases when they are getting married. I still love them, but they're effing crazy.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I helped out a few of my friends and created them invitations for FREE, and even when they're getting something for free they are crazy. I had dozens of revisions and unrealistic expectations for something I was pouring hours into (did I mention, for free).
I think it's badass you're sticking with small business branding. I loved your invite designs as well- but the logos knock my socks back.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean this as a slight to the wedding industry but I think for a lot of women doing a creative job in the wedding industry is kind of one of the best ways for a gal to break in... the clients have a reputation of being (understandably) particular, but I just feel like I never see a 50 year old male designer worrying about offending his brides with his kerning or whatever, you know?
I guess that's not really applicable to you or other women who already are established in their field but I can't help but notice as a young woman making a living being creative I've had much more stuff stick with a wedding customer base than otherwise. It's very interesting to me.
As always can't wait to see the rest of the residual wedding invitations and more small business materials from you :)
I loved reading this (and all your Freelance Matters posts). I made a somewhat crazy move recently and bought a Heidelberg press! I've been tinkering with my tabletop press for awhile and just LOVE letterpress. I did my own invitations and some for friends, but I am really not a designer. So, I'm currently trying to figure out what I want to do with this massive beast of a machine. Your perspective is helping me realize I shouldn't just jump into the most obvious avenue (invites). Much to think about...
ReplyDeleteMeg - I was trying to avoid giving the overall impression that I think brides suck. Yes, they can go crazy but they also deserve a celebration. I love that your site has an emphasis on that and not all the shit you need. I think it's when I stopped designing for just my blog readers and started designing for a broader audience that just need to check "invitations" off their list that I started to become more resentful of the faceless bride. You know? Sorry - I feel like I just worked that out in my reply to you. It might not be entirely relevant to your actual comment.
ReplyDeleteRolerkite - I do have to say - I have done my fair share of free invites for friends and it's always been the best experience for me. And I'll still do invites for close friends and family.
Rory - That is a really fantastic point. I was just telling Tara (my biz partner / sister) earlier today that I think wedding invitation design is a way for young designers to get into freelancing. Kind of like how some pop bands start as Christian bands to get some recognition from a niched crowd and then they go secular to reach stardom. There's definitely money and a market in the wedding industry for creative professionals. But you're right - you don't see many men going that route. I'm going to mull on this some more!
atout - Wow! I can't believe you have a Heidelberg! Do you know how to use it? I'm seeing a lot of demand for letterpress business cards for creative entrepreneurs. You can also get into stationery. Are you familiar with Crow & Canary? Carina (the owner) is a friend of mine who represents and distributes designs from indie stationery designers - you should check her out.
Dang girl that was honest. Sometimes I want to write something like this but then I get scared. But you are pretty bad ass. So. Whatevs. I also do wedding invites and I usually agreed to do them for friends. Once I was in the middle of designing an invitation for someone and they kept adding all these things like maps etc and didnt understand why it was more money. Well, because it TAKES TIME? If you add an appetizer to your menu it costs MONEY. People dont think that design time is as valuable because they cant SEE IT. I still do invites but I dont advertise it very much.
ReplyDeleteI was pretty low key about my wedding, 150 guests, southern bbq, down a 2 mile dirt road with outhouses...I spent less that some people spend on invites. I think that the industry makes ladies crazy. Suddenly you are confronted with professional who are like WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARENT USING SATIN RIBBON? NO ONE WILL EVER FORGIVE YOU. You know? It sucks.
I still do invites, I still do branding. I like to be a part of the day but I start it out with "If I up my hourly rate while we are working together you will know that you have gone crazy." Im crazy strict with people. If I really like them I bend the rules a little bit.
Designing is like therapy sometimes.
Hi Kathleen!
ReplyDeleteI do wedding invites, currently as a side business to Linseed Projects, my design studio based in Toronto.
I have to say, I love it but it's stressful in a different way than regular business branding is. It seems easier to get overly involved and feel personally responsible (for better or for worse) when you're dealing with a couple on an intimate level as opposed to with a company (even if it's a really small operation).
Sometimes it's like there's no barrier or filter when you're doing a job for a wedding client, whereas a 'regular' client just naturally has more understanding of the boundaries of a business relationship (ie. they don't expect you to respond to their e-mails at 11pm on a Saturday night!).
That being said, I think one of the biggest incentives for me to continue building on the wedding invitation side of things is that at the end of the day, with every wedding job, there is an actual, tangible, printed set of stuff to hold in your hands and I find that super satisfying.
It seems like as time goes on we are doing more and more website jobs which is cool because there's a visibility to that, but I guess my busy little hands secretly just want to cut, fold, stack, and touch beautiful creamy paper goods.
BTW, thanks for your awesome blog.
Shanan
www.linseedprojects.com
www.linseedpaperie.com (ouch, this site could use an update...)
Just wanted to chime in and commend you for the gorgeous work you did (and for dealing with wedding-drunk clients for so long). I loved seeing your beautiful invitations and wish I could have commissioned you for my own wedding but when I felt the wedding crazies starting to creep up, we headed to Vegas for a five minute ceremony at a chapel on the strip (which was perfect). ;)
ReplyDeleteNoticed you mentioned Uncertainty- have you considered attending the World Domination Summit? I went last year and got to hear him speak and really enjoyed the whole experience. Plus, hey, it's in Portland.
I had a ton of fun designing my wedding invite as well as my sister's. I also loved creating her baby shower invites; but that's a whole 'nother branch.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to have read this post; it does remind me that there are quite a few brides (and grooms) out there that do completely lose their brains when it comes to "their big day."
I still wouldn't mind the opportunity to design some invitations; though I confess doing letterpress would be a new one to me and I'm anxious to break in that knowledge area.
Designing direct marketing pieces for 5 years does have me desiring to break out of the box a bit - though I am excited to be designated as THE artist in my department for designing the mail pieces for our new animation series and continuity program. Yay for fun colors!
This is a great post, it really makes me weary of wanting to get involved with Wedding invitations, especially because I agree Brides are crazy! Although do you find people get similarly particular with their logos as well? I find those to be personal, and the clients to be even more picky, I end up having to do so many more revamps than I would an invitation.
ReplyDeleteThis is so hilarious. I design 'on the side' and have so many of the same experiences as you. Most people are wonderful but it just takes that one nutter to ruin it.
ReplyDeleteLost Bird Found - I found that most brides had a hard time understanding that they weren't just paying for printing but that they were paying for the design too. That's when I started combining my design / print estimate in one. So if they add maps - it adds not just design time but printing too and they GET that that costs more money.
ReplyDeletesk - I hear ya. I do love paper and wedding invitations are a great opportunity to use really gorgeous paper and printing techniques such as letterpress.
Amanda - I'm looking into World Domination Summit ASAP! Thanks for letting me know. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for great conferences to start attending in 2012.
Nichol - I loved designing my own invitations and I still love designing them for friends and even blog readers. I think it's when I became more of a commodity to the industry that I stopped having fun.
Jennie Bee - People are absolutely particular with their logos. Both are very personal projects and share some similarities. I think what I like about branding is that it doesn't feel quite as temporary as an invitation project.
Mrs. L. - Exactly. It really does just take one. And I get in the mindset where whatever my experience is is going to be the rest of my life. So if it's a bad experience I get pretty doom and gloom. I'm trying to break that habit. ;)
Kathleen - As far as knowing how to use the press...I'm learning! Luckily, I have found that fellow printers are so generous with their time and more than willing to help newbies. I'm constantly amazed by the kindness of this community.
ReplyDeleteI had not yet heard of Crow & Canary but am checking them out! Thanks for the response and the recommendation.
I really love this post, it's great to hear someone else frustrated with crazy brides! I design a lot of wedding invitations for couples, and because I am a small handmade company, people always come to me and want a deal! They don't realize that my time is valuable, and that just because I don't letterpress, doesn't mean that my work is less valuable. A lot of time and effort goes into custom designs, no matter what type of printing process. So many brides have such high demands and expect you to do so much in a small amount of time, it drives me nuts sometimes. They don't realize that they aren't the only ones I'm working with! I've worked with brides and grooms for about 4 years now, and it isn't quite as much fun as it used to be, but I still do enjoy it because overall I've had pretty good luck with the brides and grooms I've worked with. It definitely feels more like work now, rather than happy fun time. Phew, it feels good to vent! Thanks for this great post!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for the reasons you quit but consider myself lucky (and our wedding experience to have been vastly improved) for having working with you on our invitations and benefiting from your amazing design talents.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim! That's really good to hear. I just want to reiterate that I really loved the brides I worked with and showcased on J&K (like you!). I still have a couple more invitations to share and am so glad to have had the experiences I did working with some amazing & beautiful brides. :)
ReplyDeleteHi there, I loved reading this post. I'm a designer too, and it's so true that once you do one piece for someone, they want you to do more and more (for free!)
ReplyDeleteI designed my own wedding invites, and that was fun. But I would say I'd try to avoid designing invites for family members. It's hard because they expect you to do it for cheap (and to have unlimited rounds of edits!). And if they are of the crazy bride/groom variety, you will have to deal with them long after the wedding is over!
Hi there, I loved reading this post. I'm a designer too, and it's so true that once you do one piece for someone, they want you to do more and more (for free!)
ReplyDeleteI designed my own wedding invites, and that was fun. But I would say I'd try to avoid designing invites for family members. It's hard because they expect you to do it for cheap (and to have unlimited rounds of edits!). And if they are of the crazy bride/groom variety, you will have to deal with them long after the wedding is over!
I just wanted to say THANKYOUSOMUCH for your freelance matters series =) I just started freelancing and just got into design work and your stories & experiences have been so so helpful. I've done a couple wedding invites now and while I was really proud of the end result (& the bride was over-the-moon pleased), I'm not sure I want to do custom wedding work again. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to create and bring to the world of design though. But anyway, thank you again for your insightful posts!
ReplyDeleteI am really late to this party as I was planning my own wedding and as a designer making my own invitations. I won't lie... I had thought about contacting you and asking you if you were still designing back over the summer but I knew in order to get your best work, and the letter press you so greatly show off with your work I'd have to pay top dollar... and it's worth every penny but it was a penny I didn't have in my budget. That being said what kind of designer would I be if I didn't do my own invitations right? :) I feel you 100%. I have to deal with brides, their mother's and grooms all the time - thankfully most that come into my business go w/ the standard, Crane invites that we sell, but sometimes I get a few people that want to do special ones... they want everything for nothing and don't take into consideration your feelings. I think you made the right move, it takes a special person to deal with brides .. that special person is called a wedding planner :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I was told I was the most laid back bride anyone had met on my wedding day... nothing rattled me. Bottom line I was there to get married and I did think of your wedding often during my big day. It wasn't at our home but I remember words you said about it being about who you were with and sharing that time... I also figured so long as I did have a tub full of vomit at the end of the night we'd be golden ;) oxox
Aw, Kelly - your comment made me smile! It's funny because I've kind of become the designer's designer. There's nothing more difficult than designing your own brand identity and wedding invitations.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear your wedding day went without a hitch (or at least you were unshaken by any hitches). xo!