invites again

i'm so excited about our invitations! last friday, i went to wellcoat to ask about the "correct" margins for our invites. since they'll be the ones laminating and cutting the invites, i have to consult them first before printing everything kasi baka mali naman, masayang lang. so, i went there nga last friday and presented the possible layouts. namili na lang si davy, yung operations manager ng wellcoat. pinili niya yung pinakamadali na i-cut (since they'll also cut the invitations eh).

that done, i'm now double checking the names in the entourage inserts. we're asking everyone for their full names, including their middle initials. i'll start printing the invites on thursday after our last ninang dalaw.

the reception card naman, at last nagawa ko na and i am so happy with what we have na. it took me like a half a day to think how i want the reception card to look like. yung una kasi naming mga drafts sobrang plain and i didn't like it. i also thought of having the reception card embossed with a starfish and a couple of shells pero since our font is so casual, parang hindi maganda. buti na lang i was able to find a picture of a starfish na nasa beach in the net. i saved the picture, ni-fade ko yung edge, pina-opaque ko, at ginawang gray yung color. voila! meron na akong background for the
reception card. the finished product is so nice, if i may say so. i'll post a pic of it soon.

the envelopes naman, we were able to find an envelope na sobrang eksakto sa 5 x 7 na cards so we bought it na tapos yun na yung pattern namin (envelope yun ng blue mountain arts card actually. hehe!). i already pasted the envelope sa isang board at na-cut ko na rin yung board para trace na lang sa envelope papers na gagamitin namin.

the papers for the envelopes are from star paper. binili ko when i went with abie (hi abie!). buti na lang i was able to find the perfect paper envelope! ang saya ko talaga! and of course, i already have the paper for the envelope lining. ika-career ko na lang one of these days.

i was also able to convince my sister to do the calligraphy. ang galing niya kasi since kayang kaya niyang gayahin yung dauphin na font. i already bought a calligraphy pen sa national, P56.00. i love my sister! :)

at ito ang pinaka-excited ako, jojie and i went to recto yesterday and we had a dry seal of our initials, B C, made. it cost P450.00 and we can get it na after a day (pero we told the manang na next week na namin kukunin para mapaganda talaga nila). we'll use the dry seal to have the flap of the envelopes embossed.

yung map, i'll make it within the week then print it na lang on parchment paper.

our self-imposed deadline is sept 12, dapat tapos na printing of the invites para mabigay na sa wellcoat. basta by end september dapat tapos ayos na ayos na yung invitations. distribution na by october.

and, oh, did i tell you? i really love w@w. several weeks ago, nyree and i were exchanging emails about starpaper and DIY invites. then i asked her if she wanted to share na lang the expenses for the lamination and cutting since i knew na magpapa-laminate and cut rin siya sa wellcoat. she agreed!!! imagine, from P1700 magiging P800 na lang ang cost namin for the lamination and the cutting. and since 100 pieces lang naman ang invites namin, the cost per piece will be lessened by P9.00!!!! imagine! and it only gets better. abie also wanted to "join" us and so did vince. so yun! from the original P1700, naging P4.25 per invite ang cost ng lamination and cutting! i so love w@w!

hay naku! excited na ako!