I’m well aware that the doily envelope liners I slaved over for our Save The Dates represent a totally unnecessary piece of wedding frippery. But, as I said to my mother only the other day, if you can’t be a little unnecessary about your own wedding, when can you be unnecessary?
Personally, I think they look beautiful, the perfect finishing touch if you will! It was also cheap, easy and relatively quick to do too.
However, I’m not going to sugarcoat the experience for you all.
On many of the wedding blogs I frequent brides lay out their (usually) beautiful and visually stunning DIY details and gush about how it was the hand-stamped place cards that made the wedding so perfect or the 100 handmade hanging paper pom-poms that added that essential personal touch. This is all true I’m sure, but what they fail to mention is that Wedding DIY projects are bloody boring.
It goes something like this…
After the first 10 envelopes – ‘Wow! They look great! I’m so glad I decided to do this. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy doing something creative. I knew I should have been a Blue Peter presenter. I LOVE YOU CRAFT KNIFE AND PVA GLUE.’
30 envelopes in – ‘I wish I could get the Mister to help me. But they must be perfect. Especially the one for my Gran. His big man hands would be useless. They look so pretty. Totally worth it. Totally.’
60 envelopes in – ‘Shit. I’ve run out of doilies’
65 envelopes in – ‘Fucking craft Knife and PVA glue.’
67 envelopes in – ‘I’m so over the whole doily thing’
75 envelopes in – ‘I do not appreciate being told that 99.9% of guests who open these envelopes will not even notice the STINKING DOILIES!’
80 envelopes in – *numb silence due to the unwavering monotony of the task*
85 envelopes in – ‘Yay! I’m finished, I’m finished!! They’re so beautiful, and it was such a breeze, and it was so inexpensive and it just makes them look, you know, soooo personal, don’t you think?’
Mr. LA: Don’t you need to address them all now.
Me: Fuck Off.
Loveaudrey xxx
P.S I apologise for the profanity, doilies will do that to a girl.
P.P.S In case you fancy having as much fun as I did with a few doilies I used this and this as inspiration, ordered the envelopes from here and grabbed the doilies themselves from my local Wilkinsons. Overall, our Save The Dates cost around 80p each, including the card, envelope and liner and taking into account P&P for the various items ordered online (and the stupid customs charge we were lumbered with too). I do still have to purchase stamps of course, I’m off to the Post Office shortly!
That made me giggle, I’m sure all your hard work and blaspheming will be appreciated when your lucky guests open that beautiful lovingly handmade envelope and realise they are being invited to a wedding that will have every detail lovingly thought of to make it a perfect and exciting day!
Well done, they look beautiful
Emma x
God this made me laugh! I came here on an emergency escape from Monday misery, and couldn’t have found a better post! Thank you!! xxx
This totally made me laugh since I can completely relate! They look amazing!
ha ha – love it!
Doilies make me curse like a sailor too 😀
I did smile reading this!
Haha great post! Thanks for posting the truth about the other side of DIY!
hahahaha this is adorable!!!!! i always believed that women who were of the : DIY weddings are awesome” where also the same women who are like “oh i LOVED EVERY SECOND OF BEING PREGNANT. what to you mean you had cramps/indigestion/discomfort/etc?
good luck with everything!! hang in there & have a couple glasses of wine: it’ll help!!
I hope each and every STD (oh gosh…I may not abbreviate that actually!)…each and every Save The Date is opened with care and utterly appreciated! They look beautiful Franky…and I think the profanities were quite tame really! Hehe! WELL worth the effort though 🙂 xxx
Thank you for all the lovely comments ladies! I’m glad I made some of you smile and I’m so pleased you like the cards AND the fabulous envelopes. I’ll try and keep it clean in future 😉
Just found your blog after the lovely comment on LMD (thank you so much x)
This has made me laugh so much – I can’t wait to meet you and find out more about your wedding plans. And I don’t mind the profanities one little bit if these envelopes are an idea of what your plans are like for the rest of your wedding 😉
Off to read more now…
You’re very welcome, I meant every word of it 🙂
I’m glad this made you chuckle, I honestly don’t make a habit of swearing on here! We’re so very excited about you photographing our day!
xxx
you’re pretty fucking funny! x