***Warning: This is a long post about printing our wedding invitations…click on any of the blue highlighted words to see pictures!***
My brother Phil has a super old printing press set up in his garage. I asked Phil if Barry and I could possibly print our wedding invites using his tools and skills. Phil seemed thr
illed and very excited from the get-go. I had no idea what an undertaking this project would be. Thankfully Geneviève kept us fed through the whole process.
We headed to the Paper Zone to pick paper. Yeah, it sounds simple, but we were in a store called the Paper Zone….to pick paper. I had no idea there were so many colors and textures of paper. was super sweet in helping me make the decisions, listening to all the reasons I did or didn’t like certain colors. We still had our work cut out for us:
1. Pick font from the massive amount available.
2. Set Type & mix paint: white with red makes PINK!
3. Print! (watch the printing movie to see all the action)
4. Check the goods and keep printing.
Basically, this went on for 4 days with a million steps in between. It happened to be freezing and I busted into Phil’s camping gear and put on his boots. They didn’t quite fit, but my feet were
better off because of them. Geneviève carved the wave that is on the back of the envelop out of a linoleum block. She busted it out and I, as always, was amazed at her artistic ability.
We didn’t just spend our time at PW Elverum Print Studios, but had to make a run to Bayshore to photo copy the directions sheet. If you have never been to Bayshore Office Supply in Anacortes you should go, it’s a funny small town experience. Phil is a regular there. Speaking of Anacortes, two of my favorite family members, Nancy and Midge, stopped by to see the work in progress….I think they got cold.
One thing that I really appreciated about working with Phil on this project was his ability to see how he wanted it to look in the end based on they vague description I shared with him. He started by drawing a mock up and that mock up kept changing…until we got to the real thing. (Check your local mail box to see the final invite soon!)
In other news, I got my dress fitted today. I have a REAL wedding dress. It really is kind of shocking. I initially tried some on thinking that I “needed to make sure I didn’t like any of them.” Yeah, that didn’t work. I got one and it is beautiful. When I put it on I feel fancy and excited for our impending nuptials. I like to throw around that term whenever I know someone is getting married.
