After weeks and weeks (actually, months) of putting it off, I finally went to a stationery store where I just had somebody print a card for me. Great! No worries now about printing it myself. So they print 100 cards and...they are all off-center. Every single one! This makes me want to drink 16 Coronas in succession (I'm drinking one now). But of course, I don't have the time or money to wait for another print up, so I'm just going to send the god-blessed things out. They don't even look good, but at this point, if people judge us for having off-center postcard save-the-dates, they can jump off a bridge.
So I just addressed all of them and am ready to send them out. I asked Mr. Livalittle to lend a hand in this process, so he picks up postcard stamps and what does he bring home? Polar bear stamps. We are getting married in September. In DC. If we were getting married in an ice hotel at the northern tip of Swedish Lapland during the time of the year when they have a santa village, well then a sweet and cuddly polar bear would be effing perfect. But as it turns out, we're not going to be anywhere near Jukkasjärvi or any other arctic/polar region, so the bear just looks like it's sweltering. Mr. Livalittle had the great sense to point out that the DC zoo probably has a polar bear, which was really, really helpful of him.
Maybe the real solution is to change the entire plan and just get married in Sweden? I'd have to get elves though and added to my already ridiculous crew of 11 bridesmaids, a brigade of elves would be a bit excessive. But hey, you only get married once. We hope.
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haha, polar bears? Love it! They are my fav animal;)
ReplyDelete"Mr. Livalittle had the great sense to point out that the DC zoo probably has a polar bear, which was really, really helpful of him."
ReplyDeleteThat made me chuckle. So sorry about the save the dates, I can relate to stressful printer dilemmas. Hopefully the invitations will run more smoothly.
I love the polar bears! It'd be interesting to see how many people even notice--I think it'd be a lovely conversation starter, much more unique than something lovey-dovey. And if anyone asks? Say that the fiance hand-picked them... :)
ReplyDeleteI Think a brigade of elves could really add a little something....they have both the element of surprise AND pageantry! Hang in there. :)
ReplyDeleteyikes. sorry to hear about the 'off centre' cards. but i think the polar bear stamps are cute!
ReplyDeleteThe probability of a bear at the DC zoo cracked me up. And I really do think the ice hotel wedding could be fab ... except that I dislike being cold. So probably not.
ReplyDeleteBut good for you for not getting overly-frazzled about the off-centeredness. Have another Corona & stay the course!
Don't be too mad at the boy, the Polar Bears are the only post card stamp out there right now at the new price . . . otherwise I think you can get fruit, but then you have to add a lamp . . . or an indian necklace. I am dealing with the same issue for my August wedding and our RSVP postcards!!
ReplyDeleteJust got mine in the mail yesterday!
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