Invitations (Part 2)

[jazzlawyer]

^ so generous of you Styledgroom may i ask who did you get (stylist and prenup photog)?

Grabe na sisses!

[styledgroom]

jazzlawyer, we got aisa ipac and rvee santiago as recommended in one of the threads here.

i can't reply to pms. i got a warning - it seems like i broke some forum rules.  i wanted to help out some b2b's sana, di yata pwede. sorry, ladies.

[BDJ]

omg share ko lang mga sis. i just saw a wedding invite that says "We prefer gifts in envelopes." kaloka lang! surely there must be some other nicer way to phrase it. something more appropriate sana na hindi naman masyadong garapalan. kami din kasi  we plan to indicate din sa invites namin na we prefer monetary gifts. para mas may leeway kami on how to use the money to buy the things we really need to start our married life. mag-iisip pa lang din kami how to put it in a way na hindi naman tipong pera lang ang habol namin. 

I will give them handkerchief  kasya naman sa envelope yun or write them a letter about marriage and love.

Here's our sample of wedding invitation. Gawa ko lang ito. Hindi dapat ako gagawa nito kung hindi dahil sa sponsors namin. 2 Politicians kasi yung sponsor namin eh! Councilor and Vice Mayor ng QC nabigyan namin. Buti nga si Joy Belmonte dumating at siya mismo nakapirma tapos may gift pa siya ha! worth 5k rin yun.

Wedding Invitation

Mindali ko yan so yung design na vintage nakuha ko sa mga vector websites tapos I just re arrange all the layout and colors kaya time consuming rin. If you are proficient naman in any design softwares you can do this. Maganda naman kinalabasan sa photo paper.

Kung example ako rin yung ikakasal sa Church then I would prefer bridal registry na lang rather than maglagay ng monetary gifts. But of course for real we want monetary. The reason for bridal registry is that para hindi pare pareho ang gifts. I remember sa bro ko 3 rice cooker ang natanggap niya. Tapos may iba hindi naman napakinabangan.

[avane]

Mga sis, ano ba talaga dapat ang ilagay na oras ng wedding sa invitation? Is it really advisable na 1 hour early ang ilagay? Iniisip ko kasi pano yung mga matitino kausap na guests sa oras, if I put in 2pm kahit 3pm pa ang wedding baka mainip naman sila sa church.

[BDJ]

^If you are close naman dun sa mga on time dumating you can inform them verbally or ask help from your h2b lalo na kung meron rin sa side niya na ganun. Though on the safe side maigi rin na hindi dahil baka kumalat. Honestly ganun talaga they should wait sa Church. Ako nga eh! dami ko nang experience of waiting before the ceremony meron pa nga 2 hours before the wedding. I've experienced pa nga sa Caleruega parang 3 hours ang waiting namin as in kami pa ata ang unang una sa attendance kaya ayun libot mode kami  nun. Uso naman ang selfie kaya karamihan rin naman ng guests yun ang ginagawang libangan.  So para lang talaga safe my suggestion there is to put 1 hour before time ng ceremony ng wedding mo. Kesa naman sa on time mo nga nilagay pati mga abay mo late rin. Nangyari na ito sa wedding ng bro ko as in isang Ninang na lang hinihintay bago magsimula yung march.

[cmax]

^30mins ahead lang ang nilagay namin sa invites namin Sis. Madami na-late pero hindi dahil sa call time kundi sa traffic sa Silang.

[BDJ]

Ang problema lang regarding sa time na aanticipate na rin ng mga tao na advance yung nakalagay sa invitation. Dati nga eh! nag assume ako na yung sa pinsan ko na ginanap sa Tagaytay eh for sure it is 2 hours advance yung sa invitation. I didn't realized na totoo pala yung nakalagay na time kaya yun sa pag assume ko nakarating kami sa Tagaytay tapos na ang wedding sa Church ayan tuloy too early for the reception na kami.

[j.adore]

Dapat mag lagay kami ng 30 minutes before kaso bad practice daw yun so we put "Starts exactly at"

[deathwatchspider]

^ how is this done sis? so for instance, 2:30 pm talaga ang start ng ceremony. pero i want to have a 30min lead time, so ang ilalagay ko sa invites ay "ceremony starts exactly at 2:00pm"? tia! 

[j.adore]

You put the ceremony time so "starts exactly at 230 pm" lagay.
Di pwede gamitin ang phrase na yun kung lead time hehe so bad.

Fueling Filipino time kasi yung may lead time sa invites tapos as mentioned dito, may mga nagiging maaga pa (sometimes earlier than what's stated in the invite). It happened to us before nagutom lang kami ng bongga.

If you tell people lead time sa invite, kakalat at may malate.
Hindi din tama to make guests wait at the church. In some cultures that's very rude.

Kung concern yung walang tao sa church, then dito na papasok yung closeness niyo sa guests. Kung mahal nila ang couple, they wouldn't miss the ceremony

[jekay]

tama ka dyan sis! their designs are great.. if you're on a budget, for sure super pasok ang rates nila.

Hi sis! could you share the range of their rates? would like to know if pasok nga sa budget

TIA!

[sexy^pink]

^hi sis try mo pa din inquiring sa fb page nila.  hmmm nung nag-ask ako it's 800 for invitation suite design.

[sweet_cherry]

our invites diy ni hubby:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200878419697690&set=a.3450793303495.142245.1080603525&type=3&theater

[BDJ]

^sis hindi ma open yung link. 

[sweet_cherry]

eto sis https://www.facebook.com/imagecapturestudio/photos/a.324316057660774.73255.146025062156542/505001452925566/?type=1&theater pa try naman if nagwwork

[danda]

susundin ko sis castledoll ang sabi mo. thank you!!!

[BDJ]

eto sis https://www.facebook.com/imagecapturestudio/photos/a.324316057660774.73255.146025062156542/505001452925566/?type=1&theater pa try naman if nagwwork

I saw the link already, it is nice 

[sweet_cherry]

thanks sis, si hubby nagdesign at nagcut less than 20 petot yata yan ng nagcosting kami

[castledoll]

susundin ko sis castledoll ang sabi mo. thank you!!!

this is what is written on our wedsite:

As love is what the night is all about,
your presence is one we can’t celebrate without.
But should you still believe that a gift is worth giving,
a small envelope for our future is a delightful blessing.

However, if you prefer to purchase a gift,
feel free to surprise us in your own way.

yung best friend ko who is getting married 2 weeks before us, monetary gift din sila and  naka register din sila para sa mga gamit sa bahay. ginaya lang namen sila. 

[fionaapple]

galing kami ni h2b kahapon sa Global Invitations. ok ang printing nila. mas maayos kesa sa recto. gusto man namin mag DIY wala kasi kami time to do that. busy tsaka di rin pumayag MIL ko na i -DIY namin wedding invitations. 58 yung flat print sa Global, 88 kung embossed. meron silang signature laser cut-invites. yun yung design nung kay Shamcey Supsup.. pero ang dami na rin kasi gumamit, parang di unique tingnan. pero pwede pa rin iconsider kasi affordable ang rates ng Global Invitations kesa WINK. sa WINK 65 ang minimum, templated pa. di ka pwede magpacustomized design.