Inviting The President To Your Wedding

I've been really good about keeping our RSVP's in a spreadsheet and so far, there have only been two surprises. Both are a yes when I was expecting a no, so my guesstimate might be a little off. It might be off by an additional four if our latest invitees accept our invitation.

Yup. I am sending invitations to The President and Mickey Mouse.

If you have extra invitations, you might as well try it. There's no guarantee you will receive anything in return, but I hear you will get a pin from Mickey and a handwritten note back from Barack Obama.

I had a package from Gartner Studios for review, so I figured this was the perfect excuse to open it and check out the invitations.

The invitation set I got was the Aqua Flourish set (which, don't tell Mickey, but it's only $29.99 for a set of 50 invitations. That's only $.60 each). I got to check out the sealing wax stamper (in the double heart) ans sealing wax in silver.

The invitation set has everything you'll need. There are flat invitations with accompanying envelopes and RSVP cards with matching envelopes. This is your basic invitation set. If you need to include accommodations, I would advise you printing that directly onto the invitation since this set doesn't have an extra card for those.

The set does, however, have test sheets.

When you receive the set, you'll head over to Gartner Studios' website and head over to the template page. You'll type in the SKU for your set and will be able to download the templates for the products. Then, you can type your text and make sure that it will fit on the invitation.

Print on the test sheet first, just to see how everything is aligned, before you actually print on the invitations.

When I was done with that, I moved on to the stamper.

I melted the heck out of the wax.

Set it down on the envelope. And repeated this a few times as the instructions on the package suggested.

I pushed the stamper on top.

And ended up with a sloppy mess with no indication of any hearts. Sorry Mickey, I should have practiced first.

I decided to practice on a napkin after my first attempt. I really made sure to melt the wax down and this time, instead of multiple layers of wax, I just went with one. The stamper originally got stuck to the napkin, so I yanked a little.

And the design was pretty perfect. Plus, nothing at all got stuck to the stamper, so that makes for easy clean up.

I used this new technique on the President and First Lady's invitation, and it came out a lot better than Mickey and Minnie's. A little more ink probably would have done me good, but I was happy with the result.
Between the three stamps photographed, I used 1/8 of an inch. The sticks are 2 5/8, so quick math would say you could get about 125 stamps per wax stick. The package is $7.99 and comes with four sticks, so you could basically get 500 stamps out of this. Now, if you want to follow me and invite the President, address the invitation to:

Honorable Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama
The White House
Greetings Office Rm. 39
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500

And if you want to invite Mickey:

Mickey and Minnie Mouse
The Walt Disney Company
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

I did, also, include a stamped and self-addressed RSVP card for them, just as I had with all our other guests. Who knows, maybe they will use them to reply.

Update: I received a reply from the President and First Lady and a reply from Mickey and Minnie.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Did you invite the President to your wedding?

DIY Wedding Escort Cards

A Bride On A Budget received some of these items for review. Additional items and all thoughts and opinions belong to ABOAB.

We were chatting during #BridalBabble about doing things yourself. And sometimes, they completely don't work and DIY turns into D I Why did I do this?

But if you can DIY it, do it. You can save so much money. These escort cards were super cheap -- and super easy. 

But first, super quick: escort cards are often mistakenly called place cards. Escort cards tell your guests what table to sit at. Place cards tell your guests what exact seat to sit at. Most brides will create escort cards and will omit place cards (since exact seat doesn't matter but table does matter).

I made these escort cards in just a couple minutes with items I had at home and a pair of items I got for review from Paper Source.

DIY Wedding Escort Cards

What You'll Need:

• Cardstock
• Marker
• Tag paper punch
• White mini clothespins

What You'll Do:

Use the tag paper punch to punch out tags. It's so simple. Push the cardstock in the opening and push down on the punch. That's it. Perfect tags will be punched every time.

I'm kind of obsessed with paper punches right now. Until a few weeks ago, I didn't know any of them existed other than a hole punch. Paper Source carries a variety; everything from circles to cakes to hearts (which are very wedding friendly). If you can punch a hole, you can punch any other shape.

Plus, this will save a ton of time. In less than five seconds, you can punch the shape. And each one that follows will be the exact same size. If you were to do these by hand, you would need six cuts per tag. With the punch, it's one push. Seriously, if you have any DIY in your future, you will save yourself a ton of time if you use punches.

Use the marker to outline the edge to add a pop of color (you could save time and not do this, but it looked prettier to me).

Write your guests' names and table number. Stand them with the mini clothespins.
Now, for the sake of honesty: These clothespins crumbled beyond repair after I was done with my photo shoot. To open them to put the tags the first time, it was fine. But when I opened them to take the tags off, they fell apart in my hand. The wooden pieces twisted and fell off the metal. After it happened twice, I slid the other two tags out of the clothespins without opening them. I loved loved loved how they looked. So cute, so quaint, so functional. I loved how the escort cards looked with the clothespins holding them up. But if you are expecting these to be multi-use, maybe not (but, it's $2.50 for a pack of 25, so you can't expect too much for a dime).
BRIDAL BABBLE: Do you think you could make these DIY wedding escort cards? 

All Around The Mulberry Bush (And a little glimpse into my life)

When we got engaged, my friend Mallory sent us our first engagement gift. It was a joke gift, she said. (If you haven't seen it, you can check it out here).

We had it sitting on our table for months. When my brother and his girlfriend got engaged in December, I knew exactly what to give them: Mallory's gag gift. So I took some wrapping paper and ribbon and wrapped it up, never mentioning to Mallory that the gift was taking a trip to another engaged couple.

Mallory texted me the next day.

"Do you still have that engagement gift I sent you?" she asked. I looked over at my wrapped gift wondering if she wanted it back after I had it for over a year.

She then told me an idea her mom had given her. And, since I thought it was a fantastic idea, I unwrapped the gift to follow the instructions.

She told me write Mallory and her husband's name at the bottom, followed by their wedding date. She then told me to write our names at the bottom followed by our wedding date. My brother and his fiance would follow with their names and wedding date, on and on until the gag gift stopped making its rounds. It went from gag gift to incredibly sentimental gift with just a few permanent ink markers.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Do you have any engagement traditions in your family?

DIY Bridal Shower Soap Favor

When I can't sleep, it's because my mind is racing with wedding thoughts. To quell them, I go on Pinterest and scroll through wedding ideas. It's like a bedtime story. When I was scrolling through, I pinned a bridal shower favor idea that someone had originally pinned from PSJBoutique on Etsy.

Yesterday, our Internet went down at 2pm and was down a dozen hours before I went to bed. So, during that time, I decided I would recreate the shower favor.

It was so easy, plus I used items I already had in my home.

DIY Bridal Shower Soap Favor 

What You'll Need:

• Two pieces of cardstock (one white, one colored)
• Bar of soap (I used Ivory because it's white)
• Ribbon
• Tape
• Pen
• 1-inch corner rounder
• Paper trimmer

What You'll Do:

Cut two pieces of cardstock with a paper trimmer. The colored sheet is 2 x 2.5 and the white is 1.5 x 2.

Use the corner rounder to cut the corners. Do this for both rectangles. It just adds such a professional touch when your corners are round.

Write your favorite text on the white card. You can use:

• Thanks for coming to my shower.
• From my shower to yours.
• Had a nice shower? Have another!
• Showered with love.

Or you can make your own.

Tape the white cardstock to the purple. Tape that to the ribbon.

Run the ribbon the length of the soap and tape it together in the back. It's okay if your ribbon is a little short. It's just the back.

Ta da.
So easy.
If you want to make them even easier, you could print out the saying so you don't have to hand write it every time. I think handwriting makes it a little more personal, but it's up to you. These are super cheap, super easy, and will definitely make a cute impression at a shower.
BRIDAL BABBLE: What saying would you write on the front of this bridal shower soap favor?

Review: Lollipop Items From Edible Weddings & More

A Bride On A Budget received these items for review. All thoughts and opinions belong to ABOAB.

I've been doing a lot of talk about candy buffets lately. They're very, very popular right now. I know so many people who want to do them, but adding another task to the Wedding To Do list just seems impossible.

The concept seems simple: buy some candy, put it in containers, display it at the wedding.

But nothing is every really that simple. It's a lot of planning, purchasing, and plating. And if you don't execute it properly, it looks like a mess. And it's not worth it if you don't do it right.

If you want a candy bar, but want to save yourself the headache of putting it together, you definitely need to check out Edible Weddings & More. We got to check out a few items and it's impossible for me to be happier with them.

We are having a beach theme (which you've probably figured out if you've been around here a while). Jamie at Edible Weddings put together a sand bucket filled with lollipops and hard candy, all in our wedding colors. What's actually really cool is that she also added in smaller pops that go with our theme (flip flops and sea creatures).

I absolutely think it's adorable.

This would absolutely be perfect as part of a candy bar at a wedding, but I think we'll use it as a centerpiece for the kids table at the rehearsal dinner. It's very kid friendly. Not only is it cute and eye catching for the kids, but if they pull at it, I won't worry. Glass centerpieces at a kids table would make me really nervous, and I'd constantly be looking over, hoping nothing fell. With these lollipop centerpieces, the only concern would be the kids picking at it before dinner (and that's not that bad).

The lollipops are actually glued into Styrofoam that's in the bucket, which is great. You don't have to worry about this falling apart during shipping after you order. It does make it a little tougher to pull out, which means you don't have to worry about a guest bumping into it and ruining the display.

The other item we were sent is something I have never, ever, in my life seen anywhere else: lollipop boutineers.


I love them. Absolutely love them. So much that I couldn't wait until Pete got home from work to show him. Even he was impressed with them. On the pack of the lollipop, there's a pin secured by ribbon so you don't have to worry about this falling off and cracking.
We're getting small boutineers for our ring bearers for the wedding, but we are going to use these for the rehearsal.
Again, she made these in our colors, but you can have them made in the colors that best suit your wedding.

If you want a full candy bar, Edible Weddings & More is currently servicing the Washington DC area and as far south as Richmond, VA. If you're outside of that local area, it's okay. You can place an order and have it shipped to you. And there's more than what we received. There are lollipop corsages, hats, even a lollicake.

These aren't just for kids either. You can actually have lollipop bouquets for your wedding. That will definitely help save on a high floral bill.

I can't tell you how much I loved these items as soon as I opened the box. I'm sure your guests will too.

Connect with the brand: Edible Weddings & More on Facebook || Edible Weddings & More on Twitter

BRIDAL BABBLE: What traditional wedding item would you swap with lollipops?

Closing Envelopes (without the calories)

If you're a bride-to-be, there's a good chance you're skipping dessert more often than not. After all, you do have a wedding dress to fit into and every calorie counts.

But when you're counting calories, are you counting your wedding invitations? The all-knowing they once said it is three calories per envelope, although I've actually heard it's up to seventeen. Seal 100 envelopes and you're looking at 300 calories. I'd rather have three 100 calorie packs of Oreos. So what can you do to seal your envelopes and still have cookies?

Use a sponge.

For people who are casual envelope users (sending a bill here and a birthday card there), your go to move is to lick the envelope. And that's fine for one or two. But if you're closing envelopes that number over, say, three, you need to employ a different method.

Sealing envelopes with a sponge is super easy, although I would advice that you test it out on one before you actually go to your wedding envelopes.

You want to use a brand new, straight out of the package sponge. That way, you won't have to worry about any sort of food or counter particles getting inside your envelopes. Dip the corner of the sponge slightly in a bowl of water and, as even-handedly as possible, wipe the tip across the envelope. Close. Repeat on a second envelope.

After two, you're gonna wanna dunk again. If you have excess water and you are able to seal a third one, it means your first envelope probably received too much water and it will get lumpy.

If you look at the envelope on the bottom of that photo, you'll see what I mean about it being lumpy. It will dry pretty smooth but not completely smooth. The steadier you can keep your hand and the drier you can keep the sponge, the less the chance of this happening is.

If you don't care and the lumps don't bother you, that's awesome. If you're a perfectionist like me and you sweat every single detail, then you are going to care. That's why I said practice first. See how much pressure you can (or can't apply) and how it will dry.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Have you used this method when you are closing envelopes?

Wedding Stamps (and what no one tells you about wedding planning)

I finished our wedding invitations and weighed them in my imagination. I put the invitation across my hand, moved my hand up and down like a scale trying to balance and declared: "Eight ounces."

I went to the post office's website and saw that an 8oz. envelope was about $2.50 to mail. Times 110. Out of my budget.

So I used my hand as a scale again and determined they were no more than six ounces.

That's about $2.03.

I walked into Ace Hardware (which doubles as a post office), stressing over the fact that I was about to drop $220 or so on stamps. I was regretting my decision of 110lb. cardstock rather than 88lb. because it looks nicer. At this point, I didn't care about nicer. I cared about the fact that $220 in stamps was way out of my budget.

"Charge it and at least get the points," my mom told me.

I walked past the paint and nails and gardening tools to the post office. I handed my beautiful purple envelope over to the associate and took a breath. When he says $2, don't flinch, I told myself.

"They're 70 cents each," he said.

"Really?" I said, trying to make sure I heard right. Maybe he said $1.70 or $2.70, I thought. Don't get excited yet.

"They're a little over an ounce," he said. "If they were a little lighter, they'd only be a normal stamp. But since they're over, they're higher. You can't get them down a little, can you?"

"Oh gosh no," I said, catching my breath. "I thought they were going to be two dollars each, so the fact that they're only 70 cents each, that's awesome."

Finally, something had gone right.

He looked through his stamps, and I wasn't expecting much of a variety at Ace Hardware, especially since the examples on the counter were Jimi Hendrix or flowers. Flowers would work, I thought. And then the associate pulled out butterflies. I told him they were fine and he looked under those to find cakes.

"Those are perfect!" I yelled.

"You like cake," he said, then looked at them and exclaimed, "Oh! These are wedding cakes!"

We were both excited.

When people talk about weddings, they talk about the beauty of it, how every detail was perfect and it was the happiest day of their life, the day they had dreamed of since they were a little girl.

What people don't talk about is the sweat and tears that it took to get to that point.

No one tells you about the stress, no one tells you how it gets (almost) impossibly difficult to make a decision because you have made so many already you just don't care anymore. No one tells you that the victories are going to be small and the battles are going to be large. No one tells you that you have no choice but to sweat the small stuff.

Yes, you have to sweat the small stuff.

When you're at the florist, you will ask for pew bows. And when you do, the florist will ask if you want tulle or organza for the bow itself. And you can't say, "I don't care" or "Surprise me." The florist will charge you for things, many things, but a surprise is not one of them. So you have to make a decision. You have to pick. And the visual difference, really, is the size of the holes in the mesh. Is it really that important? Arguably, no. But you don't have a choice to not worry about it. You have to worry about it.You have to make the decision. You are planning a wedding and you have to make a decision on every single little detail, no matter how irrelevant it feels.

And things will go wrong. You will have your heart set on organza and decide and feel good about your decision ... and then you'll come to find out that organza only comes in royal blue and you had previously selected navy. Will royal blue work? Would you prefer a pure blue? Or what about a light blue? And just like that, the decision you made and the item you crossed off your To Do list comes back.

It will happen. Trust me.

So what do you do? You get excited, overly excited, when something does go your way. When your wedding stamps are only $.70 each rather than $2, you cheer, you celebrate, you get so overjoyed that even the associate at the post office in Ace Hardware gets excited when he finds stamps with wedding cakes on them.

And you savor that.

The end will justify the means. Your wedding will be beautiful, every detail will be perfect and it will be the happiest day of your life, the day you had dreamed of since you were a little girl. But the process to get there will be a rough and shaky road with more trips and falls than victories.

So when you do have a victory, enjoy it. And the next time something crashes and burns (because it will) remember that small victory you had and help it carry you through until the next one.

Update: Did you know you can actually order wedding stamps on Amazon? News to me!

BRIDAL BABBLE: What's the last small victory you had?

Envelope Sizes (and why you should care)

A Bride On A Budget was provided these envelopes for review. All additional items were purchased by A Bride On A Budget. All thoughts, opinions, and photos belong to ABOAB.

If you remember my wedding invitation saga (and rescue) post, I had my invitations designed. I discussed sizing with Nicole from Glossie before she designed them and I checked online to see if they would fit in envelopes.

I printed them myself (well, I brought them to OfficeMax, but I mean the designer didn't print for me) so when I picked them up, they were sans envelopes. I did what any normal cost conscious person would do: I went to Walmart for envelopes. The insert cards were 3.5 x 5 and the closest Walmart had was a box of 3.625 x 6.5. It was the closest size, so I brought it home.

And then I tried to stuff them. The didn't fit right. There was so much extra room on both sides. I picked the correct size from JamPaper (and was sent the envelopes for this post) and, well, you can see the difference below.

White on white is a little hard to see, but the envelopes on the left are 3.625 x 5.125. That's over an inch difference on the width from the Walmart envelopes on the right. And you can just tell. When people send back those RSVP cards, they won't be swimming in the envelope. They'll actually look like they were the right side.

And that's part of the difference between making your wedding look professional and look DIY. Sure, you might not really think it matters. So what, you say, the envelope is a little big? But it doesn't take that much effort to find envelopes that fit and it looks like a professional did it. It doesn't look like you just had a spare box of envelopes lying around that you used for your cards.

I ordered White A1 Envelopes and Purple #10 Envelopes. I'm super detail oriented, so I made sure to coordinate my envelopes. I made sure that they both had the same backside (you can see they're both the rectangle back, which is called announcement, as opposed to a triangle, which is a baronial).

Will my guests notice that? Probably not. But did I notice and did it make me feel better about my invitations? Yes.

I used the white envelopes for the RSVP cards and the purple for the main invitation. The purple invitation fit my invitation perfectly as well.

This wasn't luck. There are actually a ton of different envelope sizes. If you are just using envelopes to mail bills, you don't think about this. You know that there are long envelopes and the short ones, and you leave it at that. But once you need to know, you find out that there's so many more.

You can google and find an envelope size/type list (personally, I used this list). You can see the different types of envelopes (with images) plus sizes of envelopes -- and what size paper will fit in those. Once you have your sizes, you can place your order.

JamPaper is the same brand of paper we used for our flip flop basket, so I knew that the colors would match. That's something you really want to be concerned with. If you are DIY'ing the majority of your wedding, you want that to be something you know and something your guests never find out. You want to give the illusion that you paid top dollar for everything. You can save money, but you don't want to look like you saved money. And part of that illusion is created by really making the details count. Make sure your envelopes fit your cards. Make sure your colors coordinate. Make sure you tie your loose ends.

The purple envelopes were such a deep regal purple. Remember: You're sending a wedding invitation, not a phone bill. You want it to stand out among the rest of the day's mail. This purple was so bold that I know it stood out in the mail. I couldn't be happier with these. And since I took so long to finally send our invitations, I knew everything had to be perfect. These envelopes definitely helped to make that happen.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Did you know about multiple envelope sizes and styles?

Review: Canvas Print Guest Book From Canvas Kudos

A Bride On A Budget received these canvas prints for review. All additional materials were purchased by ABOAB. All thoughts and opinions belong to ABOAB. This is a fictional bachelorette party. None of the people photographed were in Savannah on March 7 to 9 for this party. Any similarities are pure coincidence.

I'm not crazy about traditional guest books. For one thing, they remind me of the sign in books at funerals. Plus, you can't add too much personality to them. Your guests could draw photos where they sign their names, but that's about it.

Then, when your party is over, you take the book and leave it on a shelf to collect dust. You don't display it and enjoy it. You also can't decorate it and make it your own. If you want something to display, think about Canvas Kudos, a company we got to check out.

Canvas Kudos has a ton of canvas prints to choose from. Of course, there are wedding prints, but you can even find ones for birthdays, new babies, graduations, and more. Any occasion you can think of, you can find a print for.

I was looking at Canvas Kudos and fell in love with two of the prints: floating flutes and wedding bike.

Each of the canvas prints arrives with a permanent ink marker and hardware to hang the canvas when you're done.

The concept is simple. Display this at your party with a marker, have your guests sign. Easy. And don't worry, that "Write on me!" text isn't actually on your board. It's on the plastic wrapping that covers the board. The plastic is a great way to ensure that your board won't get dirty before your event.

I didn't want to just leave the canvas plain, though, so I rounded up a few arts and crafts supplies.

I grabbed stuff that I already had around the house: bachelorette party ribbon that was gifted to me, a paint brush, glitter, Mod Podge, and photos.

You probably have all this stuff in your craft drawer at home.

I made sure to arrange everything the way I wanted it.

And then I used Mod Podge to hold it all down. That stuff is amazing, by the way. Use it as glue on the back of your photos and ribbon, and then coat them on top as well.

Like, completely on top. But don't worry. It dries clear. It's just a way to seal down your photos and make sure they don't pop up at the corners.

Now, I would say be as careful as possible with it and try not to cover the entire board in Mod Podge, but it's okay. You can write on top of it with a permanent ink marker with ease.

I was planning on adding glitter to it but it started to get a little busy for me so I left it off.

After it's decorated, have your guests sign on the board with permanent ink markers.

What's great about technology is you can actually take photos at something like a bachelorette party, upload them from your phone to a drugstore, then pick them up less than an hour later. You can create your canvas and have it ready for your guests to sign (maybe on day two of the bachelorette party). If you do that, you can save room for photos of the rest of the weekend.

If you're using this for a wedding, you could either use photos of you and your groom from the past (or your engagement photos), or you can ask your guests to sign in the center and you can decorate it with wedding photos later.

BRIDAL BABBLE: Which canvas print guest book would you choose?

My Chat With David Tutera

I'm not wedding professional ... yet. My ideal dream job is to be a wedding planner, but I have to get through my own wedding first. And in order to do that, I have to make the right decisions along the way.

But this is my first trip to the rodeo, as they say. So anytime there's a chance to chat with a professional -- for free -- I seize that opportunity. Like when BRIDES magazine had Peter Callahan on their Facebook chat and I asked him about wedding catering (since he is a caterer).

David Tutera is a wedding planner, so of course, I wanted to ask him wedding planner related questions. He was a guest on a  Twitter chat recently, so I asked ...

I was hoping he would say something like "limo" since that's still on my "to pay for" list. I actually have gotten a ton of feedback that says the same about favors. They're cute but not really needed, so says everyone. You don't need to give your guests a "thank you for coming to my wedding" gift, especially since you are paying upwards of $100 for their dinner, plus the extras (like a welcome bag). Personally, I love our wedding favors and since my mom DIY'd them, they ended up costing only $1.50 each. That's definitely budget friendly. And I just love favors in general. Honestly, I think you have to give them out at weddings. I'm a stickler for that. So I wasn't too crazy about that suggestion (if you need a wedding favors suggestion, though, check out our post: 100 Wedding Favors Your Guests Will Actually Take). After I asked my question, someone replied to it and I was attached, so I got to see that question and answer too (and since it pertains to budget, it fits A Bride On A Budget's vision too).
That is so very true. Our reception is about $150 a head, so if we can even cross two couples off the list, that's a savings of $600. And we aren't haphazardly giving out "plus ones" either. At the price we're paying, we really had to trim the list ... and I think we did a great job with that. If you don't feel like you can trim it, have an A list and a B list. Just make sure the B listers, if you find room for them, have enough time to reply. I hate when B listers receive a wedding invitation with an RSVP by date that has passed. There's nothing more tacky or that says, "You're a last minute invitee" than that. And finally, I wanted to ask him about Pinterest. It's a topic that we had at #BridalBabble a few weeks ago that was definitely one of the chattiest chats. It was great to get ideas from the wedding professionals who attend the chat and from engaged brides. But I wanted to see what David Tutera thought because, I mean, he's David Tutera.

I couldn't agree more. Actually, I did agree on my post about Pinterest. So a little free advice from the professional that I definitely agree with. Makes me feel like I'm on the right track. And, just a reminder to you: If you happen to see where a professional is answering questions for free (Facebook, Twitter, Snap Chat, etc.), definitely jump on it. It's worth it for the advice and the peace of mind. BRIDAL BABBLE: What do you wish you could ask David Tutera?

Wedding Lesson: Buy Printer Ink

I read a lot of wedding and bridal tips when planning my wedding. There was a tip that said: Buy printer ink before you print.

And I thought this yesterday when I was planning on printing the address labels for our wedding invitations. For a moment, when I was out during the afternoon, I thought about picking up some extra ink. But I thought, "Nah, that's just a myth."

I set up our labels, which were supposed to have the invitees name in purple, the address in black, and a purple flower on the label. It didn't quite come out as planned.

Pretty sure that invitation isn't getting where it's going. The black is fine but the color cartridge, I can't say the same. And that flower that was supposed to be there ... not even close.

It was 1:30am when I was printing these (because that's how wedding stuff seems to go), so there's no way that I was going anywhere to pick up ink. I had a mini freak out ... and then it hit me. I had been warned about this multiple times and I didn't listen. I heard you would run out of ink at the most inopportune time, but I didn't listen.

And it happened.

There's a reason why cliches are cliches. So, please, heed my warning: If you are planning in printing anything at home, buy printer ink. Even if you don't think you need it. Even if you are sure you don't need it. Buy it.

That's your PSA. Consider yourself warned.

BRIDAL BABBLE: What wedding cliche did you see come true?