INVITATION WAREHOUSE: July 2013

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Truth About Wedding Vows

Invitation Warehouse Contributor/Blogger

So we’re back to our topic of wedding vows and where they came from. As I stated in our last post, in the Roman Empire it was considered a ‘vow of marriage by mutual consent’ initiated by the father on behalf of his daughter. However, according to Catholicism, wedding vows are referred to as a ‘Rite of Marriage’ and it goes a little something like this;

“I, ____, take you, ____, to be my (husband/wife). I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life¹.”

So miss modern bride – what do you think? Do you promise to be true to your soon-to-be hubby? Of course you do. But you do understand that the ‘Rite of Marriage’ wedding vows are legally binding right? Well, let me rephrase the question. Do you promise to tell your soon-to-be husband the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth all of days of your life? Uummmm…

Yeah, like when you want those Jimmy Choo’s that you agreed during marriage counseling that you wouldn’t make a large purchase without his consent; only you and your single bestie went to the mall and they were having a sale and she conveniently convinced you to get them. Yeah, that kind of truth. Do you promise to tell your husband the truth - that you made that large purchase without his approval? SMH.

It’s things like this you need to consider when writing your wedding vows Ms. Thing. No, you don’t have to write “I promise to buy Jimmy Choo’s only when they’re on sale” in them; but remember that you’re making a vow young lady to be true to the man you vowed to be legally binded to for the rest of your life; and that truth includes more than just being faithful! So are you still having trouble writing your vows? Give us a call at (214)381-6367 and let our Invitation Blogger give you some inspiration. And don’t forget that we have some fabulously inexpensive wedding save-the-dates, bridal shower, and wedding invitations! So visit invitationwarehouse.com!

^{1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_vows}

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Wedding Vows

Staci Sweet

Invitation Warehouse Contributor/Blogger

So you’ve met the perfect guy and you’ve planned the perfect wedding. You purchased the perfect invitation; from InvitationWarehouse.com of course and now the big day’s quickly approaching. But there’s just one problem. You haven’t written your wedding vows. I mean who needs them anyway. You love him. He loves you. Enough said, right? Not so fast.

What’s a wedding vow anyway? Well according to my research, during the Roman Empire a bride’s father would take the liberty to find his daughter a man. Then this liberal, man choosing dad would give his ‘no-choice-in-the-matter’ of a daughter to her ‘Yeah baby! (in my Austin Powers voice) of a husband-to-be in what was commonly referred to as a ‘vow of marriage by mutual consent.’

The two would then wed and live happily or miserably ever after; considering the bride had no say so in her new hubby. This ‘vow of marriage by mutual consent’ was used quite considerably for the lower classes. In our modern vernacular it would be for the low income to middle classes. However, the bougie or the bourgeois took marriage vows to a whole ‘nother level. (We’ll discuss that in later posts.)

So technically bride-to-be, you’re already in a ‘vow of marriage by mutual consent’ with your fiancée; simply because you said yes when he bowed his knee and because you're rocking that fabulous ring. Okay? Finger snap! What you’re sweating about now is more of an Anglican tradition. ‘So what’s that?’ Hold on girlfriend, we’ll get there but for now just know that you’re more than half way there and throughout our next posts, we’ll walk you through it.

In fact, if you need help writing them, our own resident Invitation Warehouse Contributor and Blogger, can help you out; just be sure to contact our boutique at (214)381-6367 and let one of our Invitation Consultants know that you have a 1-1-9; I mean a 9-1-1 Vow Writing Emergency and we’ll come to the rescue.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Highway Invites

Staci Sweet

Invitation Warehouse Contributor/Blogger

In our last post, we discussed inviting the ‘inviteables’; those that you’ve deemed worthy to be invited to your wedding. These people are usually those whom you already have some type of relationship with and preferably are those who already celebrate who you are and would be more than happy to attend. Ordinarily this group live, like, and look like you.

But you may want to consider another group; Highway People™. Highway People™ are those that don’t live like you live, like what you like or even look like you look. They may even seem insignificant, not come from pedigree and/or may not live according to your standard. They’re usually the ones who’ve repeatedly fallen on hard times; but are genuinely good people. Got some Highway People™ in your life? Sure you do! We all do; in fact you may be one. If you do, consider adding them to your list of inviteables. Why?

Because Highway People™ truly value who you are and would be delighted to share in your big day. They don’t have a lot of money and may in fact, be unable to buy you a wedding gift; but if they were worth a billion – they’d pay for you to have a destination wedding themselves.

Instead of inviting people who you think you’ll receive the best-est gifts from, consider inviting those who truly celebrate you and would sincerely appreciate attending such an important day. I’m pretty sure there’s some Highway People™ in your life that you’d like to forget; but the fact of the matter is they may be the very ones to make your special day into the best day of your life. Need to order some Highway Invites? Visit invitationwarehouse.com!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Invite The Inviteables!

Staci Sweet

Invitation Warehouse Contributor/Blogger

Ordinarily when you send wedding invitations, you send them to those you’ve deemed ‘inviteable’. Did she say ‘invitable’? Yes, I sure did. Is that even a word? Technically no; but neither is bootylicious^®; but it’s in Webster’s Dictionary so just go with me.

So what’s an ‘inviteable’? An ‘inviteable’ is someone that you’ve deemed worthy to be invited to your wedding. These people are usually those whom you already have some type of relationship with and preferably those who already celebrate who you are and would be more than happy to attend.

But what usually happens is that instead of inviting the inviteables, some brides tend to go for the numbers; as if when they get to a certain number of guests, they’ll win the ‘Wedding of the Year’ Award for the bride that invited the most guests. But honey, there is no such award and if you’d keep that in mind, you’d save yourself a lot of money; in addition a lot of heart ache and disappointment when the RSVP Rejections start to pour in.

Because after you’ve gone to the expense of purchasing your traditional wedding invites, the last thing you want to hear is that some of those invited are too busy to attend. Many schedules will be booked and itineraries set in stone. I mean some people couldn’t possibly make room in their hectic schedule for your wedding; I mean there’s no money in that! To them, this is just another occasion to rent a tux and get dressed up. But to you, this will be the day that you marry the person you were created for.

Keep that in mind when you’re making your list. Invite the invitables! Invite the people who value who you are and what you’re already doing. Those people who respond quickly to your texts and emails. Those who like your Facebook statuses and retweet your many uneventful tweets! Those who may not stop by everyday but always check to make sure all is well. Your wedding is one of the most special days of your life; invite only those who will value being able to share that experience with you. Ready to order some invitations for the inviteables? Visit invitationwarehouse.com!