Invitations, Flowers, and Cakes

Saturday was a very fruitful planning day. First, we went to a stationary store to get some ideas for invitations. I have been planning to make my own, in order to reduce costs, so we were basically just going in for some ideas. The lady was very helpful (and very pregnant, it must be something in the water around here), and showed us lots of options for making our own or for ordering something premade. Based on what we saw there, we pretty much settled on what we want to do, using an Envelopments pocket-fold similar to this, and buying cardstock to embelish. The pocket is a bit pricey (almost $2 per invitation), but the concept is really neat. I think we should be able to keep it under $2.50 per invitation total.

Next we went up and down Brea Blvd trying to find Beverly's Best to find out about cakes. We finally found the bakery, and the line was out the door. We were able to set up an appointment for Friday for a consultation. We will probably check one other place, just to have another option.

Our final task for Saturday was to check into flowers. I have really been leaning toward having someone else do the flowers, even though I think it would be cheaper to do them myself. I heard about a place in Fullerton that had a $99 special, so we stopped in there. The package is a pretty good deal, but neither of us were really very impressed with the flower shop overall. Jason also wanted to check somewhere else, so we stopped by Conroy's flowers, which just happens to be right next door to the church. They have a $99 that is very similar to the Fullerton flower shop's special. (Quick tip: if you are looking for wedding flowers, ask for a package. Otherwise they give you the book with $100+ bouquets, etc.)

They also have another wedding package for $395 that includes the bride's bouquet, MOH bouquet, 2 bridesmaids bouquets, groom's bouteniere, BM bouteniere, 5 groomsmen/usher/father boutenieres, 2 coursages, 2 alter arrangements, and a large head-table centerpiece. The arrangements are simple, but that is ok with me. I think this is a screaming deal, even though we would need to add a couple more items. Plus, they will deliver and set everything up for $10. We should be able to get everything we need for around $500. I'm pretty sure this will be our solution for the florals.