Paper, Ink and Glue, and A Picture or Two

Now that most of the invitations have reached their final destinations, I can reveal them!

In worked with the lovely people at CardsandPockets.com to not only select the perfect paper, but to size the pdf files so that they would print properly. They were absolutely wonderful to work with! All of the paper came pre-cut which simplified the process.
 

Yay! The supplies are here!

 

I started with my pocketfold, my mat and a bottle of Elmer's Rubber Cement. 

 Once those were firmly attached, I printed and placed my main invitation in the same fashion.

Then I printed the other cards. On the back of each RSVP card I wrote the guests name in invisible ink, that way we could figure out who it came from if the name was not filled out. We stamped the red return envelope with a personalized stamp we ordered online. BEST INVESTMENT YET! We had the stamp made without a last name so we can continue to use it for years! Once everything was ready to go, we got to stuffin'!

uh, not quite.

 Let's try that again...
 

Much better!

This pocketfolds did not have a closure built in so my lovely Bridesmaid LR and my mom were kind enough to help me tie ALL the bows!
 

Best bows EVER!

My FMIL was so nice and addressed all the envelopes. We stuffed the envelopes, stamped the back with our super stamp and took them to the post office.

We had planned on having them weighed and then stamped with the postage but they worked out to a neat $0.64. Josh took them in by himself, and he had a hard choice - the dolphin or the wedding cake.
After much debate, according to him, he went with the cake - but it was close.
Gotta love him!

We have already received 7 RSVPs back in less than 2 business days! I haven't had the opportunity to bust out the black light yet, but I am a little hopeful someone will forget and I will get to use it.

Did anyone else handcraft their invitations or another key element of the wedding?
Were you proud of your accomplishment?