Invites and outvites

Yesterday Heather and I went invitation shopping. We went to a place called Invitation House in Albany Creek, which is a fair distance from here, but we were in the mood for a drive. On arrival, we looked at the stock for about five minutes before deciding we needed a snack so we could concentrate on the task ahead. Unfortunately, we didn't realise that the opening hours would be so brief on the Sabbath day, and when we came back ten minutes later, the shop was shut.

We really liked what we saw in those first few minutes, though. It quickly became apparent that it's much cheaper to print the invitations yourself, so that is what we will probably do. We can buy simple, pre-cut invitations that will look really good with a few basic additions. If you're in the market for invitations, check out the Invitation House site.

An even more exciting stationer (there's a statement to prove my nerd credentials) is Outvite, who do gay and lesbian wedding invitations and other queer cards. A great name and absolutely beautiful cards -- and best of all, you can click on an invitation, type in your own text, and see the invitations as they would appear with your own wording. The prices are pretty good, too, but it's an American company, so with shipping costs added in, Heather and I probably can't afford these very lovely invitations .

Invitation House has a Fortitude Valley store as well, so we plan to go there soon and start making some serious stationery decisions. It's all a bit grown up, really.