tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122628045219280150.post771407120134335491..comments2023-10-10T11:29:04.706-04:00Comments on A Printable Press The Blog: This Irish wedding makes me happy for surprising reasonsKimi Wearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17213039609669029436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122628045219280150.post-51496491615063970482013-02-13T07:53:29.788-05:002013-02-13T07:53:29.788-05:00Well I obviously need to write a post about Europe...Well I obviously need to write a post about European wedding style! I've heard about the traditionalism that pervades the celebrations, which I don't think is a bad thing, and might even take some stress out of all the planning. But it is never ever a good thing for people to feel pooh-poohed for wanting to do things differently. How do you think it could be improved? Do you think there's a way to ease people into things? Europe is so advanced in sooooo many other ways!Kimi Wearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213039609669029436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122628045219280150.post-49073547564370651582013-02-13T02:35:30.023-05:002013-02-13T02:35:30.023-05:00Hello Kimi - Kim here
I will de-lurk this instant...Hello Kimi - Kim here<br /><br />I will de-lurk this instant to say yes, yes, yes, overseas cards *SUCK*. SO. BAD. At least the "commercial" variety. Come to think of it, most of the wedding industry sucks in a bad way (speaking of much of continental Europe here) - it is *always*, a million times, the same. I see so many of my acquaintances who otherwise are super creative, opinionated and free people succumb to the cookie-cutter definition of what a "real" wedding must look like - boring, horrible invitations included. Even *they* don't like them...and yet, everyone plays the same spiel because there are no other options available to you (unless you are super creative AND can deal with the comments and stares of people who think you're nuts for not doing it "the standard" way. Ah, the central European wedding! It deserves it's own post, really). <br /><br />On the upside, though: because everything is so traditional and "boring", there's very little room for the budding wedding industry to "over-up-sell" people the way I see many over your side of the pond struggle with - the traditional wedding in and of itself is a fairly down to earth affair. Nevertheless, great design (like yours) for the win! So I'll be sure to keep pointing people your way whenever I have the chance. And translate for them if need be.<br /><br />All the best with your business and many kind regards from Switzerland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122628045219280150.post-68200177241872382112013-02-04T10:10:14.287-05:002013-02-04T10:10:14.287-05:00Hannah, I cannot tell you how much your comment me...Hannah, I cannot tell you how much your comment means to me. Oddly, it means even more that you were able to create your own completely unique stationery, because that's what I wish for everyone. And hearing that my/our energy is being felt out there, that what we expend on our job reverberates further out, is tear-worthy. I may spin off on your comment, if that's ok. I hope you read this!Kimi Wearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213039609669029436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122628045219280150.post-88305009736419819862013-02-02T09:26:54.970-05:002013-02-02T09:26:54.970-05:00Kimi, I am a longtime lover of your blog & you...Kimi, I am a longtime lover of your blog & your work (found you on APW when they posted about your wedding & amazing dress the first time!) And I just want to affirm that you are doing good - from our own wedding experience. We didn't use Printable Press (although I spent a lot of time on your site looking at different images) - we found an artist who drew invitations for us as a side project (we live in Pittsburgh and he was affordable! Had we not found him we would have used PP) - I'm rambling but what I am TRYING to say is that because of the ethos you have here, that everyone deserves to have beauty/an aesthetic that works for them, we were able not only to look for this artist, but engage him and articulate to him what aesthetic we were looking for. I seriously do not know if we would have realized it was okay to do that without PP and your gentle insistence that it is perfectly fine for people to customize as they want. I just wanted you to know that you are making happy - not only in your work (believe me I will be using PP for future events requiring invitations!) but in the energy you are putting into the world, and that made a difference for me. <br />Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811123133406841480noreply@blogger.com