The Wishbone Invites, Part 2: Gold Lace Belly Bands

Our invites are officially in the mail!
And can I just say, it took a bit of an adventure to get them there. Remember in part one where I was going with Vistaprint to do the inserts" That didn’t happen.
You see, Vistaprint ONLY has horizontal layouts available for their flat notecards. And no matter how huge/high-res my files were, they kept uploading slightly blurry. So I scrapped that idea and went with a really highly regarded local print shop instead.
And you know what" It was half the price and done quickly, and it was SO nice to work with an actual person, face to face.
So while the inserts were being printed, I went on another quest: belly bands or the equivalents to go around our pocketfolds. Mr. W and I both loved the look of laser-cut bands, but the price point was a bit ridiculous, so we tossed around a few other options—ribbons, lace, and even fancy paper—before settling on our final pick.
Our initial favorite—sorry bout that blurry photo.
Mr. W’s favorite. Who knew he liked lace and flowers" But 27 bucks a yard!
Definitely within our price range and available, but neither of us liked it that much
Another contender that neither of us really liked: It was pretty at first, but where the ribbon bent, the gold flaked off.
I initially thought ribbon would be a good option—lots of choices, lots of yardage, and pretty easily available. But it turns out, finding 30 yards of the stuff is a bit difficult—eithe...
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