- Decide what to collect. Choose something that is readily available. If you live in Mesa, tacky wedding announcements are in abundance.
- Start with a discreet black folder notebook.
- Start gluing. Sometimes you'll have to steal these gems from your singles ward bulletin board. That's okay, try to do it after the wedding has already taken place, because it's polite.
Fake afros, an excellent find. - Other times, people from out of state will hear of your collection and will contribute via mail. These are what are called "true friends".
Ah, a man leading a woman up some rocks to eternity; flattering of her backside and of her feminist ideology. - Always remember that sometimes a pictures is worth a thousand words.
If Old Navy and Superman don't scream "come to our classy wedding", well then I don't know what does. - If something takes more than one picture to display, this is a sign that it is a worthwhile addition to your collection.
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Left: Back of invitation, Right: The invitation disassembled
I'm sorry if you know any of these people. I'm sure they're all very nice, unfortunately that doesn't change the fact that I am quite mean.
9.26.2007
How to start a collection
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Bill and I are getting a great laugh, not only because of your excellent writing skills and the fact that it is my birthday (doesnt have anything to do with the laugh, just wanted to hear a "happy birthday"), but we KNOW affro couple! I know I didnt give that invite to you but I have saved a couple for you for the next Guttery visit. GLAD your back! PS those arent fake afros. PSS I need a picture of the bottom of your toes for a Guttery toe comparison
Oh how I love these tri-fold gems.
From your mouth/scrapbook to God's ears, keep up the Lord's work daughter.
Happy Birthday Vonda!! I had a feeling you would know one of these couples.
I shall get to work on the foot picture post haste.
I stumbled over here from Kristal Mulder's blog, and I have to say this is hilarious. Specifically the mention of "her feminist idealogy"
I LOVE the tacky wedding announcement scrapbook. I wish I saved the "Don't-bring-us-gifts-but-put-money-in-this-bank-account announcement" so I could send it to you. SO tacky!
When you started this collection, you definately got some resistance, ie my family saying "don't show this to Erica, she'll put it in her book." I love what you go through to get these, snatching them off the single adult bulletin.
Milly
I'm glad that mormons are weird everywhere, not just in Utah.
though we do get some gems here, some real gems.
My personal favorites are the ones where the brides to be proudly display their chip of a diamond for all the world to see. Like we care about your ring, seriously.
so hilarious! hard to believe poeple pick those out and look at them and think "yeah this is the one. Its perfect!" Good thing there is someone for everyone.
It totally looks like she is sniffing his armpit in #5. Plus that woman is a twin to a neighbor I once had, I could see her arranging marriage #2 to some other 'hottie' right under our noses.
I have seen some of your invitations, but none of these...they are priceless. In a horrific way.
Lol! I totally forgot aabout that book. I have been saving all the invitations from the weddings I cater, I believe I have a few good additions!
Lol! I have been waiting for this post for quite some time. You should make this an on going thing. There are many more that deserve some attention.
Picture #5's most classy part about it is the no/k-mart style bra holding or should I say not holding those ladies up. For the love.
p.s. I have to work tonight, but I think everyone should dress up as their favorite character for your office party tonight. Someone may dress up as Meredith's alcohol addiction. Go.
Now E, "you have a feeling", is that because I know tacky people or......have you been stealing all the tacky invites that make their way through the Guttery house???
PS Thanks for the prodded "Happy Birthday"
I'm glad everyone is enjoying these as much as me. And please, please if you have any worthy ones; send them my way.
Vonda I only meant that you and Bill are king and queen of the Mesa social life; especially the young adults. So I figured you of course would have a connection. Because of you guys I now frequently get: "ARE YOU RELATED TO BILL AND VONDA??!!"
Ok, Chelsea Clouse here! I have admired your blog for a while. And I know I am a LOSER who doesn't have one. But I had to post. which I know is a crime if you don't actually have a blog. However, desperate times call for much needed measures. Couple # 2 that is on their way to eternity was definatelt in my ward pre-marriage!! And yes, I think I wet my pants when I saw this on your blog!!!
And no worries about the feminine idealogy. That is only the beginning! hee hee
Thats funny Erica, we get "ARE YOU RELATED TO TARTRAZ?"
dearest erica-ca,
I want you to make more of these posts on other anouncements however, I'm afraid that one of the couples will see themselves on this and lose confidence in their life choices.
um,.....do it anyway.
That is the funniest collection I've ever seen! I want to be your friend just because of that.
These are awesome! I want to be a collector now. I'm off to get my black folder notebook!
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