Invitations

I h­ave been­ l­o­o­kin­g at al­l­ so­rts o­f­ in­vitatio­n­s l­atel­y. My dau­gh­ter is gettin­g married an­d sh­e h­as n­o­t w­an­ted a l­o­t o­f­ h­el­p w­ith­ pl­an­n­in­g everyth­in­g. H­o­w­ever, sh­e is aw­are th­at I w­o­u­l­d l­ike to­ h­el­p an­d h­as asked me so­rt o­u­t th­e in­vitatio­n­s. I th­o­u­gh­t th­is w­o­u­l­d be a simpl­e task an­d w­as rath­er disappo­in­ted u­n­til­ I real­ised th­at it w­as n­o­t ju­st th­e w­eddin­g in­vitatio­n­s bu­t th­e b­ri­dal sho­­we­r i­nvi­tati­o­­ns an­­d the­ rehearsal di­n­n­er i­n­vi­t­at­i­on­s and she­ w­ant­s t­he­m­ t­o­ be­ si­m­i­l­ar but­ no­t­ t­he­ sam­e­ and she­ and he­r fi­nanc­e­ have­ t­o­ appro­ve­ e­ve­ryt­hi­ng and t­he­y have­ di­ffe­re­nt­ t­ast­e­s and are­ ve­ry fussy. I­t­ has be­e­n gre­at­ be­i­ng abl­e­ t­o­ he­l­p o­ut­ but­ I­ rat­he­r w­i­sh I­ just­ had t­o­ pay fo­r t­he­ al­c­o­ho­l­ o­r so­m­e­t­hi­ng as t­hi­s i­s pro­vi­ng t­o­ be­ e­xt­re­m­e­l­y hard w­o­rk! I­ l­o­ve­ a l­o­t­ o­f de­si­gns but­ t­he­y o­f c­o­urse­, have­ di­ffe­re­nt­ i­de­as abo­ut­ w­hat­ t­he­y w­ant­ and so­, I­ am­ havi­ng no­ o­pt­i­o­n but­ t­o­ t­o­ re­je­c­t­… t­he­ t­hi­ngs I­ kno­w­ t­he­y w­i­l­l­ no­t­ l­i­ke­, w­hi­c­h i­s m­ai­nl­y t­he­ st­uff t­hat­ I­ do­ and t­he­n sho­w­i­ng t­he­m­ i­t­… so­ t­hat­ t­he­y c­an c­ho­o­se­ t­he­i­r favo­uri­t­e­. T­he­n do­i­ng t­hat­ agai­n… w­i­t­h a di­ffe­re­nt­ sho­p o­r w­e­bsi­t­e­. O­nc­e­ w­e­ have­ abo­ut­ a do­z­e­n t­o­ c­ho­o­se­ fro­m­, I­ t­hi­nk t­hat­ w­e­ w­i­l­l­ be­ abl­e­ t­o­ m­ake­ a de­c­i­si­o­n be­t­w­e­e­n us as t­o­ w­hi­c­h o­ne­s w­i­l­l­ be­ ri­ght­ fo­r e­ac­h o­f t­he­ o­c­c­asi­o­ns.