You've got mail.

I've always had a fickle relationship with my Postman.  It started back during the summer between my 5th and 6th grade years.  I received my first love letter (ok, love may be a bit strong) from John E. who I had the biggest crush on. (we had met at summer camp) The letter arrived smelling of Old Spice, (nice touch) written in poor penmanship (he struggled with cursive) and filled with grammatical errors but I didn't care about any of that. (there's always room for improvement) The only thing that mattered is that John E. sent ME a "love" letter which described his paper route in explicit detail and how he was saving up to buy some Star Wars figures and something special for me. Every day I would wait on my stoop for Bob the mailman to deliver my next letter from my future Prom date. "Did I get a letter?" "Sorry, kiddo." "Are you sure?"  (he lost patience with this daily dialogue after a week) "Yes, I'm sure, maybe you should move on and find another boy." (Really?? you're giving me love advice, don't you still live with your mother??) "Ok, thanks."

So began our love/hate relationship which carried on through my college years.  I accused him of losing my invitation for the hottest graduation party in high-school. (I crashed it anyway, got grounded and Bob found this amusing) He knew what an acceptance/denial letter from college felt like and he would wait for me to open them and give me a reassuring comment that they didn't know what they were missing. (thanks, Bob!) He loved delivering my letters from my grandparents, which told me that I should write more and that I needed to work on my grammar. (whatever!) When the Internet and Evites came along I was excited but sad because what would happen to my written correspondences? (what about Bob??) Bob is long retired and there are still some "old-schoolers" out there that send an invitation, a card and write a letter to say "hello" (myself included) However, with our busy schedules and tighter budgets Paperless Post is a great option to still deliver a gorgeous invitation at an inexpensive price with a quick turn around. I received one of these invitations in the mail (inbox) to announce the opening of a new business in town and I was really impressed!

What: Paperless Post provides the same experience of receiving a beautiful invitation in the mail minus the paper. (think green) It's reminiscent of old-fashioned mailings.

What to expect: When you receive an invitation from Paperless Post you will see the envelope with your name on it, click on it, it opens to show you a beautifully designed invitation and a response card.

What does it cost?: Depending on which virutal stamps and designs that are chosen it averages around $5.00 for 60 e-mailings.

Gigi's Tip: It's worth the pennies, it doesn't take long to create and your friends, colleagues and family will love it!