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IN THEORY THURSDAY: Proofreading. Do it again!

You spent hundreds of hours poring over wedding magazines and invitation samples and you found the most gorgeous invitation for your special day! Even your groom and your mom think so!

You rip into the box when it arrives because you cannot wait to see the complete invitation! Then what? OMG!!! The time is wrong or his middle name is misspelled or the address on the parking garage is incorrect. Oh SH*T!

We hear this all the time. A groom said to us: “I think that’s what happens when you look at something too much. I swear I have looked at this spreadsheet at least a million times looking for any and all possible errors!” Guess what was misspelled? Chicago.

It is incredibly important that you have MANY different sets of eyes looking at all the important parts of the invitation. When you think everything is perfect, do it again. Have one more person look it over. They will see something you didn’t and you will be glad that you took the time to do it again!

In theory, proofreading should be a simple exercise but, in reality, do it again!

Written by theBrideScoop Editor

Claudia Antony Zompa is Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop. All the articles written by me are my own opinions and may or may not reflect the opinions of the other writers at theBrideScoop.

Claudia has been planning events, weddings and far flung vacations around the globe for her friends, family and colleagues since she was in college. In addition to being Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop, Claudia is owner of Chicago-based event planning company AS YOU WISH focused on creating magnificant weddings, fabulous social events and outstanding galas and fundraisers.

Claudia has a bachelor degree in business administration from Loyola University Chicago and an MBA from The University of Chicago. She is a member of the International Special Events Society (ISES) and the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC). She is a Founding Board Member of Wish Upon A Wedding – Chicago Chapter and a Founding Member of the Wedding Industry Professionals Association.

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