"Wedding" Purse

After shipping off my purse to Beading for A Cure, I kicked myself in the rear and started one for me.

This is the dress I'll be wearing to my niece's wedding in August and then another wedding (friend of my husband) in September:

(It's got some shimmer to it, though you can't tell)

And here's the start of my purse to match it.  The velvet isn't really that shiny in person - its a nice rich brown.

I used my favorite "zipper stitch" border, but this time I left some space in between the two rows and added 4 mm bicones in the space.  I really am happy with it.  It feels so good to just 'play' again - not following a pattern and just experimenting.  I'm going to put more leaves and vines along the edge and around the flower too.

If I don't get it finished by my niece's wedding, the next one isn't until September 18, so hopefully I'll get it done by then. 

Ok, so now I'd like your opinion on something.   We received the invitation to the September wedding yesterday and this is how it was addressed on the inside envelope:

My immediate reaction was "How RUDE".  If you don't know my name by now, perhaps you should have asked Pete or at the very least address it as "Mr. and Mrs. Pete Batt."  I sooooo want to write out their gift check as Jason Miller and Wife.  Am I being overly sensitive????  Please be honest - Pete laughed when he saw it.  I guess I just don't see the humor.