25 May
Invites For Your Wedding
Your wedding invitation doesn’t just deliver the pertinent details of your event, it can set the whole tone of you wedding. The following suggestions can help you make your wedding invitations be incredibly special.
Allow 3 to 4 months prior to your wedding to order your invites and wait until you have finalized your guest list. Come up with your design ideas 7 or 8 months before your wedding date. You should shop around at different stationery companies and should return to pin down all of your details.
You will need to take into account the various unexpected things that can happen, such as late guest additions, mistakes, and other mishaps, so you must order 25 percent more invitations than you plan to need.
The vital information that will be on the invitations includes the names of the hosts of the wedding, usually the parents; the names of the bride and groom; the date, day of the week, and time of the ceremony; the address of the venues for the wedding and reception; and the necessary RSVP information if you don’t include response cards in the invite. Response cards are a huge time-saver, and maps with all the pertinent directions will be greatly appreciated by your guests.
Invitation prices will vary widely; the type of ink or typeface you choose, as well as the kind of printing for the invitation and the place you purchase them, and even the number you order will affect the price. Expect to spend from $1 to $50 per invitation.
Some costs that will further increase your costs will be premier papers, colored inks, specialized envelopes, and custom invitation designing. One way to save on the invitation costs is to choose response postcards instead of cards and envelopes; you could even think unconventionally and choose to use a toll-free number guests could call instead.
One important term to learn: Thermography It mimics engraving and it is practically impossible to tell the difference. IT is also much less expensive.
If hiring a calligrapher, make sure the list you give this professional is typed. This avoids any errors that misread handwriting could introduce. It never hurts to double check your list two times, and then have another family member or someone who knows the names, to also check the list.
And when you order your invitations, make arrangements to take them home or have them delivered to you as soon as possible, to give you plenty of time to work on addressing them.
Mailing costs also affect the overall cost of the invitation. Take the complete invitation, meaning the invitation and all of the inserts and envelopes, to your local post office to be weighed; now you know how much postage to use.
Another essential part of the process is to start the thank you-note project at the same time you are drawing up the guest list, which should be complete with all names and addresses. Make it easy on yourself and keep that list! Then when you’re opening your wedding gifts, you can list the gift next to the name of the guest from your list.
And just remember – you’re still a bride-to-be, not a bride! Your thank you notes can show off your new monogram, but the invitations should use your initials – either your full initials or first letters of your names, intertwined.
If your wedding is occurring over a holiday or is taking place at a destination, you should sen your invitations earlier, say 10 to 12 weeks. If your event is taking place locally, then you need to send your invitations 6 to 8 weeks prior to your date.
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