INVITATIONS
- You'll want your
invitation to represent the style of wedding you're having, so it's good
to think about this ahead of time.
- If your wedding
will be formal, your invitation could be on fancy paper, engraved,
with all the formal wording and inserts.
- If, however,
you'll be married in a field of daisies, consider sending more
casually-styled invitations, perhaps with a "newsletter" type insert,
telling guests to dress less formally and wear comfortable shoes!
- Formal invitations
traditionally have included the following:
- Engraved or
thermo graphed invitation card.
- Inner and outer
envelopes
- Tissue paper
insert
- Reception cards,
noting the time and location of the reception.
- Response cards,
for guests to mail back telling you how many people are coming.
- If you have
oversized envelopes or a lot of extra papers (maps, etc) included with
the invitation, you should expect to add extra postage to the envelopes.
This cost can add up quickly.
- Once you have all
the items you plan to send with the invitations, assemble one complete
envelope, and take to the Post Office to find out how much postage it
will need. Ask about any special stamps they have available in the
denomination you need.
- Remember that you
need to put stamps on the response cards so that people can send them
back to you. Account for this in your invitations budget.
- Many couples order
all their paper goods at the same time as the invitations, including
place cards for the tables, and thank-you notes. For less formal
weddings/invitations, thank-you cards can be simply pretty cards, with
or without "Thank You" written on them, bought at a stationery store.
- It might be
helpful to address the thank-you notes at the same time that you address
the wedding invitations. You are likely to feel "wedding-ed out" just
after the wedding, and this trick can provide a little momentum for
getting those thank-yous out!
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