Do I Write My Own Wedding Invitations Or Have Them Printed
Once you have chosen your style of wedding invitations the next thing to decide is what wording to use
. Having decided this the majority of the wording such as the location, time, and all other details of the event is printed. So what about when it comes to addressing the invitations?
You can of course give details of names and addresses to the printers and they can print these up for you and you can simply put them together and post. The traditional and more personal way is to hand write the invitations to address them. This takes a little more time but the overall result is informal and gives the personal touch.
Writing your own invitations
So you have made the decision to write your own wedding invitations, where do you start? First of all choose a good pen! Consider what colour pen you should use, would black work better with the style of your invitation or maybe gold or silver to give it a bit of flair? Remember it is important to be able to read the address clearly and so choose a colour that stands out and isn't hard to read.
Calligraphy
The word Calligraphy comes from the Greek 'Kallos Graphe ' meaning Beautiful Writing. Using calligraphy you can style your invitations with a font that looks outstanding.
You can make the font as extravagant as you want such as with fancy curls and ticks, but remember you will be writing out quite a lot and it is quite time consuming so choose a style that is attractive and easy to write. A good tip is to copy text styles by looking online or from a book you have seen, and simply mimic each letter.
A lot of stationery companies offer the calligraphy services and so you can give them your invitations, details of the names and addresses and using the style of font you have chosen they will write the invitations using calligraphy.
This service is charged for but may be an idea to think about if you are not confident with calligraphy.
A checklist to ensure your wedding invitations are perfect
When deciding what to write on your wedding invitation some key points may be missed or forgotten, here is a check list to ensure you cover them all:
You should not use any punctuation apart from after courtesy titles for example Mr. or Dr.
All dates and times are spelled out rather than numerical such Friday 12th September 2008 oppose to 12.09.08
A polite way to express that you would not like children at your reception is to write 'Adult Reception', this sounds a lot nicer rather than 'No children allowed'
If your reception is immediately following the ceremony you can use the left or right corner of the invitation to show it as a follow on from the day
It gives a traditional touch to handwrite the addresses on the envelopes and to be written in full using no abbreviations.
The company printing your wedding invitations can print up the envelopes as well as this can save time although it isn't as personal as hand written.
Remember the response cards! Asking people to RSVP is essential to planning your wedding so you know numbers and to help with the seating plan for example but you must remember to give a response card so the guest can let you know.
It will take approximately 4-6 weeks from start to finish to order your wedding invitations. Give yourself about a week to send out the invitations and maybe a little longer if you are handwriting the envelopes yourself. Send out the invitations 6-8 weeks before the wedding itself.
by: Joe Denver
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