subject: A Guide To Preparing And Sending Wedding Invitations [print this page] In addition to offering the basic information, you give the recipients a hint at what the ceremony may entail. To make your invitations spectacular, use the following ideas:
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 should over order by 25% to allow for any possible accidents, additions, and any rewriting you may have to do.
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.
There are many factors that determine the cost of your invitations. Including the stationer you choose, your typeface, your ink, the kind of printing, and the number of invitations you require. It can cost as little as a $1 per to $50 per invitation.
The cost can skyrocket fast when you go with superior quality paper and envelopes, custom designs, and colored ink. To conserve costs, you can use postcards for your responses rather than cards and pre-addressed envelopes; some brides-to-be set up a toll-free phone number that guests can call with their RSVP.
Here's a word you need to know: thermography. It's one of the most widely used printing methods, because it's far less expensive than engraving and you can hardly tell the difference between the two forms.
It's important that the address list you give to your calligrapher is typed rather then handwritten, to prevent errors. Double-check and even triple-check your lists, and then ask someone else who is familiar with the guests to look it over as well.
The day you order your invitations, ask to take the envelopes home with you right then so that you can get them addressed immediately; if having your return address printed directly on them, ask that they be ordered and delivered as quickly as possible.
You should weigh an invitation before you purchase your postage. If your invitation includes many inserts, it can cost more to mail it. A good plan is to take one down to the post office and weigh it, so, you can check the cost.
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.
Also, you are not yet married! Keep your new married monogram for the thank you notes. Your invitations should include your maiden name or monogram or your initials entwined with your intendeds.
Should your wedding be in a special location that guest will need extra planning time to reach, or if you are marrying during the holidays, you need to make sure your invitations are sent ten to twelve weeks before the wedding date. If your guest are in the same area as you, for the most part, you can choose to mail the invitations six to eight weeks before the event.
by: Andrew Tucker.
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