Wedding Invitation Etiquette

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Wedding Invitation Etiquette
Sound recommendations on how to create your wedding invitations

Designing your wedding invitation often is a time consuming experience. Most people quite frankly do not possess either time or the knowledge to sort through the endless customization options that are available in the marketplace. Regardless whether you plan to create and print your own invitation, buy wedding invitations online or consider the help of an experienced stationer in your neighborhood, these useful tips and hints may assist.

Ideas on Purchasing your Wedding Invitations

Decide upon your wedding papers first and foremost. The dimensions, feel and weight of your wedding stationery are without a doubt the most important consideration when shopping for your wedding invitation. The substance and quality of the cardstock speaks to the importance of the event. Good quality cardstock is, in my estimation, a pre-requisite for a well-crafted wedding invitation.

If you make your very own wedding invitation, please be certain that that that you have coordinating envelopes for the cardstock dimensions and stock that you have selected. Too many times have we seen a well-crafted DIY invitation, but no matching envelope. Although it may decrease your design options, we urge loose wedding papers and envelopes that match the invitation and the reply card set. Furthermore, bear in mind that if you plan to print your own invitations, #96 paper is about the thickest that will fit through an inkjet printer without jamming.

Although colored paper stock is often beautiful and may work nicely with the concept of your wedding celebration, it is frequently difficult to flat-print on colored cardstock. For instance, it you decide upon red or navy paper stock, you more than likely will need to engrave the invite to insure that ink colors are correctly shown. Engraving or letterpress, while exquisite, raises the price of invitations. In most cases, you can obtain the the exact same feeling by using white or ecru paper and simply print in bold ink colors or use patterned envelope liners to complement your wedding theme.

Perfect wording etiquette is essential in a well-designed wedding invitation. Even though a competent stationer in your town ought to know the correct wording, it might be wise to buy of a copy of Crane's Blue Book if you are wording your invitation.

Make sure that you purchase enough wedding invitations. Most companies sell wedding invitations in batches of 25 and we recommend to bridal couples that they buy a minimum of 25 more invitations than they need should that someone was unintentionally missed or you've last second guests. A second printing of your invitation is very costly so make certain you order sufficient.

Prior to you send your invitations, which generally includes a reply card and perhaps a directions card, we recommend getting the wedding invitation and enclosures weighed at the local Post Office. There is nothing more annoying than having your invitation returned because you lacked adequate postage.