The Right Way To Do Wedding Stationery

Planning a wedding is not something to take lightly and aside from the location, that amazing dress you need to track down and your guest list, perhaps the biggest challenge is your wedding stationery. Your wedding stationery is not only your chance to make a first impression on your guests, it is also the keepsake that is most often saved by guests to remember your special occasion. Below are some tips to help you when putting together your wedding stationery set.

Wedding Stationery Must Have's

• Wedding Announcements/Save the Date Cards - Sending out a wedding announcement letting your guests know of your wedding date and location is the first step in knowing how many guests will be attending (Be sure to include an RSVP card with return envelope and postage). Though you want your wedding stationery to be consistent, it is sometimes a good idea to avoid expensive decoration on these initial mailings. Things like envelope liners and seals can usually be reserved for your wedding invitations. This is a good way to cut costs on your wedding stationery overall.

• The Wedding Invitation - Being the main focus of your wedding stationery, your invitations is where you will likely want to spend the bulk of your wedding stationery budget and pay close attention to detail. Wedding invitations are your chance to let your guests know how formal (or informal) your event will be and are an important element in setting the overall tone for your entire wedding. As mentioned above this is also the item of wedding stationery most guests will save in order to remember your big day so take time to make sure you're making the impression that you want. Envelope liners, envelope seals, ribbon, floral accents and multi-layered designs are a few things to consider.

• Reception Cards/Directions - These wedding stationery items should be included with your wedding invitations and though you want them to be consistent with the style of your wedding stationery, single sheet cards with little to no adornments. It is important that your directions to the wedding/reception are printed clearly. Poor printing quality to lead to maps that are hard to read and you don't want your guests getting lost.

• Menus and Table Cards - These reception and dinner items should also match the overall feel of your wedding stationery. Table cards can usually be made with a single folded card and nothing too fancy in the way of design. Something to consider with menus is a two layer design that matches your invitations. This is an easy way to add consistency with your wedding stationery since most guests will not bring their invitations with them.

Wedding Stationery - Important Details

There are many details that you can include that can make sure your wedding stationery is as perfect as your event. Paying attention to the following details can go a long way in adding additional quality and a lasting impression.

• Return Postage - Make sure you include return envelopes and postage. Making your guests pay for a stamp is poor wedding stationery etiquette and should be avoided at all costs.

• Use Calligraphy Fonts - When printing the text for your wedding stationery a calligraphy (cursive) font style is highly recommended to add elegance.

• Your Requests - If you prefer to not have children at your ceremony, make sure to let your guests know. Be as clear as you can here to avoid any confusion.

• Double Envelopes - When sending your wedding invitations, place them, envelope and all, into a cheaper outer envelope to ensure that they are not smudged during postal delivery.

• Envelope Seals - Adding these to the envelopes of your wedding stationery add a high degree of quality for minimal extra cost. Wax seals and paper seals work equally as well here.

These are just a few things that go into the making of a quality wedding stationery set. Like most bride's to be, I'm sure that your wedding stationery is something that is not only important to you, but something you want to make sure you get right. Keeping in mind the things above can hopefully help you to achieve this.

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How Do You Plan Your Wedding Stationery?

You need to plan and organize your wedding stationery with the greatest care. Traditionally you will have invitation, save-the-date card, thank-you card and RSVP card. In some cases you will also prepare bridal shower invitation and rehearsal dinner invitation. Some of these items will be more important and some will be less important. It will not be as easy as it seems to be in order to organize and plan your stationery well. The followings are some tips for you to plan your stationery.

First of all you will have to do some research so that you can understand all the different options for your wedding stationery. You will probably do that on the web. You will find different styles of stationery. You can even order it from the online shops. In fact you may be able to find some really good deals from the online shops. An online shop usually offer the stationery at a lower price than a physical store.

Although you may be able to get good deals from the online shops, you have to order it with care. You should order a sample from the shop before you make your final decision. You should reveal if the quality of the stationery of good enough by inspecting the samples instead of looking at the images on the websites. You can make the decision to order if you find the sample is good and suitable for you.

Similar to your wedding theme, you will also need to set a theme for your wedding stationery. You may try to make the stationery which echoes with the theme of your wedding. Besides, since your wedding is all about you and your spouse, the stationery should also reflect your spouse and you.

You can consider hiring a wedding stationery designer to help you to design your set of stationery. Undoubtedly it will help to make it more unique. However, the cost of it will most likely higher than ordering ready made designs. Indeed it is all about the balance between budget and ideals. You should never order something which you find it not affordable.

Some couples will try to find the wedding stationery which is less expensive. However, you should try your best to see if the reputation of a particular vendor is good or not. It is especially important if the vendor offers the stationery with exceptional low price. Some of such vendors may try to take advantage of the couples who are going to get married.

You will need to set the priority of the items for your wedding stationery. More budget can be allocated to the more important items. Usually, couples will consider the wedding invitation and announcement card more essential. On the contrary, items such as order of services will be considered less essential. As a result, you may probably print it yourself. You may also using emails to send your save-the-date card and thank-you card instead of sending your guest physical once if you have a really tight budget. In this case you will probably neglect the bridal shower and dinner rehearsal invitations.

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About the Author: Jerry Leung is a wedding invitation designer with great interest in Chinese Style Wedding cards. He designs unique Personalized Wedding Invitations. Besides, he runs a blog on weddings to share his ideas on items such as stylish Vintage Wedding Gown. You can also find Singapore Wedding Directory from his website.

The appropriate wedding stationery – one detail for a perfect wedding

Wedding stationery is a very important decision to make. We can help you in making the best selection that could suit your preferences and style. Because we realize the importance it has, we are ready to offer you the best services so that you are completely satisfied with our products.

We have also thought about the wedding invitation wording and there are some available suggestions meant to help you in preparing the most important moment of your life: the wedding day. Our experience of many years guarantees your satisfaction, because all the models of wedding stationery are our own creation. Classic and elegant, traditional or contemporary, we have something for you too.

Apart from wedding invitations, our offer includes engagement announcements, save-the-date cards, programs, menu cards, seating cards and other decorative accents as boxes and bags, ribbons or personalized items. It is very important to pay attention to details because everything has to match.

Finally, wedding stationery should have a distinguished style, a determined unity, suggested by color, pictures and symbols. It all has to say the same thing about you, the new couple. It is preferable you choose representative symbols so that when your family and friends see the wedding stationery they should have in mind the same image you created in time as a couple.

Boxes and bags containing small gifts for the guests could be a very nice gesture of the bride and the groom, meant to show your appreciation to the ones that come at your wedding. These boxes are available in different colors and they have to match the color of the wedding stationery you have chosen.

Of course, you can personalize such items as well, by printing your names on it or any other detail present on your wedding invitations. Menu cards, seating cards and programs can also have a great impact if they come designed in the same style and if they contain the same elements.

Appropriate wedding invitation wording is another aspect you have to be careful about, because is very important for an invitation to have some kind of style unity. Traditional wedding invitations have to contain a traditional invitation wording, just as funny, romantic or contemporary invitations have to contain wedding invitation wording of a similar style. It is very important to adapt the invitation wording to the situation and to the place where the wedding takes place.

We offer you some suggestions for almost every possible situation. You really have to mention a series of particular details: if parents are deceased, if they are divorced, if there is a double wedding with two sister brides, if there is the second marriage or if the wedding is in a friend’s house. These are only a few of the wedding invitations wording we offer as a suggestion for different situations. All you have to do is to decide on what is appropriate for your big event.

All of the products we offer are available now in a great offer. Make it easier for you and let us deal with some of the things you have to do for your wedding day. Our original designs are waiting for you to make a decision on how your wedding is going to be.

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Wedding Stationery A Formal Statement Or Tradition

Of all the things needed to do when planning a wedding, if you forget to invite the guests, it won't be much of a celebration. Even in this high tech age of instant communication, a wedding is not something that has translated well to the email or voice mail notification. Even the most radical wedding ceremony still requires wedding stationery just to stay recognized as decent people.
Wedding stationery is simply the specialized, printed paper goods for your wedding. This can include invitations, thank you notes, all the envelopes, RSVP cards, formal writing paper, even napkins and coordinated note cards and name tags. The two most important pieces of wedding stationery however are the invitations and the thank you cards.

Many family and friend relationships have been damaged over who was invited to a wedding, what was purchased as a gift, and if that gift was acknowledged with a formal thank you. A marriage is not the time to make a statement and care must be taken not to leave anyone out that should receive a wedding invitation. Be certain to check with family members and especially parents of both the bride and groom. Parents can offer a surprising number of people to a wedding celebration that could be offended if not invited.

Many people who you invite will usually be people that may not even attend. Even if you know they can't attend due to living out of state, etc. it's still important to invite them. An invitation shows consideration for that friend or family member. It also gives them the option to send a gift [smile]

Thank you cards also are critical as every gift must be acknowledged. It's considered quite crass and rude not to send, through postal mail, a hand written, personal thank you for any gift received. A good thank you note would acknowledge the gift specifically by name, is hand written, and hand addressed. This says a lot about you as a couple and should not be minimized. Sending email, leaving voice mail, even thanking the gift giver personally by telephone doesn't remove the obligation of a formal, written thank you.

Wedding stationery is usually printed with specific information about the marriage date, people involved, etc. Because of this customization, you will need shop around and select the stationery well in advance of your wedding. Wedding stationery and invitations are not something to leave for the last minute. It will take some time to decide just the right paper, layout, and font for your stationery.

Your wedding invitation and accessories set the tone for your special day firmly establishing your style and taste. It is the first official message about your wedding that a guest will receive from you, so make it special. If wedding etiquette is important to you, then make a start with your wedding stationery.

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About the Author: Abigail Franks writes on a variety of subjects such as home, family, and health. For more information on wedding stationary and invitations visit the site at
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Organising your Wedding Stationery

by: Claire Bowes

Of all the things you need to do, buy and organize in preparation for your wedding, wedding stationery is something that must be planned ahead. After all, you need to let your guests know well in advance of your forthcoming big day. Your wedding invitation and accessories set the tone for your special day firmly establishing your style and taste. It is the first official message about your wedding that a guest will receive from you, so make it special. If wedding etiquette is important to you, then make a start with your wedding stationery.

The Use of the Internet

The Internet has opened up new avenues for anyone planning a wedding. All your research can literally be done online and this also applies to finding your stationery items. There are hundreds of online stationery and wedding related websites that display all types of wedding invitations and accessories for you to choose from. Today many brides do their wedding research online as you can become quickly informed of the latest trends and new products available. You can either buy your wedding stationery directly over the Internet, or collect ideas and samples and take these to your local stationery store to implement. Most online stores actually send you a sample in the post to let you look and feel the stationery items before you purchase them.

Custom Stationery

Every bride wants her wedding to be as unique as can be. A good place to start is with custom wedding stationery. The great advantage with custom stationery is that you can enter your own wording, select the typeface, text size and color. No matter what theme you have set for your wedding, you will surely be able to customize your stationery to compliment the tone. Wedding invitations and accessories can be bought in various styles such as classic, contemporary, floral, embossed, layered and religious.

On a Budget?

If you’re on a budget and looking for cheaper wedding stationery items, then you might like to consider print-at-home wedding invitations. Save money and impress your guests when you personalize and print your wedding invitations at home using free online services that are available from some major online stationery stores. You pay for the paper and envelopes and then use their software to print directly from your own PC. With sophisticated customization tools, you'll be able to enter your text, tweak it, preview it, and print it. No mistakes, no hassles, no wasted cards – and its cheap!

Choose a Theme

The theme of your stationery should coincide with the overall theme of your wedding. For example, if you are having a garden wedding then you may choose to have a floral print on your stationery items. There are many accessory items available to help you tie your stationery in with the theme of your wedding. For example, ribbons, hearts, rings, white doves etc.. The same applies to the color of your invitations. This is normally decided upon by the color of your bridesmaids dresses.

Stationery Items

You would be surprised at how many wedding stationery items there are. While your wedding invitation is the most prominent item of stationery, you can find complimentary stationery accessories to match your wedding invitations:-

• Wedding Invitations
• Wedding Programs
• Announcements
• Engagement Announcements & Invitations
• Save-the-Date Cards
• Rehearsal Dinner Invitations
• Bridal Shower Invitations
• Wedding Accessories (menu cards, thank you notes etc..)

Plan Head

Your wedding invitation is the first official message about your wedding and your guests need to know about their invite in plenty of time. Here is a checklist to help you plan ahead and be organised:-

• Double-check that the wording in your invitation is correct. Ask a friend or family member to also look through the invitation for you;
• Order your invitations as soon as your date, time and place have been confirmed. Three to six months before the ceremony is what most expert planners suggest;
• To calculate the number of invitations to order remember to count one invitation per single guest, couple and family;
• After calculating the number of invitations add approximately 25 invitations to your order: 10-12 more for keepsakes, plus extras for the last-minute guests. Also, depending on how large your order is, add 25 to 50 additional envelopes in case of mistakes in addressing;
• Most established wedding planners agree that you should plan to mail your invitations six weeks before the wedding. This gives the quest plenty of time to respond;
• Make sure you have one completely assembled invitation weighed at the post office to determine the correct postage.

Wedding invitations set the tone for your wedding and tell your guests what type of style and theme you have chosen for your wedding.

Summary

Don’t underestimate the important of your wedding stationery. It sets the tone and style of your wedding and portrays the image you want to set. Wedding stationery should tie in with the overall theme of your wedding. Invitations and announcements can be bought on a budget by using specialty software to print from your PC.

About The Author

Claire Bowes is a freelance write and owner of http://www.1st-for-greeting-cards.com where you will find further tips and advice on invitation cards ( http://www.1st-for-greeting-cards.com/invitation-cards.html) and personalized stationery ( http://www.1st-for-greeting-cards.com/personalized-stationery.html).

A Guide To Choosing Your Wedding Stationery

by: Louise Hine

The choice of wedding stationery available can be over-whelming when you start planning your wedding! In this article, I will break it down into the different categories to help you, whether you are making your own stationery or choosing from the many ranges of handcrafted or printed stationery available! You may not need to order all of the detailed wedding stationery as it may not be applicable to your style of wedding. Or you may choose to order some of your wedding stationery and handcraft some of your own items!

Save the date

Save the date cards are particularly useful if you are getting married at a popular time of year, such as bank holiday weekends, or Summer, Easter or Christmas when people tend to book their holidays. Save the date cards can be sent out when you have your wedding booked, but ordinarily up to year before the wedding so that people can put your date in their diary. These cards come in many forms, including magnets, postcards and tags. Make sure if you are sending a Save the date card to someone, that you are going to want them to attend your wedding in the future!

Wedding Invitations

Wedding Invitations come in many different shapes and sizes from scrolls to invitations printed on balloons!!!! Enjoy browsing the range of invitations available, both printed and handmade before you make your selection. Most stationery companies will offer you a sample either free of charge or for a small fee. If you can not find anything you like, some places will offer a bespoke design service where they will discuss your wedding themes and colour scheme with you and then design a wedding invitation or set of stationery especially for you. If you like a set of wedding stationery but it is in the wrong colour scheme or you would like something changing, email the company and ask! Most will be happy to make their wedding stationery in different colours or adapt an aspect for you.

Remember to allow one invitation per household and a few extra for mistakes or last minute invitations!!! Wedding Invitations are normally sent out three months before the wedding to allow guests time to reply and the couple time to finalise arrangements. Some couples choose to send their invitations earlier than this if their wedding falls during a busy time of year.

Evening Invitations

These invitations are for those people who you are not inviting to your ceremony but are coming to your evening celebrations. Most evening celebrations begin after the speeches and you can choose whether to cut your cake during the day or save that for the arrival of your evening guests.

Again, allow one invitation per household and a few extra for mistakes or last minute invitations!

Information sheet/card

Most couples choose to send an information sheet or card with their wedding invitations to assist their guests in the planning of their day. This information normally includes hotel, bed and breakfast choices, taxi numbers and so on. Some couples choose to place all this information on a website and just include the URL in their invitations so they can have a minimalist look to their invitations. If you choose to do this, remember that Great Grandad Bob might not have access to the internet so make sure the older generation are allowed for! The information sheet may or may not also contain details about the order of the day, whether confetti is permitted, any particular dress code (e.g. if wedding is black tie, fancy dress!), details of any organised transport, directions and what time the event will finish. Some couples also choose to acknowledge details of their gift list here.

RSVP cards

You may choose to put an RSVP card in with your wedding invitation where guests can state their intention to attend your wedding and any vegetarian or other dietary requirements. Some couples even put in a stamped addressed envelope for their guests although this is not entirely necessary. Remember to clearly state your RSVP date so that you can finalise arrangements with your wedding venue and with your suppliers.

Order of service/Order of the day

Order of Service cards are most popular when a religious ceremony is taking place and will list the Hymns (and the words), The Entrance of the Bride, Readings, The Marriage, Signing of the Register, The Address, The Benediction and The Recessional.

Order of the Day cards are sometimes used at civil ceremonies to detail what is going to be happening during the day and the timings e.g wedding ceremony, welcome drinks/canapes, photographs, wedding breakfast, cake cutting, speeches, first dance, end of celebrations so the guests are aware of what is happening1

Table cards/Menu cards

Table cards are positioned on the centre of the wedding breakfast tables so guests can find their seat easily. Tables may be numbered or named and guests use the table or seating plan to find their name and which table they have been seated at. This is not always necessary at a very small wedding. Sometimes the table card will also feature the menu of the wedding breakfast or this may be on a separate card.

Camera Cards

Some brides and grooms decide to have disposable cameras on their wedding breakfast tables so they can later catch up on all the fun that they didn’t see! Camera cards can be attached to remind guests to use the flash (and wind the camera on!) and with instructions on where to leave the camera when it has been used.

Place cards

Place cards are used so a guest can locate on their table whereabouts they will be sitting. These vary from a tent fold card to a personalised keyring! Allow one place card per guest.

Table plan/Seating plan

A seating plan shows the layout of the room and details which guest is sat where! These vary in size and can be made on card and framed or on artists canvas block. Check with your venue that they have facilities to display a table plan.

Favour boxes/bags

Favours range from the traditional five sugared almonds symbolising Health, Wealth, Happiness, Long Life and Fertility to miniature perfumes, chocolate truffles and keyrings!

Favour boxes are normally available to match your wedding stationery or some companies will make you something to co-ordinate. You can combine your favours with place cards by adding a tag with the guests name!

Thank you cards (Bridal Party)

You can order Thank You cards for your bridal party from most wedding stationery companies. Most places will personalise them to add the name of the recipient and the date of your wedding. These cards can be given to Bridesmaids, Parents of the Bride and Groom, Best Men, Ushers, Flower Girls, Readers and so on.

To my Husband/Wife on Our wedding day card

You could send a card on the morning of your wedding to your future husband or wife to tell them how much you are looking forward to your special day. Most companies will personalise these cards with names and dates for you!

Thank you cards

Thank you cards are sent after the big day to thank guests for attending your wedding and for any cards and gifts you may have received. These may co-ordinate with your wedding stationery or you could get a card printed with a wedding photograph on!

A Guide To Choosing Your Wedding Stationery

by: Louise Hine

The choice of wedding stationery available can be over-whelming when you start planning your wedding! In this article, I will break it down into the different categories to help you, whether you are making your own stationery or choosing from the many ranges of handcrafted or printed stationery available! You may not need to order all of the detailed wedding stationery as it may not be applicable to your style of wedding. Or you may choose to order some of your wedding stationery and handcraft some of your own items!

Save the date

Save the date cards are particularly useful if you are getting married at a popular time of year, such as bank holiday weekends, or Summer, Easter or Christmas when people tend to book their holidays. Save the date cards can be sent out when you have your wedding booked, but ordinarily up to year before the wedding so that people can put your date in their diary. These cards come in many forms, including magnets, postcards and tags. Make sure if you are sending a Save the date card to someone, that you are going to want them to attend your wedding in the future!

Wedding Invitations

Wedding Invitations come in many different shapes and sizes from scrolls to invitations printed on balloons!!!! Enjoy browsing the range of invitations available, both printed and handmade before you make your selection. Most stationery companies will offer you a sample either free of charge or for a small fee. If you can not find anything you like, some places will offer a bespoke design service where they will discuss your wedding themes and colour scheme with you and then design a wedding invitation or set of stationery especially for you. If you like a set of wedding stationery but it is in the wrong colour scheme or you would like something changing, email the company and ask! Most will be happy to make their wedding stationery in different colours or adapt an aspect for you.

Remember to allow one invitation per household and a few extra for mistakes or last minute invitations!!! Wedding Invitations are normally sent out three months before the wedding to allow guests time to reply and the couple time to finalise arrangements. Some couples choose to send their invitations earlier than this if their wedding falls during a busy time of year.

Evening Invitations

These invitations are for those people who you are not inviting to your ceremony but are coming to your evening celebrations. Most evening celebrations begin after the speeches and you can choose whether to cut your cake during the day or save that for the arrival of your evening guests.

Again, allow one invitation per household and a few extra for mistakes or last minute invitations!

Information sheet/card

Most couples choose to send an information sheet or card with their wedding invitations to assist their guests in the planning of their day. This information normally includes hotel, bed and breakfast choices, taxi numbers and so on. Some couples choose to place all this information on a website and just include the URL in their invitations so they can have a minimalist look to their invitations. If you choose to do this, remember that Great Grandad Bob might not have access to the internet so make sure the older generation are allowed for! The information sheet may or may not also contain details about the order of the day, whether confetti is permitted, any particular dress code (e.g. if wedding is black tie, fancy dress!), details of any organised transport, directions and what time the event will finish. Some couples also choose to acknowledge details of their gift list here.

RSVP cards

You may choose to put an RSVP card in with your wedding invitation where guests can state their intention to attend your wedding and any vegetarian or other dietary requirements. Some couples even put in a stamped addressed envelope for their guests although this is not entirely necessary. Remember to clearly state your RSVP date so that you can finalise arrangements with your wedding venue and with your suppliers.

Order of service/Order of the day

Order of Service cards are most popular when a religious ceremony is taking place and will list the Hymns (and the words), The Entrance of the Bride, Readings, The Marriage, Signing of the Register, The Address, The Benediction and The Recessional.

Order of the Day cards are sometimes used at civil ceremonies to detail what is going to be happening during the day and the timings e.g wedding ceremony, welcome drinks/canapes, photographs, wedding breakfast, cake cutting, speeches, first dance, end of celebrations so the guests are aware of what is happening1

Table cards/Menu cards

Table cards are positioned on the centre of the wedding breakfast tables so guests can find their seat easily. Tables may be numbered or named and guests use the table or seating plan to find their name and which table they have been seated at. This is not always necessary at a very small wedding. Sometimes the table card will also feature the menu of the wedding breakfast or this may be on a separate card.

Camera Cards

Some brides and grooms decide to have disposable cameras on their wedding breakfast tables so they can later catch up on all the fun that they didn’t see! Camera cards can be attached to remind guests to use the flash (and wind the camera on!) and with instructions on where to leave the camera when it has been used.

Place cards

Place cards are used so a guest can locate on their table whereabouts they will be sitting. These vary from a tent fold card to a personalised keyring! Allow one place card per guest.

Table plan/Seating plan

A seating plan shows the layout of the room and details which guest is sat where! These vary in size and can be made on card and framed or on artists canvas block. Check with your venue that they have facilities to display a table plan.

Favour boxes/bags

Favours range from the traditional five sugared almonds symbolising Health, Wealth, Happiness, Long Life and Fertility to miniature perfumes, chocolate truffles and keyrings!

Favour boxes are normally available to match your wedding stationery or some companies will make you something to co-ordinate. You can combine your favours with place cards by adding a tag with the guests name!

Thank you cards (Bridal Party)

You can order Thank You cards for your bridal party from most wedding stationery companies. Most places will personalise them to add the name of the recipient and the date of your wedding. These cards can be given to Bridesmaids, Parents of the Bride and Groom, Best Men, Ushers, Flower Girls, Readers and so on.

To my Husband/Wife on Our wedding day card

You could send a card on the morning of your wedding to your future husband or wife to tell them how much you are looking forward to your special day. Most companies will personalise these cards with names and dates for you!

Thank you cards

Thank you cards are sent after the big day to thank guests for attending your wedding and for any cards and gifts you may have received. These may co-ordinate with your wedding stationery or you could get a card printed with a wedding photograph on!