the etiquette of organizing your wedding stationary the right way
Weddings take a lot of planning ahead and wedding stationery is on top of the list of things to do well in advance. Give your guests plenty of notice of your wedding day, they need to keep that day clear.
The wedding stationery establishes and portrays the style and tone of your wedding. Your guests will look at your wedding invitation and realise the theme and style you have set. If you want to do things properly and use wedding etiquette, then starting with your stationery can only be a good thing.
Personalized Stationery
It’s only natural that you want your wedding to be unique. By using custom stationery you can make it very unique to you. Custom stationery is quite flexible too as you can choose the type-face, the color and size of the text and use your own words.
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.
Choosing Your Theme
Remember, wedding stationery sets the tone and theme of your wedding. Therefore as an example, if you are getting married outdoors in a garden, then you could choose to have floral stationery.
To help blend the theme of your wedding into your wedding stationery, you can use accessories such as hearts, ribbons, rings and which doves for example. These will also blend in with your bridesmaid dresses.
Stationery Items
There are a vast array of wedding stationery items on offer. With your wedding invitations being the most important, you can follow your invitations with up with stationery accessories:-
Wedding Invitations
Programs
Announcements
Engagement Announcements & Invitations
Save-the-Date Cards
Rehearsal Dinner Invitations
Bridal Shower Invitations
Wedding Accessories (menu cards, thank you notes etc..)
Plan Ahead
With your wedding invitations being the first formal communication to your guests about your wedding, they really should know well in advance of the date. Below is a check-list to help guide you get organized:-
1. You must make sure the wording on your invitations is correct. It’s best to get someone to double-check through the invitations with you;
2. 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;
3. When calculating the number of wedding invitations to place on order, it is suggested that you count one invitation per family, couple and single guests.
4. Once you have the number of invitations to order, you should then add on a further 25. This is to equate for keepsake invitations and for any last minute guests. The same goes for ordering extra envelopes – you may make an address mistake;
5. Most established wedding planners agree that you should plan to mail your invitations six weeks before the wedding. This gives the guests plenty of time to respond;
6. Make sure you have one completely assembled invitation weighed at the post office to determine the correct postage.
To Summarize
Wedding stationery is very important. It let’s your guests know the theme you have set for your wedding – the overall image you want to portray. Also, don’t forget to plan ahead!
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