Wedding Invitations
Wedding invitations are the way most people to announce
their upcoming marriage celebration. Wedding invitations inform
family and friends formally of the couple's desire to marry and
have invited guests attend.
Aside from informing them the date, time, and place, wedding invitations
will also tell your guests the theme of your upcoming party.
Since some people will be clueless of what will happen in your
wedding, a wedding invitation will answer some of their questions
as well.
The first thing you need to know about the wedding invitations as
the sender is that they should be sent only after the plans are
finalized. If you have just set the date for the wedding, never
send out the invitations since you're not sure yet of the theme.
Wedding invitations are usually sent six to eight weeks before the
wedding date.
This gives guests ample time to clear their schedules also gives
them enough time to RSVP for your event. A simple trick is send
the wedding invitations all at once on Tuesday or Wednesday. Most
of the targeted guests will receive the wedding invitations most
probably by Friday or Saturday. Since it's their leisure time, they
will be able to look at the invitations and respond accordingly.
When deciding upon the design of the wedding invitation itself,
be sure to send invitations that correspond to the theme of the
celebration. If you plan to have a formal wedding, send the wedding
invitations in a formal manner with formal stationary, fonts and
other design elements.
The same is true for a wedding with an informal theme.
You don't want to have your guests wearing full tuxedo while you're
having a Hawaiian party as a celebration, so use your wedding invitations
to let guests know how to dress and what to expect at the ceremony
and reception.
No matter how formal or informal the invitation is, a wedding invitation
works well when it's personalized. For smaller weddings, no matter
how bad your handwriting is, nothing says more of a personal invitation
than hand a written invitation.
If you think your handwriting will only ruin the wedding invitation,
though, get someone with decent handwriting skills to do it for
you. Of course, your local wedding planner will be sure to have
someone in mind when it comes to personalization of wedding invitations.
When placing and order for the wedding invitations, order 20-perceent
more of than your total guest count. Of course, the list of guests
would come from you, your fiancée, and both of your parents.
The extra wedding invitations are good for last minute invites.
In addition, you may make some mistakes with handwritten notes on
the wedding invitations and will need to start over.
In addressing the wedding invitations, make sure you spell out
the guests' names correctly and in full. Never use shortcuts in
their first and last names. In writing the invitation, bear in mind
that the invited person will be the only one whose name is being
written.
If you are inviting a family member, avoid writing "and family".
Name out all the names of the children that will be coming along.
This organizational tip will save many headaches later.
Lastly, for your wedding invitations, make sure to add a response
card (RSVP) and an envelope. It would be easier for your guests
to mail out the response if you include a your address and a stamp
on the wedding invitation.
Also put a date on the invitation of when the RSVP is needed by
and if it does not arrive by this time, it will be assumed the guest
is not coming. This will ensure an accurate head count that will
be verified at least one to two weeks in advance, so you can then,
in turn inform the wedding vendors of the finalized plans.
A personally made and carefully planned invitation is a great way
to start the wedding anticipation for the would-be-couple. There
is no time to waste. Get started on yours today!
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