With This Ring: August 05, 2016

120 With This Ring Inviting guests to
your wedding usually
generates plenty of
excitement and gives
everyone a first hint of
the style and theme
you have chosen. Many
wedding dates are set
months, even a year to
18months in advance, so
“save the date” stationery
has become a new
pre-invitation phase of
announcing the event.
CONTEMPORARY
The digital age is part of everyday life for most modern couples, so chances
are they, or their stationery designer will be using it to plan their wedding and
invite their tech-savvy friends. There are no etiquette rules for style, words or
format, so the invitation may be as formal or colloquial as you desire. It may
also be creative and interactive.
ELECTRONIC
Some couples will choose to go completely online with website information,
paper-less invitations and RSVP’s by email, saving both time and money on
print and post.
BUT for those older guests who may not be familiar with apps and social
media, create a few conventional invitations to send to them.
OTHER ALTERNATIVES
• For a vintage wedding, order a custom-made stamp for use on your
cards or paper.
• Press flowers for an eco- designed invitation on recycled paper.
• Use the exceptional selection of scrapbooking products to decorate and
personalise your stationery or choose the range of pretty scrapbooking
papers and coordinating cards.
Depending on your
requirements and your
budget, your stationery may
include a range of products:
• Save the Date Cards
• Wedding Invitation & RSVP
• Hens or Bucks Night Notification
• Bridal Shower Invitations
• Order of Service
• Reception Place Cards
• Thank You Cards
There are many options
available for creating memorable
stationery whether they are
traditional or contemporary or
electronic.
These days, anything on paper
is considered traditional, but
while technology has taken over
much of the modern world,
curiously there’s never been
a greater selection of decorative
stationery! Allow several
months to choose your design
and ensure the invitations are
printed and available to send to
your guests 6 weeks before the
big day.
Invitations are available
from specialist designers,
stationers, department stores,
craft outlets, card shops, bridal
boutiques, printers, artists and
on the internet. Depending on
your budget you can have your
wedding stationery completely
custom designed, printed onto
pre-purchased cards or created
from templates online.
There is a stunning variety of
paper products in many shades,
grades and textures plus overlays,
inserts and embellishments
to customise your selection.
Most ready-made invitations
come with matching envelopes,
while custom-designs may
require special envelopes. Your
invitations can be almost any size
and shape, flat, scrolled or an
open card style, but remember
that it may cost more to post
envelopes that are non-standard
in format.
For small numbers of invitations
the most cost-effective
method is digital printing.
Letterpress printing is popular
again, as well as foil-stamping
which provides a metallic finish.
Choose your font size and style
carefully so that it is easily read
and looks attractive.
Invitations are usually sent
by the hosts of the wedding –
traditionally the bride’s parents.
Proof read your stationery
samples before going to print.
Ensure all details are correct
– names, spelling, date, time,
location, dress code and how to
RSVP!
Order a few extra invitations
as spares in case of last minute
changes or mistakes and if you
want additional stationery such
as order of service, place cards,
RSVP’s or thank you cards,
order them all at the same time
to avoid delays or extra costs.