With This Ring: March 23, 2018
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<strong>With</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Ring</strong><br />
65<br />
Your Guide to<br />
WEDDING<br />
STATIONERY<br />
1. CREATING AN IMPRESSION<br />
Once you have announced you are getting married, you will begin<br />
to plan your wedding day, one of the biggest events of your life.<br />
The role of your invitations is to get your guests excited about the<br />
event and the effort you put into your stationery style tells your<br />
guests what to expect. A gorgeous invitation instead of a plain card<br />
conveys an elegant impression and makes them want to attend.<br />
2. AVOID A STATIONERY DISASTER<br />
Decide whether you want to make your own invitations or<br />
purchase your wedding stationery – it’s all about the money or<br />
the time! Making or buying a sample of your stationery design<br />
helps you make a confident decision. Investigate the costs – you<br />
may find DIY less economic than you expect once you have added<br />
up all the components. Every stationer is different so ask what is<br />
included and what is extra so that you can make a fair comparison.<br />
3. AVOID PROCRASTINATING<br />
Life just gets busier so get organised! Traditionally wedding<br />
invitations are sent out 6-12 weeks in advance of the wedding.<br />
However, out of town guests who may need to make travel and<br />
accommodation plans, will need an earlier invitation or perhaps<br />
a “save the date” card. Invitation designs and printing can take<br />
several weeks, so order them so you have plenty of time to get<br />
them to your guests.<br />
4. CONFIRM THE GUEST LIST<br />
Guest list expectations can become awkward and often require<br />
compromise to keep the numbers realistic. Some brides have<br />
a “must invite” list and a backup list of guests who receive an<br />
invitation if another guest can’t attend. Make sure you have a<br />
comprehensive and accurate record of addresses for all your<br />
potential guests.<br />
5. AVOID ETIQUETTE MISTAKES<br />
Some modern brides save time and money by using email<br />
or social media to invite people to their wedding. But many<br />
wedding consultants discourage the practice as “poor etiquette<br />
and disrespectful to their guests”. They accept email, Facebook or<br />
texts for low-key events and parties, but they believe a posted or<br />
hand-delivered invitation is a better match for the specialness of a<br />
wedding.<br />
6. HAVE CLEAR RSVP INFORMATION<br />
It is recommended to have the RSVPs returned a month after<br />
sending the invitations allowing you time to confirm numbers<br />
with your reception venue and caterers. If your invitation also<br />
includes guest information about transport, accommodation,<br />
babysitters you are arranging for them, be sure to include a space<br />
to RSVP on those as well.<br />
7. PROOFREAD YOUR STATIONERY<br />
Typos are so easy to miss, but any mistakes are guaranteed to<br />
spoil the effect of your wedding invitations. Go through every<br />
word, every line and every name to ensure there are no spelling or<br />
grammar errors, the information is correct and makes sense, that<br />
the font size and style is suitable and the layout is consistent. If<br />
you are not confident to proof everything yourself, get a trusted<br />
friend or family member with an eye for detail to help you.<br />
8. ORDER YOUR<br />
INVITATIONS<br />
When you are happy with<br />
your proofing the final version<br />
is confirmed you will need to<br />
order your stationery, which<br />
may include RSVP cards, place<br />
cards and thank you cards as<br />
well as the invitations. Total<br />
how many of each item you<br />
will require as an all-in-one<br />
purchase is usually more cost<br />
effective. Order a minimum of<br />
10 extra invitations just in case<br />
and keep one as a memento.<br />
9. ADDRESSING YOUR ENVELOPES<br />
If you are hand-addressing your envelopes order 10% more of them<br />
to account for smudges or errors. Alternatively you could create<br />
some fancy labels with guest names and addresses to put on the<br />
envelope.<br />
10. PAYING THE POSTAGE<br />
Envelopes with distinctive shapes and sizes are exciting to receive,<br />
but posting them can cost more if they don’t conform to standard<br />
weight, shape, dimensions and thickness. So make up a sample<br />
and check out the potential cost at the post office first because<br />
you wouldn’t want your beautiful invitations returned for lack of<br />
postage.Other options include hand delivering to guests who live<br />
locally so that you only need post those at distant locations.
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