The first impression your guests have of your event is formed by the invitations you choose. Your invitations should reflect the personalities of the celebrator / bride and groom and also the style of event you are planning.
Aside from the invitations you will also need extra envelopes, reply cards, thank you cards and you may need Order of Service (programs) leaflets, menus, place cards, gift registry cards, and seating plans. In order to save time, and money, it is advisable to order all your stationery at once from the same supplier. This will also help ensure consistency of design.
STYLE
Today there are a tremendous variety of invitations available to suit your style, the level of formality you desire, and your budget.
Formal, semi formal, romantic, funky, kitsch, or relaxed the style is really up to the celebrant and any relatives that are helping to pay for the invitation. Invitations today can include textured paper, in multiple colors, embedded flowers, recycled paper, gilt edges, photographs, and an endless variety of creative options to suit your theme.
The place you choose to hold your event, be it a garden, hotel, beach or church will of course greatly influence your choice of invitations.
ORDERING
A common mistake when ordering invitation is when you assume that because you are inviting 50 guests that you need 50 invitations. This is not the case. You need to remember that couples can be invited on the same invitations and so can children under the age of sixteen. For an event of 50 you should start with 25 invitations and then add on about ten to fifteen extras to cover any extra people you may have forgotten or mistakes made on the envelopes. You should also keep at least one invitation as a memento.
It is preferable to order all of your invitations at the same time, leaving ample time to have them printed and addressed. You will need to send them out two to three months in advance. Remember to gather and bring all the information you will need to create your invitation. You need the date, time place of party / wedding and reception, names of parents and the full name of the bride and groom including middle names (wedding invites).
WORDING
The trend these days is for you to choose more creative and personal wording than the traditional formal wording of the past. Searching quotations and wordings as a sample on the internet will be a big help.
DISTRIBUTION
Before giving the ok to print the invitations you must proofread very carefully. Check and double-check the wording of all your invitation. Have a someone check them over for you also.
To ensure your guests receive their invitations and are able to respond in sufficient time, mail them four to six weeks before the event. Invitations being mailed overseas should be mailed eight to ten weeks in advance.
Remember your invitations do not have to cost a fortune to look gorgeous and delight your guests. All you need is a professional supplier and printer who has the knowledge and experience to help you choose stationery that fits in with the level of formality, style and theme of the event of your dreams.
-From Ebay
Edited some parts: Thei
Aside from the invitations you will also need extra envelopes, reply cards, thank you cards and you may need Order of Service (programs) leaflets, menus, place cards, gift registry cards, and seating plans. In order to save time, and money, it is advisable to order all your stationery at once from the same supplier. This will also help ensure consistency of design.
STYLE
Today there are a tremendous variety of invitations available to suit your style, the level of formality you desire, and your budget.
Formal, semi formal, romantic, funky, kitsch, or relaxed the style is really up to the celebrant and any relatives that are helping to pay for the invitation. Invitations today can include textured paper, in multiple colors, embedded flowers, recycled paper, gilt edges, photographs, and an endless variety of creative options to suit your theme.
The place you choose to hold your event, be it a garden, hotel, beach or church will of course greatly influence your choice of invitations.
ORDERING
A common mistake when ordering invitation is when you assume that because you are inviting 50 guests that you need 50 invitations. This is not the case. You need to remember that couples can be invited on the same invitations and so can children under the age of sixteen. For an event of 50 you should start with 25 invitations and then add on about ten to fifteen extras to cover any extra people you may have forgotten or mistakes made on the envelopes. You should also keep at least one invitation as a memento.
It is preferable to order all of your invitations at the same time, leaving ample time to have them printed and addressed. You will need to send them out two to three months in advance. Remember to gather and bring all the information you will need to create your invitation. You need the date, time place of party / wedding and reception, names of parents and the full name of the bride and groom including middle names (wedding invites).
WORDING
The trend these days is for you to choose more creative and personal wording than the traditional formal wording of the past. Searching quotations and wordings as a sample on the internet will be a big help.
DISTRIBUTION
Before giving the ok to print the invitations you must proofread very carefully. Check and double-check the wording of all your invitation. Have a someone check them over for you also.
To ensure your guests receive their invitations and are able to respond in sufficient time, mail them four to six weeks before the event. Invitations being mailed overseas should be mailed eight to ten weeks in advance.
Remember your invitations do not have to cost a fortune to look gorgeous and delight your guests. All you need is a professional supplier and printer who has the knowledge and experience to help you choose stationery that fits in with the level of formality, style and theme of the event of your dreams.
-From Ebay
Edited some parts: Thei