WEDDING INVITATIONS AT WAREHOUSE PRICES

For any special occasion to which you are inviting guests you want to communicate to the guests that they are invited, where and when to attend your grand occasion. You want the invitation to be something the guests remember and hopefully become a permanent fixture on their mantle or bookshelf.

Your wedding invitations are a way to show the guests you value their presence during your big day. The invitation can come in many shapes, sizes, colors, designs and so forth. So, it’s important to communicate to the wedding stationer what you are looking for in order to make your wedding day memorable. You should think about what feeling you want to evoke from the invitation. Hopefully the invitations will mirror the feeling of the event, and allow a bit of your own style to show through. For example, some couples love horses, rodeos and just about anything associated with horses; therefore, their guests would not be surprised to receive an invitation with a western theme. Other couples love water, water sports, boating, etc. and might choose to send an invitation with this theme. If you are seeking to create an elegant custom invitation, that’s not a problem. Most stationers can suit all those needs. They can tailor your invitations down to a custom ink color, texture and any printed message. Custom designed invitations are another option; however, if you are on a strict budget this can be a more costly alternative. The sky is the limit with options such as custom ink colors, custom designs, etc.

Choose your stationer carefully, one with a large selection of various styles and price ranges and where you can receive a 25-30% discount on any order.

The invitation that your guests receive will let them know a lot about you and your wedding. Formal invitations usually indicate that the wedding is going to be formal and elegant. Inexpensive invitations are sometimes of poor paper quality and can indicate that the wedding is going to be “low budget”. Believe it or not, the kind of invitation your guests receive will sometimes dictate the kind of gift they get you.

Keep in mind the impression you want to make – whether you want a formal, traditonal, casual or “something different” invitation and/or wedding.

There are many choices to make such as whether to use 100% cotton paper or a combination of fibers; paper color, whether to use raised lettering (thermography) or engraving (letters stamped into the paper), etc., etc.

Important things to consider:

Order 25 extra invitations when you place the original order. Ordering them later usually costs 3-4 times as much as they would be considered as a “new” order requiring the same amount of work as the original order. Therefore, have an accurate guest count and add an extra 25 invitations to that number.

Before you place your order proofread, proofread, proofread! It is even a good idea to have someone else proof your copy. You can also request that the stationer order a proof of your order. This would mean that once the order is typeset, you would be faxed or emailed a black/white copy for you to review before the whole order is printed. The proof would give you another opportunity to check spelling, puncuation, etc. Again, it is a good idea to have someone check the proof(s) also.

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WEDDING INVITATION WORDING

Typically the bride’s parents would issue the invitations, because traditionally they would host their daughter’s wedding. However these days, more and more couples are paying for their own weddings or the costs are split amongst the families of the bride and groom.
The reasoning behind couples paying for their own wedding is fair and understandable. Today’s couples are more financially able to cover the cost than in the 1970’s. No longer does the bride live at home, taken care of by her parents, until the day she marries prince charming. Women take care of themselves and are now in financial position to contribute to their grand day.
Usually, wedding invitations will suggest who is considered the host. The host is the person (s) that’s issuing the invitation. Although, it is not incorrect to use the traditional style when the couple is covering the entire cost of the wedding; some wish to use this style out of respect for their parents and tradition. Contemporary wording is also in vogue, so don’t be afraid to consider it as well. You just might like something different than the traditional wording.

Traditional style used when the bride’s parents are hosting:

Mr. and Mrs. William Lane
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Stephanie Denise
to
Mr. Joseph Norway
etc.

When the bride’s parents are hosting and the groom’s parents are included:

Mr. and Mrs. James Walker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Cheryl Rae Walker
to
Mr. Timothy Earle Jones
son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Jones
etc.

When both parents are hosting:

Mr. and Mrs. James Walker
and
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Cheryl Rae Walker
to
Mr. Timothy Earle Jones
etc.