The ring is on your finger and the planning is underway -- time to get your guests in the loop. Your first step: Send a wedding save-the-date card. This pre-invitation mailing officially announces your wedding date and lets guests know that they will, in fact, be invited to the celebration. Here are the answers to your most-asked etiquette questions.
Where to Start
Q. Do we have to send a save-the-date?
As destination weddings and three-day weekends have become more standard, so have save-the-dates. And if you're marrying during high-travel times like a holiday weekend or summer in a beach town, a save-the-date is an expected courtesy. Of course, you don't have to send one if you don't want, but it will give guests the heads up about your wedding plans. Between travel arrangements and busy schedules, sending a save-the-date will increase guests' chances of attending your celebration. And that's the goal, right?
If someone receives a save-the-date and will be unable to attend, they are likely to offer regrets far in advance. You still need to send a wedding invitation as a common courtesy.
Q. When do you send them?
As a general rule, it's best to start spreading the news at around six months prior to the ceremony (eight months for a faraway destination). This gives wedding guests plenty of time to book their travel, save a bit of cash, and ask for days off from work. Any earlier, and they may toss the notice aside. Any later, and it might as well be an invitation.
Q. Do we have to send save-the-dates to everyone?
Just to the people that you want to come to your wedding. Even if you've already received confirmations from certain guests, you still need to send them a save-the-date (bridesmaids, siblings, and parents). But remember: Only send to those that you definitely want to attend. Once these are in the mail, there's really no turning back.
Sticky Situations
Q. Do we need to add “and guest,” or can that wait for the invitations?
It's best to be clear about who's invited to the wedding, even this far in advance. Always call your best friend's boyfriend by his nickname? Now's the time to find out what's on his birth certificate. By including the actual names of every intended guest on the envelope, you're less likely to have any assumed invitees (like your third cousin's new boyfriend), or general confusion (is your seven-year-old niece invited?). Being up front about who's invited also gives families with uninvited kids ample time to plan for child care, and out-of-towners time to figure out hotel room shares.
Q. What if we send save-the-dates and then change the date or location?
This scenario is very unlikely, since no couple should send out formal wedding information before setting the plans in stone -- but stranger things have happened. In the event of an unexpected change of plans, your best bet is to update your wedding website, pick up the phone, and start spreading the word. You do have the option of sending out another mailing that explains the dilemma -- but a personal, verbal notice is the best way to avoid confusion. (If your wedding guest list is a bit overwhelming, enlist the help of your bridal party.)
Source: Erin Walters http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/save-the-dates/articles/save-the-dates-etiquette.aspx#ixzz1n8JFVunb
Showing posts with label Invitations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Invitations. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Sunday, 12 February 2012
How Can I Cut Corners on the Invitations?
To make your invitations more personal and less expensive, do them yourself. There are a number of paper stores and websites available where you can find original ideas and ways to make your own invitations.
Order your invitations over the Internet instead of a printing shop (it's a little cheaper). Mail order is another possibility.
Order a plain invitation from a company and decorate it yourself. All you need is a hole-puncher and some ribbon and/or parchment paper.
Source: http://www.frugalbride.com/frugalhintstips.html
Order your invitations over the Internet instead of a printing shop (it's a little cheaper). Mail order is another possibility.
Order a plain invitation from a company and decorate it yourself. All you need is a hole-puncher and some ribbon and/or parchment paper.
Source: http://www.frugalbride.com/frugalhintstips.html
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Wedding Invitations
Your Wedding Invitation gives the first impression for your Toronto wedding. Express yourself with flair and elegance through the wedding invitations you send!
Ordering Your Wedding Invitations – The Wedding Checklist
Six to nine months before your wedding date is when you should choose and order your wedding invitation. Toronto Area invitation specialists, as featured here, have the selection to make that easy.
Wedding Invitation Styles
You can decide between a strictly traditional, formal style of invitation or a more personal modern style. Or you may find a happy blend of styles, say a traditional look with a less formal, more modern message. The traditional wedding invitation is very formal in style. It is generally engraved on fine light brown or white paper with black ink. The wording is formal and written in the third person and addressed from the parents of the bride to the guest, often beginning “Mr. and Mrs. Braithwaite request the honour of your presence...” followed by lines giving the date, venue, etc. The typeface for these invitations is usually a formal, old-fashioned script. The traditional wedding invitation is usually sent in two envelopes, the outer one is where the name and address of the guest is written and the inner one just the name and title of the guest. The inner envelope contains the wedding invitation protected by an elegant sheet of tissue.
On the other hand, you should feel free to depart from this formal tradition is you so wish, and our featured Toronto Area wedding invitation specialists can show you many exciting alternatives. There are many kinds of paper to choose from, including rag (cotton), wood fibre and hand made in a variety of textures. You can choose from many different colours and shapes for your invitation. You can have your message printed by traditional engravure, thermography (rich looking raised ink) or offset printing. You can have your picture printed on you wedding invitation – photo invitations are becoming very popular. There are many embellishments you can use to enhance your invitation, such as silk ribbons, wax seals, pressed flowers, embossing and illustrations. As well, you can make your message less formal and more personal, such as having it written in the first person and addressed from the bride and groom.
Other Wedding Stationery
You may require a reception card, a separate invitation to the reception. If only some of your guests are being invited to the reception, you must enclose the reception card with their invitations. If all guests are invited to the reception, you may use a reception card or you may include the reception information in the wedding invitation’s message. Other items you may wish to enclose with your wedding invitations are travel instructions and map, parking information, pew card, a program of the ceremony, reply card, etc. You may also want to choose your thank you cards at this time if you want a consistent look with your wedding invitations.
Invitation Tips
When you order your wedding invitation, it’s a good idea to order more than you think you need. You may want to invite guests who were not on your original list, and it is much less expensive to print more than you need than it is to make a special order for just a few. Don’t forget to make follow-up calls to any invited guests who has not responded by two weeks before the wedding.
Source: http://www.theperfectweddingguide.com
Ordering Your Wedding Invitations – The Wedding Checklist
Six to nine months before your wedding date is when you should choose and order your wedding invitation. Toronto Area invitation specialists, as featured here, have the selection to make that easy.
Wedding Invitation Styles
You can decide between a strictly traditional, formal style of invitation or a more personal modern style. Or you may find a happy blend of styles, say a traditional look with a less formal, more modern message. The traditional wedding invitation is very formal in style. It is generally engraved on fine light brown or white paper with black ink. The wording is formal and written in the third person and addressed from the parents of the bride to the guest, often beginning “Mr. and Mrs. Braithwaite request the honour of your presence...” followed by lines giving the date, venue, etc. The typeface for these invitations is usually a formal, old-fashioned script. The traditional wedding invitation is usually sent in two envelopes, the outer one is where the name and address of the guest is written and the inner one just the name and title of the guest. The inner envelope contains the wedding invitation protected by an elegant sheet of tissue.
On the other hand, you should feel free to depart from this formal tradition is you so wish, and our featured Toronto Area wedding invitation specialists can show you many exciting alternatives. There are many kinds of paper to choose from, including rag (cotton), wood fibre and hand made in a variety of textures. You can choose from many different colours and shapes for your invitation. You can have your message printed by traditional engravure, thermography (rich looking raised ink) or offset printing. You can have your picture printed on you wedding invitation – photo invitations are becoming very popular. There are many embellishments you can use to enhance your invitation, such as silk ribbons, wax seals, pressed flowers, embossing and illustrations. As well, you can make your message less formal and more personal, such as having it written in the first person and addressed from the bride and groom.
Other Wedding Stationery
You may require a reception card, a separate invitation to the reception. If only some of your guests are being invited to the reception, you must enclose the reception card with their invitations. If all guests are invited to the reception, you may use a reception card or you may include the reception information in the wedding invitation’s message. Other items you may wish to enclose with your wedding invitations are travel instructions and map, parking information, pew card, a program of the ceremony, reply card, etc. You may also want to choose your thank you cards at this time if you want a consistent look with your wedding invitations.
Invitation Tips
When you order your wedding invitation, it’s a good idea to order more than you think you need. You may want to invite guests who were not on your original list, and it is much less expensive to print more than you need than it is to make a special order for just a few. Don’t forget to make follow-up calls to any invited guests who has not responded by two weeks before the wedding.
Source: http://www.theperfectweddingguide.com
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