Creating your wedding invitations involves etiquette, creativity and your personal style. It’s worth checking every detail twice to ensure that the first impression you make is a good one. Consider our advice to help you pick the perfect printer for your invitations and take our tips for addressing your invitations properly.
Invitation by: Britton’s Art Studio
{Addressing Your Invitations}
Envelopes should be handwritten in charcoal gray or black ink. Write the guest’s name on the inner envelope and insert the invitation, the RSVP card and the reply envelope with the printed side facing the back flap. Use RSVP cards for a firm guest count and enclosure cards for special arrangements. The outer envelope should have a return address on the back flap. Address the front of the envelope according to the following guidelines.
- To indicate both parties of a married couple, use “Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Green.”
- If every member of a family is invited, write “Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Green and Family.”
- If only the older children are included, their names are written below the parents “Miss Erin Green.”
- When addressing an unmarried couple living together, use each of their full names “Mr. Brant Howard and Miss Loretta Thompson.”
- Street names, cities and states should be written out completely without abbreviations.
Ceremony or reception cards invite guests to only one or the other. Pew cards reserve church seating and at-home cards convey your official new name and address. Invitations should be mailed four to six weeks before the wedding, three weeks before at the latest. Mail them earlier if many of your guests are traveling a considerable distance or if the wedding is on a holiday to allow time for travel arrangements.
{Questions for Potential Printers }
- May I see samples of your work?
- What packages do you offer? What do they include?
- What kinds of products do you offer?
- How long will it take to have each order processed?
- Will we see a proof before the invites are printed?
- Do you offer discounts if we order other items at the same time, such as thank you notes?
- Do you offer custom designs?
- Can you create a program for the ceremony?
- How far in advance must I book your services?
- What is your cancellation policy?
- Is a deposit required? If so, when and how much?
- Are you able to fill future orders, such as monogrammed stationery or additional thank you notes?
Would you like to see more tips to help with your wedding plans? View our Summer/Fall 2016 issue of Premier Bride of Mississippi online here!