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Wedding Invitations Ideas for online wedding invitations, and wedding invitation etiquette
It's the new school of wedding invitations. In the 90's you had to find catalogs and order invitation samples. Now wedding stationary companies have simple
to use sites allowing you to design your wedding invitations online, and see your online invitation samples before you buy. No surprises with online invitations, what you see is what you get. Savvy
brides get discount wedding invitations online directly from the printers.
We have ideas for you below.
There are 4 types of invitations for you to consider for
your wedding:
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Save The Date - This type of invitation is usually a
card you can send out to your guests up to a year before your wedding. This
also acts as your announcement to the world that your marriage is now
immanent. Once you have your date finalized, you send out your Save the Date
cards or Save the Date postcards to give everyone a heads up to reserve that
date. In this age of PDAs people can enter it into their Outlook and
other electronic calendars. You should include the names of the bride and
groom to be, and the venue if it is known, with a note that more details
will follow.
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Wedding Invitations - No need to state the obvious
here. You should have your invitations printed up 3 months before your
wedding to allow for production time. Some engraved invitations can
take longer so verify with the printer how long they will take. Send out
your invitations 2 months before the wedding. This will give your
guests enough time to plan their travel arrangements, and take time off from
work if necessary.
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Bridal Shower Invitations - The bride
can work with her Maid of Honor to design the bridal shower invitation, or
you can maintain the same design theme as the rest of your invitations. You
should send them out about 1 month before the wedding shower. You should
have someone other than family host the bridal shower party for you, to
avoid the appearance that you're trying to solicit gifts through your family
as a buffer.
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Thank You Cards - Thank you notes are a must, it's
rude not to send out thank you cards to guests who bought you wedding gifts.
You usually order thank you cards when you order your wedding invitations to
keep the same theme. As you open gifts, you should write down who
purchased each gift for you. Personalize the thank you letters by
acknowledging the gift that the guest bought for you. You should send
out the thank you notes as soon as possible after you get back from your
honeymoon. You'll want to do it quickly anyway before you start to
forget who bought you each gift.

Sites to get Your Wedding Invitations Online
Don't worry at all about invitation wording, what dates, or
logistics, these companies are pros and will guide through every step.
Elegant Wedding Invitations at FineStationery.com
A great site for wedding invitations online is FineStationary. They have
over 1000 styles of wedding invitations, from the best manufacturers, and
samples can be viewed online. Search online for wedding invitations and quickly find what you want. Their
online Design Center allows you to preview your finished wedding invitations online before you buy. They have wedding invitation consultants to help you on wedding
invitation wording, layout, wedding invitation etiquette, help with special wedding invitation requests. In addition to good quality wedding invitations and announcements, they have, save the date cards, rehearsal
dinner invitations, wedding programs, reception place cards.
Wedding Invitation Tips
- Use Wedding Software
to track your wedding invitation RSVPs, and track wedding gifts
- Get wedding thank you cards to thank your guests for wedding
gifts. Wedding thank you notes mean a lot to guests
- Use online sites that help you with your wedding invitations
- Buy wedding invitations, envelopes, wedding thank you cards, wedding reception cards, at the same time
if you want to maintain a theme
- Order more than the number of guests you plan to invite. Expect
only 75% of your invited wedding guests to RSVP
- The is no such thing as a cheap discount wedding invitation unless you make it yourself
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