In a wedding, many friends and relative would be invited to grace and witness the occasion. It is important that you secure them as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Once you have finalized the date for the wedding, it is time to draw up a preliminary guest list. Depending on the type of wedding chosen, you might want to quickly send out a “Save the Date”card to the people on your guest list to secure the day. Then quickly follow up with the invitation for them to r.s.v.p. By planning early, you would know exactly how many people would be turning up for the event and you can better plan your logistics for the event.

What should you then decide on the wedding invitation? Firstly, you should consider the type of design you want. The details can go all the way down to the envelope used and the type of printing. Try to do this at least 6 months in advance. Prior to that, it is recommended that you send out the “Save the Date” cards so that your guests are aware that you are getting married on this day.

After you have gone to the printer to discuss on the design and start printing, it is important that you keep track of the timeline. It is important that you send out the invitation at least eight weeks before the wedding so that your guests have sufficient time to respond to you. Sometimes, the postal delivery might take up to two weeks and for them to revert to you on their availability, four weeks might already be gone. Before you panic and try to finalize the details with the wedding planner and the hotel, it is advisable to draw up a timeline with the printer to ensure the timely printing of the invitation cards.

Some tips you can keep in mind:

Mail the cards to friends and relatives who live out of town, or far away. This would give you some time to ensure that they have sufficient time to respond to you and to make the necessary transport arrangements. Put a website address on the card. This is to make things easier. If they can respond via your wedding website, it would help to speed up the process. While printing the wedding invitation cards, you might want to also prepare thank you cards which are mailed out after the event. In this way, you might be able to get a better deal as you are printing both sets of cards out at the same time.

By: Anne Lim

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mizemathis asked:


I don’t want to spend $300 on my wedding invitations. Usually that cost doesn’t include the RSVP, reception, inserts, etc… I want to cut costs because we are on a budget. Any suggestions on some great websites that don’t charge an arm and leg for invitations?

Clark asked:


I want to make my own Wedding Invitations but I don’t have the right tools on my computer. Does anyone know of a good Software Program for making Invitations that is available for Free Download?

Jennifer asked:


We are already married, but now we have the money saved to do a formal ceremony with friends and family. We are paying for everything and I was wondering about how to word the wedding invitations. Should I put my maiden name or my married name? Should it be my husbands name first or my name first? I am really looking for some suggestions on how to word the invitations. Help me, please.

When it comes to shopping for your wedding invitations, wondering if they will fold or not is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. On the other hand since many styles do involve some type of fold, you really should be familiar with all the different folds so you know exactly how they affect the look of the invitation style.

Some of the more common folds include:

Invitation folder which has a single fold down the center of the paper so each half is equal. The fold can appear either at the top or on the side of the invitation with your wording appearing on the front of the folder or on the inside once it’s opened. French-fold means the paper is folded twice creating an invitation with four equal sections or panels. This fold is most commonly used with invitations made out of parchment paper. Short-fold is created with one fold that is off-centered from the middle of the paper so the front panel of the invitation is shorter than the longer back panel. The bottom of the back panel that is visible may show a special design or be printed with your first names. Tri-fold occurs when the paper is folded twice either vertically or horizontally to form an invitation with three panels. Both outside panels are folded inward so they overlap, one on top of the other, covering the middle panel. Z-fold is formed in accordion fashion meaning the paper is folded twice in opposite directions creating a three-paneled invitation. Gate-folds can be fashioned with either three or four panels where the two outside panels fold inward to meet in the center. In an open gate fold, there are three panels, with the bottom panel being twice the size of each folded panel. In a closed gatefold, there are four panels of roughly equal size where the outer panels are folded inward together. In some cases, the folded panels are uniquely designed to interlock together.

 

Of course not all wedding invitations are designed with folds. Many styles are simply one-panel invitation cards.



By: Sara Haese

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Yay! asked:


I am making the wedding invitations to my uncle’s wedding and I don’t know which words to use. It’s going to be a small wedding in a friend’s house with just family and close friends so I don’t want it to be too formal. They will be hand delivered also.

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Your wedding invitations are going to be an important part of your wedding planning. There are so many different wedding invitations designs for you to choose from.

Impressing your guests with beautiful invitations is often important for many soon to be couples. And this is not a very difficult to do, even if you are on a tight budget. Spending a large amount of money on your wedding invitations is not something that I suggest you do. Why, because it is unnecessary. Saving money on your invitations will allow you to get that upgrade in your floral arrangement or allocate these funds towards something you really want.

Selecting your wedding invitation design can become very difficult. It is important that you take your time so that you can be happy with your selection. There are a lot of companies online that sell wedding invitations. This is great because you can browse through their wedding invitation designs at your leisure. One of the best things you can do while looking at the different designs is print out the wedding invitation designs that appeal to you. Also, make a list; write down the website address where you found the invitations, as well as the price of the invitations. This will help you find the site again and save valuable time.

If you are having a themed wedding you will want to try your best to incorporate that theme into your wedding invitation design. This should not be difficult with all of the different companies that you can find right on the internet.

It’s important that you begin looking for you wedding invitations in advance. This will leave you enough time to receive them at your home, as well as addressing them and mailing them to all of your guest.

Do not forget to include directions to your reception if you are having it at a separate location. There is nothing worse then licking all the envelopes only to find out you forgot to insert directions into the wedding invitations.

I must repeat, spending your money on very expensive wedding invitations is not something that you need to do. I understand you want this day to be as memorable as possible, but you can get beautiful wedding invitations that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Start by searching on the internet. Request samples and catalogs from the companies. You will definitely be able to save money and receive high quality wedding invitations for your special day. I would also suggest do-it-yourself invitations. They are very inexpensive and not difficult to complete.

By: Regina Watson

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Ashley asked:


I am planning on sending out my wedding invitations! Do I send out a seperate invitation to the rehearsal dinner, or do I just plan that aside with the people in the wedding??? This is a casual beach wedding. Also, where on the invitation do I put attire for the wedding as casual, or do I need a seperate card for that????