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Picking Your Invitations:

Before you start looking for the invitation that best fits your special occasion, think about certain aspects of your wedding, such as:

- Do you have a theme for your wedding?

- What are your colors?

- Where is your ceremony and/or reception being held? (church, reception center, backyard, etc.)

- How formal or informal do you want it to be?

Having an idea of what you want it to look like, not only narrows the search down, but it also saves time searching through endless designs, that don’t fit your expectations.  Depending on your choice of formality, will decide how many envelopes you will use when sending out the invitations.  If you want to be formal, having two envelopes is the key.  Place your invitation in an inner envelope, and then place it in an outer envelope for mailing.  If you want to be more informal, then you’d only need to use one envelope.

Additional Inserts: 

Something else to be considered, is if and how many inserts you will need to include with your invitation.

- Do you need a map showing directions to your ceremony and/or reception?

- Do people need to R.S.V.P. for the ceremony and/or reception?

* Make sure you use the host’s address as the return address when you mail your invitations, because this is the address your guests will use when returning an R.S.V.P. slip.

- Are you registering at any stores?

* If you are registering at any stores, make sure you have actually registered before sending out the invitations.  Some people will buy their gift(s) for you right away, especially if they can’t make it to your reception, and want to send it, or give it to you early.

Wording Your Invitation:

How to word your invitation, and what order you list people can be hard to decide.  Do you put the bride or groom first? Do you put the parents at the beginning or the end?  There’s no set way, and there are so many options.  It is all up to your personal preference.  If the bride, or groom have step parents, it is proper to include them on your invitation, and not leave them out.   Important things to include on your invitations would be:

- The date and time of your ceremony and/or reception

- The location where it’s being held

- The formality of it.  This allows people to know how formal or informally they should dress.

Proper Time to Mail:

Sending out your invitations two to three weeks before your wedding is the ideal time.  It gives your guests enough notice to reserve that night to celebrate with you, yet it’s not received too far in advance, and forgotten about later on.  Keep in mind that those living out of state, and in different countries will take longer for them to receive your invitation.