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Choosing A Wedding Invitation
Terry Lowery
Choosing wedding invitations has become just as important as choosing your
bridal gown, because it is your official announcement that will
beautifully display your names together and the date of your upcoming
union. An invitation could be cherished forever in a frame or scrapbook
and will be seen for generations to come.
The most important detail to pay attention to when choosing a
wedding invitation is the company who will be making them. Is it a
respectable company? Are they capable of doing good work and paying
attention to even the smallest details? Do they have a good reputation of
getting the invitations sent out at a reasonable time and are their fees
acceptable? Once you have found a good stationary company to order your
invitations through, they will be able to help you decide the wording to
use and the etiquette to use in unusual situations.
Choosing a wedding invitation will be based on the tone you
want set for your wedding. It should match the style and theme, whether it
is casual and light or a more formal ceremony. You may also think about
applying wedding colors to the ink of invitations. This will give guests
the hint of your wedding colors when they want to buy you gifts that
reflect your special day.
For unique styles when choosing your wedding invitation,
think about having your stationary company put a black and white photo of
you and your soon to be groom on the invitation. There are also many
different types of clip art you can add. For a more formal wedding, add
ribbons and bows to the invitation, which can be tied on by you after
printing is done.
When choosing your wedding invitations, think about what
information you will want to include. Be sure there will be ample room for
what you want to say. A typical invitation includes the bride and grooms
names, parent’s names, date and time of wedding and the name and address
of the church. You may also want to include any plans of a reception with
times and address. Response cards can be added with the invitations for an
additional fee which will ask the guest to send back an answer to whether
they are attending and how many there will be in their party.
Once you have chosen your wedding invitations, give yourself
plenty of time to order them so you can proofread the writing and have
them corrected if necessary. Be sure to have an accurate guest list so
that you do not run short on invitations when sending them out. They
should be sent out no sooner than a month before the wedding and no later
than two weeks before. By sending them out too soon, guests may lose the
invitation and forget your big day and by sending them out too late, many
people will have a hard time attending because of prior obligations.
When choosing invitations remember to pick the one you feel
fits your wedding and style, pay attention to wording, order early, and
proofread. Always save an invitation back for yourself for you and your
spouse to read in the years to come.
This article provided courtesy of http://www.wedding-accessory-guide.net
This article is reprinted with permission from
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