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Wedding Invitation Tips and Advice |
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You're well into planning your wedding and have finally decided
on the design of your wedding invitation. The wording has been
chosen and the guest list is well on its way to completion. Here
are some additional wedding invitation tips and advice that you
should also be aware of.
- If children will also be included as guests, you can choose to
write out their individual names on the addressed envelopes or
put "and family". For example:
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simpson, Cathy and John
or
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simpson and Family
- If the children are older teenagers (say 16 years of age or older),
you may wish to send them an individual invitation, just like
you would an adult.
- If you don't wish to include children at the ceremony, do not
include their names or "and family" on the outside of the
envelope. It's suggested you add "Sorry, but children are not
invited", "adults only" or something similar somewhere on the
invitation to make it clear. If you wish to include them at the
reception, but not at the ceremony, you could note this information
on the response cardor on the invitation itself at the bottom
in some fashion.
- When issuing invitations to a guest who is single, it is polite
to put "and Guest" on the outside of the envelope so that they have
the option to bring along a companion. For example:
Mr. Ralph Jones and Guest or Miss Sarah Campbell and Guest
- Be forewarned. Usually 7% to 10% of the guests who respond
with a yes will not actually attend the wedding. In addition, 20% to
30% won't make it to the reception. This can wreak havoc when
budgeting for a sit down dinner. You may want to consider a buffet
style dinner instead.
- In some cases, you'll want to invite people to the ceremony, but
not the reception or vice versa. If so, then you will need two sets
of invitations printed. One that includes reception information and
one that doesn't.
- If you don't receive a reply from some guests by your reply date,
do not hesitate to call them. It is important that you know how
many are attending so you budget accordingly.
- If you decide to order invitations, be sure to do so at least 4 to
6 weeks before they are scheduled to be mailed. If you plan on
mailing your invitations around the 15th of March, order them
between February 1st and 15th.
- Double, even triple check everything before it gets printed.
This includes invitations, response cards, envelopes, wedding
programs, etc. whether you're doing them yourself or your having
them professionally printed. Check for spelling errors especially.
- Always order extra invitation envelopes and response card envelopes.
There will inevitably be a few mistakes when addressing these and
you'll want to have a few extras on hand.
- You should mail your invitations at least 6 weeks before the
wedding date and indicate that you would like a response at
least 3 weeks before the wedding date. So if your wedding date
is July 1st, mail your invitations by May 15th and ask that they
respond by June 7th. This will give guests time to receive their
invitations and reply by mail, which in turn, gives you time
to firm up catering plans, seating arrangements, etc.
- If your wedding is going to actually be held on a beach or other
outdoor area, be sure that you let your guests know this, so they
can dress appropriately.
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About The Author: Copyright 2004 - Rose Smith has been providing helpful information on wedding planning for many years. Her latest web site is designed to provide you with the best wedding planning guides available on the Internet for instant download. Start planning your wedding today the fast, easy way and save thousands of dollars in the process. Visit http://www.wedding-planning-guides.com |
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RE: Wedding Invitation Tips and Advice
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Post By jan (Guest Post)
(09/20/2006)
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This really doesn't help me that much. I need wording help for a complicated family!
My parents are both deceased, and my fiancee's parents are divorced and remarried seperately. How do we phrase the invite?
Editor's Note: I would phrase it: We cordially invite you to our marriage. NAME and NAME, place, time, etc.
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