Wedding
Invitations
Wedding invitations not only inform your
guests of the date, time and location of the
wedding, they set the theme for your entire
celebration. Theme invitations set the tone
for the wedding. Your wedding invitation may
also include a direction card or map and
time and location of the reception. Mail
wedding invitations six weeks before the
wedding and be sure to have your wedding
invitations weighed at the post office to
determine the proper postage.
Wedding
Invitations
Do-It-Yourself
Accessories
Blank
Invitations
Create
Your Own Invitations
Printed
Wedding Invitation
Envelope Flaps...
Save time while making sure undeliverable
wedding invitations are returned to you by
having your outer envelopes printed with a
return address. This will also ensure that
those guests who want to send cards and
gifts directly to your home will have the
correct address.
Lined
Inner Envelopes...
Choose a lined inner envelope to enhance the
beauty of your wedding invitation. A variety
of colors are available to choose from for
the perfect look.
Envelope
Seals
Wedding
Reception Folders
and Cards...
Wedding reception cards are used to inform
guests of the location of the party, wedding
reception, and/or dance. Since reception
cards are enclosed with your invitation,
mailing envelopes are not necessary.
Reception cards and direction cards use the
same folding card as an informal and respond
card.
Reception
Essentials
Wedding
Respond Folders
and Cards...
Wedding
respond cards are used to help determine how
many guests plan to attend your wedding or
event. An accurate count is vital for
preparing enough food, seating and other
accommodations so ordering wedding respond
cards can actually save you money. Wedding
response cards are included with your
invitation and returned by guests by the
date indicated on the card (usually two
weeks before the wedding/event.) Today, many
cards are printed to allow guests to select
an entree as well as indicate if they will
be attending your celebration.
Wedding
respond envelopes are included free with
your respond cards. They should be printed
with the address of whoever will be tallying
the guest count. As a convenience for your
guests, be sure to include a stamp on each
envelope.
Informal Wedding
Notes...
Informal
notes may be personalized with your names
and used as thank you notes, gift
enclosures, or for other correspondence long
after the wedding - so order plenty. All
informal notes include single mailing
envelopes. Informal notes use the same
folding card as a reception and respond
card.
Personalized
Stationery
Custom Bridal Pens
Notes
Printed
Wedding
Thank You Note Envelope Flaps...
Save time
by having your thank you note envelope flaps
printed with a return address for a slight
additional charge.
Now you
can send us your wedding guest list and/or
holiday card list online. No mailing - No
Faxing. Simply type in the information and
CC will
give your envelopes their high quality hand
addressed look.
Personalized Labels
Wedding Thank You Notes...
Writing
notes of thanks is an etiquette must. Thank
you notes are available blank for you to
write your personal note of thanks, or you
may choose to have them printed in order to
acknowledge your wedding gifts quickly.
Thank you notes only need to include a
single mailing envelope.
Proper
Etiquette for Addressing Your
Wedding Envelopes
Outer
Wedding Envelopes:
1. Use full names and formal titles. Do not
abbreviate.
2. Do not use symbols. Spell out the word
"and".
3. Do not use initials. Spell out all names.
4. Do not write "and family" if children are
to be included in the invitation (See #2 of
Inner Envelopes).
5. Use figures only when writing house
numbers and zip codes.
Ex: 1747 Second Avenue South
6. Write out the words "Street",
"Boulevard", "Avenue", etc.
7. Do not abbreviate state names.
Envelope
Seals
Inner Wedding Envelopes:
1. Use full names and formal titles. Do not
abbreviate. Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Steven Johnson
2. Type the first names of children to be
invited below the parents' names in order of
age.
Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
Lisa, Adam, and Julia
3. Omit children's names if you are planning
an adult-only celebration.
4. If an invitation to a single guest
extends to an unknown escort, address the
inner envelope with your guest's name
followed by "and Guest".
Ex: Miss Andrews and Guest
Single Outer Envelopes:
If you have selected an invitation that does
not include an inner envelope or choose not
to use your inner envelope, you may follow
traditional addressing rules for outer
envelopes or create a new way that works
best for you.
1. For a traditional single outer envelope
address, include the names of the children
to be invited below the parents’ names as on
a standard inner envelope.
2. Write “and guest” as it would have
appeared on an inner envelope.
Mailing Your Invitations:
1. Mail all invitations at the same time,
six to eight weeks before the wedding date,
using first class postage. If you are
enclosing response cards in your
invitations, remember to include stamps on
the return envelopes.
2. Assembled invitations often require
additional postage. To avoid postage delays
and returned invitations, take a completely
assembled invitation to your post office to
determine proper postage.
3. Be sure to include a return address on
each outer envelope. Invitations returned by
the post office will allow you to invite
those individuals personally.
4. You’ve received the exact number of inner
and outer envelopes you ordered. |
