Wedding Invitation Etiquette

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When to Send Wedding Invitations for Your 2026 or 2027 Wedding: The UK Guide

By Jo Shaddick / 9 October 2025

Quick Answer: For UK weddings in 2026 or 2027, send wedding invitations 4-8 months before your big day. Send them earlier (6-8 months) for spring/summer weddings, destination weddings, or if guests need to book accommodation. Bank holiday weddings require even more notice—aim for 8-12 months in advance. Exactly when should you plan to send wedding […]

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How early is too early for wedding invitations?

By Jo Shaddick / 16 May 2024

Exactly how early is too early for wedding invitations? I know, you’ve searched and searched online to find the definitive answer, but every site you find is telling you something different. Aunt Peggy says that in her day it was always 8 to 12 weeks in advance. But Karen in that wedding chat group is

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a wedding invitation with green eucalyptus design to the corners. It is printed onto seed paper and is shown with a brown recycled kraft envelope

Do you write guest names on wedding invitations?

By Jo Shaddick / 15 February 2024

As a wedding stationer, this is something I get asked a lot. Do you write guest names on wedding invitations? Or do you put their names on the envelope? My short answer is yes I always recommend you write guest names on wedding invitations. Writing the guest names on the wedding invitation clarifies exactly who

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Wedding Invitations: an A to Z of everything!

By Jo Shaddick / 6 December 2023

When I talk about wedding invitations, which I do, a lot, obvs, I often find myself answering the same questions time and time again. So, I thought it was time to put together a collection of those questions in a fun A to Z format. So here it is, my A to Z of everything

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wedding save the date cards with a eucalyptus design on the corners

Wedding invitations and save the date: 9 mistakes to avoid

By Jo Shaddick / 7 September 2023

Wedding invitations and save the date. These are the essential pieces of your wedding stationery suite that you will need BEFORE your big day. You’ll need plenty of other items actually on the day, but more on that later. Your save the date cards and wedding invitations are your first opportunities to set the tone

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When to send evening wedding invitations: my pro tips!

By Jo Shaddick / 7 February 2023

It’s wedding planning season, I’m a wedding stationery designer. It almost goes without saying that I’m getting lots of questions in my inbox right now about invites and when to send them. Specifically, when to send evening wedding invitations. Do they go at the same time as the day ones, or later? As with ‘all

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No children on a wedding invite: 6 ways to put it politely

By Jo Shaddick / 26 January 2023

How to say no children at your wedding, but politely, on your wedding invitation? It’s a tricky one isn’t it? Depending on your guest list, the message can simply be put out by word of mouth. If you want to include something a little more formal, then you should include some sort of wording to

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What to include in a wedding invitation: a complete guide

By Jo Shaddick / 8 March 2022

What to include in a wedding invitation? Well, you need the essentials, obviously, but exactly how much extra detail needs to go in there? Do you have to include an rsvp card, what about menus? And is it really OK to mention gifts (or money instead of gifts)? I go through all of these questions

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a rustic wedding invitation with extra information and a reply card with menu choices

Wedding reply cards: 12 things you didn’t know about them

By Jo Shaddick / 22 February 2022

Wedding reply cards. What are they, do you really need them and what should you put on them? So many questions! In this blog I’m going to address some of the things I am asked all the time about wedding RSVP cards. I hope you find it useful. In short, wedding reply cards encourage a

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Evening reception wedding invites: 5 things you need to know about them

By Jo Shaddick / 8 February 2022

Evening reception wedding invites. Yes, they’re different to your ‘main’ or wedding day invitations. Why? Because they only go to those guests that you want to join you for the evening reception or party. When I meet couples at my studio they often have lots of questions about evening reception invites, so I’ve addressed some

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