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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Exactly when should you plan to send your wedding invitations for your 2024 or 2025 wedding? I get it, 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. …
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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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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? 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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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. 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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Asking for money instead of gifts in your wedding invitations. It’s a tricky one isn’t it? I get it, you’ve been ‘living in sin’ (sorry Nana) for three years. You’ve got every kitchen gadget you could possibly need (Nutribullet anyone?). And frankly, you’re done with dusting photo frames. So what do you do about the …
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How to include menu choices in wedding invitations. It’s a question I’m asked nearly every time I meet with a couple to discuss their stationery. Do you have to include a menu in the invite? How do you incorporate menu options? Should you ask about dietary requirements? What about children’s meals? And if you do …
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Wedding invites have their own little lexicon of weird and wonderful words. I mean – what does ‘carriages at midnight mean’ and why is a wedding breakfast served at three o’clock in the afternoon? In this blog I’ll explore some of the fancy words and phrases used in wedding invites, explaining what they actually mean …
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