Communication — as important in your wedding planning as it will be in your marriage. You'll need to announce your engagement, invite your guests to the festivities, announce your wedding to those that couldn't make it, and thank those that did.
If you receive a wedding invitation without a pre-printed response card (wherein you simply indicate the number of people attending and what will be your preferred dinner selection), then a handwritten note of acceptance or regret should be sent to the host of the wedding.
Your invitation sends a message about the style of your wedding—whether it will be formal or casual, whether there is a certain theme or special locale. It also sends a message about your vision of your wedding—the details of color choice, the style of the lettering, the phrases of the wording, any symbols, designs or collages—let your guests know about what will make your wedding unique.
It’s the #1 invitation etiquette question: how do we list our parents’ names? Given today’s new wedding planning arrangements where the bride’s family is not always paying for the entirety of the wedding – since it might be the bride and groom paying for most if not all, or the groom’s parents are kicking in a percent of the expenses – couples are looking for the correct etiquette to pay proper respect to all parents, involved or not. We have the solutions!
Couples have long wished that they could mix and match their individual choices, and now they can! You can be the artist of your wedding invitation package, accessorizing the invitation like you would an outfit. If you’ll mix and match your invitations suite, here are the rules for today’s elegant styles.
When you’re ordering your invitations, don’t forget to order the essentials that make up your entire wedding invitation ensemble (also called a ‘wedding suite’ in some invitation designers’ terminology.) Here are the Must-Haves...
Invitations & Stationery
The etiquette on requesting gifts for your wedding.
Your invitation sends a message about the style of your wedding—whether it will be formal or casual, whether there is a certain theme or special locale. It also sends a message about your vision of your wedding—the details of color choice, the style of the lettering, the phrases of the wording, any symbols, designs or collages—let your guests know about what will make your wedding unique.
It’s the #1 invitation etiquette question: how do we list our parents’ names? Given today’s new wedding planning arrangements where the bride’s family is not always paying for the entirety of the wedding – since it might be the bride and groom paying for most if not all, or the groom’s parents are kicking in a percent of the expenses – couples are looking for the correct etiquette to pay proper respect to all parents, involved or not. We have the solutions!
