Wedding Invitations: A Glimpse

Wedding invitations are quite important.  When you select wedding invitations it is often one of the first steps the bride and groom takes together.  Wedding invitations make a statement about the couple.

Sometimes couples are beginning their wedding invitation process with a magnet or card that tells people to save a certain date.  This first part of the wedding invitation process is a good way for invited guests to have the date three or four months ahead of time.

Wedding invitations have more than one part.  You will have the wedding invitation itself. Some wedding invitations also have a reception card and a response set. 

The actual wedding invitation invites the guests to the ceremony and may also be the reception card if the reception is at the same location as the ceremony.

The reception card part of wedding invitations gives guests the information about the reception if it is located separately from the ceremony.  A reception card may also be used if the reception does not immediately follow the wedding itself.

The reception card will list the name, address and time of the reception.

Wedding invitations often have a response set that contains a small card and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.  The card will have a space for the invited guests to accept or decline the invitation to the reception.

You may also want to order your thank-you notes at the same time as the wedding invitations.  They can match the wedding invitations and this will be one less thing you need to worry about later.

You will need to decide how you want the wedding invitations created.  If you have your wedding invitations engraved it will be much more costly.  If you choose engraved wedding invitations they will cost around $1.00 each.  Thermography wedding invitations are usually less than half this cost and most people can not tell the difference.

When choosing wedding invitations you should spend a little time looking at the type style. Make sure the type style is not only readable and pleasing but that it compliments the kind of wedding you are having.  If you are having a very casual wedding you may not want to have a really traditional type style for your wedding invitations.

You can find wedding invitations at retail stores located in your city.  You can also find stores that carry wedding invitations and other stationery items.  There are stationery stores online, you can order wedding invitations through catalogues and bridal magazines have listings of companies that carry wedding invitations.

If cost is an issue you may want to check out several of these places before you make a final decision on your wedding invitations.

Your wedding invitations are the first impression you make to your friends and family.