Invitations for Weddings
For formal weddings, wedding invitations are just one of the pieces of personalized stationery a couple needs to select. Additional wedding stationery includes save-the-date cards, RSVP cards, announcement, thank you cards and place cards for seating at the reception. Invitations for weddings include more than the formal wedding invitation these … Keep Reading → days. Many internet knowledgeable couples actually set up a web site with complete information for family and friends about the location of the ceremony, accommodation options, links to their wedding registries and other pertinent information. Another option is for the betrothed couple to send out a “Save-the-Date” notification often in the form of a postcard with pertinent information such as the wedding date, location and who to contact for more information. Closer to t he actual wedding date, formal wedding invitations go out to invited friends and family. These formal invitations are usually white or cream, but can be in other colors to suit the style and theme of the couple. For instance, a beach wedding might have an invitation looking like a leaf. Wedding announcements go to friends and colleagues as a notification of the wedding without actually inviting them to the wedding festivities. Some couples have chosen to send evites or other email based invitations as an eco-friendly option. Often an option for RSVPing is done using email rather than formal cards. There are always etiquette questions about who to invite to the wedding, should children be included, how to word the invitation for a second marriage or when there are multiple parents of the bride or groom, and what about inviting some to the ceremony but not to the reception? Explore some of the options for wedding invitations and other wedding notices in this Hub.
