Your wedding invitation is the first glimpse your guests
have into what your wedding will be like. With that said
choosing the right invitation is very important. If your
wedding is a certain theme your invitation should reflect
that. For instance if you are having an ultra romantic or
fairy tale wedding your wedding invitation should also be
very romantic. Another thing you should consider is that
the invitation is not only there to invite your guests, but
it will also be a keepsake to many of them so you want it
to be very nice and to remind them of what your wedding
will be like.
Now that you are thinking about your wedding theme and
colors while you shop, the next thing you need to consider
is the prices of the stationery and how much your budget
allows. By the time you are ready to choose invitations
you should pretty much understand your budget and how much
money you have to devote to wedding stationery. The range
of money you could spend on wedding stationery is large.
Therefore you need to know going in what you can spend now.
When looking at prices make sure you note the differences
between invitations sold alone (with no inserts) and ones
that include matching inserts and extras such as driving
directions, reception cards, meal choices selections and
thank you cards. Your guests will need to know where they
are going and when and you will need to thank everyone
after the big day. Keep all this in mind when making your
choices.
Next you need to think about the style of the wedding
invitation. Again the style of the invitation should match
the type of wedding you are having. This is especially
important if your wedding is either formal or light, or a
grand wedding versus a simple wedding. You wouldn?t want
simple wedding invitations for a grand wedding event or
overly formal invitations for a lighter wedding. Besides
matching your stationery style up to the theme of the day
you should also pay attention to the colors in your wedding.
The other question with regards to style you want to answer
is whether your wedding will be traditional or modern. If
your wedding fits into either type you may want your
stationery to match. If you are going to have a traditional
wedding you would want to use invitations which are light
in color, usually whites and cream colored only. The
invitations would have test but that is all, no graphics or
pictures would be present. On the other hand if you think
you a planning a more modern wedding the invitation colors
are pretty much endless. It is not unheard of these days to
have wedding invitations which are green, red or even
black. Modern wedding invitations may use graphics and
pictures, even though it is not necessary.
Now that you know what type of invitation you want you need
to find a supplier. The common supplier would be a printer
or stationery company local to the area you live in. Of
course there is nothing wrong with this if your area has a
good supplier available. If you have one in our area you
can go in and see samples, find out the type of paper they
use and see the finished products they have to display. If
you choose not to use them or do not have any suitable
suppliers in your area there is always mail order and
internet stationery stores that you can use. Mail order and
internet suppliers usually have a vivid catalog to choose
from with pictures of each style available. Many suppliers
will give your helpful suggestions of choice of word,
stationery etiquette and when to send out the invitations.
Choose the correct supplier by finding the right invitation
for you at a cost that you can live with.
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Pam Kazmierczak runs Wedding Planning 101,
http://www.wedding-planning-101.com , a wedding ideas
website. Go to her website for wedding ideas and free
articles, or to learn more about planning your wedding
today. Do you need to do some wedding shopping for all your
wedding needs - then check out her wedding store
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