Wedding Invitations

Ordering wedding invitations online can save a lot of money, and turnaround time may be even faster than a local dealer.

When ordering invitations, other related items that are often purchased at the same time include:

• Save the Date Cards
• Reply Cards and Envelopes
• Other Enclosures (Directions/Maps, Accommodation Info., etc.)
• Marriage Announcements
• Ceremony Programs
• Place Cards for the Reception
• Printed Cocktail Napkins or Number Cards for Reception Tables
• Gift Bag or Wedding Favor Tags
• Note Cards
• Thank You Cards
• Address Change Announcements

TIP: If you would like to have a calligrapher address your invitations and announcements, consider hiring an art student from a local college to save money. You might also want to consider having a graphic design student design your wedding invitation if you are looking for invites which are a bit more unique and "one-of-a-kind," while still remaining within your budget.

When you have a completed invitation set (with reply card, envelope and any other enclosures) take it to your local post office to determine the necessary amount of postage.

Be sure to buy enough stamps for both the reply envelopes and the invitations themselves, and feel free to choose stamps that match your own unique personality (flowers, etc.) There is actually a cool new service that the USPS offers now called PhotoStamps - you can actually turn your own photos into real US postage! :)

When everything's ready to go, bring your stamped invitations to the post office to have them hand cancelled rather than just dropping them in a mail box. This will help you own peace of mind in seeing them off, and they'll be spared the wear and tear of going through the automated machines.

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