Wedding Invitations Tips to Make Choosing Simple

For some reason, just the thought of selecting wedding invitations has many brides wanting to elope. Use these quick tips to make selecting your invitations a lot simpler.

Wedding invitations set the tone for the entire wedding. If you plan to have a formal, traditional wedding, then you definitely want your invitations to be the same. Your local bridal stores and stationers’ will have a wide range for you to choose from, or you can order them online.

They will also be able to offer suggestions and provide the information you need to properly address them. The colors are generally white or off-white with black ink. You can also get them in pale pastel colors, but white is the most formal.

If you’re having an informal or themed marriage ceremony, you have a wider range of choices. One of the hottest trends these days is to have them handmade. These allow you to truly let your imagination go wild. Just be aware that handmade invitations also take longer to get.

This is especially important because the invitations need to be mailed 6 to 8 weeks before your wedding date. As for finding someone to craft your handmade invitations, visit your local crafts stores, ask friends for recommendations, check your Yellow Pages, and visit online resources.

While formal invitations generally have particular form they follow, less formal ones can be worded any way you like. Just be sure that all the vital information is included. Someone who handmade them professionally will be able to guide you through this process and ensure that all the items that need to be included will be.

Another aspect to think about when deciding is whether to have them engraved or printed (lithography). Engraving is the most formal and popular—it’s also the most expensive. You can get excellent quality by having them printed. Printing costs less and is generally quicker. A good thing to know if you’re coming down to the wire on getting them out in time.