Do I really need an outer and inner envelopes for my wedding invitations? (besides the response envelope)?
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I am a part-time event and wedding coordinator.  This is the advice I give my clients.  Etiquette dictates inside envelopes for formal events.  Since you stated that your wedding will be less formal, it would be perfectly acceptable for you to NOT include an inside envelope.\n\nMight I also recommend that you write a small number on the back of your response cards as well.  Someone will always return a response card by checking yes or no but forget to put their name.  Having that number on the back of the card will help you keep your sanity.\n\nCongratulations on your engagement and have a great time with the planning and the marriage!\n\nCheers,\nShauna
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What is the custom invitation written in?  or what is its file format?  That may give a better idea as to which program may be better to use for printing.  The program that creates the invitation impacts the printing along with the layout of the paper and how it must be fed through the printer.  \n\nI have done cards 4-up of similar size that I have created in Publisher and Word (Microsoft) for mailings, invitations, and presentation notes.
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I am using the Knot Wedding Planner. The ideas are good and it has great checklists. I like it a lot, but you may have to supplement it with a three ring binder with pockets as it doesn't have pockets. Congratulations on your engagement!
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My save the date cards just said "Save the Date! T & J are getting married on *" and then I put an extra slip of paper in each envelope that gave the airport to fly into, car rental company phone numbers, and two hotels where I had blocks of rooms held. I also listed the address of the ceremony and reception location so they could search for their own hotels, if they wanted. I also included our wedding website (from theknot.com) and my email so they could get more info.
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You can e-mail your wedding invitations ONLY if you are having a "tech" theme wedding and this correspondes to part of your theme. I truly hope this isn't the case, however.\n\nTruly, the answer here is that "yes, e-mailing wedding invitations is tacky." A wedding is an event celebrating the coming together of two people who love and pledge their lives to one another. A purpose such as this should be afforded a little more respect.\n\nIf you are worried that paper invitations are too expensive, fear not. Wedding invitations do not necessarily need to be printed on expensive bonded, gold-foil encrusted paper. Get creative! Use different artistic mediums to make your invitations unique to you and your spouse-to-be. Believe me, it's worth paying postage to send paper invitations.
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Are you printing the invitations or the labels?\n\nIf you're printing the labels, you can buy those pre-cut labels in stationery shops. The sheets are usually in letter or A4 size, and you have a choice of the size of the label and thus the number of labels that fit in a sheet. \n\nSome label manufacturers have a template (like a sample page with the lines matching the label sheet) that you can download from their website (look up the product code). Otherwise you can just type out your addresses in any word document and just try to match the spacing. Print a test page on plain paper first. \n\nThe other option is to get a label sheet that is A4 or letter size, meaning there are no smaller stickers cut into it. Then you just print normally and then cut it up with a pair of scissors. \n\nSo in other words, no need for special software at all, just any normal word program will do.
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DEPENDS IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SET UP TEMPLATES OR WORDING ONES, AND WHAT IT'S FOR... TRY UPRINT.COM, OR WILTONPRINT.COM \n\nFOR WORDING, GOOGLE THE PHRASE "WEDDING INVITATION WORDING" OR WHATEVER KIND OF WORDING. \n\nOR JUST FIGURE WHAT SIZE PAPER YOU WANT, OPEN WORD, CREATE AWAY TIL YOUR HEART'S CONTENT. YOU CAN DO A PRINT PREVIEW AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WILL SHOW WITH THE MARGIN SETTINGS, OR YOU CAN CHANGE THE MARGINS.
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I wouldn't rely on the answers of Yahoo ppl b/c something important may be in that envelope!  To ensure its safety, go directly to the post office.  If you end up putting too little stamps your mail won't get the the Phil.  Good luck
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We sent our A list 3 months before and told them they have to rsvp a month later.  Then after a month and a few days (because some forgot they needed to rsvp on time), we sent out our B list.  So far it went well and everyone is coming and not canceling at the last second.  Also all the seats we wanted filled are filled.\n\nAlso I've gotten save the date from other people who wanted to pre-announce.  They sent those out to us 6 months to 9 months ahead and then later sent us the actual invite.\n\nIf you do not want people to go make sure to tell them its a small intimate wedding, and I would keep it to family and really close friends only.  If your not sticking to that then its advised to throw a wedding where it is hard for everyone to go, such as another state, island, 200miles away, etc and still invite everyone.
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If you are only having a ceremony then you should only be sending out an invite for a ceremony. Usually if the couple is having a reception, they will send a reception card in the envelope with the invite for the ceremony. There is no need to put it on the program. If people didn't get an invite to the reception, they'll get the picture.
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Get a coordinator local to the area you are getting married in to help.  Typicall the Day Of Packages include final vendors confirmations, which it sounds like you need for some piece of mind, as well as coordination of your rehearsal and running the day of your wedding to ensure things are running in a timely manner and nothing is overlooked.  \n\nMy company covers all of Southern California and that is what is included in our package and if it isnt offered you should be able to customize a package with a coordinator that includes what you do need help with.  Good luck!
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I personally would not do it. Just think it is a lead up to your wedding. There is heaps of planning involved it's your practise run so take pride it sends a carefree attitude.\n\nI think it would be a better idea to call or even email invitiations if you don't want to do a mail out. I'd use SMS only for those people who have not replied.
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The answers may vary, but I would time mailing out invitations to give me plenty of time for them to RSVP and for me to give a head-count for the church, reception venue, etc.\n\nMe personally, I would mail them out like 2 months in advance and have the RSVP date a month beforehand.  You need to check with the place that is printing your invitations to see how long after you order them that they will come in. \n\nP.S. - I bought invitation stationery at Party City and printed them up myself.  They came out really nice and I saved lots of money!
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I would state the RSVP date in bold lettering.  Also, if you have specific details/directions include them.  That is the only way things will get done the way you want them to.
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the postage is paid on them...dont fill them out, just mail them in...lol
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I don't think people get the point of paper, no t in this electronic age. People actually use to write things ( GASP!! WITH A PEN ?!?! YUP!!) like thank you cards, get well cards, greeting card s and they even use dto leave calling cards ( slightly smaller than a business card with their names on them just to let the person know that they had 'called' or had come to visit. Usuall there was a special dish or tray in the entry way of the home for a servant to put these into for the people of the house to see when they arrived home. Calling cards...weren't always for 5 cents a minute...)\nWhen they say paper for the 1st anniversary, they are meaning  stationery. I would suggest you go to a local printing company and have her a special set of stationery made Just For HER.  Have the printer print up say, 100 sheets of stationery with her new, MARRIED name and address at the top and maybe a pretty graphic, a flower or her initial in a beautiful font. Have paper, envelopes w/ return addy ( duh ), blank cards for whatever occassion  and name/address/phone labels printed up. (The name/addy/phone labels are so she can mail one to old friends to stick right into their address books and have your wife's NEW name and info in their books without haveing to white out or whatever in their addy books...its very thoughtful ) Get this all printed up on the same color of paper by the printer, in a color you KNOW your wife loves. When you recieve it, look around and find a really great box to put it in, and buy her a great pen and a book or two of new stamps ( PRETTY ONES!!) . See? Now you are totally covered with your 1st year anniversary  requirement of PAPER. And, what a great way to tell her you LOVE having her as YOU wife! \n\nRemember, lots of paper, I would suggest you talk to the printer about a reem of paper and maybe cut the paper in half  ( 9.5 x 11, typing paper size, turned sideways and cut in half that way ) and that way you have smaller, more personal note sized paper. Maybe 150 note cards and 250 envelopes. I mean, make it a big box buddy!! DO IT GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD the first year annniversary and you'll be able to slide on a LOT of stuff for a while!! And not only pick a great color for her, but also , in the box you  present it in ( A good sturdy but PRETTY box, ok??? ) put one, ONE spritz of her favorite scent. Peaches.. roses.. whatever. spritz it on one sheet of paper and put that one in the very bottom. It'll make them all so wonderful... \n\nSee.. paper ain't so bad!! LOL \nNow, if this works good, please email me and tell me? I would dearly love to know!1
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1. For a unique party favor my groom and I are giving out lottery tickets. Only $1 each.. I will have a note in the program stating the tickets were chosen because we are so lucky to have our family and friends with us on our wedding day.\nI will also add a line that all winnings will need to be split with the bride and groom!\n\n 2. Instead of having an ordinary guestbook, that you hardly will look at again, I am going to create a photo guest book.  My guestbook attendants will take polaroids of each guest... either individually or in a group, however they come, and put it on the pages of the guestbook/scrapbook.  The guests will then sign on the bottom of their picture.  My fiance and I will then have a photo album of all the guests at our wedding! :) GST\n\n3. We are getting married next year and instead of the traditional wedding we have decided to go with a "rock-n-roll" theme. We are going to have records displayed around the hall with our names on them and a picture of the two of us. Our colors are navy blue, black and silver so there will be plenty of those colors…from the silver glitter on the black tables cloths to the silver spray painted roses.\n\n 4. Since this is a second marriage and there are children that will be blended into a new family, we are decorating the tables at the reception with photo trees holding photos of my future husband and I and our children doing things together. We feel it shows that this marriage is not the union of just two people, but the formation of a new family.\n\n5. We had a shortage of single men and women invited to our wedding, most of our friends and family were already married.  So we needed to come up with something different to replace the traditional bouquet and garter throwing.  We invited everyone to the dance floor and the dj played several lovely, slow songs.  First the dj told all couples married two hours or less to sit down (everyone got a kick out of that).  Then a few moments later, any married a year or less, than five years, ten years and so on, until there was only one couple left.  They were neighbors and friends of my family and had been married for fifty years.  We asked them to stay on the dance floor while I took a seat and my husband made a big show of removing my garter.  We then faced the winning couple, congratulated them on their fifty years and asked them for their best marriage advice as we presented them with the bouquet and garter.  They were very touched and it gave us a great feeling too.