Importance of you Wedding Stationary

Whether it’s a elegant occasion or a day of sparkles and magic your wedding invitations will be the first glimpse that your guests get of your most special day. It can outline the theme of your wedding when your invitations set if used through out the whole period of your wedding from invitations to the final thank you stationary set from the bride and groom after their honeymoon.

When to order your wedding stationary

So you have set a date for you big day and are starting to have disagreement with your other half about who to invite and who to leave of your guest list. Next big decision is the invitations. With so many to choose from this can be a head ache in its self. But luckily it doesn’t need to be. The key to a smooth wedding ride is planning and schedule.

It is recommended that when you have decided upon your wedding invitation and stationary that’s right for your wedding that you start the ordering process early. Start by surfing around and if you spot some you like. Many sites will happily send you some samples invitations so that you can feel the quality of the materials used. Usually when using a online wedding stationary company printing will take roughly 3 weeks.

Its recommended that wedding invitations should be sent out approximately six weeks before the date set, if you are planning to get married during a major holiday season such as Christmas or high summer possible look to send them out earlier still. Timings will vary from company to company but as a guide online companies will usually send you proofs for you to confirm upon before they start the printing process which can add a further week onto the proceedings. But a step that’s worth the time so that you can check the copy for error. So adding these 6 weeks to the 3 weeks printing time and the time to confirm the proof, then it’s probably best to order your wedding invitations around 3 months before your actually wedding day.

Order you Wedding Stationary in 2 Stages

Obviously ordering all of your wedding stationary 3 months before your wedding will cause you problems and isn’t practical as you won’t have confirmations on which invited guests can make it, therefore table plans won’t be able to be confirmed, the menu of the reception as well as the timings of the day may not be finalised.

There fore it is recommending ordering your stationary in two stages. First stage consisting of just the invitations giving a little more time to organise and finalise those finer details of the day and reception to be printing upon the table menus, guest information cards etc…

Ordering Extras and Discount Wedding Stationary

When ordering your invitations and wedding stationary it is often good practice to order a few extra encase of mistakes and possible guest add on’s that may crop up. It is worth asking weather your stationary company offers a discount for larger orders. I’ve seen discounts being offered when ordering more than 50 of the larger stationary items.

What could your Wedding Stationary consist of?

The extent of stationary that your require for you wedding is completely up to you. Depending on budget and size of your plans. At the end of the day, its YOUR wedding and things should be how you want them and shouldn’t be affected by other peoples opinions. Simply plan your stationary within your budget and your likes and dislikes.