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Engagement
Announcements
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Because of school, military service or
other plans, your wedding date may be far
in the future. If you want people to know
you are engaged, plan an Announcement
using the Wedding Invitation format.
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Either formal or informal copy is proper
to let people know your exciting news.
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Save the Date Cards
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Mail them four to six months in advance of
the wedding.
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It is a good idea to give family and
friends as much notice as possible of
the coming event. This is especially true
if you have many out of town guests.
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Wedding Invitations with
Envelopes
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Used for anyone you want to attend the
ceremony (even if they are ill or too far
away to actually come.) Always lists who is
getting married, on what day, of what year
(spelled out in full), at what time, and the
location.
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An occasion this important rates more
than a casual invitation. Elegance is
enhanced by coordinating with lined
inner envelopes.
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Reception Cards
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Traditionally a Reception Card is only
used when a select number of the guests
invited to the ceremony are invited to the
reception. Nowadays, a Reception Card is
included with the invitation, even when
everyone invited to the ceremony is
invited to the reception.
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This invitation says, "You are special."
Mailed along with the invitation, this card
announces the time and location of
reception.
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Response Cards with
Printed Return Envelopes
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A must in today's busy times, or you
simply won't know who is planning on
attending. Plus, you will end up chasing
down guests who do not send a
handwritten reply.
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The Response Card has become an
accepted part of wedding etiquette.
Including one with invitation is a
thoughtful way to ease the guest's
responsibility to reply to formal
invitations. As a courtesy to guests,
enclose a stamped, self-addressed
envelope with Response Card.
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Wedding Announcements
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If your circle of friends and relatives is
larger than the list you intend to invite to
the ceremony, or if you have a private
wedding, you will want to send an
announcement of your wedding.
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Wedding Announcements include the
wedding date, but never the time or
location of ceremony. Mail the day of the
wedding.
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At Home Cards
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If you are moving to a new home and want
to inform family and friends of your new
information.
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Informs family and friends of your new
address and lets them know whether
you are keeping your maiden name.
Usually mailed with the announcement
or mailed separately after the wedding.
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Thank-You Notes
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A perfectly proper time-saver for those
very busy days leading up to the wedding
and immediately following the wedding.
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It's a thoughtful way to let gift givers
know their gift was received. Always
write a personal thank-you note later.
Send within two months of wedding.
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Informals
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With or without the name of the groom,
this personalized stationery is needed to
hand write thank-you notes to those who
gave a wedding gift.
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People who took the time to pick out a
wedding gift deserve a personalized
thank-you note. Also excellent for many
other occasions where only brief
correspondence is needed.
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Wedding Programs
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A great way for guests to follow the
ceremony and learn who is in your
wedding party. Enables you to share a
special message or poem with your guests.
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Provides guests with a nice memento of
your special day.
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Place Cards and Table
Cards
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Makes sit-down meals less chaotic if
people have assigned seats, or at least
assigned tables.
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Place Cards list the guest's name and
table and are often displayed in
envelopes on a table outside the tent or
reception room. Table Cards list a table
number inside the folder and the guest's
name appears on the outside of the
folder.
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Ceremony Cards
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Used when everyone is invited to the
wedding reception but only a limited
number are invited to the ceremony.
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This invitation says, "You are special."
Mailed along with the invitation, this card
announces the time and location of
ceremony.
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