Wedding Stationery

This is card includes the couple’s name, the wedding location, and the wedding date with the statement, “Formal invitation to follow.”  In some cases, couples include their wedding website information, so guests can gather more details about accommodations, venue, and registry. Ideally ordering 1-3 months before sending them 8-12 months before the wedding date.

This can be a traditional card or postcard and is used to have the guests indicate their response to your invitation and mark any preferences for food and anything else you’ve asked them. Remember, it’s proper etiquette to pre-stamp these response cards for your guests. Ideally you have these ordered 6 months before needing to have them sent out with the invitation. Deadline for a response should be 2-3 weeks before the wedding date. Remember, you need this total to tell the final count to finalize the seating chart and give a headcount to the caterer.

Today, etiquette is much more flexible on what content to include in an invitation. Traditionally you will include who is hosting, the couple’s name, the wedding date, time, venue name, location, dress code, and if reception is to follow. Ideally order 6 months in advance to when you are hoping to send them out. 

This is where all the other information can be placed and is entirely up to the specifics of your event. For example, if you didn’t have save-the-dates, this is where you can put your wedding website information. It’s always worth noting here that it is never proper etiquette to list your registry on your wedding invitation suite. You can, however, add it to your wedding website. You can also put dress code information here if it didn’t fit on the invitation. Ideally ordering 6 months before needing to send them out with the invitation!