Invitation Added Touches

Usually invitations should take up 2% of your whole wedding budget.  Before deciding on your invitations have a budget number ready.  With so many options to add to your invitations you may end up going over your budget.  If you know you really want your invitations to be a big part of your wedding theme you may want to up your budget to make your wedding invitations a little higher ends.

Pocket folders are a great way to steer form a traditional panel invitation and add a little more to your invitation.  The Pocket folder will house all your inserts and your invitation.  This is a great option for your guests so stuff is all in one spot for them and less chance of being lost.  Invitation Designers may charge a little extra for you to upgrade, however it will definitely spice up your invitations.

Think about adding some Ribbon to your invitations.  The ribbon adds some elegance and can turn a dull invitation to a more formal invitation.  Since ribbon come in many colours, you will be able to really be creative.

Metallic invitations are quite popular.  Although they usually costs more to upgrade your invitations to this, it will definitely add elegance to your invitations.  If you are looking for elegance this is an upgrade you will definitely want to do.

Remember when picking your invitations have an idea of what you want.  There are many sites out there where you can get invitations at low prices, however you may want to look into the quality of paper as well some may lack the creative freedom you may want.  If you want something simple there are many good sites that offer stock invitations where you just fill in your information and it is already designed for you.  There is the option to also do them yourself.  If you are thinking about doing it yourself, do your research on materials you may need etc.  You don’t want to have to keep buying stuff because the original items purchased did not work.

Custom invitations normally start at $5.00/invitation and can go up to $10.00/invitation plus depending on the designer and the style.  Remember that your invitation is your guests first impression of what they will see at on your big day.  Make them memorable no matter if a designer makes them or you make them yourself.

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Save The Date Cards???

There is always the question, Do I really need to send out Save the Date Cards.  Is there a clear answer? No.  A Save The Date Card is still a nice thing to send out to your guests.  With everyone having busier schedules these days, giving your guests a heads up will ensure all your loved ones will be there.  If you are however having your wedding on a holiday weekend or in the summer, you will defiantly want to think about sending these out.

Normally the Save the Date Card will just state the basics, your names, the date of the wedding and letting your guests know that invitations are to follow.  You can save time by ordering these with your invitation designer, then you can incorporate the same colours. 

Other ideas that can be used, are using magnets with your information on it or postcards. Either way it gets your wedding date out there to all your guests.