Wedding invitations are nothing but letters that are used to invite a guest to attend a wedding ceremony. It plays an important role in setting the wedding style. Various types of papers can be used to create the wedding invitations including heavy stock paper, vellum, linen, cotton etc.
The heavy stock paper is a best option for people who want to create affordable wedding invitations. For inexpensive wedding invitations, you can use the handmade or recycled paper. Creating the wedding invitation yourself will help you to reduce the wedding cost. Readymade invitations that are for sale at the store will cost $3 – $4 per card. People who want to order custom wedding invitations can hire a graphic designer.
Some people use double envelopes in mailing the wedding invitation. With double side envelopes, the inner envelope is not gummed while the outer envelope is gummed. The outer envelope is used for addressing the recipient. However, to save money on postage, you can exclude the inner envelope.
The invitation should include the hour of the wedding ceremony. To prevent running out of invitations, you should always order more invitation that you need. It is important to order more invitation because you can make mistakes at any time. The wedding invitation should briefly announce the wedding ceremony and include the date and venue. You should refrain from including too much information concerning the wedding. The save the date information should not be emailed to the recipient. The names and address should be written before the envelope is sealed. If you write the name and address after the envelope is sealed, there will be indentation in the invitation.
Before sending the invitations, make sure the name of the guests are spelt correctly. After you have mailed the invitations, the guest should give you confirmation within 1 – 2 week. If the guest did not send in his/her confirmation after the RSVP date, you should take the initiative to call him/her.













