I need advice on wedding invitations….?
July 30, 2008
I am pretty artsy w/ a splash of hippy. 
I want my invitations to be simple, elegant, and edgy/contemporary. My colors are dark, earthy (almost olive) green w/ dark gold. Any suggestions? OH, and I'm working w/ a really tight budget. Any known websites would help tremendously! THANKS!
You could make your own. Have you ever heard of Stampin' Up? I have had a couple of brides that used materials from them to make their own invites. They turned out beautiful.
where to find modern wedding invitations?
July 28, 2008
hey!
I'm looking for modern/contemporary wedding inviations in green and white. Does anyone know any good websites to take a look at?
thanks!
I know walmart has some white ones, which I just bought and are very classy. They come with a webpage to go to that includes a template for you to print on your invitations with. It is perfect! You can always put the white invitation in a green envelope, or change the writing to your color green. It sounds lame, but worth a try.
Maybe even try theknot.com and go to their invitation section, or even ebay.com may have some.
Good luck!!!
A managers's Wedding invitation etiquette?
July 28, 2008
A manager has 12 subordinates and is about to get a wedding party. What is the wedding invitation etiquette ? Does he have to follow "invite them all or none" etiquette ? or Does he have the right to choose which one of those 12 he would like to invite? – which may mean (or can be read as ) favoritism. The ones invited will feel "above" the ones not invited and the ones not invited will feel "rejected", "below", "outcast" etc
I personally think that he must follow invite them all or none. What do you think?
btw, the manager invited ALL the 11 subordinates (1 is a woman and was not invited – which is correct) to his bachelor party.
Pls note : the question is who should the manager(he) invite to the WEDDING ? some, all, or none?
I disagree. There are just some coworkers you are close to and some you don't care for. Personally if I'd been working someplace for just a month or so and was invited to a wedding, I'd feel awkward. It's like you are obligated to bring a gift or it will affect your working relationship, then again you don't know the person you are bringing a gift to well enough to get them anything!
Personally what I really find wrong is the fact that all 11 are men..so its just the one girl that was left out. If he was truly worried about favoritism or someone feeling like an outcast, he wouldn't make it so that only one person IS the outcast. You invite your friends to a bachelor party not everyone you work with. Thats just tacky to exclude only one person at your work b/c she is a woman. I mean you wouldn't feel it was correct if he had a party at his house and invited everyone but Bob?
However since he already invited everyone to the bachelor party yes he has to invite them all to the wedding. It's even worse to invite people to showers or bachelor parties and not the wedding. Yes you are good enough to buy me gifts, but not good enough to actually come and eat my food.
A wedding is not a networking opportunity. You are either close friends with someone or you aren't. You don't invite everyone just to get gifts out of them. They might not know you that well. I think its in poor taste to make someone feel if they don't get you a gift for your wedding that their job will suffer. If its a party and you are inviting nearly all, you should invite all. But a wedding is suppose to be personal. Work is suppose to be equal. I know I worked at a place that always did the $5 for people's birthdays and it made me mad b/c managers made more money so why should I give them money and other coworkers–these people never lasted a year, so I'm shelling out $100 and by the time my birthday rolls around its just $10. Weddings get to be the same way. You get sick of people making you feel obligated to get them a gift for each kids birthday, graduation, wedding.
Wedding Invitation Proper Etiquette Web Address On Card?
July 26, 2008
So my fiance and I are going back and forth on this subject. Our invitation is of a formal type and when you turn the card over, the map is on the back. Well under the map, I want to put www.wedding addy.com but she says no. It's on the back and under the map and it's basically a window into our life, we've been tracking everything since we got engaged. I think it's totally acceptable, but she says its tacky, Any opinions?
it's tacky……..just send an email with the address of your site to people you think may want to see it………tracking everything since you got engaged is probably way more interesting to you than any of your wedding guests…..
Wedding invitation etiquette–separated couples?
July 24, 2008
We recently found out that my fiance's cousin has separated from his wife. Originally, we were going to address the invitations as "Mr. & Mrs. John Smith." Now that they're separated, do we still invite both of them? (They live on the other side of the country, so we're not close with either of them–this is pure etiquette). If we invite both of them, do we invite "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", or do we send separate invitations to each of their new residences?
Definitely send them separate invitations. You might want to ask relatives if the soon-to-be ex-wife has gone back to using her maiden name and in that case you should address her with that. I agree that since you aren't that close to them you might just want to invite the cousin, but it's up to you.
Wedding invitation etiquette question? About reception?
July 22, 2008
My fiance and I will be paying for our wedding on a tiny budget. It will be held in his Aunt's backyard (on a beach), because we cannot afford a venue. For our reception we would like to only have cake, punch, & nuts…no dancing, no real food. How do I let my guests know on the invitation (or otherwise) that it will be a "no big deal" wedding without looking cheap? I really need some help with this…
Also, any suggestions on mentioning both sets of parents on the invite as well as our son?
I really appriciate any advice! Thanks in advance!
"Dessert reception" is what you should call it.
Try www.verseit.com for alot of different verse ideas, they are the best.
Groom's parents both doctors – Wedding Invitation Etiquette?
July 20, 2008
What is the proper wedding announcement etiquette when both of the groom's parents are doctors. The bride's parents are hosting the event. Here are some examples, but I need some help….
Mr. and Mrs. John and Sue Peters
are pleased to announce …..
son of Drs. Gary and Lynn Elliot
OR
John and Sue Peters
are pleased to announce …
son of Drs. Gary and Lynn Elliot
OR
Mr. and Mrs. John Peters
are pleased to announce….
son of Drs. Gary Elliot
Any idea which way or any other suggestions???
first one – if you're doing the Dr title, then the MR & Mrs title is used. if you are not doing a Mr & mrs then no Drs.
now technically here's the thing….. if you are fully hosting – very often the groom's name is there alone. however if the kids are still "kids" then both the parents names are mentioned.
Please help with wedding invitation etiquette.?
July 18, 2008
I am a teacher and work with many great people. This is my first year at this school and although I greet many people down the hall, there are many people I don't know very well. My hall is giving me a bridal shower for the faculty to attend as well. My question is, should everyone I work with recieve invitations. This would be an extra 70 invitations. I have recieved mixed advice from family and friends. These are my choices:
1. Send every faculty member an invitation.
2. Place one invitation in the faculty lounge to show everyone is invited, but later mail invitations to members of the faculty I am closest to.
Please vote for the choice that sounds best, or feel free to give other options. Thanks for your help.
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wedding invitation etiquette?
July 17, 2008
when the mother of the bride is divorced and not remarried and the brides father is not in the picture period!… and the bride has chosen her brother to give her away how is that worded on the wedding invitation? In other words the brides mother and brother are giving her away. What is proper wedding invitation etiquette?
Whoever gives the bride away has absolutely no bearing on the names on the invitation. If you are adament that your father's name will not appear, simply put:
Mrs. Mom's Name
requests the honor of your company
at the marriage of her daughter
Your Name
to Groom's Name
son of Mr. and Mrs. Groom's parents
Your brother's name does not go anywhere.
Wedding invitation etiquette and timing?
July 16, 2008
One of my distant friends is getting married this weekend; while this person invited everyone else in our circle of mutual friends weeks ago, he did not invite me.
When we spoke today, I jokingly asked, "So, where's my invitation?" expecting that, perhaps, there was not enough room, etc. He said, "Oh, you'll be getting one."
However, he told me on Tuesday night that I would be getting an invitation (I haven't actually received it yet) – and the wedding is on Friday evening! I might not see the physical invitation until Wednesday or Thursday, and until then, I won't know the time nor place! I won't have any time to get a wedding gift, let alone find something to wear.
Even if I do not attend, am I still expected to get a gift, seeing as that I'm on such short notice?
If you do not receive an invitation, you are not invited.
Your friend is being rude by leading you on, and because it is rude to not send all the invitations at once. (It was also not polite of you to "fish for" an invitation– but what he did is much worse.)
You may gift, or not, as you desire. Wedding gifts are never mandatory. If you do choose to gift, you NEVER take the gift with you to the wedding– you send it to their home.
I, personally, would no longer want to be friends with someone who treated me so poorly– let alone sending them gifts to reward them for their horrid behavior!
