Is it tacky to use return address labels for wedding invitations?
November 13, 2009
It’s not a very formal wedding and I can print my own address labels off my computer for free. Thanks for everyone’s help!!
or even the response cards
Yes it is considered rude. Almost every invite company will print the return address on the back of the envelope, and even then they only allow the address, not the names of who it is from. It’s standard and doesn’t cost extra at all. You can’t take an extra minute and write them out yourself if they aren’t already printed on back flap of the envelopes?
Anybody knows where to get invitation cards and wedding gifts from batam?
November 13, 2009
I’m searching for quality and best price for my daughter’s wedding.
i don’t know what batam is…
but i am getting my invites from a lady on ebay. she does great work. even sent me a free sample to show me what mine might look like.
search weardesign in advance search by seller and she’s the one that advertises invitations.
i’m getting 100 invites, envelopes, rsvp postcards, thank you scrolls, address lables, reception cards and registry cards for $80!!
shipping is only $12.
you pick the wording, font, graphics etc…
or email me and i’ll send you her email address
I am addressing my wedding invitations with caligraphy.?
November 13, 2009
Would it look okay if I had the return address preprinted on the envelopes? Or should we have that done in caligraphy as well? We figured it would be easier to have the return address pre printed, but if the two print styles will look funny, we’d rather do both styles in caligraphy. Any thoughts?
have the return address preprinted on the back flap and have the guests address in calligraphy be the only thing on the front.
pick an appropriate font (maybe something calligraphy looking) for the back flap and i think it will look great!
it will be easier and the two different styles won’t be right next to each other.
I need wedding invitation etiquette help?
November 13, 2009
It’s time to order my wedding invitations. My fiance’ (groom) and myself (bride) will be hosting or "paying" for the wedding along with a tiny bit of financial help from my parents only. How do I word the invitations?
I’ve found examples of how to phrase the invites when both parents are helping and when it’s just us paying but not when it’s us and just my parents.
Thanks!
You still use the parents’ names, doesn’t matter who is paying.
Just go with traditional wording -
Lisa Marie,
daughter of Mark and Helen Green,
and
William Henry,
son of George and Linda Brown,
request the honour of your presence….
Would it be proper to address wedding invitations using your own computer/printer in a calligraphy font?
November 10, 2009
Originally, my mom wanted to try and do her own calligraphy to address my wedding invitations (it probably wouldn’t be perfect but it’d make her happy so I was perfectly fine with it). Then her friend told her that we can download free calligraphy fonts online and just print the addresses onto our invitation’s envelopes, so my mom thinks that would be easier if it would come out well.
Has anyone ever done this before? Is it even proper to do? I’ve always heard that they should be done by hand so I was surprised by this idea and don’t know if I should try it. I’m wondering if perhaps you can’t even tell the difference.
Any experience/advice is appreciated – thanks!
Wedding invitations need to be handwritten. The thank you cards can have labels.
When addressing the response cards in a wedding invitation who should receive them?
November 10, 2009
As far as the situation my fiancee and I already live together so should the response cards be addressed to him for his family and friends and to me for my family and friends, just one of us for everyone or should we put both of our names on there (for return address)?
Just curious about the etiquette rules in this situation.
And what a beatuiful bride you must have been Mr.Sky
ink– You are hillarious!! I’m not that much younger than you so dont go there with the not living together thing.. that has been going on since the 60′s!!
Oh yeah.. meanie is just a play on my given name BTW.. Sometimes I earn it but I try not to.
I would think the person who is paying for the wedding should received the RSVP for the simple reason that they need to know how many people they have to pay for and either deal with the place where the reception is held or let whomever be aware of the changes to make the appropriate reservations.
Wedding invitations/addressing?
November 10, 2009
My best friend’s mother offered to do the addressing of our invitations. She is going to be invited. Does she write out her own invitation? Or do I do that one…will she think she’s not invited?
Also, she does not want to be paid. I am going to take her out to dinner, but I would also like to give her a small something. What could I do?
Wow thats wonderful of her! I would just make sure she sees her name on the list and let her decide, I guess you could go ahead and have hers ready and mail it out about a week before you bring her all the supplies!
So sweet of you to want to thank her, why not get her a gift ceritficate for a manicure? Think about it, she just spent hours writing out names and all for you, make her tired fingers feel better!
What is good wedding invitation etiquette?
November 10, 2009
My mother in law is planning a ceremony for my husband and I to get married in front of our friends and family members, we already had a small ceremony between us and GOD. She is planning a backyard event, and we are going to invite 70-80 people, we know that only half can show up. I need assistance in creating the best most inexpensive of invitations to this event.Any Ideas are welcome.Since my husband and I are already married, and have been living together for 2years, I don’t know how beneficial it would be to us to register at a bridal registery. My mother in law says to politely ask for money only, somehow in the invitations, is that rude?We are very low income, so we are trying to do this on a very low budget.
I agree with using an invitation kit from a mass-store. I’ve linked to a very simple folding one that works out to around a dollar an invitation with postage (not counting shipping, tax, or return postage.)
There’s also willow tree lane where you can order value packages of 100 invites, response cards, inner envelope, response envelope, and tissue starting at under $125. There is even at least one that’s under $100. Outer envelopes are under $20 – an extra charge, but it’s a good price to have your invitations professionally done (not that much more than the Target ones!!).
No, you should not make *any* reference to a gift anywhere in the invitations – especially a cash gift. If people call to ask your grandmother where you are registered, she can tell them that you prefer a cash gift to ‘help with XXX’ (like the purchase of your new home, to pay for the honeymoon, to finance a new car, etc.). It also can’t hurt to register somewhere. Try a local branch of a May Company Store (Filene’s, Meier & Frank, Foley’s, Robinson May) and this way if you can’t use the gifts, you can exchange them for a gift card and buy clothes or something.
Congratulations on your marriage and good luck!
edited to add: I don’t know why the Target link won’t show up, but it’s on the target.com website. Search for ‘wedding invitations’.
We are 58, getting married in 2 months and don’t need “things”
November 8, 2009
We are 58, getting married in 2 months and don’t need “things” but could use help moving and w/honeymoon. What is the proper way to indicate that in this in the invitation envelope? (I realize it’s not on the invitation, but where do you mention the “gift”?)
Thank you,
agq53
How do I address the invitation?
November 8, 2009
Both of my parents are divorced and remarried. I am planning everything for wedding and the three of us are paying for the wedding. How do I address the invitation? Do I include the groom’s parents too since they are paying for the rehearsal dinner? Please Help!
Suzanne
