Invitation tidbits-Dunhill Tuxedos Bridal Blog

Not only do you have a lot to do when you are planning a wedding, but you also have to gather the knowledge on what to do to plan a wedding. We decided to come up with invitation tidbits that aren’t at everyone’s fingertips.  Here are invitation tips, etiquette and ideas that will save you in a pinch.  If the answers to your questions or wonders are not on here, leave a comment and we’ll get back to you!!

You want to order your invitations at least 3-4 months ahead of your wedding.  Remember you have to have enough time to receive them, address them and let your guests reply.

Invitations are usually ordered in increments of 25.  If you have 122, spring for the quantity of 150 versus a 125 quantity.  The way invitations are priced, it will end up costing you way more money if you have to order 25 extra at the last minute, not to mention an extra shipping fee.

Before you order your invitations, make a list, not of people, but how many actual invitations you are going to send out.  If you are inviting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cruise & Suri, that would count as one invitation even though you are inviting three people. Make sure you have your final invitation count  before you place your order

Assign a number to each guest and put that corresponding number on the  back of each of your reply(response) cards.   If a guest returns their reply card with an r.s.v.p, but forgets their name, as some guests do, this number system will save you in a pinch so you do not have to figure out who the mystery attendees are.

When choosing a RSVP date for the response card part of your invitations, check with your caterer to see when your final count is needed by.  If they tell you 2 weeks ahead, make the r.s.v.p date 4 weeks before the big day.   If they tell you 1 week or 10 days ahead, make the r.s.v.p date 3 weeks before the wedding.  This will give you enough time to call those late responding guests to clarify exactly who is going to attend.

If you are putting your envelopes through a printer, addressing them yourselves, or sending them to a calligrapher you want to order at least 25 extra envelopes.  If you order them blank and unlined, they are usually fairly cheap (about 5-10 cents an envelope).  These will save you after you realized the printer ate 10 envelopes or you put the wrong zip code on your future mother in law’s invitation…twice.

If you have your heart set on the little square of tissue that you’ve seen with the invitations before, it might be a good time to start cutting up some tissue paper.  Most invitation companies have gone green and done away with the tissue for environmental reasons.  In more recent years, the tissue became just somewhat of novelty without a purpose.  It used to serve as a barrier to keep the ink from bleeding once the invitation was printed.  With ways of printing today, the ink no longer bleeds, therefore that cute little piece of tissue is a thing of the past.

Remember you can find over 40 invitation books to choose from at Dunhill Tuxedos….they happen to also by free.  Our trained invitation specialists have all the knowledge of above and more.

Until next time…..Happy Wedding Planning!