Today's guest post is all about wedding invitations. I can honestly say that was one of my favorite items to pick our for our wedding and still love getting them in the mail. Who doesn't love beautiful snail mail in any way, shape, or form?
Did you know
that around 10 percent of people who RSVP your wedding
invitation probably won't even show up?
This can extremely expensive if
you have already paid for everything for the guests who didn't attend.
Did you have any tough
choices? You could have invited other people who you couldn't squeeze into
your guest list.
If you want to ensure that your
wedding guests read every detail about your wedding day, check out these
wedding invitation ideas for help below.
1. Make Sure Everything's
Easy to Read
Cursive fonts are beautiful and
elegant. They are also extremely popular for wedding invitations. And yet,
they're not always to easy to read. Is that the letter "F" or a
"Y" at the end of the word?
You shouldn't give your guests so
much work to do. Focus on ensuring that the text is simple and easy to read
without any effort.
It's not only about the font. You
need to consider how effectively the color of the text stands out against
the background. Ensure that the background contrasts with the text so
that it instantly grabs the reader's attention when they open up the
wedding invite.
2. Select Your Words
Carefully
The words you use in your wedding
invitation are extremely important. You don't want to confuse the reader with
complicated sentences.
There is also a traditional
format for the invite. Start with the name of the happy couple at the top of
the invite. Include the relevant information, such as date, time, and venue of
the wedding events.
You may also want to include an
empty space to handwrite the name of the guests who you invite. There are also
classic phrases, such as "request the honor of your presence" to make
your guests feel important.
3. Proof Read Your
Invites
If you send out a bunch of
wedding invitations with a typo or spelling mistake, it can look really bad for
you. Definitely don't get your husband or wife's name wrong.
Nobody wants to spend time
reading an invitation with numerous errors. You can ensure that you rule out
any mistakes by double-checking everything.
You could even ask someone else
to read through your invite to make sure there are no embarrassing errors in
it.
4. Don't Add Too Much on the Card
If you want to ensure that your
wedding invitation is actually read by the guest, you shouldn't clutter the
page with too much information or decoration either.
Of course, there is
important and relevant information. But, anything that doesn't need to be said
should be removed from the invite.
People often wonder — should I
include directions to the venue? Should I add potential accommodation options
for guests?
You don't need to include
everything on your wedding invite. You can encourage guests to visit your
wedding website or give you a call for more info.
5. Send the Invitations
Early
If you send your wedding
invitations at the last minute, you cannot expect the guest to RSVP in time for
the event.
But, if you send the invitation
too early, they may think it's too far in the future to read the info now. Even
if they read it, they'll probably forget the details.
You need to send the invitation
around eight months before the wedding. This gives them enough time to prepare
for the big day.
6. Encourage RSVPs
If you give your guests something
to do, they're more likely to read everything on the invite. A call to action
always works!
Tell your guests to RSVP within
one month to make sure they read the invite from top to bottom. You want to get
the number of guests counted early.
If you give your guests a few
months to reply with an RSVP, then you can bet they'll take the extra
time.
This could cause you problems
when you need to give the chef details about how many dishes they need to
prepare in the kitchen on the day.
7. Make the RSVP Easy and Quick
If you include your own address
on the wedding invitation, you can ensure that they reply quickly to your
wedding invitation.
Your friends and family will be
excited to tell you that they cannot wait to come to your wedding. Give them
the chance to RSVP quickly with your address on the envelope.
8. Stick to Online Invitations
People quickly lose a piece of
card. You need to ensure that your invitation is read and RSVP'd straight away.
If you produce online wedding invites, you can ensure that your guests
are just a click away from giving you the go-ahead.
When they forget the date or the
venue, they don't have to call you up to find out from you directly. They'll
just be able to search their email for your invitation.
9. Send Invites for
Households
You can expect to invite many
households. You probably don't just invite one person in the house, but the
whole family.
So, you can keep your wedding
invitations simple by only sending one invite per household. Address to the
"Jones Family" not "Charlie, Racheal, and Seb."
This makes sure everything is
included in a single card. But, if you're sending online invites, you need
these to be sent per person. Unless your friends and family have shared
emails.
10. Always Order Extra
Invites
If you're sending your guests
invites with physical cards, you need to ensure that you always order
extra.
You'll find that you cannot order
the same invitations more than once. This can extremely expensive when you run
out.
When it doubt, just order 20-30
more invitations. If you realize that you have missed someone off your guest
list, no worries.
Wedding Invitation Ideas
Getting your guests to absorb
every detail on your wedding invitation is always a struggle for engaged
couples.
You need to keep things as simple
as possible to ensure that they have no excuse to skip the RSVP or forget where
the wedding is held. Follow our wedding invitation ideas to make sure they
catch everything.
If you want more wedding and
post-wedding life advice, check out our blog for much more!
