Stationery Etiquette

A well-informed guest is a happy guest, so make sure to keep your guests in the loop. Whether you want to keep the wording classic and traditional or creative and whimsical it is up to you. Whichever route you choose, there are basic elements that you should include.

We believe in creating beautiful stationery that represents you, your love, and the big day to come, while communicating the vital details of the wedding.

Invitation

Wedding invitations serve as an important element of the wedding process , they not only provide important information about the date, time, and location of the wedding ceremony and reception, but also set the tone and style of the wedding.

A beautifully designed wedding invitation can create excitement and anticipation among guests about the upcoming wedding. It can also make guests feel valued and appreciated for being invited to share in the couple's special day.

We recommend your wedding invitations include the following:

THE HOSTS
REQUEST TO ATTEND
NAMES OF THE COUPLE
DATE AND TIME
LOCATION
RECEPTION INFORMATION
DRESS CODE
SEPARATE RSVP CARD

RSVP Card

Let guests know how to RSVP. Include a pre-addressed envelope that they can use to send back their reply, or direct them specifically to the email, phone number, or URL they should use to RSVP.

Give your guests three to four weeks to let you know if they’ll be attending. The RSVP date should be at least three weeks before your wedding so you can give your caterer a more accurate headcount.

Details Card

A details card provides your guests with additional information about any of the following.

ACCOMMODATIONS
TRANSPORTATION
RECEPTION LOCATION
DAY BEFORE DETAILS
DAY AFTER DETAILS
GIFTS/REGISTRY

Thinking about when to order & send your stationery?

If you are curious about timelines and when you should be ordering and sending out your stationery, do not worry we are here to help. We highly recommend to not mail any stationery out during the month of December due to the holidays.

SAVE THE DATES

Destination + Holiday Weddings
10-12 MONTHS

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INVITATIONS

If no Save The Dates, Mail Invitations
6 MONTHS BEFORE

Invitation Wording Examples

  • With great pleasure
    Stacey Bullington and
    Peter Cunningham
    invite you to join them
    at the celebration of their marriage
    Saturday, July 9, 2016
    at two thirty in the afternoon
    Santa Barbara Courthouse - Mural Room
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dinner and dancing to follow at Casa de la Guerra

  • Please join us for the wedding of
    Patricia Ahn & Caleb Wright
    SundayThe 4th of December, 2013
    at half-past seven in the evening
    The Foundry
    Long Island, New York
    reception to follow

  • Please join
    Felicia Beth Yoder and
    Kelly Curry Cunningham
    as they tie the knot

    October 4th 2014
    four o'clock in the afternoon
    Gulf Beach Resort Motel
    Sarasota, FL

  • Jerry & Georgian Sadowski
    and Gary & Georgia Byrne
    invite you to celebrate with their children,
    Julia & Davidon their wedding day
    Friday | 07 Sep 12 | 3:30 p.m.
    Cortelyou Commons, DePaul University: Ceremony
    Peggy Norbert Nature Museum:
    Reception 6 p.m.

  • Jerry & Georgian Sadowski
    and Gary & Georgia Byrne
    invite you to celebrate with their children,
    Julia & David
    on their wedding day
    Friday | 07 Sep 12 | 3:30 p.m.
    Cortelyou Commons, DePaul University: Ceremony
    Peggy Norbert Nature Museum: Reception 6 p.m.

  • Grace and Russell Fitzpatrick
    are gettin' hitched!
    August 4th 2016
    Join us at 5 o'clock
    The West Palm
    825 Oceanside Ave
    St. Petersburg
    Merriment to follow

  • Rachel & Zach
    are getting married
    October 19th 2013
    Four o'clock in the evening
    at the
    Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

  • Together with their families
    Stephanie May Mattersen
    And
    Taylor Grant Kealey
    Request the honor of your presence as they
    Tie the knot
    Friday May Twelfth, Two Thousand Fifteen
    At two o'clock in the afternoon
    Conservatory Garden
    Central Park
    New York, New York

  • Together with their families
    Philip Parker
    &
    Heath Hartsell
    Invite you to join them as they say "I Do!"
    Saturday, the twenty-first of August | two thousand eighteen
    Six o'clock in the evening | New Orleans
    Pharmacy Museum
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dinner, dancing & drinks to follow | Black-tie optional

  • Katie & Jacob
    would love your presence
    in celebrating their marriage
    May 23rd 2013 | 3 o'clock in the afternoon
    2701 Hodges Blvd., Jacksonville FL 32296
    Reception to follow

  • Love is in the air
    Chloe Marie Sinclair & Matthew James Denton
    Have the honor of announcing
    their marriage
    on Saturday, the tweny-fifth of August
    Two thousand eighteen
    at three o'clock in the afternoon
    Glochester Catholic Church
    Dublin Ireland
    C + M

  • We're getting married!
    Ben & Pilar
    Please join us
    10.11.2014
    at 5:30 p.m.
    Panorama Hills

  • The wedding of
    Amanda Watters Norman
    and Luke Francis Carr
    St. Luke Roman Catholic Church
    River Forest, Illinois
    November 21, 2009

  • Together with their Parents
    Sarah Elizabeth and Christopher Hannigan
    invite you to attend
    their wedding ceremony
    Sunday August 25th 2013 at 6 pm
    St. Regis Resort
    Monarch Beach
    California
    Black Tie

Your wedding stationery is a significant detail in the story of your wedding day. It’s the first glimpse your guests will see and a keepsake for you to treasure long after the day is over.

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