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Do You Know All The Styles Of Pocket Wedding Invitations?

If you’re searching for a modern look, you may want to consider pocket wedding invitations.  The benefit of having your invitation insert cards neatly organized is enhanced by their stylish, contemporary appearance. 

What is often overlooked are how many unique styles of pocket wedding invitations are available:

• Translucent Pocket – The wedding invitation is folded to size so the front is slightly visible when it is inserted into the transparent pocket.  Sometimes the pocket will even have a design printed on the front that will gracefully blend with the design showing through from the inserted invitation. To fit the typically smaller pocket size, the invitation cards are most often a z-fold or tri-fold design.
• Pocket Mailer – Also known as a self mailer, this style comes with an envelopment that holds your invitation card and has a bottom pocket for holding enclosure pieces.  There is some customer assembly required in that the card will have to be attached to the envelopment usually with provided glue dots.  Once assembled the envelopment wraps around your invitation to fold up into its own self-mailing piece adhered with a clear seal.
• Pocket Wrap – With this design, the pocket is part of the outer wrap that folds up to surround your wedding invitation card before insertion into a mailing envelope.  Depending on the invitation design, the pocket could be located at the bottom or on the side.
• Side-by-Side Pocket Folder – This stylish folder wrap opens to reveal two equal side-by-side pockets, one for the invitation and the other for insert cards.     

In some styles the jacket or pocket does not cover the whole invitation and actually reveals a portion of it as part of its unique design.  The pocket itself may also have a decorative motif.

Many times pocket invitations will only include the actual mailing envelope versus traditional inner and outer envelopes.  If the inner envelope is eliminated, you will need to list specifically who is invited from that household on the actual mailing envelope.

If the pocket wedding invitation style you choose is larger in size or has extra weight, keep in mind it may require extra postage.  This possibility could be noted within the product description and weight will also increase as more inserts cards are included.  Just to be sure, it is recommended you take one of your ready-to-mail wedding invitations to the Post Office to officially determine if extra postage is required.

As you can see, pocket wedding invitations come in varying designs and styles so you are sure to find the perfect fit for your wedding.

Great Wedding Invitations At Less Cost

Cheap wedding invitations and the attempt to follow a strict budget can often compromise style and quality. You can still follow the financial plan and be able to choose some invitations that suit your taste admirably. There are Internet web pages as shops that sell at prices 50%lower than the normal retail costs. Leaving out the possibility of getting your wedding invitations on the Internet could be pretty bad for your pocket. Plus, cheap wedding invitations don’t always equal poor quality. We have put together some tips for those who want to be cost effective and get some cheap wedding invitations while staying faithful to their own aesthetic sense.

Instead of cheap wedding invitations, many people prefer the alternative of the typical announcement; however, this option is not at all exciting or beautiful. If you are very tight on the budget, you could make the invitations at home with a printer, some nice fonts and special paper. Such cheap wedding invitations have little costs and enable you to use the saved money for something else in the wedding planning. Keepsake embellishments and luxury papers serve perfectly for the do-it-yourself invitations. Artwork and colors will significantly contribute to the artistic achievement as well.

Savings thus result from crafting cheap wedding invitations at home, but in case you do not have the time for such DIY activities, there is one other money-saving option you can try: discounted items. Widely available on the Internet, such cheap wedding invitations are in fact clearance products that have their price reduced in order to sell. Sometimes, there is not much choice, meaning that there are quite a few variants to take your pick from. In case you are satisfied by none, don’t make a compromise just yet, the abundance of items on the Internet market must hide something suitable for you too.

Finally, other cheap wedding invitations are those printed on recycled paper. According to the type of invitation or card, the percentage of the recycled matter in the invitations varies from 30 to 100. It is interesting to know that you have such an option waiting for you, particularly if you are a Greenpeace supporter or a person keen on environmental protection. Do notimagine that because the paper is recycled the quality is doubtful. The standards may be just as high with great results too. Ask for invitations samples to get an idea about the provided quality and then order the items in full.

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How To Plan Ahead When Ordering Your Wedding Invitations

When it comes to wedding invitations, you probably know there are other items that you may need to purchase to send with them such as reception cards or response cards. Whether directly related to your invites or to your wedding reception, there are specialty items that can often be purchased at the same time from the same printer. Sometimes your specific invitation design is also available printed on these items.

Here is a listing of some of these items along with an explanation of their purpose:

• Map Cards – Including these cards with your wedding invitations will provide guests with driving directions to your ceremony and/or reception location if they are not familiar with the area.
• Accommodation Cards – For any guests who will be travelling a distance to your wedding and may need overnight accommodations, these cards will provide information for any hotels you have contacted for possible guest reservations.
• Envelope Seals – These decorative self-adhesive pieces can add the finishing touch to your mailing envelopes by giving the illusion that they are sealing the back envelope flap even though it has already been secured. Usually they have to be purchased separately but may be included with self-mailer and seal ‘n send wedding invitations.
• Name Tabs – Most commonly associated with pocket wedding invitations, these ornately printed labels show the couples’ names and are used to seal the pocket wrap.
• Envelope Icing – Just like icing on a cake, these decorative labels will complete the look of your envelopes by wrapping around one side from back to front. The part of the label that appears on the front has room for handwriting your guest’s mailing address with the back side showing your initials or maybe even an entire return address.
• Place Cards – Guests will know exactly at which table their place is reserved with these personalized cards.
• Table Cards – Guests are easily guided to their reserved table with placement of these identifying cards.
• Menu Cards – Positioned at each place setting, they add an elegant finishing touch to your wedding reception tables as well as giving your guests a preview of the evening menu.
• Napkins – Typically your wedding stationery printer will also have paper napkins available for personalizing with your names and wedding date to add a personal touch to your celebration. Often times a design or monogram can also be imprinted on them matching your theme and the ink or paper can be selected to coordinate with your wedding colors.

When it comes to mailing wedding invitations, purchasing personalized stamps has become a new trend with couples. Although custom wedding stamps are normally purchased separately, they are a great way to add a special touch to the outside of your unique wedding invitations. Be sure to know ahead of time via the Post Office how much postage each ready-to-mail invitation will require so you order your postage stamps in the correct amount.

Obviously not all of the above items are necessary, but it’s good to know exactly what is available to you depending on your wedding style and budget. Anytime you can save time and money, especially in wedding planning, make the most of it. In the case of your wedding invitations, many times the items listed here can be purchased from the same printer so why not accomplish as much as you can at one time and save on separate shipping costs.

Ideas for planning winter wedding invitations

Wedding invitations are a key part of your wedding preparing. Well designed wedding invitations will reveal the type of wedding you plan to host, and will be elegant and attractive to think about. If you’re hosting a winter wedding, you’ll want make sure that you also design winter season wedding invitations that are appropriate to your theme and to the season.

 

Winter wedding invitations can really shine when they reflect the particular key elements of the cold season. There are particular colors that are often associated with winter, so see if you can include these colors in your wedding invitations. You may wish to include colors such as silver, gray, white, and dark blue in your wedding invitations. These colors tend to go quite well together, and is often rather striking when merged. Try mixing and matching the colors on your winter season wedding invitations so as to strike a good balance and contrast.

 

Try to tie in wintry elements in your wedding invitations. Some key elements include snow and ice, plus the things that get along with these. Consider adding elegant snowflake or crystal decals to your invitation to indicate that your wedding will be a winter wedding. In addition, consider drawing on nature for inspiration for your winter wedding invitations. Things such as skeleton leaves, where the main flesh of the leaf has left behind just the veins of the leaf, can look very attractive when printed on to a wedding invitation.

 

Consider fonts when you’re planning your invitations for your winter season wedding. A number of fonts can be quite wintry in nature, and will look good when mixed with wintry colors and themes. For example, spidery texts and calligraphy texts can be very attractive when put together with other wintry elements. Avoid fonts that are difficult to read, or that are too bold, however. These can fill up your invitation and make it look unattractive. Be sure your adornments are pared back enough that they don’t interrupt the text on your invitations. The most important thing to remember about your invitation is that although you wish it to look attractive, it has to be legible. One of the best wedding invitations strike a good balance between decoration and funcationality.

 

Winter wedding invitations can be printed in a variety of different ways. You can choose a small, flat card that is decorated in a wintry theme. You can apply a variety of different decorations and patterns, or even have them hanging from the sides of the invitation. Another option is to decide on a card that folds. These can look quite attractive, and allow a bit more flexibility in terms of the invitation itself. You can decorate the interior and the exterior in different ways in accordance with your personal preferences. Another option is a larger card with a smaller piece of paper mounted along with it. The smaller piece of paper should be fairly plain and include the text of the invitation. The backing paper can then be quite decorative and wintry in style.

 

Who Should You Invite to your Wedding?

You’ve just ordered the wedding invitation that is perfect for your wedding.  The question most often asked is “Who really needs to get an invitation to my wedding?”    The biggest factor is usually cost when deciding who should get a wedding invitation.  How do you keep your invitation list from becoming too long?  You know you’ll be including immediate family and good friends, but if you need to cut back, it’s time to take a look at a few specific groups of people. 

Co-workers 

The easiest way to cut back on guests is to limit co-workers who are not close friends.  While you may feel as though you are obligated to invite your boss, you won’t be committing a faux pas if you don’t.  In order to keep your list of invitees reasonable, you need to make a distinct cut off.  You may need to eliminate all work-related guests, or limit your list to just bosses, or just to your department.  There is no need to feel awkward about this:  most people understand that weddings are expensive and you need to cut costs where you can. 

Your Extended Family:  The Family You Never See Anyway
Just like your co-workers, with this group, if you don’t feel like they are close to you, then you don’t need to send them a wedding invitation.  Some brides simply make a distinct cut-off in the family tree, and this is perfectly acceptable, and perhaps the most fair.  Aunts and uncles may be a “yes,” but you need to leave out the cousins, or maybe great-aunts and great-uncles are in, but you’ll have to drawn the line on your father’s cousins.  Again, people will understand if you make a judgment across the board. 

The People Who Don’t Want To Be There:  Young Children 
While contraversial, another group of people to eliminate might be young children.  Most kids under the age of 10 that are not family don’t understand or want to go to weddings anyway, so you’ll not be hurting their feelings by not inviting them.  If you intend on inviting children to your wedding, be sure to include their names on the inner envelope of their parents’ invitation.  To exclude kids from your wedding, place the phrase “adults only” on the wedding invitation and be sure not to put the names of the children on the inner envelope.