Purchasing the Perfect Wedding Invitations

Posted by Nick Niesen on October 27th, 2010

One of the first real purchases that a bride and groom make for their special wedding day is their wedding invitations. While they may have paid out a lot of money in deposits, the wedding invitations are real and physical and they can hold them in their hands. Plus, having their wedding date printed out on paper makes it that much more official. It is exciting to choose wedding invitations and the bride and groom should make sure to purchase the perfect ones for their beautiful day!

The bride and groom need to choose the theme of their wedding prior to ordering wedding invitations. They may choose a special colour scheme or theme that is important to them. Some of the most common themes revolve around flowers or seasons. There are wedding invitations to fit every imaginable theme. These wedding invitations will also set the tone of the wedding, whether it is casual or formal. This will relay to the guests what attire is appropriate as well as an appropriate gift and what they can expect from the wedding. All of this is just as important as including the day and location of the wedding. The guests need this information and it is all included in the wedding invitations.

The bride and groom will need to choose the wording for their wedding invitations carefully. This will obviously include all of the crucial information such as their names, the date and time of the wedding as well as the location of the ceremony. Every invitation retailer will provide examples of popular wording that the bride and groom can choose from. Additionally, they can mix and match these choices to fit their needs or may choose to personalise their wedding invitations even further by writing their own invitation wording.

Once the bride and groom have chosen the perfect wedding invitations, they must also include matching reply cards. The reply cards should include spaces for the guests to write their names, whether they will be attending the wedding, how many people will be attending, and which meal they would prefer if a choice is given. All of this is necessary information for the bride and groom to have from their guests. The perfect wedding invitations will include the perfect reply cards.

The bride and groom may choose to add some special extras to their wedding invitations. If the event is formal, the bride and groom should add a tissue paper overlay to cover the wedding invitations. This is an old tradition that is one of those special extras. In addition, the bride and groom can save themselves some time by including their return address on the envelopes. All of these additions will help to make the wedding invitations perfect!