No, we’re not talking about the time you should arrive for your wedding – after all, it’s the bride’s prerogative to be a little late (enough to make him check his watch once, not enough to get him worried!) We are talking about not being late when it comes to sending out your wedding invitations.
Lots of people have advice and their own opinions when it comes to this subject but we find that when it comes to sending out your wedding invitations, you should aim to send them out between four and six weeks prior to your wedding date.
This is obviously dependant on circumstances though and you must not forget anyone who is making a special journey to attend. Don’t neglect guests who are travelling within the UK, you can often get here faster from Spain than if you are coming from the far reaches of Scotland!
One of the notoriously difficult tasks when it comes to organising your big day is deciding who to and who not to invite. As all bride-to-be’s will know, the list could go on forever but when you start approaching the 100 mark, you have to stop at some point…, we do have a tendency to get carried away once we get started. Once you’ve ummed and arrhhed and finally come up with your guest list, the next task is writing the all important Invites.
This may sound like a time consuming but relatively simple task, but as I have found out as I have started to think about my own wedding, there are a lot of things to consider when it comes to your wedding invitation. Your Wedding Invite is the first taste your guests are going to have of your wedding; the style, the theme, the whole ambiance, so really you need to have a pretty good idea in your mind of what form you’re wedding is going to take on and whatever you decide there are so many different shapes, styles and ideas to choose from. Whatever the look is you are trying to create, the possibilities are endless.
As I have got into my 30yrs, I have received more and more wedding invitations as inevitably friends have had enough of the partying single life and want to settle down. I always love receiving a wedding invitation and start looking forward to the day. My most recent invite was to my brother’s wedding, he was marrying a Swedish girl so hence tying the knot in Sweden. Their invite was very pretty, in neutral, nature associated colours and informal, which suited their day down to a tee.
The next one is one of my close friends; we have whittled it down to a few options now but are still undecided; does she go for something girly like pretty pastels, something on trend and modern or even something more personal with a photo of her and her partner to be. I’m sure we’ll get there in the end.
There are many things that you need to bear in mind when it comes to planning your wedding, but amongst the most important is your wedding invitations. This is often the first notification that many people will have of your wedding so you want to make your wedding invitations stand out.
Handmade wedding invitations are a great way of adding that personal touch when it comes to inviting your friends and family to share in your celebrations. This doesn’t mean that you have to do it all by yourself though, and having professionals make your hand crafted wedding invitations means that they will be of the highest quality possible in terms of the layout and printing.
The Card Gallery is an online stationers who specialise in such personalised stationery, including wedding invitations, Christening stationery, new baby announcements, and so much more. With the bonus of the facility to help design your own wedding invitations online, they are the perfect one-stop-shop for your special occasion needs.
