Wedding Invitations

Even if you’re not a matchy-matchy person, you’re likely to see the wisdom in the following wedding planning advice.  Brides, when you set out to select your wedding invitation, it’s important to have it ‘go with’ the rest of the wedding.  I’m not necessarily talking about themes, but it is a good idea (not to mention thoughtful and part of wedding etiquette) to have it play nicely with the rest of the wedding details.

To begin with, think of your guests. A wedding invitation is sort of a preview of coming attractions of sorts for your prospective wedding guests.  Even if you have a wedding website, blog, or message board set up for your guests, trust me, there are going to be guests who wouldn’t know a blog if it bit them.  For these guests in particular, your wedding invitation gives them a very good idea of what to expect from your wedding.  An invitation with seashells and a casual font would imply that the wedding might be a laidback, maybe even barefoot, wedding on the beach.  On the other hand, an invitation with engraving and the most formal of formal wording, describing an evening wedding ceremony and a sit-down dinner reception at the swankiest hotel in the city would suggest that the guests should probably dig their tuxedos and long evening gowns out of the closet.

Remembering your guests and their comfort is part of your wedding, after all.  Etiquette is not just for grandmothers, it’s for all of us.  Your wedding guests will certainly appreciate getting advance notice of what to expect from your wedding.