One of the main concerns of brides to be when shopping for wedding invitations online, is the idea that they can’t see their wedding invitation choices in person. The chance to inspect each style of wedding invitation leads many brides to their local wedding invitation vendor.

However, many online wedding invitation vendors will gladly send samples of the wedding invitations you have been deciding over.  Wedding vendors would much rather have you make an educated choice before you buy, rather than have you regret or reprint your wedding invitations later. Requesting wedding invitation samples will save you time, money, and stress in the long run.

When should you request wedding invitation samples, rather than just looking at the pictures on the wedding invitation website? Here are the best times to go with your instinct and hold your wedding invitation prospects in your hands.

• When assembly is required. Any time you are looking at unusual wedding invitations with ribbons, bows, or other creative decorations, request a sample so you can see the level of difficulty of assembly. While most wedding invitations are simple to assemble, you want to be sure that it is something that you can do quickly and easily.
• When you have special printing requests. If you are using custom wording on your wedding invitations, be sure to request a sample to see how the finished product looks. This situation could happen when you are incorporating step parents or additional family members’ names on a wedding invitation, or when you are not using a traditional wedding invitation verse.
• If you are placing additional inserts into your wedding invitation envelopes. You want to be sure that any additions you use will fit easily into the envelope, without harming the wedding invitation or causing the envelope to be too heavy. Test one out to see if you will get your desired results.

Have you requested wedding invitation samples before? Did the experience lead you to decide on the perfect wedding invitation, or rule out ones you weren’t sure about? Let us know here!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.