Category Archives: Wedding Invitations

Wedding Invitation Etiquette: Respond Cards and Envelopes

A wedding invitation is always a welcome site in the mailbox. However, if proper wedding invitation etiquette is not followed, problems can arise. When sending out wedding invitations, take extra care to not confuse or possibly insult your guests. Following … Continue reading

Wedding Invitation Etiquette: Children Not Invited

A wedding invitation is always a welcome site in the mailbox. However, if proper wedding invitation etiquette is not followed, problems can arise. When sending out wedding invitations, take extra care to not confuse or possibly insult your guests. Following … Continue reading

What is Letterpress?

Letterpress invitations are all the rage this wedding season. But you may be asking yourself, what are letterpress invitations? Letterpress is one of the earliest forms of printing text on paper. Johann Gutenberg is credited with the inventing of the … Continue reading

Popular Wedding Invitation Designs

Finding the best possible design for your wedding invitation can be a long and tedious process, but knowing which designs are popular can help you narrow down the options quickly. You might not be the type of person who simply … Continue reading

Wedding Invitations Inner Envelopes

Did you ever wonder why there is such a thing? The tradition goes back to the days when invitations were delivered by hand. The wedding invitation was delivered to the invitee’s home, with the name and address on the outer … Continue reading

The History of Wedding Invitations – Part 3

Read Part 1 | Part 2 People have always wanted to celebrate important events with family and friends, but it wasn’t always as easy as it is today to inform them of those events. The Modern Era Following World War … Continue reading

The History of Wedding Invitations – Part 2

Read Part 1 People have always wanted to celebrate important events with family and friends, but it wasn’t always as easy as it is today to inform them of those events. The Colonial Period and Victorian Era In the early … Continue reading

The History of Wedding Invitations – Part 1

People have always wanted to celebrate important events with family and friends, but it wasn’t always as easy as it is today to inform them of those events. The Renaissance Period In the years before the invention of the printing … Continue reading

10 Areas to Save Money on Your Wedding

Every bride has dreamed of the fairy tale wedding since she was able to walk around in mom’s high heels. Most of us never think about how much that magical day is really going to cost. If the budget is … Continue reading

Buying Your Wedding Invitations Part 2

<< Read Part 1 There are two major types of printing processes used in creating invitations. Engraved invitations are used for the most traditional, formal weddings, and are the most expensive. This process involves raising the letters above the paper … Continue reading