Reading up on advice to make the process of wedding preparation is key to saving yourself time, stress, and costs. This is especially true for sending out printed engagement invitations with success.
It doesn’t take long to familiarise yourself with industry standard costs for wedding stationery. Reading websites which consider budget and average spend for all-things-wedding will be helpful. During this stage you should know your approximate guest count to gauge what price bracket you fit into for the print run.
Whether you have a strict budget or are prepared to splurge big bucks for your invitations, find the magic number so you can move to the stage of designing, and ordering your invitations. A budget planner may be the perfect tool for you. Implementing this wisely may help to allocate some extra cash for invitation embellishments to jazz up your event stationery.
The online market is flooded with printing companies, with many claiming that they can get you the best-looking engagement stationery for less. Your priorities should be attention to detail, quality of paper stock, guaranteed timeframes and responsiveness. Often choosing cheap can lead to inconsistencies and stress when your cards arrive. Ideally, find a company you can communicate with at least once over the phone during the design and ordering process. Having a direct company contact will give you peace of mind. Be sure to check, re-check and get your partner to triple-check the final proof of your invitation before confirming.
For local weddings, it is recommended to send invitations out 8-10 weeks prior. Given recent postal delays, it may be worth sending them out 10-12 weeks before the big day. For those planning interstate or destination weddings, you should give your guests extra notice. This may mean sending a save-the-date card 6-8 months prior with a wedding invitation to follow.
Once those cards get delivered to your beloved friends and family, anticipate high levels of excitement from your nearest and dearest. This is an important ‘sharing of joy’ which adds to the whole love story, so absorb all the good wishes and feelings at this point. From now on the big day draws nearer, and you will have a positive focus ahead.
More than anything, sending out engagement news solidifies the fact that your wedding is on the horizon and is a reality. Whether you have a super-long engagement or are planning to get married within a matter of weeks or months, arming yourself with tips from those who have done it before is a great start.
