The first glimpse your guests have of the wedding to come is in the invitations. Today there are hundreds of different ways to go with invitations, you can order them in all prices ranges or for the creative bride you can make them. There are kits you can buy at any of the arts and crafts stores, office supply stores or online. They come complete with everything you need and you just print them on your own printer. For the bride working on a tight budget I really recommend this choice. You can watch the newspaper for discount coupons and stock up to save a ton of money. There are all kinds of patterns and details to choose from. Just make sure the details of the wedding are reflected in the invitations and save the dates cards. Save the date cards for those of you that don’t know are cards sent out six months before your wedding, that just give the guests a heads up that you are getting married and they need to save the date. Unless you have a large budget, are getting married on a holiday weekend, or having a destination wedding that is going to require the guests to make flight and hotel reservations these are not required. Invitations now come in pocktfold envelopes that can hold your reception cards, maps, hotel information for the more informal choice, or with ribbon detail, crystals and every color you can dream of. Just make sure that they reflect your choice of site and the colors that will run through your wedding. You can choose natural elements such as maybe cherry blossoms on the invitation if that’s your favorite flower; maybe you want your monogram on the invitation which can also run as a theme throughout your wedding or the colors of your wedding on the invitation. Of course there is nothing wrong with going with the traditional white or ivory invitation to reflect the formal traditional wedding you are planning. On another day we will discuss how to go about deciding on the colors you want for wedding.
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