{"id":2500,"date":"2012-08-21T20:05:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T00:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/confettiradio.com\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2016-09-12T11:04:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T15:04:56","slug":"317-wedding-stationery-411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/317-wedding-stationery-411","title":{"rendered":"LIVE! #317 &#8211; Wedding Stationery 411"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is tissue really necessary in a wedding invitation? When should your clients use a pew card? Is it okay to get RSVPs via email?<\/p>\n<p>During this third episode of our &#8220;Know Weddings&#8221; series, we cover various wedding stationery items that are available for your client&#8217;s wedding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2391\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/confetti_317_20120821.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2391','https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/confetti_317_20120821.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/blubrryplayer6.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/confetti_317_20120821.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2500-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:<\/h2>\n<h3>Wedding Stationery Must- Know Info:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The correct spelling<\/strong> is <strong>stationery<\/strong>, (not <del>stationary<\/del>) \u2013 One means: paper items (think of the letter &#8216;e&#8217; as in envelopes).\u00a0 The other means: to remain in one place (which we as wedding planners seldom do!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Be sure to spell-check your website, marketing materials, email correspondence.\u00a0 (I think it\u2019s a real embarrassment when a pro in the wedding industry uses the incorrect form of the word stationery.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marriage license<\/strong> \u2013 the most important piece of paper when it comes to weddings!<\/li>\n<li>Before ordering wedding stationery, our clients need to consider:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Wedding size<\/li>\n<li>Wedding budget<\/li>\n<li>Wedding location<\/li>\n<li>Their personal preference<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Order stationery well ahead of time<\/strong> \u2013 invitations are typically sent 8 weeks before the wedding date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Order more of these items<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Envelopes \u2013 get them first if you can<\/li>\n<li>Seating cards<\/li>\n<li>Anything that needs to be handwritten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Typical Wedding Stationery Choices:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Save the Date <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: no<\/i><\/li>\n<li>As the name suggests\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Includes date and location<\/li>\n<li>Sent 5 \u2013 7 months in advance<\/li>\n<li>Can be very creative; reflect style of wedding \u2013 sometimes it\u2019s not even paper<\/li>\n<li>Despite popularity \u2013 not required in many circumstances<\/li>\n<li>Ideal for destination wedding \u2013 guests need time to travel<\/li>\n<li>Ideal for holiday weekend wedding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wedding Invitation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Required: Yes<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Ultra formal or completely casual<\/li>\n<li>Date, time, location and indication of wedding style<\/li>\n<li>Do not skip!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Inner Envelope<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Used for formal weddings<\/li>\n<li>Use to include words that would look awkward on the outside envelope\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cand friend\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>RSVP Card<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: Technically, no<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Helps ensure a response<\/li>\n<li>Traditionally, someone handwrites a letter in response to an invite.\n<ul>\n<li>NOT likely to happen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pencil numbers on back of card, in case guest forgets to write name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Ceremony Card\/Reception <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No\u00a0 &#8211; if everyone is invited to both events<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Use ceremony card for an intimate ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Use reception card if party is somewhere else\n<ul>\n<li>Make it clear that it\u2019s reception-only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use invitation for both if everyone is invited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Pew Card<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Used for reserved seating in a church<\/li>\n<li>Mailed to family members with space for pew number or \u2018within the ribbon\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Hands card to usher<\/li>\n<li>Great for big weddings and\/or formal weddings\u2026with usher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Tissue<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>History: When ink would smudge. Tissue prevents leaving smudge on actual invitation<\/li>\n<li>Today: elegant touch<\/li>\n<li>Use with engraved invitations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Direction Card\/Map<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Very helpful for out-of-town guests &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use a sloppy-looking photocopy<\/li>\n<li>Takes away from the invitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Wedding Ceremony Program<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Allows wedding guests to follow along with ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Great way to honor participants<\/li>\n<li>Great for explaining traditions<\/li>\n<li>Great way to thank and remember loved ones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Seating Card\/Escort Card<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Required: Yes \u2013 20+ guests<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Arranged alphabetically at reception entrance<\/li>\n<li>Indicates assigned table (not seats)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Place Card<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Use for assigned seats<\/li>\n<li>Use for formal meals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Table Sign<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Required: Yes<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Identifies table and ties in with seating\/escort card<\/li>\n<li>Remember to assign tables, not necessarily seats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Menu Card<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: No<\/i><\/li>\n<li>As name suggests<\/li>\n<li>Include couple\u2019s names, wedding date<\/li>\n<li>Nice keepsake<\/li>\n<li>Tip: Frame a few menus for each table or serving station, instead of one per place setting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Thank-You Card<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Required: Yes<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t have to match wedding stationery<\/li>\n<li>Tip: embosser with couple\u2019s initials; personalize every and anything!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Activities Schedule<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Required: No<\/li>\n<li>Should include for destination wedding<\/li>\n<li>Include with invitation, if possible<\/li>\n<li>Or, include with guests welcome [gift, basket]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understand the various items of wedding stationery that are available and learn which pieces your clients must have for their event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[302],"tags":[98,271,99],"post_series":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LIVE! 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