Wedding Invitation Assembly Guide
This wedding invitation guide is about function, not form. It's about substance and not style. There is nothing in here about the paper stock to use, what color schemes are in style or how to fragrantly word your pieces. What is in this guide, is help to make assembling and mailing all those pretty pieces easier. Its focus is on properly compiling all the pieces of your invitations once you have decided on all the stylistic elements that you want them to include.
While style elements of invitations are important, there are some practical things to keep in mind when selecting all the pieces that will go into your invitations. So, even though invitations should be assembled and mailed four to six weeks prior to your wedding, this guide provides tips to use before purchasing your invitations.
Therefore, give this guide a quick read prior to even window-shopping for pieces. For your wedding to have the invitations of your dreams, you must make a determined, concious effort to make it happen. Organization and planning are key. Without them you will be left with invitations you have to settle for.
To make the assembly process simple, break it down into these four steps:
| 1. Test Pieces | 3. Compile Pieces |
As you read through this guide keep in mind that this is your wedding, those are your invitations and the only right or wrong way to do something is how you say it should be done. Be sure to note anything you want to change, include and/or omit with your invitations. Use this guide as a starting point.
For example, one step of this guide covers addressing the outer invitation envelope. You may or may not have a vision of how you want that exactly done. Maybe you want your invitations addressed in calligraphy or maybe you have a particular color of ink in mind. Write all that down. There are so many details involved in preparing invitations that it is best that you write a set of instructions so that your invitations are just like you envision them.
While assembling your invitations, you should print out and use the BridalTrack Invitation Checklist. It is an outline of this guide and is a perfect place to notate all your specific ideas. With it, you can systematically work toward your perfect invitations and check off every detail you want included.
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