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Lautzenhiser's Hallmark
Voted Best Invitations and Stationery
Store in Ventura County Since 1996
Ventura • (805) 658-6644
Perfect Party
www.perfectparty.net
Great Selection of Custom Invitations
30% Off Book Price • Personal Service
Oxnard • (805) 485-0714
The Invitation Spot
www.invitationspot.com
Your Source for Quality Wedding
Invitations, Save-the-Date Cards & More
Thousand Oaks • (805) 777-8898
Unique Boutique
Huge Selection of
BUDGET Invitations
We've Moved!
102 N. Ashwood
Ventura • (805) 644-1212
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Wedding Invitations:
All about wedding invitations: how to assemble them, invitations
wording, how to choose the perfect invitation, etc.
Wedding invitations are a very important part of the marriage
process. They inform guests where and when the wedding is taking
place and without the invitations obviously there would be no
guests.
Before any ideas about the invitations are confirmed, it is necessary
for the young couple to finalize their guest list. This will be
to determine how many invitations should be ordered. Every couple
and single guest should be counted, parents, clergy and also their
guests. All children over 16 years of age should also receive
an invitation. When ordering your invitations, it is wise to order
an extra 25 invitations to allow for last-minute surprises and
the odd person that you may have forgotten about. The invitations
should be ordered well in advance give or take four to six months.
Many invitations come with pre-written messages where things
such as the name of the guest, time and location of the ceremony
should be inserted. It is courteous to include a map or written
instructions so that the guests can find their way to the location
of the wedding. Photocopies of a map will spoil the design of
the invitation, therefore to give a more appropriate appearance,
the map should be created on a computer and printed on the same
style paper as the invitations.
The invitation should be assembled in the correct order so the
invitee's have no difficulty reading it.
The first step is to place the invitation face-up in front of
you, then place a sheet of tissue over the writing. This is not
necessary, but at one time was considered “proper”.
The tissue may serve a purpose if the invitation has been printed
directly from the PC as printer ink often smudges in the post.
If enclosures are being used (such as R.S.V.P cards), they should
be placed in size order -- largest nearest the invitation -- with
the writing side facing upwards.
If the invitation has to be folded, it should be done from top
to bottom with the writing on the inside and the enclosures contained
within this. All of this must be first put into the inner envelope.
If the invitation has been folded, the fold must be at the bottom.
If it hasn't been folded, the writing on the invitation should
be facing the back of the envelope. The inner envelope must then
be out into the outer envelope with the writing facing towards
the invitee when the outer envelope is opened.
Invitations should be weighed to make sure that they don't exceed
postage requirements and also be sure to check whether the envelope
is considered standard or oversized. The invitations should be
postmarked and mailed six to eight weeks in advance depending
on where they are going; this will allow time for your guests
to organize personal arrangements such as travel and time off
work and also to inform you if they will be attending. If you
choose to include an invitation to the reception with the wedding
invite, it should be printed on a small card in the same style
as the wedding invitation. A response card should also be included
so the guests who do wish to attend can be kept track of. A matching
postage-paid envelope should be included with this.
Traditionally the bride’s family mails the invitations and,
therefore, all invitations should come from the home of the bride.
Courtesy of Wedding Needs
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and businesses in Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Chatsworth, Granada Hills, San
Fernando Valley, Northridge, San Fernando Valley, Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura
Hills, Oak Park, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Conejo Valley, Somis,
Moorpark, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Ventura, Santa Paula, Oxnard, Channel
Islands, Port Hueneme, Ventura Harbor, Ojai, Oak View, Summerland,
Carpinteria, Fillmore, Piru, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Buellton, Goleta,
Solvang, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, Central Coast, or anywhere in Ventura,
Santa Barbara, or Los Angeles County.
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