Sending out invitations is huge! Letting people know when and where you are getting married is extremely important. A great place to start is online at BasicInvite.com! Basic Invite has a card for everyone! They offer 180 colors options, different paper types, over 900 wedding invitations sets, custom samples, FREE address printing on the envelopes, and so much more.
Read moreWhen to Mail Wedding Invitations
When it comes time to begin letting guests know about your wedding, you might be wondering when the best time is to mail your save-the-dates and your wedding invitations. For save-the-dates, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, so I’ll start there.
Read moreHaving an Adults-Only Wedding
One of the earliest decisions you have to make when planning your wedding is whether or not to include children. If you decide not to, how do you convey to your guests that you’re having an adults-only wedding?
When it comes to children at weddings, you essentially have three options: 1) include all children, 2) exclude all children, or 3) include only a select few children, usually either immediate family or wedding party members. If you choose option 2 or 3, you need to let your guests know that children are not invited.
Read moreSustainable Wedding Ideas: Stationery
Weddings are wasteful. At the end of the night, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up in the garbage: programs, escort cards, table numbers, floral arrangements, paper napkins, plastic cups, uneaten food, half-eaten cake, unfinished drinks. The list goes on.
While it’s probably impossible to have a zero-waste wedding, it’s definitely possible to cut way down on the waste. Sustainability is a growing trend in weddings, especially among more environmentally conscious young Millennials and Gen Z-ers. Here are some ways that you can reduce the carbon footprint of your wedding from a paper goods and stationery standpoint.
Read moreWho Gets a Plus-One Wedding Invitation?
The guest list. It’s one of your greatest struggles when wedding planning. How do you include everyone you want to, while still staying on budget and not offending anyone? Here’s the 411 on who needs to be invited to your wedding as a pair and who can be invited individually.
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