If you finally have chosen the right design for your invitations, having good wedding invitation ideas is something that you have to constantly be thinking of. Here you have some tips and advices to be aware of.
· It is polite to put “and Guest” on the outside of the envelopes to all of those people who are singles, in this way they would have the option to go with a partner
· If you want to invite children as guests, you can write down each of their names on the addressed envelopes or you just simply can write “and family”.
· If the children are already teenagers, you should send them an individual invitation. They will feel treated as adults.
· If you don’t want children at the ceremony, it’s suggested to add “adults only” or “children are not invited” or you just simply do not add their names on the envelopes. It is also very much recommended that you add a “sorry” where you can.
· If you want to invite people to the ceremony but not the reception or the other way around, then you would have to send two kinds of invitations: one that includes the reception information and one that doesn’t.
· It is very important to know how many guests are going to the ceremony so you can be alert and plan the budget carefully.
· Be sure to order the invitations with a month or more of anticipation. Six or four weeks usually does the work.
· Check everything before printing something. Check for typos specifically.
· If you make any mistake while you are addressing them, try to have always extra envelopes and invitations.
· You have to be very specific on the wedding invitations, if the wedding is going to be on a safari, be clear and inform your guest to dress appropriately.
· Generally 1 or 2 out of 10 of the guests who say yes on the response card will not actually attend the wedding. Likewise, 2 or 3 out of 10 won’t attend the reception. This could produce a big expense for nothing when preparing a traditional dinner. You could consider in this cases to have a buffet style dinner.