How to Assemble Wedding Invitations Like A Pro

Our advice on how to assemble wedding invitations, from years of hands-on experience!

Before you get into an assembly panic or start your stuffing party, this is a must-see! This video will walk you through how to assemble your wedding invitations like a pro!

When in doubt, just remember a few key points:

• Organize your workspace before you get started to set up like an assembly line

• Inside the envelopes, assemble by size with the largest card in the back

• Keep inserts consistent with all cards facing the same direction

• If using inner envelopes, do not seal the inner envelope

• Don’t forget to add postage to the response envelopes

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Wedding Stationery Timeline

When do you send save the dates for a destination wedding? When do you mail wedding invitations? When do you send wedding thank you cards? We have those answers and more!

With all the details that come with wedding planning, the last thing you want to do is forget something important. Wedding stationery is the most important etiquette element of your wedding, and that includes timeline! There is a reason behind the due dates and timing, so be sure you abide by the general guidelines.

Below is not only a video but also detailed timeline for mailing wedding invitations, sending save the dates, ordering thank you cards, and more.

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At the time of this post, the coronavirus pandemic has no effect on design or production in our business. We're all scrambling a little (insert crazy emoji and wine emoji here), but our printer partners are still open and serving our company.

Reprints: We understand that most spring weddings and events are being postponed. Please let us know as soon as possible if the event is being rescheduled and if you need a Change of Date card or invitations reprinted.

If you are a current client and production has not yet started, we can change the date at no cost.

If you are a current client and production has already began, please contact us as soon as possible to see if your invitations have been printed. If they have been printed, the amount is still due. If you need to reprint the invitations, we are happy to extend the reprint to you at cost (this is about 50% off!) and $0.00 design fee.

Future clients, if your invitations were already designed and/or mailed and you need a new design, let us know at hello@pinkchampagnedesigns.com. We are able to extend a discount to you, too with a 50% design fee!

We have some free downloads for you to download, share, text, post, or email to quickly get the word out. If you would like a custom design to match your invitations, pease let us know! Just right click and save these images below.

Like you, we are taking this one day at a time, so we will keep you updated of any changes. We are working from home and only going to our office for production as-needed. We have disinfected our whole office and are social distancing (with wine of course). Stay healthy, friends!

- Kelly Medanich. Founder

Invitation Wording Samples Based on Who is Hosting

One of the most common questions we have about wedding invitation wording is the hosting line. Family situations can be a little complicated sometimes. You always want to avoid uncomfortable situations and not hurt any feelings, which is why the hosting line is so important.

The typical layout for the top of your wedding invitation is as follows:

Hosting Line (whoever is hosting your wedding whether it be you, your parent(s), or a loved one)

Request Line (inviting your guests to your wedding)

…request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter

…request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter (house of worship only)

…invite you to celebrate their marriage

…invite you to share in their joy as they exchange marriage vows

Followed by the bride and groom names and the date, time, and location below.

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Hosting Line Examples

Bride’s Parents (married)

Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny

request the pleasure off your company

at the marriage of their daughter

Bride’s Parents (divorced)

Ms. Joan Emily Metheny

Mr. William Calvin Metheny

request the pleasure off your company

at the marriage of their daughter

Both Bride and Groom’s Parents

Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny

along with Mr. and Mrs. Brian Joseph Russell

request the pleasure off your company

at the marriage of their daughter

Parents and Couple Together

Together with their families

[bride]

[groom]

request the pleasure off your company at their marriage

or

[bride]

[groom]

together with their parents

request the pleasure off your company at their marriage

Couple

The honor of your presence

is requested at the marriage of

or

[bride]

[groom]

request the pleasure off your company at their marriage

Deceased Parent

Mr. William Calvin Metheny

request the pleasure of your company

at the marriage of his daughter

[bride]

daughter of the late Mrs. Joan Emily Metheny

Relative

Mr. Samuel Timothy Metheny

request the pleasure off your company

at the marriage of his niece

Even more options

Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny invite you to share their joy at the marriage of their daughter...

With love and excitement Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny invites you to celebrate the union of their daughter…

Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny joyfully invites you to celebrate the marriage of...

Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny would love for you to join them as their daughter [bride] marries [groom]

It's with great pleasure that Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny invite you to celebrate the marriage of their daughter...

Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny would love for you to join them at the marriage of their daughter…

(!!) bonus tips:

Very traditional hosting wording includes middle names. Example: Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny You can still have a traditional invitation without middle names; however, no middle initials should be used.

Titles such as Doctor, Reverend, and Honorable should be spelled out.

Very traditional host line also list a married couple together as Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Metheny. You will notice the wife’s first name is not listed as it’s with her husband’s name. This is old fashioned, yet still considered the formal traditional way to address a married couple. If you wish to list the wife’s first name, opt for a more casual wording. Example: William Metheny and Joan Metheny

If you’re looking for a more casual invitation wording, you may omit titles completely.

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How to Tell Your Guests No Children At Your Wedding

Oh this question. It may be one of the top debated topics among brides, mothers, in-laws, and venues. How do I tell my guests no children are invited to my wedding? Even though is a common practice for many weddings, some people are sensitive about it so tread lightly. Here are our top ideas to tell your guests your wedding is adult-only.

1. ENVELOPE ADDRESSING 

Your first line of defense is the envelope addressing. I recommend using both inner and outer envelopes. On the outer envelope, you would add the guest names and address. For example:Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith123 Main StreetDallas, Texas 75248 Then on the inner envelope, you would put their names only. Robert and Susanor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas SmithIf children were invited and you are using a single mailing envelope, you would add “and family”:Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smithand family123 Main StreetDallas, Texas 75248If you were using two envelopes to mail per traditional etiquette, you would list the children’s names below the adult names on the inner envelope:Robert and SusanSally and Bobbyor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas SmithSally and Bobby(For more on inner and outer envelope addressing, I invite you to read all about it here.)

2. PHONE CALL 

Guest should know that whoever’s names are on the envelopes, those are the people who are invited to the wedding. Those guests who you are unsure they will understand this etiquette, you may call them. Traditional etiquette is that you should call your guests with children and politely tell them your wedding is adults-only.

3. WEBSITE 

You shouldn’t put any phrase on the invitation suite that says “adults-only”, “no children please”, etc. but feel free to add this to your website. You can simply state it to the point or a cute phrase. Here are some examples below."Please respect our wishes of an adult-only ceremony and reception.""We love children, but we respectfully request this is an adult-only event.""Feel free to hire a babysitter for the night and have a fun night out! This is an adult-only event.""Adults-only please""Due to the restrictions of our venue, children are not invited.""Kindly note that only children of immediate family are invited.""Please respect our wishes that this is an adult-only event; however, we have hired a babysitter for the evening for your convenience."It’s totally fine to have a flower girl or ring bearer for your ceremony. Kindly note that only children in the wedding party are invited.

4. RESPONSE CARD

On your response card, you can choose to leave a space for you to write in how many guests are invited from the family. If your envelopes only say the adult names (ie- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith), then you can add this to your response card:We have reserved ___ seats in your honorThen you fill in the blank with a “2”, so they know that only two are invited. Some people are apprehensive about this method in case the invitee wants to bring their child instead of one of the adults, but personally I’ve never heard of this happening. Again, if you’re worried, stick to tradition and give them a personal phone call.There are other options such as writing “adult-only ceremony and reception” on the enclosure card or “adult-only reception to follow” as the reception line on the invitation. I always advise to stick to tradition when possible, but do what you feel most comfortable with. 

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Wedding Invitation Mailing Secrets

A wedding invitation is one of the most important things you'll ever mail to someone. Not to mention the most beautiful! Don't you want to make sure your invitations get to those mailboxes safely and timely?

Click below to download your FREE guide with all the tips and tricks to mailing your wedding invitations. It includes SO much valuable information, such as a wedding stationery timeline, insider postage tricks, envelope information, and mailing tips at the post office. Trust us, you don't want to skip this information. Your wedding invitations depend on it!

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Quick Guide to Wedding Ceremony Program Wording

Wedding ceremony programs, simple as they may seem, are a very important part of the wedding day. Ceremony programs inform your guests not only of the order or the ceremony, but also other important details, such as the wedding party, honoring loved ones, and thanking you guests for being there. Here is the traditional outline of a wedding program, along with pointers on how you can customize the wording to fit you and your fiance's own personal style. And click here for a free download of programs from real weddings with sizes.

1. INTRODUCTION 

Let's start with the basics! The introduction will be the most straightforward part of your wedding program and should include the following information in order: the Bride's first and last name, the Groom's first and last name, month/day/year of the wedding, start time and the ceremony venue. This is basically a snippet of the information on your invitations.

2. ORDER OF CEREMONY 

This will likely be the most detailed portion of your wedding program, and will vary based on ceremony. For example, catholic weddings usually have a longer ceremony than a more contemporary ceremony. But regardless of religion, the order of ceremony usually outlines the processional, ceremony, and recessional for your guests. Again, there are many variations to this, but formally it looks something similar to the below. Your planner or officiant will know with the order of your ceremony.

• Prelude: the music playing while guests are seated. Make sure to include the song title, composer, and musician playing the piece (if applicable)

• Processional: the music playing while the grandparents, parents, groom, and wedding party proceed down the aisle

• Bridal Processional: the music playing while the bride makes her grand entrance and proceeds down the aisle

• Opening Greeting or Prayer by the officiant

• Readings: if you choose to have readings during your ceremony, you will outline which passages will be read and who will be reading them (typically a family member or close friend)

• Wedding Message: the officiant will often give a message honoring the couple

• Exchange of the Vows: the exchanging of the vows and rings

• Presentation: you and your fiance kiss, the officiant announces the couple as husband and wife, and the crowd cheers!

• Recessional: the song playing as the newlyweds and bridal party walk back down the aisle

Feeling a little overwhelmed? No worries. Your planner or officiant will know with the order of your ceremony. Or you can choose to keep it super simple, similar to this:

• Prelude

• Seating and Processional

• We get married!

• Recessional

3. WEDDING PARTY   

In this section, you will want to outline all the family and friends who participated in the ceremony, almost like a casting list of a broadway play!  This should include:

• Full title and name of your officiant

• Parents of the bride

• Parents of the groom

• Grandparents of the bride

• Grandparents of the groom

• Maid/Matron of honor (you also have the option of including relation to bride- sister, cousin, or friend)

• Bridesmaids (list in alphabetical order or standing order)

• Best Man(same rules apply as maid of honor)

• Groomsmen(list in alphabetical order or standing order)

• Flower girls/Ring bearers

• House Party

• Ushers

You also have the option of adding the organist or ceremony musicians. And when in doubt, it is best to air on the side of formality when listing the names in your wedding program.

4. FINAL MESSAGES 

Here is where most couples will choose to include a thank you message to share their appreciation of attending the wedding. Example: Thank you so much for the love each and every one of you has shown us throughout our relationship. We are so grateful to have you in our lives and honored you have traveled near and far to be with us on this special day. We couldn't imagine our wedding without you! Final messages can also honor family members who have passed in loving memory. Example: On this special day, we honor those who are not with us today, but are forever in our hearts. or We remember those who cannot be with us today, but are present in spirit. 

5. MORE OPTIONS

All programs are unique to every wedding. You can add fun facts about you and your fiancé, fun facts about your venue, your wedding hashtag, your new address as married couple, or information about your reception following the ceremony. More program ideas can be found on our Pinterest page specifically for programs we've pinned to inspire and give you even more ideas! 

We hope this helps you put together the perfect wedding program content!

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