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Most stationery stores have a full line of blank wedding stationery cards and papers. You can have them printed professionally in the local print shop, or you can design and print them yourself on an ink jet or laser printer. Your wedding stationery store also stocks a full matching package of the items most brides use, in a variety of designs and paper card stock. If you are on a budget, do-it-yourself wedding invitations and wedding programs will save lots of money.

You will be delighted with the preprinted backgrounds that coordinate all your stationery. Choose a design like flowers, seashells, or entwined hearts in soft colors to complements your wedding theme. Of course, white or ivory wedding stationery is always in good taste. Complete wedding stationery packages are available with all the items you need in a matching theme. Even postage stamps with special wedding designs are for sale at the post office.

12 Itesm of Budget Wedding Stationery You Might Need

You probably won't need all these items of stationery for a budget wedding, but here is a full list of all wedding stationery to consider.

• Engagement party invitations
• Wedding announcement postcards
• Wedding invitations
• Bridal shower invitations
• Rehearsal dinner invitations
• Bachelorette party invitations
• Response cards
• Reception cards
• Thank you cards
• Wedding programs and bulletins
• Place cards
• Envelopes
• Invitation envelope seals
• Postage stamps

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Save the Date Cards

People with busy lives appreciate advance notice of an important event. The cards are a modern addition to the wedding correspondence. They are often simple postcards with the date of your wedding and location, city and state. You have complete flexibility in your choice of cards and designs, and can use any shape or image to create excitement in advance of the wedding. There are even save the date refrigerator magnets you can send out. If you are planning a destination wedding, or guests live out of town, save the date cards give your guests extra time to make their travel plans. Mail them about six months before the big day.

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Bridal Shower Invitations

The bridal shower is often given by the maid of honor and bridesmaids in honor of the bride. When the guest list is ready, the important guests are available on the party day. People are rather distracted and might forget about the party unless you give the several reminders. Bridal shower invitations include the date and time and location, and directions to the party, Include instructions about how to RSVP. The invitations should also include the name of the hostess and the bride with contact information for guests with questions. If the bridal shower is to be a surprise, remind the guests to keep it a secret. The theme of the party and the bride's gift registry can also be mentioned.

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Wedding Announcements

Wedding announcements are different from wedding invitations. An announcement is sent at the time of the marriage to people who are not invited to the ceremony. If you are having an intimate ceremony, or if you eloped, a wedding announcement tells people about the marriage and your name change.

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Self-Mailer Wedding Invitations

Wedding stationery can include a wedding invitation with a self-mailing envelope. They come with address labels for your computer guest list. Instead of handwriting guest addresses, or using a calligrapher, you let the computer print the address labels. Address labels are somewhat impersonal. It's not what Miss Manners would have done at her wedding, but it saves time and ensures accuracy.

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Cheap Wedding Invitations

The standard formal invitation is a simple rectangle in ivory, off-white, or a similar color. Your wedding invitation comes from the stationery store with a matching envelope. Inside goes the RSVP card and its matching envelope. The invitation can be embossed with an impression that symbolizes love and marriage, such as a dove, a wedding bell, a monogram, a heart or a bouquet of flowers. There are also unique die-cut invitations in popular shapes, when the customary rectangle shape seems too ordinary for your day.

The simpler the invitation design is, the easier it will be on your budget. A simple invitation is both classic and classy. When you want a bigger splash, your wedding invitations can be designed with a foil border, a sheer vellum overlay sheet attached with a ribbon, and premium paper stock. Vellum is a translucent, very smooth paper. It looks delicate, but it is tough enough to run through your computer printer. You can use glitter spray to decorate the invitation yourself and save money in the bargain. Your wedding invitation is a lovely keepsake to add to your wedding photograph album. In years to come, you will enjoy looking at it and displaying it.

Before you do any mailing, assemble a complete invitation with envelope and inserts. Check its weight and size at the post office, so you know how much postage is required. If you have an invitation with custom paper and an unusually large size, you might need more than one first class stamp on the envelope. Your wedding stationery store probably can advise you about the required postage at the time you order.

Your stationery store will have suggestions for the wording to use on your invitation. For the convenience of the guest, the response cards should be pre-addressed to yourself. Remember to affix postage stamps to your response cards. If your response cards are stamped, more guests will RSVP by mail, saving you the time of follow-up phone calls and emails.

Formal wedding invitations use an inner and an outer envelope for the invitation. If you are on a budget, you can dispense with the inner envelope. Address your wedding invitations specifically to the people who are invited. If you do use an inner envelope, write the name of the invitee on it, but without the address. For example, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and Todd. Or another example, Miss Britney Spears and Guest.

Enjoy the variety and opportunity for self-expression that the choice of wedding stationery offers. Don't get stressed out making the decisions for your wedding. In the long run, it's not the wedding stationery that defines you and your partner. It is the love you share together that creates a marriage of two hearts.

Congratulations on your engagement. And thank you so much for coming to my website. I wish you and your betrothed all the happiness in the world.
- Heather, Budget Wedding Stationery

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