All Kinds of Wedding Stationery You'll Need for Your Wedding Day

Once you have your wedding date and your venue, it’s time to pick out your wedding stationery! You’re wedding stationery doesn’t need to necessarily match the aesthetic that you have planned for your wedding day. Just like any other part of your wedding day, it’s entirely up to you what you pick for your wedding stationery!!

things to think about when choosing your wedding stationery

When it comes to picking out your stationery for your wedding, it’s important to remember that you don’t need to buy all the stationery pieces that are advertised. You can pick and choose and mix and match which of the pieces of stationery that you want. Like anything else, it’s important to remember what your budget is. With your budget in mind, figure out which pieces you really want and which ones you don’t want or need. Later, we will go through a list of all the different pieces of stationery that you may want to consider including as part of your wedding stationery. A lot of the elements are optional, and you can include them if you feel like you want to.

stationery inspiration

If you are looking and looking for wedding stationery inspiration and can seem to find anything, that’s totally ok! If you’re having trouble looking for inspiration, feel free to go through Instagram and Pinterest for inspiration! If you find something while scrolling that you really love, look for something similar when you are looking at places to purchase your stationery. If you can’t find anything similar, bring all your inspiration to a stationer and see if they can recreate your vision into something similar. You can even give them all your ideas and tell them to create something usually all the ideas that you have come up with.

types of stationery you may need

For all the different parts of your wedding, there are all different types of stationery you may potentially need. You’re going to need stationery for before your wedding, your wedding invitation suite, and after your wedding. The stationery for before your wedding that you are going to need includes Engagement Party Invitations, Save The Date Cards, Bridal Shower Invitations, Bridal Shower Thank-You Cards, Rehearsal Dinner Invitations, Welcome Dinner Invitations. The wedding stationery that you are going to need includes Invitation Suite, Reception Card, Accommodations Cards, Direction/Map Cards, Response Cards, Ceremony Programs, Escort Cards, Place Cards, Menu Cards, and Favor Tags. Then after your wedding, the only stationery you are going to need is Thank-You Cards.

information to remember to add to your wedding stationery

Before Your Wedding

On your Engagement Party Invitations, you should include the date, time, location, and any required dress code. These invitations can be sent out two to three months in advance or six to eight weeks if the affair is more causal. For your Save the Date Cards, you should include the city and state of your wedding along with your wedding website and include that your formal invitation will be coming soon. Save the Dates should be sent six to eight months before you send out your wedding invitations. Your Bridal Shower Invitation should be sent out by your wedding party, seeing they are going to be the people throwing you this party. After your Bridal Shower, you should send out your Thank-You Cards out at least two weeks after the celebration. Like your Bridal Shower Invitations, your Rehearsal Dinner Invitations should be sent out by the family hosting the rehearsal dinner. If you are having a Welcome Dinner to start off your wedding weekend, send out a Welcome Dinner Invitation to all the guests you wish to be there.

Wedding Stationery

Your wedding stationery can be as basic or as elaborate as you wish it to be. For your actual wedding invitation, remember to include your name and your significant other’s name, the name of the hosts (typically the bride’s parents), your wedding date and time, as well as the venue(s). If you are having your reception at a different venue than the ceremony, you should include a reception card in your invitation suite. On the Reception Card, you should include the name of the venue as well as the address and the time of the reception. On the Accommodations Card, if you have one, list all the possible hotel options. If you get a room block include the price, dates, any booking codes you have, and the hotel website. Like with the Reception Card, if your ceremony and reception are in two different locations, include a Directions/Map Card. If you aren’t having two locations, then this isn’t necessary. Your Response Card will each include a self-addressed stamped envelope along with a card that includes the guests to choose if they are accepting and declining the invitation to your wedding. Other than your wedding invitation suite, somethings you are going to need to include are a Ceremony Program, Escort Cards, Place Cards, Menu Cards, and Favor Tags. A lot of these other pieces of stationery are all optional. It is totally up to you and your significant other if you want to include these pieces in your wedding and as part of your stationery.

After Your Wedding

After you get married, the one piece of stationery you are going to need is your Thank-You Cards. Generally, your Thank-You Cards should include the name of the person/people who gave you the gift, what they bought, and a note of appreciation for the gift that they bought you and your significant other. Typically, you should send your Thank-You Cards to your guests about three weeks after your wedding or after you get back from your honeymoon.

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XOXO, LJE