Thursday, January 3, 2008

Choosing Your Wedding Invitation - Some Useful Tips

Most couples will know that the cost of the wedding invitation
is only a fraction of that of the other items such as the gown
and wedding photos. However, the lower prices do not mean that
it is not important. In fact it is as important as your wedding
reception venue! Your big day is meaningful because your friend
and relatively come and share the memorable moments with you.
And to this end you will need to invite time and that is why the
invitation is extremely important.

When choosing the vendor for your invitation card, the first
thing you need to consider is the reputation of it. You should
also ask for samples of their previous projects to see if they
can deliver the services and final products in good quality. And
without any surprise, you should never go for a vendor who is of
bad reputation and does not deliver services in the highest
quality.

You will need to think and discuss with the vendor the style of
the wedding card. Most couples will opt to match the design of
their cards to their wedding theme. As a result, you may need to
communication with the designer about your theme so that the
designer can help you to design the card. Whenever necessary,
you should also bring samples of colors and materials for your
decorations to the designer so that he or she can have a even
deeper understanding on your big day.

One of the most popular options is to put your photos into the
card. It will be more than perfect if you are going to take some
pre-wedding photos. In this case you can put these photos into
the card. As a matter of fact couples in China are usually going
to take these photos with theirs gowns on. These will make the
card even more interesting and meaningful.

Apart from the design of your wedding card, the contents and
details are also very important. You need to make sure that
there is not spelling mistakes in the card. Besides, you should
also put extra attention on the words such as honor and honour.

There is only limited space in your wedding invitations. If you
find that there is not space to incorporate all the details on
your ceremony and reception. You may need to print a separate
card and insert it into the invitation. For example, you may
need to print the detail addresses of the venues, as well as
maps on a separate card.

You have also to consider the lead time of production. Whenever
possible, you should allow a time that the cards can be done
twice. By doing that you will have another chance to do it again
if there is something wrong when they are printed at the first
time. As a result, if it takes six weeks to finish them, you
should order them about twelve weeks before. You should bear in
mind that you will only have your wedding once in your life and
there is no point to let any of the items be imperfect because
of some silly mistakes such as not having enough time for
production.

About The Author: TM Lung has three websites:
http://www.983wedding.com/showroom/2007/12/16/blessing-from-the-spring/
http://www.imarry.org/wedding-favor/wholesale.html
http://www.weddingabc.net/blog/2007/12/25/poems-for-wedding-vow-renewal/