36 - what card you print on can make all the difference to your finished invitation, but be aware that choosing a coloured card will increase the cost. Most high street printers recommend using white card, and printing a colour background, particularly if you are matching a specific colour. If you want something a little different, why not chose a textured card such as a linen effect, laid, contoured card or parchment card. For a particularly opulent feel, an iridescent card will add a bit of glitter to the occasion.
What Else to Send Along with the invitations, many bride and grooms like to send other pertinent information such as details of accommodation, menu choices and reply cards. This also gives you a chance to add an extra design element - why not tie each item together with ribbon or insert them into a preformed pocket which can be bought fairly inexpensively on the Internet (it’s a good idea to get a sample these before you see your printer so they can design the cards to match). Another popular and very economic choice is to have a matching 'belly band", a strip of paper or fabric which goes around the invitation elements, to keep them together.
The Wedding Day –once the invitations are sent, now is the time to think of the stationery you will need for the ‘Big Day’. If you are having a church wedding, you may wish to provide an Order of Service for the guests, or at a civil ceremony, and Order of the Day card will let your guests know what’s happening throughout the day. At the reception you may wish to provide a seating plan, place names and menu cards, and for favours why not have labels printed for your wine or gin bottles, or on top of preserve jars. Finally, don’t forget the ‘Thank You’ cards for all the lovely gifts you receive – and why not add a photograph from the special day?