Of all the things needed to do when planning a wedding, if you forget to invite the guests, it won’t be much of a celebration. Even in this high tech age of instant communication, a wedding is not something that has translated well to the email or voice mail notification. Even the most radical wedding ceremony still requires wedding stationery just to stay recognized as decent people.
Wedding stationery is simply the specialized, printed paper goods for your wedding. This can include invitations, thank you notes, all the envelopes, RSVP cards, formal writing paper, even napkins and coordinated note cards and name tags. The two most important pieces of wedding stationery however are the invitations and the thank you cards.
Many family and friend relationships have been damaged over who was invited to a wedding, what was purchased as a gift, and if that gift was acknowledged with a formal thank you. A marriage is not the time to make a statement and care must be taken not to leave anyone out that should receive a wedding invitation. Be certain to check with family members and especially parents of both the bride and groom. Parents can offer a surprising...