{"id":58961,"date":"2020-03-23T04:44:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T04:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/perfect-wedding-starts-with-perfect-wedding-stationery\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:26:07","slug":"perfect-wedding-starts-with-perfect-wedding-stationery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/perfect-wedding-starts-with-perfect-wedding-stationery\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Perfect Wedding Starts with the Perfect Wedding Stationery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"EmptySo many details go into planning a wedding and choosing save-the-date cards, wedding invitations, and other wedding stationery is one of the first challenges most couples face. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your wedding invitations give your guests a first glimpse of what to expect from your wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will it be an elegant, formal affair, or a laid-back, casual gathering? Will costumes be involved? <\/span>What wedding themes should you consider<\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

The style, colors, font, and content of your <\/span>wedding invitations<\/span><\/a> can answer all of these questions and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

And while it’s easy to forget about choosing invitations, save-the-dates, and other wedding requirements with so many items on your wedding to-do list, you should prioritize it as one of the first chores to take care of.<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to choose your wedding stationery before you can send out save-the-dates and invitations, and you need to do that before you can start <\/span>looking at venues<\/span><\/a> and caterers.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Wedding stationery tips<\/span><\/h2>\n

Are you contemplating on how to choose your perfect wedding stationery?<\/span><\/p>\n

Following are given some essential tips when choosing your wedding requisites.<\/span><\/p>\n

These wedding stationery ideas can help you choose the perfect stationery for all your save-the-dates, invitations, inserts, menus, thank you notes, and whatever else you need to pull your wedding off without a hitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recommended<\/strong> – Online Pre Marriage Course<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/span>Get a head start<\/span><\/h2>\n

Conventional advice about when to send your wedding save-the-dates and invitations<\/a> is that you should send save-the-dates eight to ten months in advance of the wedding and invitations three months in advance of the wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, start looking for marriage stationery as soon as you have your guest list ready. <\/span>Consider your overall budget when shopping for stationery<\/b> – you can spend as little as 50 cents per invitation, or as much as $50!<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure to order some extra invitations – you’ll want at least a couple of dozen for family keepsakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Nail down your wedding style<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"WomanWhat kind of wedding are you going to have? <\/span><\/p>\n

Your invites and other stationery should match the style and theme of your wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n

You wouldn’t send a beach-themed invite for an in-town church wedding, and you shouldn’t send a formal, traditional wedding invite for a casual, dress-down affair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get an idea of the kind of wedding you want to have, and then<\/span> browse invitation and stationery designs<\/span><\/a> so you can give your stationer an idea of what you like.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Use your wedding colors<\/span><\/h2>\n

Traditional, formal wedding invitations use cream-colored or white card stock and gold metallic or black font, but you should feel free to incorporate your wedding colors and themes into your stationery.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can take advantage of contemporary stationery trends, like full-color stationery, watercolors, botanical and anatomical drawings, or marbled paper in order to incorporate your wedding colors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Use design elements like illustrations or borders to tie in your colors and theme. Add colorful envelope liners to personalize a formal invitation, or use a colorful font – just make sure to keep it readable.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Make sure the font is legible<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"WhiteOrnate, baroque fonts are classic for formal wedding stationery, but couples these days are choosing minimalist sans serif fonts and vintage typefaces, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many couples mix fonts, pairing minimalist sans serif fonts with whimsical or retro typefaces. Pairing fonts can add visual interest to your marriage stationery.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, take special care to <\/span>choose legible fonts<\/span><\/a> for your stationery. Avoid anything too ornate, and choose a high-contrast color for your font – light font colors are best on dark stationery, and vice versa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your stationery can help you choose the best font colors for your card stock choice,but in general, the greater the contrast, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Choose the best material<\/span><\/h2>\n

Traditionally, a wedding invitation is printed on, well, wedding stationery paper. Most save-the-dates, invites, RSVP cards, and other stationery is printed on card stock, but<\/span> unconventional materials<\/span><\/a> are popular among trendy couples.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can have your beach wedding invites printed on palm leaves, or your country-chic <\/span>wedding invites<\/span> printed onto linen and rolled into scrolls. Other non-traditional materials include wood, linen, acrylic, leather or suede, vellum, and slate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wedding stationery printed on unconventional materials is more than stationery – it’s a work of art, and can serve as a lasting keepsake of your wedding for guests and family.<\/span><\/p>\n

For ideas on DIY wedding invitations, watch this video:<\/span><\/p>\n