The Most Often Used Invitation Inserts

Author: Aaron Hu, May 30th, 2010

When I received my first wedding invitation, it was pretty much what I thought it would be, a nice piece of paper with an invitation to a wedding. No big surprises here but the very next year, I received another that was completely different and unique from the first. This one was big and bulky and contained several items including a map. Invitations require more thought than what kind of wedding favors or unique wedding favors you provide. What kind of invitations will you send out? Here are some of your options.

The Seal and Send Invitation Seal and send invitations are becoming more popular as people strive to cut back on paper. These are the kind that does not need an envelope as they are printed on one side, and then they fold up and seal themselves. They are now ready for mailing. Seal and send wedding invitations are a great way to go if you want to save some money on an informal or small affair with a short guest list.

Response Cards If you send out traditional invitations contained within an envelope, you can send other types of invitations, messages, and maps with them. The response card is valuable to you in that it allows you to plan for your seating and food catering needs. With this card, you are asking your invitees to respond so that you will know approximately how many guests will attend and can service their needs with space, food, gifts, and entertainment. This is one of the most important parts of the invitation and should be pleasing to the eye to ensure that it is given proper attention by the receiver.

Maps It is desirable that you send a map with your invitations to help those who may be unfamiliar with your area or the location of your wedding and/or reception. This map should be big enough to include the airport or train stations clearly marked and specific instructions on street by street travel from those locations. If you can, it is polite and kind to send discount vouchers or coupons for such services as pre-negotiated hotels and car rentals.

The Announcement Card An announcement card is a nice way of letting those who are not invited to the wedding that you have wed. Let’s face it, sometimes you just cannot invite everyone that you know to the wedding, or you simply would not have room or food for them. This does not mean that you do not care for them or that you do not want to communicate with them. Use this card after your wedding and let them know that you miss them and provide a contact number or return address.

The Reception Insert This card is for those who would not come to the wedding but you would love to have them at the reception. Many times, a wedding ceremony will seat less people than you could seat at the reception. You will also have friends and relatives who would prefer not to attend the wedding but would love to wish you well or present you with a gift at the reception. These can be made to match the invitation and other inserts within the same mailing. These are just a few of the many types of invitation inserts you can use but they do represent the basics of what most people will send.

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