Are You Looking for Unique Wedding Invitations?
Have you considered how to make your wedding invitations unique to match your style, personalities and wedding theme without going over budget? Here's the full unique wedding invitations article with some great ideas.
Tying It All Together – Wedding Invitations with Ribbon
Wedding invitations with ribbon are available in many different designs. In some styles, the ribbon is simply there as a decorative touch, but many times the ribbon actually ties and holds the invitation ensemble together which is what we are showcasing today. In the...
What You Should Know Before Ordering
Don't let ordering your wedding invitations become overwhelming with the help of these important reminders. Here's the full 5 Things You Should Know Before You Order Wedding Invitations article.
Carlson Craft® Distinguished Dealer Award
Printed Creations recently received a Carlson Craft® excellence award for 2011. Each year Carlson Craft®, the nation's leading wholesale printing company, presents only a few select businesses with this prestigious award for outstanding performance and exceptional...
Ideas for Purple Wedding Invitations
Purple wedding invitations can really include many different color hues including lavendar, plum, raisin, eggplant, lilac, orchid, violet, periwinkle and hydrangea. Depending on the shade of purple you select, you may be able to create a striking combination with...
Save the Dates: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re debating whether you should send out save the dates or not, the questions and answers below should help enlighten you and answer some of your own personal questions centered around sending them. What are save the dates? A save the date is usually sized...
Wording for Wedding Gifts
A common inquiry related to wedding invitations is about how to include wording for wedding gifts. This may mean providing information about your gift registry or maybe requesting only monetary gifts. As tempting as it may be, it is not proper etiquette to include...
Letterpress Wedding Invitations
There are several factors that set letterpress wedding invitations apart from other styles, all originating with the process of how they are made. This age-old printing process starts with the creation of a special metal die that is used to make letterpress imprints...
Wedding Invitations: The Do’s And Don’ts You Will Want To Follow
As your wedding invitations will be the first piece of correspondence your guests receive, they will set the tone for the style of your celebration. If your wedding will be held in a church with a traditional reception to follow, a classy card will showcase that...
Bird Wedding Invitations – What They Can Symbolize
Bird wedding invitations, especially featuring love birds, can set the perfect romantic theme for your wedding. Love birds, afterall, are known for pairing up and mating for life. Pictured here is just one of several designs available showing the companionship...
The Best Suggestions For Wedding Invitation Wording
Planning a wedding is a lot of work and there are many important details that though very little, make the wedding just perfect. Choosing the wording on your wedding invitations is something that should be thoroughly thought through to make sure that all parties who...
Place Cards for a Wedding
It may seem early to be thinking about items for your reception when ordering your wedding invitations but doing so could save you time later. One of those reception accessories are place cards for a wedding. Place cards are used to help guests find their seats at...
Eco Wedding Invitations
Eco wedding invitations can be just the beginning for couples who want to be more environmentally conscious when it comes to their wedding. You'll find that some invitations are Green Seal Certified which can range from the paper containing 30% post consumer recycled...
Wedding Pocket Invitations Keep Things Neat & Tidy
If you love to keep things neat and orderly, you'll love wedding pocket invitations. They have become quite popular, especially the style shown here. Besides looking impressive, this particular style is set up to keep your invitation card and all your...
Best Tips for Sending Wedding Invitations
When planning a wedding it is easy to get lost in the many tasks that you need to get done before the big day. An easy solution to keep from getting buried is to take it one step at a time and know exactly what each task encompasses. This way you will be able to mark...
Garden Wedding Invitations
For those planning outdoor garden weddings, there are many choices available when it comes to a design for your invitations. Some designs of garden wedding invitations may also be available in different color combinations so you can choose one to fit your wedding....
RSVP Wedding Cards
RSVP wedding cards, also known as wedding response cards, are invaluable for making your final reception preparations. The decision as to whether to send them to guests will need to be made early on when ordering your wedding invitations. As shown here, many times...
Stamps for Wedding Invitations
Have you considered spicing up your invitations with custom wedding postage stamps? Mailing your invitations with special wedding stamps gives you another opportunity to personalize. You can choose to create your own stamps with a favorite photo or simply add your...
Pearlized Wedding Invitations
Pearlizing is the process that applies a luminous pearl-like finish to part of an invitation, usually to an embossed design. Pearlized wedding invitations come in many beautiful designs and cover many different themes. The pearl embellishment can be a border or...
Wedding Invitations Samples
Ordering wedding invitations samples can be very helpful when shopping online. With so many styles and designs available, it may take a while to browse through them all and narrow down to just your favorites. Shopping online is certainly convenient and time-saving...
Vintage Wedding Invitations
What comes to mind when you think of vintage wedding invitations? The word 'vintage' when used as an adjective often refers to being classic, retro or dating from the past. When vintage is used in relation to wedding invitations, it's typically referring to...
Save the Date with Photo
Are you planning a wedding? A save the date with photo is a fun way to proudly show pictures of you and your fiancee while also announcing your upcoming wedding date. Today's modern styles let you share multiple photos or even reveal details about the three special...
Return Address on Wedding Invitations
The return address on wedding invitations isn't something you necessarily wait until mailing time to deal with. Instead it can be planned for much earlier. When ordering your invitations, there is usually an option for having a return address printed directly on the...
Wedding Menu Wording
In this earlier post we talked about wedding menu cards in general but here we are covering wedding menu wording. The purpose of these cards is to convey the savory details of the food and/or drink selections to be served at your celebration. Your reception venue...
Pink and Black Wedding Invitations
The colors pink and black are each classic wedding colors on their own so combining them to create pink and black wedding invitations seems like a natural fit. Today's modern styles lend to matching these two colors in stunning ways to include setting these colors...
Destination Wedding Wording
Do you need to find destination wedding wording for your invitations? Your verse will really depend on your specific situation. Will you be inviting guests to join you for the ceremony and celebration at your chosen destination? If that's the case, your wedding...
Religious Wedding Invitations
If you are having a formal church wedding, you may choose religious wedding invitations. Following tradition, these themed invitations are overall white in color with possibly some pearl embossing highlighting a graphic such as an open book symbolizing the Bible...
Photo Thank You Wedding Cards
Since you are going to be sending out thank you's, why not choose photo thank you wedding cards. This is a great way to share a favorite wedding photo with your guests while sending them your personal thank you message. Check out these guidelines on the wording of...
Laser Cut Wedding Invitations
Some of our newest offerings happen to be laser cut wedding invitations. If you haven't taken notice of this elegantly created design, you may want to. It is truly amazing how intricate a design can become when it's laser cut onto wedding invitations...the details...
Weddings Save the Date
Planning for a weddings save the date should be done months before your actual wedding day. I know that we've just begun the fall season but for those planning a spring or summer 2012 wedding, now is the time to start shopping if you wish to send out save the dates...
Address Wedding Invitations No Inner Envelope
There are certain guidelines on how to address wedding invitations with no inner envelope. It used to be traditional for invitations to be mailed with two envelopes - an inner envelope & an outer envelope. Now with the newer trendy styles of wedding invitations...
Wedding Return Address Labels
Wedding return address labels may seem minor but are actually an important part of mailing your wedding invitations. Here's why... If the Post Office is unable to deliver any of your invitations, attaching return address labels will ensure those envelopes are...
The Where’s of Wedding Invitation Text
Last week we covered the 'when' questions that need to be answered in your wedding invitation text. This week we cover the 'where' questions. Where is your wedding ceremony taking place? When listing the specifics, you need to include the name of the location, the...
The When’s of Wedding Invitation Text
Last week we covered the 'who' questions that need to be answered in your wedding invitation text. This week we cover the 'when' questions. When is your wedding ceremony taking place? When listing the specific details, they should be listed in the order of day of...
The Who’s of Wedding Invitation Text
Last week we listed the specific questions that need to be answered with your wedding invitation text. The first two questions deal with 'who'... Who's hosting the wedding? The name(s) of whoever is paying for the wedding should be listed just before the line...
Wedding Invitation Text – Part 1
Wedding invitation text needs to include the who, when and where of your wedding details. Here are the specific questions that need to be answered with your wedding invitations: Who is hosting the wedding? Who is getting married? When is the wedding ceremony? (time,...
Navy Wedding Invitations
Navy is known as a classic color but when combined with a contrasting color, it can look very rich and elegant as with navy wedding invitations. As pictured here, white is an obvious color to be paired with navy. What you may not notice at first is the gold border...
Embossed Wedding Invitations
Embossed wedding invitations allow you to actually feel the design that has been molded into the paper. Embossing can be used to design borders or actual pictures as part of a wedding invitation design. There are several terms related to embossing that you should be...
Lily Wedding Invitations
Lily wedding invitations are perfect for weddings where calla lilies will be featured in the wedding bouquets. Despite calla lilies being available in many colors, white is probably the most popular not only for the bouquets but also for the color depicted on wedding...
How to Address Wedding Invitations Inner Envelopes
There are certain guidelines on how to address wedding invitations inner envelopes. It used to be traditional for invitations to be mailed with two envelopes - an inner envelope & an outer envelope. With the advent of more modern wedding invitations including...
Wedding Menu Cards
Adding wedding menu cards to each place setting at your reception will reveal to your guests all the food selections to be served. In addition to being personalized with your names and wedding date, the menu items can be printed under course headings or simply listed...
Monogrammed Wedding Invitations
You've probably heard the term 'branding' as it pertains to business. How about 'branding' to make your wedding uniquely personal, starting with monogrammed wedding invitations. Because monograms have become quite popular, there's a great choice of designs that can...
Maps for Wedding Invitations
Thought should be given to including maps for wedding invitations if there's any doubt that guests are not familiar with the location of your ceremony and/or reception. You want to make it as easy for guests to attend as possible. Please keep in mind that you will be...
Choosing Wedding Invitation Designs – Passion or Hobby
In past wedding invitation designs blog posts, some questions were listed that you can ask yourself when making your design choice. Here is the sixth and final in the series based on these specific questions. Do you and your fiance have a special interest, passion or...
Wedding Reception Card Wording
If you have decided to include a separate wedding reception card instead of listing the information directly on your invitations, you will have more room for your wording. Details to be listed include when and where it will be held. Here are some wedding reception...
Choosing Wedding Invitation Designs – Flowers & Photo
When it comes to wedding invitation designs, there are questions that you can ask yourself when making your design choice. Here is the fifth in a series of posts based on these specific questions. What flowers will be part of your wedding? If you have a favorite...
Wedding Rehearsal Wording
Besides the basics of rehearsal invitations, there's also the wedding rehearsal wording. The wording of your invitations will depend on who is hosting the dinner so here are some samples for different scenarios... BRIDE and GROOM request the pleasure of your company...
Choosing Wedding Invitation Designs – Seasons & Traditional or Modern
When it comes to wedding invitation designs, there are questions that you can ask yourself when making your design choice. Here is the fourth in a series of posts based on these specific questions. During which season will your wedding take place? The four annual...
Wedding Invitation Sayings
Wedding invitation sayings are typically unique or catchy verses that lead into your actual wording. Occasionally they can appear as part of and in the middle of your main wording. They can be unique to your wedding theme or maybe represent something that is special...
RSVP Wedding Wording
Including response/RSVP cards with your wedding invitations is highly recommended since having an accurate guest count for your reception can save you from paying for extra guests that won't be attending. Your RSVP wedding wording will include a line for guests to...