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Here are some examples of RSVP Wording:
R.S.V.P.
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Guest Name Would be delighted to accept
Unfortunately cannot accept
Thankyou
********************************************************************************** REPLY CARD ...........................................................
Guest Name
Abble to attend Unable to attend
Please list any dietary requirements;
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RESPONSE CARD .......................................................................... Guest Name
Would be delighted to accept ......
Unfortunately cannot accept ......
Please advise number of vegetarian meals required ......
The Reply/Response Card When choosing to make reply cards, the first thing you need to decide is, what size they will be. As you will probably want to include them with your wedding invitations, it is important to get the right size, so they fit neatly in the envelope along with the invitation. Many brides choose to use pocketfold invitations, as these type of invites, have pockets to hold all the information in neatly. You may decide you do not want to include reply cards. As a reply card is optional, you do not need to actually include one, the choice is yours. Although you do not need to send out a reply card with your wedding invitations, it may well be worth considering if you have a sit down wedding reception. A reply card, prompts our guest to let you know if they can attend. Years ago, it was normal for your guests to formally send a handwritten guest's reply letter. But now, for convenience, many brides now choose to include a reply/response cards with wedding invitations. Some guests may forget to write their names on the response card, so it is a good idea, to have a space for them to write this in, or have thier names already printed on the card. In order to keep track of who responds and who does not, it is a good idea to make a list of your guests who reply, along with a number assigned to each name, ready for table allocation. If you choose not to include a reply card when you send out your invitations, which is also known as a RSVP card, you could choose to add the RSVP date at the bottom of your invitation, eg: “The favour of a reply is requested by June 19, 2010”. We also recommend you place a stamp on the response card envelope before assembling the invitations and placing them into the envelopes. This is good manners.
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More and more brides, are now wanting to make thier own homemade wedding invitations. And rightly so, why pay for a designer to make your wedding stationery, when you can easily achive the same results, by making your own. Brides want to play a good part in producing homemade wedding invitations, so why not let your creativity flair. Follows our simple tips and tricks of the trade, and you wont go wrong. 1) First decide on a theme or colour for you 'homemade wedding stationery' 2) Decide how 'homemade' do you actually want them to be? 3) Are you going to make the wedding embellishments or toppers yourself, or buy them in. 4) If you decide to make toppers, or embellishments, you will need a selection of craft tools. 5) To save money, see if you can borrow the tools from a crafter. 6) General Crafting Tools: - Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Paper Trimmer
- Paper Punches
- Scoring board
7) Do lots of research, and check all the resources are available. The last thing you want is to find a retailer, has discontinued selling a particular paper or card.
When planning your wedding, and deciding on making your own wedding stationery, why let your creativity stop there. Decorating a plain Guest Book or Wedding Album will add some more fun and excitement to your wedding planning. With so many embellishments and ribbons now readily available, there can be no end to let your creative flair run wild. Buying a plain album, and coordinating it to the rest of your wedding stationery theme, will make them feel so very special. Plain mulberry albums and guest books will look great when embellished with a nice wide beautiful organza ribbon. Making a handmade wedding guestbook, you will be excited to build up some very special memories of your wedding day. Not only will the guest book remind you of who attended your wedding, but it will also be a way to 'grab your guests' thoughts on your big day, they will be more than happy to get thier hands on your beautiful handmade creation. Friends and family don’t always get the chance to express thier feelings, but with a wedding guestbook they will probably be more than happy to write tdown thier thoughts. When you read through those thoughtful and emotional messages in time to come. You will be happy to relive your memories of you specail day.
Tips for Printing on VellumPrinting on vellum is a really effective way of having a message on your hand made wedding invitations or cardmaking projects. You can really personalise your wedding invites so easily. vellum is beatiful and comes in various finishes. eg: Pearlescent, plain smooth, or even textured. Because vellum is so smooth and not very porous you will need to be very careful when printing on it as it may smudge, most vellums will be perfectly fine to use with a home pc printer. Follow our tips, and you should be fine printing on your vellum at home. 1)As with all home pc printers, the quality will vary depending on the printer. 2)If you use an inkjet printer, print a few pages at a time, taking them out and checking for consistency. 3) When printing on vellum it may be wise, to individually take the printed sheet from your printer, and lay out somewhere to dry, so the weight of the other sheets dont put any pressure on your finished printed sheet. 4) To be on the safe side I would wait a few hours before attaching the printed vellum to your invitations, just allow that extra bit of time for drying. 5) If you use a laser printer, the colour will look different as to the computer screen preview, so it is always wise to print a sample first. But the finish on a laser printer is fantastic, and it will not smudge.
Making your own Wedding Invitations, will not cost the earth. You can make gorgeous invites, on the tightest of budgets. Just because you have you decided to make your own Wedding Invitations, it does not mean they will look 'Cheap'. Making your own, can definately save you a lot of money, making them cheaper than choosing to have a wedding designer make them. But to avoid that really cheap look, there are a few things you should consider.1) Having matching paper and card, will give a more professional look. Try to avoid buying different card and paper from various suppliers, as the chances are they will not match each other. 2) The weight of the paper and card is very important, try to get a good substantial weight, eg: 100gsm-130gsm for paper, and 250gsm-300gsm for card. 3) When buying embellishments, choose carefully. Like any product on the market these days, price does reflect quality, so if you see 1000 gems for sale at 50p, at your local cheap market store...the chances are the price reflects the quality. Some imported goods, are very cheaply made, and you may find consistancy in colour, shape or sizes may vary. 4) When buying ribbon. Again the price can reflect quality. Cheaper rolls of ribbon, will not have the best quality. It may be twisted on the roll when you get half way through the reel, or the colour may vary slightly, from reel to reel. 5) Check with the retailer the products will not be discontinued, as they can check with the wholesaler they use. Sometimes, things are discontinued, and this can be of the retailers hands. 6) Another point to consider is buying from a well known store or company. Buying from a good store, and checking the return policy.
Another way of cutting the cost, if you are using creased card blanks, is to manually crease/score the card yourself. Card is much cheaper if purchase in A4/A5 blank card format, and most certainly cheaper if buying in bulk. If you do decide to buy A4/A5 blank card, to score yourself, the best way to crease the card to a single fold is to use a card scoring board. These are widely available from many craft stores. But since most brides are trying to cut costs, and are probably not crafters, the chances are, you will not have a scoring board to hand. If you know a crafter, it may be worth your while asking to borrow one. Its ok, thinking, great, I will save money, and crease the cards myself..but with the tools, this can be a very time consuming job, especially if you have 100's of blank cards to score. We would recommend you buy the card pre-scored for a more proffessional finish, but if you do only have a small amount to score, then we found the best manual method, is to use the back of a mouse mat. - Firstly put a little pencil mark where the score needs to go on the card, by measuring it.
- Place the card on the back of a soft computer mouse mat.
- Now, using a ruler, place it across the blank card.
- Score a line, with the back of a blunt knife, or a pen with no ink.
- Now gently fold the card where the crease is.
- Make sure you check the fold on the first card, before racing ahead, and scoring lots of blank cards.
Spring Wedding Invitation Ideas Here at The Craft Cabin, we recognise how important it is for brides to achieve the right look, and to create a great theme for your special wedding day! Each year, more and more brides & couples are chosing to have their wedding day outside of the traditional summer holiday period. Typically spring is becoming more and more popular as a time to hold your wedding, it is a time of new life, blossoms, bright new colours and blooming, beautiful spring flowers! These are all things that can inspire you, when crreating and making your spring themed wedding invitations and stationery. No matter what you are looking for, from simple floral designs, or the more extravagant designs, choose to use elegant floral wedding invitations or even a more simple design with a single flower, you will want to make the most of this wonderful time of year. Show off your spring design through your wedding stationery. Give everyone a sneak previwe as to your theme. You will want to think about what spring means to you and your fiancée. It is a wonderful time of the year to have your wedding and to show off the beauty within. Just like the opening of new budding flowers and the hatching of little chicks, or bouncing little bunnies, to show your marriage signifies the start of a new life together, as husband and wife. We have an array of gorgeous floral embellishments that will suit a spring theme. Using, butterflies, flowers, papers, feathers, bows, all available in spring colours will look adorable. There are many pretty colours which represent spring including white, lilacs, pale blues, minty greens, soft yellows, along with shades of pinks and cream which can be complimented by various light shades of blues and greens. If you're having a religious ceremony, you may want to consider making your own invites using symbols of Easter, maybe use gold gilted peel offs, with easter designs, or use a Cross Rubber Stamp, maybe a nice cutie little Easter egg embellishments or homemade fluffy bunnies & chicks designs, made from feathers. You may want to make flower themed invitations. Imagine your invitation wording printed in a lovely shade of fuschia pink and set against a lovely sheer pale pink pearl invitation embellished with delicate pink swirls and satin butterflies. Using different shades of transluscent papers in light & metalic shades will look luxurious and gorgeous for a spring wedding invite. Use as wrap around your card, or overlay on the top of the invitation. Tie with a nice organza ribbon in a light blossom shade. All these ideas will look perfect!
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