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Canadian Customers should receive shipments
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should receive orders within 6 to 8 business days. Express delivery
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BRIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDRESSING
& MAILING WEDDING INVITATIONS
The Elements of An Invitation
Ensemble
Enclosures are all small cards included with the invitation,
such as reception cards, at-home cards, map cards and response
cards.
Inner Envelopes reflect a tradition dating back when invitations
were personally delivered, and therefore left unsealed,
In time, as letters were delivered by postal carriers, the unsealed
envelopes were inserted in larger envelopes that could be sealed.
Unglued flaps and a slightly smaller size distinguishes your
inner envelope from your outer envelope.
Outer Envelopes are distinguished by their larger size
and glued flap, Use formal etiquette and lovely penmanship
when addressing your outer envelope.
Inner Envelopes
- Exclude the first names of the recipients.
Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
- Write the first names of children to
be invited below the parent's names in order of age. Ex.: Mr.
and Mrs. Stevens
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Lisa, Adam and Julia
- Children over the age of 16 should
receive a personal invitation.
- Omit children's names if you are planning
an adult-only celebration. If an invitation to a single guest
extends to an unknown escort, address the inner envelope with
your friend's name followed by "and guest." Ex: Miss
Andrews and Guest.
Outer Envelopes
- Use full names and formal titles. Do
not abbreviate.
- Do not use symbols. Spell out the word
"and."
- Do not use initials. Spell out all
names.
- Do not write "and family"
if children are to be included in the invitation. (See "Inner
envelope")
- Use figures only when writing house
numbers and zip codes.
- Ex.: 1747 Second Avenue South
- Write out the words "Street,"
"Boulevard", "Avenue," etc.
- Do not abbreviate province names.
- Include postal codes.
Single Outer Envelopes
If you have selected an invitation that
does not include an inner envelope or choose not to use your
inner envelope to reduce mailing costs, you may follow traditional
addressing rules for outer envelopes or create a new way that
works best for you.
- For a traditional single outer envelopes
address, include the names of children to be invited below the
parents' names as on a standard inner envelope.
- Write "and guest" as it would
have appeared on an inner envelope.
- For a more creative way to address
outer envelopes, enclose a note with your invitation welcoming
an escort or to telephone friends to obtain the names of their
escorts and send them personal invitations.
Folding Invitations
- Invitation with a design or verse on
the front should be folded so the printed wording appears on
the inside of the invitation.
- If the invitation does not have a design,
the invitation should be folded so the printed wording appears
on the front after it is folded.
Assembling The Invitation
After the invitation is folded, the
reception card is always placed next to the invitation with the
other enclosures in front of that. Insert all enclosures
with the printed side up.
- If the printed wording is on the inside
of a single fold invitation, enclosure cards should be placed
inside.
- If the invitation is folded once with
the wording on the front, enclosures are placed in front of the
invitation.
- If the invitation is an accordion fold,
french fold or tri-fold, enclosures are placed inside the second
half.
- Before a response card is inserted,
the card should be tucked under the flap of the response envelope.
Stuffing Envelopes
- The invitation is inserted in the inner
envelope with the folded edge first and the printed wording or
cover design facing you.
- Once enclosure cards are inserted,
the inner envelope is placed, unsealed, in the outer envelope
with he front of the inner envelope facing you.
Mailing Invitations
- Mail all invitations at the same time,
four to six weeks before the wedding date using first class postage.
If you will be enclosing response cards in you invitations, remember
to include stamps on the return invitations as well.
- Often, assembled invitations require
additional postage. To avoid postal delays and returned
invitations, take a completely assembled invitation to your post
office to determine proper postage.
- Be sure to include a return address
on each outer envelope. Invitations returned by the post
office will allow you to invite those individuals personally.
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