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Invitation advice

We’re here to help you with wedding invitation wording and wedding invitation advice for all your sticky, awkward situations.

Wedding invitation wording basics from @offbeatbride

“You’re invited, bishes!” Wedding invitation wording basics for the newly engaged

First, congratulations on your engagement! Today we’re here now to talk about wedding invitation wording, whether you’ll be mailing printed invitations or sending something out electronically. You want to tell your guests how it’s all going down and we’re here to outline it all for you. Don’t forget, we’ve got a whole archive of invitation wording archive, too!

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The big list of wedding planning apps Part II: RSVP and wedding website apps

We’ve been talking about the latest wedding planning apps that are taking over for a big planning binder. In part one, we talked specifically about inspiration and collaboration tools. This time around, we’ll be hitting the big players in RSVP and wedding website apps that make dispersing information and collecting RSVPs much easier. Blanket warning: watch out for gendered language and more “traditional” options than we’re used to around these parts.

Mermaid invitation from Concertina Press on @offbeatbride

Offset, letterpress, foil… buh? Our wedding invitation printing techniques primer

Offset, foil-stamped, letterpress, engraving… if you want awesome invitations but this is all gibberish, this is the printing techniques primer for you.

Timey wimey timeline advice: when to send out your invitations and save-the-dates

When to send out your invitations and save-the-dates

You’ve got your date, you’ve probably got your venue, and now you’ve got to let everyone know about it. That’s where your invitations and save-the-dates come into play. Whether you’re opting for more traditional mailed invitations or saving a tree with some emailed invites, here are some rough guidelines for when to send your wedding invitations and save-the-dates.