Okay So Wedding Invitation Greetings Are Actually Way More Complicated Than You Think The greeting is literally the first thing people read on your invitation and it sets the whole tone, but somehow couples always leave this part until the last minute and then panic. I had this bride last spring 2023 who changed her […]
Getting Your 25th Anniversary Invitations Right Okay so first thing you gotta know about 25th anniversary invitations is that people are gonna expect silver. Like, I had this couple in spring 2023 who wanted everything in coral and turquoise because those were their wedding colors and I had to basically talk them off a ledge […]
Okay So First Things First: Know What “Fancy” Actually Means for Your Wedding Look, I’ve been doing this for 20 years and honestly the word “fancy” means something completely different to every single couple. Last spring 2023 I had this bride who thought fancy meant gold foil everything and her fiancé was picturing like… minimalist […]
Getting Your Walima Invitations Right Without Losing Your Mind Okay so Walima invitations are actually way more complicated than people think and I learned this the hard way back in summer 2021 when I had this couple who ordered their invitations like three weeks before their event and then freaked out because the colors didn’t […]
Okay so Hindu wedding invitation cards are basically their own universe Hindu wedding invitations are not like your standard “join us for our celebration” cards. They’re elaborate, symbolic, and honestly kinda overwhelming if you’ve never ordered them before. I remember in spring 2023 working with this couple who waited until THREE MONTHS before their wedding […]
Timeline Is Actually Everything Here Okay so first thing—you gotta mail wedding invitations 6-8 weeks before the wedding date. I know everyone says this but I had a bride in spring 2023 who ordered her invitations like 10 weeks out, felt super ahead of schedule, then the printer messed up her order twice and we […]
Figure Out Your Timeline First Because That’s Where Everyone Screws Up Okay so the biggest mistake I see couples make is ordering their wedding cards way too late and then they’re messaging me at 11pm panicking because their wedding is in six weeks and nothing’s even at the printer yet. You need to start thinking […]
Okay so wedding card greetings are actually way more complicated than people think First thing you need to know is that the greeting on your wedding cards—like the actual wording, not just the design—sets the entire tone for your wedding before anyone even opens the invitation suite. I learned this the hard way in spring […]
Start with What “Informal” Actually Means Okay so informal wedding invitations are kinda my favorite thing to work on because there’s so much more room to play around. When people say informal, they usually mean one of three things: the wedding itself is casual (think backyard BBQ or beach ceremony), the couple’s personality is super […]
The Whole Plus One Thing Is Trickier Than You Think So you’re at that stage where you’re trying to figure out who gets a plus one and how to actually indicate that on the invitation without creating a total nightmare. I get it. Last spring I had a bride who literally changed her plus one […]