Wedding Invitations

Recycled Wedding Invitations

The sending of the wedding invitations is a custom initiated by the European aristocracies, especially the French and the English ones, back in the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries; with the help of a courier they mailed out these invitations to all the members of the royal and high class societies.

Usually it took even weeks for the wedding invitations to reach their destinations and the conditions of traveling were hard and because of that the invitations were sealed in a double envelope for protection against scratches and dirt, the outer envelope being removed once it reached the destination by the house butler or housemaid, before giving the invitations to their masters.

These wedding invitations had a simple design, usually the card being white and the text written by hand with black ink; what made them special was the printed family seal or the coat of arms, this being used even on the envelope sealing wax. Let us remember the fact that in the middle age period the invitations were issued out loud by a town crier because all people, even the wealthy, had no proper education to read and write.

Luckily, humanity made huge progressions since that period of time so in the beginning of the twentieth century almost all people from all social ranks could afford buying and sending the wedding invitations or had the cheaper alternative of making the announcement in a local newspaper.

Nowadays, it is mandatory to issue the inviting with the wedding invitations but if you think “green” and see this use of paper for the invitations cards as just wasteful and bad for the environment you have the choice of either using the technological inventions such as the internet with the e-mail, but the online wedding invitations sent via the e-mail are usually not recommended or the recycled wedding invitations.

The online invitations manufacturers also use these internet sites to offer various wedding invitations card designs for sale and for viewing; you have the option of selecting and directly buying the wedding invitations you find as perfect for your wedding but you can also select in personalizing them, by adding a photo of the main couple, a drawing or to choose the color combinations and the pattern designs.

Printing techniques such as thermography made possible the fast mass production of affordable wedding invitations which can be recycled afterwards; this printing method also replaced the expensive hand written wedding text, by creating some interesting invitations cards with its beautiful raised letter and pattern effect and main feature.

The theme weddings are usually announced with the wedding invitations with the same theme design but if you plan in having a private ceremony you can also use the recycled invitations.

There are two wording styles that you can use in issuing the wedding invitations but usually the wording etiquette demands the use of a traditional and formal language which can easily be replaced with the modern alternative wording style: the informal language.

The wedding invitations should contain the basic information details about the ceremony and reception such as the names of the bride and groom, the name of their families or the wedding hosts, the location, time and date of the ceremony and/or after-party/reception, the RSVP; a printed map and the directional signs are always useful for the guests which are not familiar with wedding location; the suggestion about the wedding outfit comes in handy especially when you are having a themed wedding party and try to create an exotic atmosphere.

For both wording examples you can find free templates on the specialized internet sites but the main advice is to always be careful with the spelling mistakes and read again with fresh eyes the written information about the wedding and spot the errors is using wrong addressing forms or honorifics.

The RSVP is added if you need an attendance response but you can also ask only for the non-attendance responses and add the expression “Regrets only” and a phone number for contact; with or without these responses you should sent out the wedding invitations with minimum six weeks in advance before the planned wedding day.