Seashell Thank You Cards

Wedding Stationary is the first impression of your friends and family have of your wedding. Before the shower, before the ceremony and before the reception, save the date cards set the tone and theme of your wedding. Since the cards are more informal than the invitations that they can be selected before making your final choice for your wedding stationary. Of course, there is always a good idea to send them as soon as you have completed the guest list and the date chosen.

Just to be clear: to date the cards are sent to people you invite to the wedding. It may be obvious, but save the date card is not an announcement of your engagement or the fact that you marry. Those who receive the save the date card expect an invitation in the coming weeks. Feel free to send a message of commitment that does not include the wedding date to the one you will not invite or are not sure you will be invited. You can follow later with an invitation if a place on the guest list opens.

In addition to recording the map of the wedding date other fixed includes: invitation, reception card (separate from wedding invitation), card room, listing, response card, program, menu cards, multi-purpose cards (directions, accommodation) and I thank you card.

Many couples decide on the date, but have not yet booked the location of the ceremony or reception is. It is a courtesy to your guests to let them know in advance when your wedding will be so they can make arrangements for travel, pet sitting and vacation days in lieu of work. Save the date cards save the day.

informal fun

"Save-Date-Cards Green Card with pink accents," these fun cards announce your wedding in a sweet but not saccharine way. Other choices are the more informal "couple" with a hand-drawn spouses arise to announce the date. The "Flower Bouquet," she said with flowers in pink, green and lilac. "In Love" is lined with a green stripe on the bottom of the map and love with each letter in a different color, yellow, pink, green, and Aqua.

Do you have a beach theme beach wedding? If so, choose "Save-Date Seashell Hearts Card" with a picture of a wave arriving at the sandy shore, with "Save the date," written in the sand. Another choice is the "Beach Theme" with hand-drawn shells in yellow, blue and pink on the sand.

If you have a photo of you two, that the photo can be scanned into a digital file and used as the background of a map record of the date printed on your own computer printer. Print map in stock size of a standard card and note purchase envelopes separately. If you're on a tight budget printed on card stock and use the back of the card address as a postcard. You wind up saving money on postage and envelopes.

Formal, but fun

If you have not chosen the theme of your wedding, but simple cards to date, with the classic characters on gray cardstock perfect look. A more contemporary look are the "Twin Hearts" Design of a pale pink on a white background and "Forever and Ever" bright pink on a white background and "Twin Hearts" a simplistic design on gray card stock.

Personalization

Of course, save the date cards are personalized with the name of the married and the date. The city and state can be included on the card, so if you know the wedding will take place in this city.

The customization can go much further with a selection of 33 color ink and 36 solid color envelope liners and five copies.

Since the backs of the cards are empty why not take a few extra minutes and write a note on each card with a short message about how much you're eager to Havi.