Stationery Items

You would be surprised at how many wedding stationery items there are. While your wedding invitation is most prominent item of stationery, you can find complimentary stationery accessories to match your wedding invitations:-

· Wedding Invitations · Wedding Programs · Announcements · Engagement Announcements & Invitations · Save-the-Date Cards · Rehearsal Dinner Invitations · Bridal Shower Invitations · Wedding Accessories (menu cards, thank you notes etc..)

Plan Head

Your wedding invitation is first official message about your wedding and your guests need to know about their invite in plenty of time. Here is a checklist to help you plan ahead and be organised:-

· Double-check that wording in your invitation is correct. Ask a friend or family member to also look through invitation for you;

· Order your invitations as soon as your date, time and place have been confirmed. Three to six months before ceremony is what most expert planners suggest;

· To calculate number of invitations to order remember to count one invitation per single guest, couple and family;

· After calculating number of invitations add approximately 25 invitations to your order: 10-12 more for keepsakes, plus extras for last-minute guests. Also, depending on how large your order is, add 25 to 50 additional envelopes in case of mistakes in addressing;

· Most established wedding planners agree that you should plan to mail your invitations six weeks before wedding. This gives quest plenty of time to respond;

· Make sure you have one completely assembled invitation weighed at post office to determine correct postage.

Wedding invitations set tone for your wedding and tell your guests what type of style and theme you have chosen for your wedding.

Summary

Don’t underestimate important of your wedding stationery. It sets tone and style of your wedding and portrays image you want to set. Wedding stationery should tie in with overall theme of your wedding. Invitations and announcements can be bought on a budget by using specialty software to print from your PC.

Texture

The textures of fall are earthy and rustic. Especially play these up if your gathering is informal -- a corn roast, a bonfire, a jeans and sweater evening. Use burlap or rough cotton to cover your buffet table, and dish towels as napkins. Weigh down your tablecloth with apples or pears hung on rough twine. Or use rattan placemats and wicker baskets. Terracotta pot saucers make great paper plate holders.

If you're hosting a fancy sit-down outdoor dinner, use subtler textures of hydrangea blossoms and colored leaves on a linen tablecloth. Try bringing your indoor dining table outdoors for evening-it will add unexpected elegance to your setting. Paint gold lettering on small gourds to use as place cards. Grace your table with late-blooming roses in crystal vases.

Whether you hold a harvest hoedown or a stylish sit-down dinner party for eight, fall for outside entertaining this autumn!