The invitations have arrived and you’re ready to rock and roll! But what’s the next step?
Before you assemble and stamp your invitations, you’ll want to make sure you’re sorting your invitations in the proper order. To make it easy, we’ve broken down the process into 5 easy steps:
Layer your pieces in order largest to smallest – start with the invitation or the largest card on the bottom, then layer any medium-sized cards (like a directions card, events card, or accommodations card) on top of the invitation. Continue with smaller cards – a reception card followed by a reply card envelope and reply card would go next. Any petite cards – like a website card – would go on the very top.
Insert all of your pieces printed side up into your inner envelope. The pieces should slide into the envelope with the flap pointing to the right.
Tuck your inner envelope, flap down, into your outer invitation envelope. This way, when your guest opens your invitations, the first thing they’ll see is their addressed inner envelope.
Use the bottle of envelope moistener provided with your invitation order to wet the gummed edge of your outer invitation envelope. Use enough to moisten the seal, but don’t overdo it – you don’t want soggy envelopes!
After you’ve sealed your envelopes, we recommend placing a heavy book or two on top of the stack to ensure all of your envelopes are securely sealed. We don’t want the invitations coming unsealed in the mail!
And that’s it! Happy mailing! Be sure to say tuned for our next post giving you the 411 on anything and everything postage related.
Mary and Kyle worked with the Dandelion Patch to bring these ornate gold foil wedding invitations to life. The intricacies and flourishes within the monogram set the tone for an elegant affair to come. Black letterpress ink allowed the monogram as well as other important elements to stand out. They opted for a simple reply card also in black letterpress using the same fonts to keep everything cohesive. The envelopes themselves created contrast against the invitations in Bella Black. The envelope liner featured an illustration of the venue where the happy couple married this past May.
Molly and Taylor worked with Sincerely Yours Diane to create this shale and umber letterpress invitation set. This warm color palette combination worked harmoniously with the jute envelopes. Each piece uses a touch of sprawling Melika script as well as the legible Moravia block. The invitation stole the show with the script taking up the upper half of the design. Molly and Taylor’s names stood out from the rest in Umber letterpress ink. Finally, cards featured touches of botanical elements mimicking the envelope liners.
Union Street Papery helped us bring these silver shine foil invitations with blind deboss accents to life. The typography in silver shine foil framed the blind debossed quarter. Bembo kept everything legible while a script font added a softer touch to this otherwise clean design. The Bella Black paper allowed the foil to pop and shine brightly. Whereas the Blind Deboss captured the intricacies within the quarter design. The envelope liner used a supplied pattern to add some color to these silver shine foil invitations. Finally, a vellum gatefold also uses the pattern from the envelope liner to tie the set together.
Our friends at Swoozies – Denver worked with Rudy and Tim to bring these Jenson inspired letterpress wedding invitations to life. They opted for a large easy breezy script font situated at the top of the invitation. The clean block below kept everything easy to read. Black letterpress as the ink of choice emphasized the modern design choice. The reply set in our Bella Light Gray paper added dimensions to an otherwise black and white set. The couple chose to add an envelope liner to both the outer as well as the reply envelopes. Finally, our Jenson pattern on the liner brought a touch of organic design to the overall suite.
Letterpress: Black | Fonts: Freeland and Avenir | Design: Jenson | Paper: 2 ply Bella Smooth White/ 2 ply Bella Light Gray | Size: F8 | Liner: Jenson in Black DG | Customization: 48035 | Swoozies – Denver
Danielle and Michael worked with our Brooklyn store to create these New York inspired rose gold wedding invitations. Their suite included a belly-band accented by the big apple skyline in rose gold as well. A fitting touch as the couple married at The Bowery Hotel. They kept the invitation traditional with touches of the Parisian script as well as a clean block font. The suite printed entirely in Rose Gold Shine included a reply set, website card, and a welcome dinner invitation. Finally, Umber on the envelopes complimented the foil color in a neutral way.
Foil color: Rose Gold Shine | Fonts: Parisian & Sans Capitals | Paper: Bella Regular Cotton | Size: F8 | Design: Custom Created | Customization: 47033 | Bella Figura – Brooklyn
Poeme worked with Alexa and Richard to create these traditional black letterpress invitations with foil accents. They chose Gold Matte to accent the names of the bride and groom on the invitation. This accent foil color carried over to the reply as well as the details cards kept everything consistent. They chose a serif font for the typography with touches of script on the invitation to make the names pop. Black envelopes added contrast to the suite.
We helped bring Elizabeth and David’s black letterpress save the dates with a personal pet touch to life. They kept the design clean in a serif font as well as touches of script added to the mix. Black letterpress ink made the save the date easy to read and sets a classic tone right from the start. Finally, a sweet pet illustration added to the top of the save the date is sure to make their guests smile when they open their envelopes.
Letterpress: Black | Fonts: Bentham & Mon Voir | Design: Custom Created | Paper: 1 ply Bella Smooth Cotton White |Customization: 42054 | Bella Figura
Melissa and Alexander worked with Papel New York to create these New York inspired letterpress wedding invitations. Our Bright Lights design served as the diving off point for this set. Hand-sketched illustrations of the city skyline carried through added a playful yet appropriate design element to the suite. Their reply postcard with a brownstone motif nodded to their Brooklyn venue location. The couple kept their suite clean in Black letterpress ink with digitally printed envelopes also in Black to coordinate. Finally, the skyline on the envelope gave guests a glimpse into what’s to come inside the envelope!
Letterpress: Black | Fonts: Streamline + Declan | Design: Bright Lights | Paper: 2 ply Bella Cotton Ivory | Size: A7 | Customization: 44042 | Papel New York
Our friends at Wynwood Letterpress helped us bring these subtle floral letterpress wedding invitations to life. The suite kept a monochromatic color palette. They used our Bella Light Gray paper for their envelopes as well as Fog letterpress for the typography. Blind debossed drawings of florals anchored the top left as well as the bottom right of the invitation. An envelope liner in our Marble 4 pattern added an unexpected contemporary twist to a floral forward set.
Letterpress: Fog + Blind Deboss | Fonts: Melika and Streamline | Design: Custom Library | Paper: 1 ply Bella Smooth Cotton White | Size: F8 | Liner: Marble 4 in CMYK | Customization: 47244 | Subtle floral letterpress wedding invitations with marble envelope liner Wynwood Letterpress
Lucienne and Joseph worked with Smitten Boutique to create their marsala letterpress invitations. The design also features pops of Bronze as well as Blue. Wardell Modern served as the inspiration for their set as they carried over the geometrical structure of the original design. The line elements popped in Bronze Shine foil with the rest of the typography printed in Marsala letterpress. A corresponding reply card printed in Marsala kept everything cohesive as well. To add another element of color, the couple decided on Bella Blue outer envelopes and reply envelopes with White addressing. To keep with the geometric theme, they decided on our Sea Stripes pattern in Bronze Shine foil for the envelope liner pattern.
Letterpress colors: Marsala | Foil color: Bronze Shine | Fonts: Sweet Soul and Gotham | Design: Wardell Modern | Liner: Sea Stripes in Bronze Shine | Paper: 2 ply Cotton White | Size: F8 | Customization: 41037 | Smitten Boutique
50 has never looked so good! We worked with Wynwood Letterpress to create these 50th birthday invitations in vine letterpress. A Blind Deboss woodgrain pattern added to the background of the invitation created rustic texture. The left-justified typography kept everything clean and bold in a modern block font. The suite contained a cohesive accommodations card as well as reply card in vine letterpress ink. The envelopes in jute brought a warm tone to the set with a woodgrain patterned envelope liner to match.
