How to Find Your Wedding Stationery Phoenix AZ

Stationery is a wedding essential: Your save-the-date card and invitation will get guests excited and give hints about the look of the event. Place cards and ceremony programs can tie together a theme. And thank-you notes will remind them of all the fun they had! Take note of these stationery tips:

Find the right vendor

To start, you could sort through stationery designers' websites, but be warned, there are quite a few of them! Instead, “ask friends for references, people whose taste you like,” says Kerry Amidon, marketing manager for Checkerboard, a stationery company based in Massachusetts. Chances are, you'll find a local stationery store you love. “The salespeople will probably be experienced and be able to help you through the process,” says Toni Hajdas, a business manager at Crane & Co. The stationer should have albums of invitations to show you and be knowledgeable about customization and wording choices. Also, ask if he offers services like calligraphy and envelope stuffing (for an extra fee).

Know your numbers

Wedding invitations come in a broad range of prices, so before you order know exactly how much you can spend. and how many you need. “For a 300-person wedding, you don't need 300 invitations!” says Amidon. One invite per single person, per couple and per family will suffice. “Order about 25 additional invitations for keepsakes,” advises Hajdas. “And order 25 extra envelopes. Everybody makes mi

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