The main question at the moment is . . . . . . . . . . .
If you have already posted out your Wedding Invitation . . . . . . .
I think the best will be a Change of Date Post Card, on the front will be the new date of your wedding, hopefully your venues, times etc will be staying the same!
If not there will be plenty of space to add in Church, Hotel, Times etc.
On the back you will just pop your guests names and address and off in the post it goes!
If you have not posted your Wedding Invitation............
We can print an additional card, approx size of a business card, which will state the new date and various details, you can just pop it in the envelope with your Wedding Invitation
I'm thinking of sending 'Save the Date' cards. Do you make these and how long before the wedding should I think about sending them?
There are a couple of different “rules” with Save the Date Cards. Save the Date cards are becoming more and more popular, particularly when the wedding will be abroad, or when a lot of the guests might be coming from abroad. They are a lovely way for the wedding couple to give advance notice of their impending nuptials to family and friends months in advance of the actual wedding invite being sent, so guests can organise their holidays / travel arrangements and save a few bob! We recommend sending the Save the Dates for a wedding abroad a year in advance and for a wedding here at home up to six months would be the norm!
We have a range of styles for Save the Dates, they take about a week to proof and print and even better we can design your full wedding set to match!
How soon before the wedding should I send the Wedding Invitation themselves?
We always recommend sending the invites up to 12 weeks prior to the wedding.
And how much time should I allow for RSVP's?
Again the time required will depend on when your venue needs the final numbers, we would suggest 3 weeks prior to the wedding.
Would you have a variety of styles available for wedding invites?
Over the past 30 years invites have evolved massively! Things are much more trendy these days, people have great imaginations and we have designed a huge range of quirky, cute, fun and formal invites. We always find it much easier to deal with people in person, we have samples in our album so you can see the style of invite, the texture and colour of the card, etc. it can be quiet difficult trying to visualise an invitation by just looking at it on a screen
Would you have a variety of styles available for wedding invites?
We have plenty of styles to choose from and are always working with happy couples to come up with something that suits themselves.
I'm not sure to go with a traditional invite or something more fun & quirky. Is it possible to see examples?
We have plenty of samples of all styles of invites, there is a massive variety available, a chat and a look at the samples is always good, you get an idea of what we have and we also get to have a think about what you have in mind! We have plenty of samples available to view, and as always these can be tailored to suit your colour code/ themes etc.
I'm worried about forgetting something. What details are 'a must' to include on the invites?
Definitely Who, What, Where and When! Most people also include accommodation info and directions, but this extra information is not always practical to put on an invitation and sometimes an extra info card can be printed in the same style of the main invitation. As you know Day 2 has become very popular so we can include these details on the invites as well
There are also a couple of ways to word your invite, we can help you with all wording layouts!!
Formal
Mr & Mrs Brendan Maguire
request the pleasure of the company of
____________________________________________________
at the marriage of their daughter
Michelle
to
Mr. Eamonn Wright
Most Common
Aimee Murphy
and
Michael Lynch
together with their parents
request the pleasure of the company of
____________________________________________
to celebrate their Marriage
Family Version
Together with their families
Jason Browne
and
Derek Fitzpatrick
In what polite way can I be specific about who's invited?
This can be a difficult one as nobody wants to offend. We would always recommend including a line for writing the guests name on, it makes it VERY clear about who is invited, making everyone aware that the whole family are not invited!! If you don’t have a guest name line it causes confusion and your guest list grows and grows!!
Is there a way to get my guests involved?
A good thing is always to ask for a song that is guaranteed to make your guest get up and dance!
Absolutely, this can be done with a section on the RSVP card or by having a questionnaire at arrival to reception to ask people their favourite song etc. it could even be a job for a page boy / flower girl or a niece or nephew to go around and ask people. It will make sure people contribute and make that person feel important.
Should I number my RSVP cards in case someone forgets to put their name on it before sending back to me?
Definitely number your RSVP cards subtly somewhere and keep a list of who gets what number because guaranteed you will get some blank ones back that just have yes or no ticked and no name on them. The last thing you want to have to do is ring everyone to see who is coming or not!!
Will it be possible to see a sample before I go ahead with the order?
Once an order is placed we get working on the proof, you get to see an actual printed sample, on the card you have chosen so you know how everything will look and feel. As with all our print jobs, a sample is generated and shown to the customer before we proceed with printing the entire order.
Once ordered how long would it take for them to be printed.
Proofing takes 2 working days, once the design, wording, card style, etc are signed off and finalised printing takes 4 working days
Thinking about after the occasion, do you also create Thank You cards?
We sure do, the most popular thank you card would have a photo from your happy day on it, it is always nice for your guests to get a reminder of the big day and the happy couple looking smashing!
On the day....
We also supply mass booklets/brochures so that your guests can have a souvenir of the actual wedding ceremony, as well as helping them keep track of proceedings during the marriage ceremony. We can print table names, numbers and menus.
As we have the ability to print large format we also print Table Plans to help guests see the seating arrangements on entrance to the dining area. Even some customers get collages printed or other images such as "thumb trees" or Hot air balloon etc, where people can use an ink pad to put on their thumb print as a leaf / balloon and write a note beside it.
How can I get in touch with Excel Print to chat about stationery for my wedding?
You can give us a bell on 046 9029540 or 046 9029544 and we can have a chat and see what you have in mind
If you have an idea in mind you can email it to Tara, my email address is [email protected]
The good old fashioned way (and our favourite) is to call in to our Offices at Boyne House, Church Hill, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 X589
We are open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday to Friday
I hope you find the above info useful, if you have any question give us a bell and we can help!
