| Announcing your wedding is an exciting and busy | | | | RSVP Cards |
| component of wedding planning. Besides the usual | | | | These cards should coordinate with your wedding |
| invites and personal wedding announcements you | | | | invitation. Each card should be placed in the same |
| make to very close friends and love ones, there | | | | envelope with pre-paid postage and a return |
| is some traditional and standard etiquette often | | | | envelope. |
| used when both inviting and thanking guests for | | | | Wedding Programs |
| celebrating and attending your cherished event: | | | | The most popular wedding programs are printed |
| Announcement Cards | | | | on standard-sized paper and folded in half to |
| These cards are used to announce your | | | | make a booklet. These booklets are handed out |
| engagement to friends and relatives. They can | | | | to your guests by the ushers who escort them |
| also be used as invitations to a bridal shower or | | | | to their seats. Each wedding program will inform |
| engagement party. | | | | family members who the members of the |
| Wedding Invitations | | | | wedding party are. |
| Wedding invitations are available in many different | | | | Thank You Notes |
| varieties and are the classic wedding | | | | Always send thank-you notes to the guests who |
| announcement. You can have them professionally | | | | attended your wedding 4-6 weeks after your |
| printed, or print them yourself. These options give | | | | wedding date. These cards really should be |
| you plenty of room to express yourself and your | | | | personalized, preferably hand-written. It tells your |
| sentiments. Whichever option you choose, it's | | | | guests that their presence was especially |
| always recommended that you purchase | | | | important to you. All guests who recieved any |
| invitations and envelopes to match at the same | | | | form of wedding announements from the host of |
| time. This is just a precaution to ensure there will | | | | the wedding should be sent a thank you note. |
| be no variations in the size of your envelopes. | | | | Guest Book |
| Inside of the mailing envelope, your invitation | | | | At your wedding ceremony, your guests are |
| should rest in an inner-envelope, as this is proper | | | | asked to express a special sentiment in your |
| invitation etiquette. The inner-envelope should only | | | | guest book. Typically, the bride and groom choose |
| bear the name of the invitee. | | | | young women to sit with the guest book and |
| Reception Cards | | | | encourage your guests to sign it. Some family |
| These cards are to be sent to guests of your | | | | members may choose to wish an expression of |
| wedding reception, who many not have been | | | | good wishes, others will write a favorite quote or |
| invited to the ceremony. This is increasingly | | | | love poem. These expressions, once compiled on |
| popular among re-married couples who only wish | | | | the pages of your guest book, will make a |
| to have their relatives present at the reception | | | | wonderful keepsake that you can treasure |
| without sending formal wedding announcements | | | | forever. Although not wedding announcements, |
| to out-of-touch friends. Reception announements | | | | these entries signify and capture memories to |
| are also embraced by many couples who wish to | | | | relish for years to come. |
| celebrate a milestone anniversary. | | | | |