What does wedding stationery include?

When it comes to wedding stationery many of us are not clear about what’s the stationery we need for wedding except for the main wedding invite, reception card or save the date cards. Often, wedding stationery is implied as wedding invitations but let me make the concept more clear to you.

I am breaking down the word wedding stationery for you so that you can decide which exact pieces you want for your wedding. Whether you are a bride-to-be planning for her wedding or are just interested in knowing what the heck wedding stationery includes, keep reading to know everything you need to know about wedding stationery.

Wedding Stationery is not same as wedding invitations. Wedding invites are one of the crucial components of your wedding stationery. I know what you are thinking, but girl, what else does wedding stationery include and why do we need it?? I hear you, that’s why I am breaking the stationery you need for your wedding day!

As you already know wedding invitations sets the tone of your wedding day to the guests, I hope you are the one who cares about the wedding invites and knows that they don’t go into trash because there goes so much thought and intention behind creating them. If you are interested in getting custom wedding invites, inquire now!

Practically, Wedding invitations are necessary for your guests to know 

1. where and when is the wedding 
2. what functions are going to be there 
3. what to wear at the wedding (if there is a dress code)
4. Who is invited to the wedding?
5. A leaflet listing all the programs
6. Timings of each function
7. Accommodation information
8. Wedding website (if you are having a wedding website)

Save the Dates

Save the dates are generally used to announce that you guys have a date at which you are going to be together forever. It’s pretty much a trend to share save the dates with your friends and family. Your guests can plan their calendar in advance of time so that they don’t have any excuse to not come at the wedding! 😛

Reception Invite

It is not necessary to have a separate reception invite and you can totally combine that information in the wedding invitation card. We can simply add the line at the end of the wedding invitation as “Reception to follow” if the reception is at the same venue as the wedding. And if the reception is not at the same venue, you can still add that information in the wedding invitation card itself. However, if the guests are not same for the wedding and the reception, it’s obvious to have a reception invite separate from your wedding invite.

Bridesmaid Proposal Card

Receiving a handwritten cute “Will you be my Bridesmaid?” card is so much fun, isn’t it? Yes, you can ask orally or through e-proposal card but I am sure creating something unique for your sisters would be more fun and personal.

Day-of wedding items are the stationery that assists you and your guests in enjoying the wedding fully. These things make everything organized and systematic when guests arrive at the wedding venue. Though these items are more popular in western weddings but I think these are the essentials and every wedding should have these incorporated to make the things easier and memorable for your guests. I am not forcing that you should have these but it’s good to know at least.

Now some of these stationery you need or not depends on the tradition you are following, the kind of wedding you are having, and the level of formality it involves. It is not necessary to have each of these stationery items in your wedding. I would suggest you to read and see the relevance of that particular thing and then decide if you want to have that item in your wedding stationery or not. Personally, anything that is helping in keeping things organized, makes your life easy and saves your time, I would suggest having that item in your wedding.

• Welcome Sign : This one is pretty obvious! You would want to show the guests arriving at your wedding that they have come to the right place, won’t you?

• Seating Chart : A seating chart simply states where a guest would sit in the hall at the wedding venue. I think it’s so crucial to have a seating chart especially when there are a number of guests. You definitely wouldn’t want your guests to have no seat during the entire wedding. A seating chart can be divided according to the table numbers and each guest would be aligned a seat at a particular table. Imagine you have just arrived at a wedding of your best friend, you see a beautiful welcome sign and then you enter the venue and there is this creative seating chart that exactly shows you where to sit and which table is yours. How impressive is that and how organized it looks, right!

• Table Numbers : Implied from the seating chart, each table should have a corresponding table number. A table number should be clear enough for guests to see and find their table. Those table numbers would match with the numbers at the seating chart.

• Place Cards : Place cards are little cards with the name of each guest. These cards are placed at each guest’s seat. This implies each guest has a seat aligned to them. How organized it is!! Plus you can get as creative as you want with the place cards, impressive! Right? Place cards are such a functional and useful wedding stationery. Can’t stress enough to have those at every wedding.

• Escort Cards : An alternative to seating charts can be escort cards. Escort card shows the guest’s name along with the assigned table number. And guests can choose their own seat at that table.

• Menu card : It is not necessary to have wedding reception menu cards. However, menu cards are great to communicate the details of the meal to your guests. Menu cards are a quick and easy way to share the food options to your guests. I think it’s completely personal choice to add this stationery to your list or not, but your guests will certainly appreciate it if you have menu cards at the table.

• Handwritten Vows : Handwritten vows are my favourite. These not only come handy on your big day but also serve as beautiful keepsake and memory.

• Miscellaneous Wedding Signage : Like a welcome sign, there are other Wedding signs that are useful to guests to direct them at certain things. Example, a bar sign will show your guests where the bar is, a wedding hashtag sign simply adds that personal touch to your wedding and gives your guests something to remember and enjoy, a gift sign lets your guests know where to keep all the gifts and envelopes and there could be so many more signs that will help your guests enjoy the wedding more and wonder about random things less!

At Boho Calligraphy, we can create everything from handwritten wedding signage to writing seating charts that would add perfect rustic touch to your wedding. Don’t worry about the surface, there is not any surface we won’t letter on.

Thank You Cards

Once your wedding is done, you would want to thank your guests for coming and sharing your joy, and giving you gifts! Tip: you can personalize your thank you cards for each guest to make them feel extra special and loved!

Just imagine how elevated the experience of your guests could be by simply having some or all of these wedding stationery items. Best thing is besides being functional, wedding stationery can be as creative, fun and thoughtful as you want those to be. The above list is not exhaustive so feel free to email me if you think there is something I missed or something that you know about and I don’t.

And don’t worry if you are a bride planning her wedding thinking there is lots of work! Rest assured what wedding stationers are there for! I am here to help you and create your dream wedding stationery so that you can relax and have fun. Whatever you have in mind for your big day, contact me and we can bring those wild ideas into beautiful reality.