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There are so many fine details that come together to make your wedding day unique to you, and wedding stationery – from save-the-dates and invitations to welcome signs and menus – is one of the best ways to inject your personality into your big day.
Whether you’re in the midst of wedding planning or have just got engaged, wedding stationery is a very important, yet often forgotten or overlooked, part of the planning process.
We all know to send invitations out, but there’s a lot more to wedding stationery than just the invites.
Wedding stationery encapsulates everything from save-the-dates, invitations and thank you cards to on-the-day signage, welcome signs, table plans, table names/numbers, place names, orders of service, menus and your guest book. In other words, there’s a lot to consider.
While you might decide you don’t need all these elements – perhaps you’ve decided on an audio guest book, for example – you’ll likely need at least a few of them to communicate information to your guests before, during and after your wedding.
Not just useful though, your wedding stationery is a great way to put a personal touch on your special day. You can also use your invitations to set the tone, theme and style of the wedding – for example, if you’re doing a black-tie wedding, opt for classy black and white stationery to reinforce that theme. The same goes for your venue – getting hitched in a quaint English garden? A dainty floral design will complement that nicely.
Project Pretty Nancy 70s retro wedding invitation
Nothing says ‘Get ready to party’ like these retro-inspired wedding invites. With bright colours and bold 70s-style typography, this eye-catching invite design from Project Pretty certainly won’t get lost in the post.
Shop Project Pretty Nancy 70s retro wedding invitation, from £2.15 each
Loom Weddings regency floral wedding welcome sign
All good weddings require a welcome sign – it lets your guests know they’re in the right place (especially useful if you’re in a large venue that operates more than one wedding at a time) and reinforces your theme. This floral design featuring delicate watercolour wisteria is perfect for Bridgerton-esque weddings.
Shop Loom Weddings regency floral wedding welcome sign, from £35
Eve & Wild Designs printable wedding newspaper template
Do your guests a favour and give them something to peruse while they wait for the ceremony to start. This order of service in the style of a newspaper is a fun way to let guests know things like: what to expect in the ceremony, timings of the day and who’s who in the wedding party. The wordsearch on the back is an especially ingenious touch to keep guests occupied when things inevitably run a little bit late.
Note: this product is a fully customisable downloadable template for you to edit and have printed however you please.
Shop Eve & Wild Designs printable wedding newspaper template at Etsy, £9.98
Zazzle mountain rustic sunset watercolour wedding menu
Whet your guests’ appetite with a menu on each place setting so they know what they’re about to enjoy. The gorgeous sunset hues of this design from Zazzle would be particularly perfect for a destination wedding.
Shop Zazzle mountain rustic sunset watercolour wedding menu, from £2.65 each
Papier country summer table plan
Table plans are another extremely useful bit of wedding stationery that are often forgotten – but your guests will thank you when they don’t have to go hunting around the room for their seat. Papier’s country summer range features a delicate, sweet design of birds, hearts and leaves that would look just right at a summer garden party-style wedding.
Party Print Studios illustrated wedding invitation suite template
This downloadable template features an adorable hand-drawn illustration of a bride and groom alongside charming bow and cocktail motifs. The digital template includes six completely editable templates – an invite card, details card and RSVP card, each in two different sizes.
Shop Party Print Studios illustrated wedding invitation suite template at Etsy, £12
Whole Caboodle Design scroll wedding place cards, set of 20
Place cards are an absolute must if you’re planning a sit-down wedding breakfast. These tiny scrolls make for an adorable alternative to regular place cards and will add a lovely touch to your table decor, whatever style you’ve gone for.
Shop Whole Caboodle Design scroll wedding place cards at Holly & Co, £34 for 20
Seed Print save the date
Not ready to send your guests all the final details of the day, but want to make sure people have the date in their diary? Save the dates are the perfect way to do just that. These ones are printed on seed paper – once your guests have noted the date down, they can plant the paper in soil and watch it grow into wildflowers. How sweet!
Papier birds & bottles guest book
No wedding is complete without a guest book for people to sign and send you well wishes on your big day. With 96 luxuriously thick paper pages and a personalised front, Papier’s birds & bottles design features delightful illustrations on the front that will remind you of your special day years in the future.
Kelly Packard Design handwritten wedding invitation suite template
With an invite card, RSVP and details card included in the set, this downloadable template comes in stylish forest green and white with handwritten typography for a modern and classy invitation suitable for all wedding styles.
Shop Kelly Packard Design handwritten wedding invitation suite template at Etsy, £25.96
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