Why ordering your invitations through a professional designer versus online is the better way to go – New Jersey Wedding Designer

If you’ve started the wedding invitation search, you’re probably a bit overwhelmed.  You started your search online, but can’t quite find what you’re looking for.  You’ve searched to the point of confusion.  You’re asking yourself questions like: “How many invitations do I actually need?”, “Is it wrong to include my registry information?”, “How do I word the main invitation so that I am following correct etiquette?”, and so on.  The questions begin to pile and you have officially raised your white flag and admitted that seeking out a wedding invite specialist, in person, is probably the better idea.

And you know what, you are absolutely correct! I am biased, of course, but we really do save you from added stress and bridal headaches.  Not to mention, we can save you money!  Yup, I said it…SAVE you money, and your super valuable time.  You would be shocked at how many brides have come to me in a panic after trying to do their own wedding invitations or purchasing them online and end up having to pay for their invitations twice! Don’t find yourself in that same sinking bridal boat, just do yourself a huge favor and seek out a professional.

We’ve outlined just some of the many benefits of hiring a wedding invitation specialist below…

We provide direction on how to word your entire invitation suite. 

There is so much etiquette involved in how you word your main invitation based off of who is contributing to the wedding.  At Cupcake Graphics, we give all our brides a lengthy PDF document explaining various situations and the best way to word each scenario with a few renditions to choose from.  We have religious versus non-religious offerings and traditional versus non-traditional.  For example, did you know if you are not getting married in a house of worship “request the honor of your presence” should not be used.  Instead “the pleasure of your company” should?  Having said that, if you really want to use the more formal wording and are not getting in a house of worship, we will do as you please.  Our job is just to let you know and then you can decide how you want to move forward.

We grant answers to all your burning “How do I address this envelope” questions.

How do you address an envelope to Sue and John when Sue is the doctor and John is not?  Or how about your great Aunt Joan who hyphenated her last name and recently got divorced?  Well wouldn’t you know Cupcake Graphics has another handy-dandy PDF that outlines almost every type of situation when it comes to address your mailing envelopes. This will save you hours of Googling your questions and not knowing for sure if the answers you’re receiving are correct.

We offer guidance and reminders on proper timelines. 

One of the first items we talk about in your consultation (before we get into the fun stuff) is a desired timeline. Together, we figure out what your desired mail date should be and the best RSVP date as well.  Each timeline is unique to each client depending on the type of wedding your having (local or destination) and if you are inviting a lot of out of towners.  We keep you on top of your desired timelines and make sure deadlines are met so you aren’t sending out invitations last minute.

We provide advice on how to distinguish between your “must have’s” versus your “nice-to-have’s”. 

A professional designer can shed light on how many additional inserts are necessary and what printing technique, embellishments and paper stocks are best for your budget.  Sure, you may want that super silky ribbon and engraved printing technique, but did you know satin ribbon is more than half the price and thermography printing gives you the same effect as engraving at less than half the price as well?