Wedding Stationery - from invitations to announcement cards

A comprehensive list of wedding stationery is a daunting sight, but people get married in many different ways, and their stationery requirements are similarly varied. The real essentials are invitations and thank you notes.

Think about which of the following you need or would like:

• Announcement cards and 'save-the-date' cards
• Engagement party invitations
• Wedding invitations and envelopes
• Response cards and envelopes with the invitations
• Maps and directions to the ceremony and the reception venue
• Practical information - parking instructions, local accommodation, and other important information
• Napkins and napkin rings or cards
• Place cards and menus for the reception
• Wedding programme
• Wedding notebook
• Thank you notes and envelopes
• Guest book for guests to sign at the reception
• Personal note cards
• Memento book to keep your entire wedding stationery and correspondence

Remember

Using email or a website can be effective and fun alternatives to more traditional ways of communicating and conveying information - but almost certainly some of your guests won't have a home computer, or might not be used to communicating that way, so don't rely on it completely.