Free Printable Wedding Invitations

Having the honor of inviting the bride’s closest friends and female relatives is part of the fun of throwing bridal shower. After you are done with all the details and have prepared everything line a good general, now comes the part where you invite people. Now, why leave the invitation for last, you might ask? Well, for practicality’s sake you would not want the hassle of calling everyone and then resend another invitation should you have to move the date to another day. Also, of course you want a successful party where everything is perfect, right? And this includes the invitation. Therefore for it to match your perfect party, it would be better to have the invitation last. What if you suddenly decide to throw away a theme party instead? Of course you want to inform your guest properly then and of course to have a matching theme invitation. In other words, if you still have not sent out the invitation, you can still make as many changes as your want with the party.

Now before you write on the invitations, the first thing you should do is to make a list of all the people you are going to invite. To make sure you have not left someone uninvited, you start by asking the bride for list of. Then with the list on your hand, go over it with the bride so you can make sure that these people would also be invited in the wedding. If you invite someone not invited for the wedding, well, that would be quite embarrassing for the bride.

Now after you have the list, you should now have the proper wordings for the invitation. The first things that your invitation should have are the bride’s full name, the date of the party, the time, the location and the RSVP details. Then you also might want to include the theme of the party and the gifts, if it is a theme party. And do not forget your name as the host of the bridal shower. If you are giving a surprise party, make sure you give explicit instructions and details to the guests so that they will be able to arrive earlier than the bride. Lastly, make sure your invitation will be received by the guests ahead of time so that they will have the time to arrange their schedules, to buy gifts and to prepare.

A wedding shower or a bridal shower is a get together organized to give gifts to the couple prior to their wedding. Primarily followed in North America it is organized by the bridesmaids and the gifts are generally for the couple’s home. In earlier times it was also said to reduce pressure of dowry on the bride by receiving gifts from her friends and acquaintances. It is also conducted to prepare the bride to start a new household.

The maid of honor is generally required to host the shower and send out the wedding shower invitations. Though if the maid of honor is a part of the brides immediate family she generally does not host the wedding shower. Tradition followed is to organize the wedding shower around 4 to 6 weeks before the actual wedding takes place. Generally if a number of outstation guests are expected wedding shower invitations are sent for a time close to the wedding so they can attend as well. The brides maid or the couple if involved in the organizing decides the number of wedding shower invitations to be sent and which relatives need to be invited to a wedding shower.

Primarily to begin inviting people, a guest list is required which can be arranged from the bride or her mother if it is a surprise. Generally to avoid awkward situations it is preferred if the people called to the bridal shower are also called to the wedding. An invite should be sent around 4 weeks before the shower, thus there is enough time to keep calendar empty and it is not so far off that someone would forget accidentally.

If you are considering a themed bridal shower then it is preferred if special instructions for the same are sent with the wedding shower invitation. Directions to the shower and contact numbers are generally provided in the wedding shower invitation for an additional information which is required. Generally people known personally to the bride are invited to the wedding shower.

Unless it is a couples shower where one invite per couple will suffice it is a custom to send one invite per person. Wedding showers can be more than one as well in which case the same person should not be sent a wedding shower invitation twice. The invites can be sent by the mail, over the phone or can be given in person as well.

Though a personal touch to invites such as hand written invites is considered charming, generally to avoid confusion and for the convenience of the host professional help is available for wedding shower invites. Once a professional is employed for invites to the wedding shower they are in charge of the whole process from designing, printing till the distribution.

Before the wedding the bride is required to send “thank you” cards to all the guests who attended the wedding shower. It should in the brides maiden name as before the wedding, stationary with the married name should not be used.

The Wedding Day is a landmark event in anybody’s life and it all starts with the bridal Shower invitation card.Being the first action in a wedding schedule, a bridal invitation card is like a sneak preview, which gives the guests an impression of how the wedding is going to turn out. The ‘look’ of the invitation card must convey your innate personality while the written prose serves only to reinforce that impression. The ‘look’ of the card can be minimalist or extravagant depending on the sort of person you are. Too extravagant a look, may not have the right impression on the guests who may form an impression that you are ’showing off’. A sophisticated, well designed card with just the right balance of simplicity and affluence is what every client should strive for. What is written on the card also makes an impression, which can be formal or informal. Too casual a prose can give an impression of being ‘flippant’ and may not be the best idea. A formal prose on the other hand adds dignity to the occasion.

The invitation card must not only be an invite but also be comprehensive in stating the exact location of the venue lest your guests get lost. The card must state clearly the names of the couple, venue and time. Should the wedding party be a theme party, be sure to mention it in the invitation card. An RSVP along with a telephone number helps the guests as they can communicate to you whether they would be attending the party or not. A telephone number also acts as a last ditch ‘direction finder’ in case the guests do get lost hunting for those ‘difficult to find’ wedding premises.

There is bound to be your kind of bridal shower invitation cards that fits your pocket too. There are formal cards, funky cards, ‘bling bling’ cards and cards with naughty messages which can make even the most staid brides blush. Ready to print online samples are also available which can be printed directly by the clients using their home printers. Along with the bridal shower invitation cards, agencies sell other wedding paraphernalia such as decorations, wedding cake, catering, venue for hire and a wedding planner thrown in for good measure. So a one shop stop may well be the best answer for a hassle free wedding and help you save costs.