Wedding Invitations
Before you begin to assemble your wedding
invitations, place a stamp on each of the outer envelopes as well as on each of
the response envelopes. Write your address on each of the response envelopes.
Lay out the pieces that go into an
invitation — one "invitation set" per pile. Each "invitation set" will go into
its own envelope which should be addressed to a person or family.
After you've created piles of "invitation
sets", begin addressing both the outer and inner envelopes for each pile — one
pile at a time. After you've addressed the envelopes, you can begin assembling
each "invitation set."
Begin assembling an "invitation set" by
opening the actual wedding invitation so that you are looking at the wording.
Place the tissue paper over the wording and lay the reception card, with its
wording facing you, on top of the tissue paper (tissue is not required).
Take a response card and its corresponding
envelope. Place the envelope over the card so that its flap is facing you and
hangs over the top of the card. Place this set on top of the reception card,
with the top of the envelope flap in the fold of the wedding invitation.
Place the directions on top of the
response card with the church directions on top of the reception directions.
Close the completed wedding invitation and
place it into the inner envelope (which should already be addressed). Then,
place the inner envelope into the outer envelope and seal the envelope. Once the
envelope is sealed, the "invitation set" is considered complete.
Note: Do NOT seal an invitation and
then attempt to write the names and addresses on it with the contents inside.
Depending on the quality of the paper and its printing, the ink could transfer
from piece to piece and leave imprints.
That's it. It's very simple if you
organize it all BEFORE you try to assemble. You may find it easier if you place
each piece into its own shoe box on the kitchen table. Then, grab a piece from
each box and sit down at the end of the table and assemble the "invitation set."
Place the completed "invitation set" into another box and begin the round again.
It's a little more work, but it'll keep you from forgetting anything.
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