Most wedding ceremonies follow a standard service laid down by the church or religious persuasion, perhaps unfamiliar to many of the guests.
An Order of Service keeps them abreast of the proceedings and comfortable with it.
If you don’t feel an Order of
Service is appropriate, in the case of a civil wedding for example, you could have a programme of the events from ceremony to reception, giving times of key points in the proceedings.
You could then add the name of the best man or anyone else designated to help guests so no one would get lost or feel left out.
Table stationery is another useful set of items.
Place cards show everyone where they should sit and prevents a great deal of squabbling.
Disposable table cloths will take away the need to hire linen at a DIY reception, and napkins are usually throw-away items anyway. It doesn’t actually cost a great deal to have table
‘linen’ with a wedding orientated pattern or indeed to have the napkins printed with the bride and groom’s names.
Book matches are perhaps less popular these days with the general move away from smoking but, if your guests do smoke, it’s a nice gesture to provide such things.
Again, the cost may well be less than you imagine, and even if the matches are not used, they can be retained as a souvenir of the day.
You will get wedding gifts and you’ll have to formally acknowledge their receipt even if they are handed to you in person.
Do you really want to write a special letter each time?
A ‘thank you note’ that matches the rest of your
wedding stationery is the perfect answer and socially quite acceptable too.
Don’t dismiss the matter of wedding stationery out of hand.
Think long and hard about just how much time, energy and expense you will save by having a set of co-ordinated stationery, before you decide against having any!
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