Guides
Planning the invitations.
When each piece happens and what has to be decided before it can. Dates, deadlines, and the order things go out in.
9 guides
- Writing an order of the day your guests will actually readSix lines, real times, and the two moments people most need. Plus the difference between the running order you need and the one they need.5 min read
- The invitation checklist, from first draft to last replyEverything that has to be decided, in the order it has to be decided, so nothing is waiting on anything else.6 min read
- Save the date or invitation: which to send, and whenThey do different jobs and only one of them is compulsory. When a save the date is worth it, when it is a wasted send, and what goes on each.5 min read
- How many guests to invite, and how many will comeThe decline rate nobody tells you about, how to invite more people than you have seats for, and when that goes wrong.6 min read
- When to send your invitationsSave the date at twelve months, invitations at three, replies at six weeks. What each deadline is actually protecting, and how to fix a late start.6 min read
- A twelve month invitation timelineEvery stationery decision in the order it has to happen, from the guest list to the last reply, with the deadlines that are real.6 min read
- Wedding website or invitation: what goes whereTwo documents, two jobs. What belongs on the invitation, what belongs somewhere it can be changed, and why most couples only need one of them.5 min read
- Choosing a date, and what it quietly does to your guest listThe day of the week, the month and the weekend you pick change who can come, what it costs and how early you have to tell people.5 min read
- Planning a day in three monthsA short engagement changes the order of everything. What to do first, what to drop, and how to get invitations out this week.6 min read
Make yours.
Six designs, your own words, and one link to send. Free to build, free for a day once it is live.
Start an invitationOther subjects
- WordingWhat to actually write, with lines you can take as they are.15 guides
- EtiquetteWhose name goes where, who has to be invited, and how to say no kindly.6 guides
- SendingGetting it into a hundred hands without a trip to the post office.9 guides
- RepliesHead counts, dietary needs, and the guests who never answer.7 guides
- DesignHow an invitation looks, and what that is quietly saying.6 guides
- OccasionsThe other days that need an invitation, from the engagement to the fiftieth.5 guides