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Show Invitation do's and don't s By BRIAN STUART Here comes the bride! But wait! Have the invitations been sent? The actual wedding ceremony is not the only thing that requires much advance adv-ance planning for a successful wedding. wed-ding. Wedding invitations type, size and proper form also require forethought. fore-thought. Fir first and hopefully last-timers last-timers determining what works best and what is proper can be so confusing it may give some brides second thoughts. Floyd Williams, president of Jade Incorporated, which specializes in "doing weddings," pointed out popular popu-lar styles and gave some tips on making mak-ing the invitation part of wedding preparations pre-parations easier to get through. Williams said that invitations with teddy bears printed on them are very popular this year. Also popular are invitations in-vitations that resemble postcards the future bride and groom have their picture pic-ture taken, print the invitation on the picture and then send the picture as a postcard. For those using traditional invitations, invita-tions, the biggest mistake Williams has seen in his 25 years as a wedding specialist spe-cialist is when a couple has their picture pic-ture taken before they choose the invitation. in-vitation. "Usually the dimensions of the photo do not match," he said, and so the bride or couple may have to settle for another, perhaps less desirable in- SBninMJUUin.UUi-IURI I UJ Il'!J . '.. W. Wl" IJWWWBBWWTO vitation. "The best thing to do is pick the invitation and then take the picture," Williams added. He said that choosing or printing an invitation with an uncluttered background back-ground makes the invitation easier to read. Another, more serious mistake is made when a bride chooses her "perfect" "per-fect" place to get married, picks the date and then prints and sends invitations invita-tions before she checks to make sure the place is free for that date. "They're always in here crying and upset because they can't get married where they told everyone they would be," Williams said. Williams has a pile of invitations in his store that are useless because the proposed wedding date conflicted with someone else's plans someone who planned ahead. Finally, Williams pointed out that invitations in-vitations and announcements are separate sepa-rate and should not be included on the same card. Invitations should not state that anyone is pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter and announcements should not be used as invitations. According to etiquette, announcements should be sent as soon as possible after the wedding ceremony cere-mony to those who did not receive an invitation. With these tips in mind, back to the wedding and congratulations to the bride and groom! |
