The other night on Event Talk, I covered my second in a series of shows on invitations. You can listen to the show in its entirety by clicking on the show player in right sidebar. I wanted to share some of the more important points (in my opinion) when dealing with invitations.
- Order invitations early, after you have secured your venue(s), but before the stress of planning your event sets in
- Always get a proof
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Be prepared by knowing the correct spelling of names, streets and places
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Send invites to out of town guests 8 to 12 weeks in advance
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Never send out more invitations than your alloted number of guests, for example your guest list totals 100 people, you won't need 100 invitations. Typically, you'll need 50 invitations as people tend to come as couples, give or take a few.
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Always order more 25 additional invitations in case of mistakes, mailing errors, etc.
