An increasingly common addition to wedding invitations is the information card. Naturally, the invites themselves will include all the pertinent details regarding the couple’s wedding, including the date, time, and location of the ceremony and reception. All of the extra information that will assist your guests in organizing and getting ready for your special day should be included in the details card. However, what should you include and what may be omitted? To ensure you have taken everything into account, here is my checklist.
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1. What is your venue or venues’ complete address and phone number?
The location of your wedding ceremony and the subsequent celebration should be included in the main body of your wedding invitation. For the information, such as each venue’s complete address and postcode (for Sat Nav), use your details card. You might provide a few instructions on your information card if your location is unusual (for example, a marquee on a farm). If the venues’ websites contain helpful information, such as maps and directions, you may also make a note of it.
2. What parking options are available at the location or venues?
Providing parking information to your guests might be quite beneficial. For instance, note on your wedding invite details card that parking is difficult at your downtown church. It will assist your visitors with planning and guarantee that they provide adequate time for secure parking. Additionally, let attendees know whether your location has overnight parking in case they have too much to drink and would want to take a cab home rather than drive!
3. Do you have any transportation for your visitors?
Include information on any transportation you want to provide for your guests, such as from the ceremony to the reception. Just the location and time of the pick-ups and the return time are sufficient. You might include a checkbox on your reply cards if you would need an estimate of the numbers for any travel.
4. You can include lodging alternatives on the information card for your wedding invitation.
They will be aware whether your facility offers lodging for visitors. Provide them with the relevant contact information, booking instructions, and any special pricing that may be offered. You can also recommend a few local options, keeping in mind all price ranges.
5. Is there no cash at your location?
Nowadays, a lot of places are “cashless.” If yours has, it’s useful to inform customers that the bar will only take card or contactless payments.
6. When would you want your visitors to arrive?
The ceremony time should always be listed on your primary invitation, but it’s possible that you’ll require your guests to come and find seats a bit earlier. In the event that you have planned arrival drinks prior to the ceremony, inform your guests.
7. When should they go for home?
“Midnight carriages” Doesn’t it sound elegant? In actuality, it’s only a customary method of informing your visitors of the finish time of the festivities. If they need to reserve cabs in advance or make arrangements for transportation home following the reception, it’s useful. Both your nighttime and main wedding day invites can have this on them.
8. Should your wedding invitation details card include the menu?
Include this as well if you are allowing your visitors to place preorders from a variety of menu selections. Including the whole menu on the information card and allowing guests to check boxes on the reply card to indicate their selections is a great idea if you have the room.
9. Will there be any clothing codes for your wedding?
We hope your family and friends will dress appropriately for your special day. However, there are times when you may wish to provide your visitors with more detailed requests or directions.
10. Do you have a wish poem or a list of gifts?
You should add information about your wedding gift list (or an alternative poem asking for cash or vouchers) on your wedding information card. If you have selected a lengthier poem, you might wish to have a second card with only this information on it.
11. Are the kids allowed to come?
You can specify on your wedding information card that you will not be inviting children (or only specific close relatives) to your wedding. It’s your day, so don’t feel awful about it. I promise that a lot of parents will be happy to have a day off!
Lastly, don’t provide too much information on your wedding invitation details card.
A lot of information has been offered here for your wedding invites. BE SELECTIVE: exclude everything from this list that has nothing to do with your wedding. Only the most important information your guests need to know before the big day should be included on your wedding invite details card. Don’t overwhelm them with pages and pages of instructions and details, but give them enough information to plan and become ready.
When you collaborate with me to design your eco-friendly wedding invitation, I will walk you through every step and assist you in determining what, based on your unique situation, you should and shouldn’t include. Depending on how much more information you need to provide, I may also suggest the appropriate kind of invitation for you. The best option is frequently a concertina or pocketfold form of invitation.