A wedding invitation heralds the good news of
two people making a commitment and also reveals the style and tone of that
highly anticipated day. Gone are the days when a couple's major decision
about their invitations was choosing between white or ecru paper-today's
invitations come in an incredible array of materials, colors, textures,
sizes, and shapes. And the often complex structure of modern families makes
wording invitations a challenge. The first book to fully address these
topics, Wedding Invitations takes couples from original idea to finished
product, no matter how simple or extravagant their vision.
The book presents both traditional and modern designs, details the many
different types of inks, papers, and printing methods available, and
discusses how to deal with ceremony cards, response cards, maps, and other
enclosures. The text covers all aspects of invitation etiquette, from
acknowledging various family members in the most appropriate way, to
properly wording inner and outer envelopes. Wedding Invitations offers
advice on desktop publishing, working with a designer or calligrapher,
papermaking, and doing your own letterpress printing. Since many guests
cherish the invitation as a memento long after the ceremony has passed, this
is a must-have for the newly engaged. AUTHOR BIO: JENNIFER CEGIELSKI is a
writer and editor and the former content director of The Knot. She has
covered all aspects of weddings, from gowns to flowers to cakes. She lives
in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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The Artful Bride Wedding Invitations: A
Stylish Bride's Guide to Simple, Handmade Wedding Correspondence (Artful
Bride)
by April L. Paffrath, Laura McFadden
Every couple wants to announce their wedding
with style and aplomb. Savvy, stylish brides are looking for ways to add
their own style and sophistication to their wedding without relying on
tradition-heavy standards. This beautiful guide contains everything a bride
needs to personalize her wedding correspondence elegantly-but also simply
and inexpensively. It includes more than 20 fashionable and fun-to-make
invitation and correspondence ideas.
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Wedding Invitations, Announcements,
Place Cards, and More
by Bette Matthews
Although engraved invitations have become
standard for weddings, cards printed by hand are always in good taste. Most
people do not have the handwriting skill for hand printing, so they fake it
with a computer script or hire a calligrapher. This book has classic
calligraphy instructions for those who would like to try it themselves, with
a little practice first. Several types of alphabets are included, with
detailed instructions on strokes and layout. A section on wedding etiquette
has useful information on invitations, thank-you notes, and place cards,
with photographs of many examples.
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Easy Invitations: Use Your Home Computer
to Create Stylish Stationery for Weddings, Birthdays and Other Occasions
by Patty Hoffman, Megan Eisen, Josh Eisen
Easy Invitations, Announcements, and
Personalized Stationery is the ultimate guidebook to creating invitations
and personalized stationery using a home computer and printer.
This book provides design ideas and instruction for creating professional
quality, customized invitations and note cards using card stock, envelopes,
and other readily available stationery. Use it as a standalone guide or in
tandem with PrintingPress software by Mountaincow, which offers easy
stationery layout, photo tools, a built-in address book, and hundreds of
templates and graphics.
Easy Invitations, Announcements, and Personalized Stationery features
original ideas for major life events such as birth announcements,
traditional and modern wedding invitations, save-the-date cards, milestone
birthdays, anniversary parties, and coming of age celebrations. It also
includes ideas for thank-you notes, personalized stationery, informal
get-togethers such as dinner and cocktail parties, a wine tasting, and even
a romantic picnic for two. This book offers tips for making any party
distinctive with creative and easy place cards, menus, gift tags, and favors.
Includes bonus CD-ROM with 3 fonts and 70 illustrations
Easy Invitations, Announcements, and
Personalized Stationery is the ultimate guidebook to creating invitations
and personalized stationery using a home computer and printer. 