When to mail out Wedding Invitations is a question that I am asked quite often.

Normally, the invitations are mailed out six weeks before the wedding, but if you have guests that are coming from out of town and who need to make vacation and travel arrangements, you should send them out eight weeks before the wedding.

Of course, sending a ‘Save-The-Date’ announcement will allow the out-of-town travelers the possibility of receiving lower airfares and better hotel rates when arranging their travel for your wedding.  Save-The-Date announcements should be sent out six months to a year in advance of the wedding

Wondering what type of favors to give out at your wedding?  Instead of the traditional favors (box of mints, etc.) why not think outside of the box.  A great idea is to gear your favors toward your occupation, favorite sport, hobby, etc.  For example, if you are an Accountant, your favor could be a mini-calculator (personalized with the Bride & Groom’s name and wedding date on it), or maybe your hobby is baking, your favor could be tiny cookie cutters.  Is your wedding scheduled around a Holiday, such as Halloween (favor could be a Trick or Treat bag – make sure to put candy in the bag) or if around Christmas time, your favor could be a Personalized Ornament.

What ever your favor will be, make sure to include a personalized favor cards, which can be worded to coordinate with the favor.  If in need of personalized favor cards, Sizemore Selectives can provide you with them.

Ever wonder why your wedding invitation orders came with Tissue Paper?  The answer your question is as follows:  The type of printing presses used when printing invitations would leave the ink wet on the invitation, therefore, when assembling your invitation assemble, the tissue paper would be placed between the cards to prevent smearing.  With the new technology of today, this problem has been eliminated and the Tissue Paper is no longer necessary.  Most invitations no longer come with the Tissue Paper, but it is still available if you want to follow tradition.

Sizemore Selectives is offering some wedding accessories from planning books, flower girl accessories, cake toppers and much more that you can order online.  Hope you find what you are looking for.

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Ever wonder what the difference is in the colors of Invitations, in particular the difference between wedding white, bright white and ecru.  It can be quite confusing without seeing them side by side.  I recommend that you consult with the company that you will be ordering your invitations through and have them show you samplesof each.  In the meantime, a brief explanation of each is as follows:

Wedding White is a smooth, vanilla-colored paper, similar to an off-white.  Bright White is actually like it is called, ‘bright white’, really makes your invitation stand out.  Ecru is more like a ‘beige’ type color.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.  Statistics show that 10% of annual proposals happen on Valentine’s Day.  For those newly engaged couples, it is a great time to let your family and friends know about your new engagement and pending wedding plans.  A great way to announce your engagement is to send out engagement announcements.  If you have already set a date for your wedding, a great way to spread the fantastic news, is to send out Save-The-Date announcements.  Check out www.sizemoreselectives.com for a wide variety of announcements.  While checking out the website, view the many invitations available.

I wanted to let you know about an alternative to a normal bridal registry, or even an addition to your normal bridal registry.  It’s called a Honeymoon Registry.  Along with my business of invitations, announcments, etc., I also have an on-line travel agency business which features this Honeymoon Registry. 

For those couples who already have enough toasters, can openers, pots and pans, etc., you can registry for things for your honeymoon.  Say for example, you are going to Hawaii for your honeymoon, you can register for things from Golf Club Rentals, Helicopter Tours or maybe a Sunset Dinner Cruise.   The Honeymoon Registry is yours at ‘no cost’, there are no set-up fees, and you even receive a ‘free’ wedding website where you can post pictures, and at the same time you could reserve your travel plans.

So if you get a minute, check out the site, it’s called www.sizemoreselecttravel.com

Just wanted to let everyone know that Sizemore Selectives, your invitation specialist,  will be a vendor at the Bridal Show on Feburary 15, 2009 at the new banquet center in Shelby Township, called:  Palazzo Grande.  I will have a booth at the show displaying invitations, announcements, save-the-dates, shower invitations, seating charts, and accessories that I offer as a dealer of Carlson Craft, Birchcraft, and Regency.  The show is going to give away a $30,000.00 wedding to a lucky winner.  The winner must register with the Brides-To-Be website, and the winner must be present to win.  My invitations will be part of the winning package.  I hope you will be able to attend, it will be a great show.  For the non-winners, I will be having an additional drawing at my booth for $50.00 off of your total invitation order, if you order through Sizemore Selectives, in addition to receiving my discount offer of 30% your total invitation order.  Before the show check out my website at sizemoreselectives.com, I offer an on-line store for those who want to order their invitaitons via the internet, and for those who want to browse the many invitations available.  Hope to see you at the show!

A unique way to let your guests know where they will be sitting at your Wedding is to have a custom designed Seating Chart by Sizemore Selectives.  Seating Charts is an alternative to the traditional Place Cards used when there is assigned seating.

Rental includes the frame, easel and printing of the Seating Chart at the low cost of $125.00. In addition, a ‘refundable’ deposit of $125.00 is required. Customers are responsible for picking up and returning the frame and the easel after the event. Once they are returned, your deposit will be returned to you. The printout is yours to keep for a long lasting memory.

Sizemore Selectives works one-on-one with you to personalize your Seating Chart for your special event, whether it is a Wedding or maybe an Anniversary with special designs, lettering styles, ink colors and special wording.

Steps to Customizing your Seating Chart

• A template will be emailed to you.
• You are responsible for inputting the guest names and table numbers
• You email the template back to us.
• We work together to select the lettering style and ink color
• We then do the rest.

On Sunday, January 11, 2009, Sizemore Selectives, will be a participant at the Brides-To-Be Show in Clinton Township, Michigan at the Fern Hill Country Club. 

We hope you can stop by our booth to view the many items that we have to offer:

• Wedding invitations
• Bridal Shower Invitations
• Engagement Announcements
• Save-The-Date Announcements

and

• Accessories (from favors to gifts for the bridal party)
• Seating Charts (personalized) 

We will be having a drawing for $50.00 off your total Wedding Invitation order.  Make sure to stop by our booth and entry for the drawing.