Reception information on back of Invitation?

FutureMrsKupko

Just curious to what everyones thoughts were on having reception information etc on back of invitation? We are trying to save $$ and paper, but curious to see what impression people may have about this.

banana468

I'm not a huge fan.   This may not be a huge savings since back printing on the stock may still be rather pricey.   Plus, guests may not even think to turn over the card.

If you must, print it all on the front.   It's technically not proper etiquette but it will make everything very clear.

Christie322

My invitations had all of the reception info on the back of it. It did save me money because my FSIL designed and printed the invitations for me, so we didn't have to buy as much paper. However, I do not know if a professional printer will charge you more to print it on the back or not.

I did not get any bad comments about my invitations, so I don't think anyone really cared if the reception info was on the back or not. To be honest, unless your guests are big on etiquette, they probably won't even notice. Good Luck!

FutureMrsKupko

That is a good point! My guests are pretty much all down to earth- 90% of them are our age and really dont care about those type of things. I found an etsy designer who will make our inviations and RSVP postcards for $1.60 per set and will print on the back of all the invitations for an extra $25 on top. I feel like I am getting a pretty good deal. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ByDesignWeddings

julie279

I say go for it.  We did not print on the back of our invitations, but we did print on the back of our Enclosures card (we had A LOT of directions and accomodations info!) and I don't see it being a problem.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

It depends on the design. I've seen a few on etsy that are designed to be that way, and I'm not opposed. I considered one, because I liked the design.

That said, the invitation I chose was large enough, and my wording was concise enough, that was able to fit the reception at the bottom. Basically, I had the traditional wording for the ceremony, then the bottom right side of the invitation had a small image of an acorn and leaf, and the bottom left side said:

Reception to follow.
Alexander's on the Water
123 Main Street
Los Angeles, California

Technically not "proper" since my reception was in a separate location, but the invitation did not look crowded and no one said anything to me about it. I would consider that to be one of the less egregious etiquette breaches!

FutureMrsKupko

One of my BMs mentioned that what if people did not turn the invitations over to see the reception info. I personally would think to look on the back, but what is everyone elses thought on that? any issues?