Invitation help! (a little long sorry)

apaulke2687 · May 2012

Okay, due to budget cutting we decided to cut back on invitations (since most will be thrown away anyways) I have been going back and forth between the vistaprint invites that match our std's and a box set from michaels. I like the idea of not printing them myself and now that I'm on a time crunch I want to just get them ordered!

Im pretty set now on the vistaprint ones but the problem is the wording. We have the overall wording picked out and I really like that, but I had forgotten to add "Reception to Follow" at the bottom and now it doesn't fit. If I do put it in, it sits RIGHT at the bottom of the page (as seen below) The invite looks perfect without that phrase but where do I put it then? I tried putting it right under the address but that looks dumb too.

My mom also mentioned she'd like to see the dinner time on there because she worries that anyone who misses the ceremony won't know that they can still make it to the reception at 6. I know they say thats not necessary but I'd like ppl to know theres a slight time gap. ceremony at 4 (with greeting line after), 5-6 cocktails,6 dinner. What should I do!!??? TIA

With reception to follow

without reception to follow (looks a lot better to me)

rsvp card (please proof too)

Please help me!

Kello4221 · May 2012

The year isn't actually required so you could take that line out so you have more space for "reception to follow." I liked having the year on mine as a memento though so I get that you may want to keep it. You could also take out the street address for your venue if you think it is easy enough to google. Both those option would definately give you more space.

meagandal · May 2012

have you played with the size fo the text box? Mayeb if you widened it a bit you could spae out and get enough room to include recption to follow?

To me, it looks like the text is off center of the red area anyways, like maybe the text could be closer to the tree image and a little less close to the edge of invite, so then each line goes a bit further out and hopfully the whole thin will take a one line less leavign room for your final and looking more centered?

I don't think it looks bad as is though, and I love that design the green version was my STD too! good choice!

Sarah&Eric2012 · May 2012

Could you push the address of your venue up a bit to make more room for the Reception to follow line? As long as it's spaced evenly I don't think it makes a big difference how much space in between the blocks.

Another option would be to add a reception card so that people know that the cocktail hour and whatnot follows the ceremony at the same place. That way you can get all of the information you want without making the invite look too crowded.

Also, on the RSVP card I would put "The favour of a reply is requestested before the Eighth of August". It makes more sense in my head that way.

The invites are beautiful and I love the wording that you chose, it's very unique

josephwedding · May 2012

Personally, I think you should eliminate "the ceremony will be held" line & keep the "reception to follow" line. It looks crammed with all the wording IMO.

But the design is super cute! And your RSVP cards are hilarious, I lol'd reading it.

BMcLeodTeam · May 2012

I was thinking the same as PP, you could take out the "The ceremony will be held" line and it would still flow and make sense.

AshnRobo · May 2012

Can you move the text box up a bit?

QueerFemme · May 2012

I think its super cute... but, way to crowded. I wouldn't worry about the gap between the ceremony & dinner being served. I would get rid of some words... and add some spacing.

I love the RSVP. It's hilarious.

I did a draft of possible language changes...

We have experienced love
In our parents, families and friends
And now a new love in each other

Together with their parents
You are invited to witness

the marriage of (or the wedding ceremony of)

Bride
And
Groom
Saturday, the eighth of September
Two Thousand and Twelve
At Four O’Clock in the Afternoon

Polish Center of Wisconsin
Address
Address

Reception to follow

QueerFemme · May 2012

PS. eighth is spelled wrong on the RSVP

apaulke2687 · May 2012

Thank you everyone! I posted on fb since the knot stopped working for a bit and I did remove the ceremony line and kept the reception to follow. I got it all to fit better. I just got back from work so I am going to go mess with it a little more and make sure its ready for printing!!! and thank you for the spelling fix on the rsvp. I threw that in quick before work and didn't look very hard at it!!

Invitation help! (a little long sorry)

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