return address on invitation - can i use labels?

retz62 · June 2012

I know it's improper to use labels for the addressee on the invitation, but is it improper to use labels for the return address?

aragx6 · June 2012

What about buying a custom stamp? Vistaprint sells them for cheap and that would look much nicer.

RupertPenny · June 2012

I think cute labels are probably fine, just not the free ones from your college or whatever.

Have you looked into getting a custom address stamp or embosser? I think those can look really nice, and you can keep using it after the wedding. I was going to buy a stamp from Etsy, but we ended up moving right before the wedding so I didn't want to pay for something that would soon be worthless and I just ended up writing the return address by hand.

retz62 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I think cute labels are probably fine, just not the free ones from your college or whatever. Have you looked into getting a custom address stamp or embosser? I think those can look really nice, and you can keep using it after the wedding. I was going to buy a stamp from Etsy, but we ended up moving right before the wedding so I didn't want to pay for something that would soon be worthless and I just ended up writing the return address by hand.
Posted by RupertPenny[/QUOTE]

would love to get something cute for the return address!! ... i just want to be sure it's not tacky to use a label... i thought maybe it should be handwritten like the invitation itself.

aragx6 · June 2012

^Nah, it doesn't have to be handwritten. It should just look nice

adamar15 · June 2012

I used clear labels. I'm lazy and cheap.

LesPaul · June 2012

Ditto the clear labels. They looked fine.

RupertPenny · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_return-address-on-inviitation-can-i-use-labels?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1206e551-1714-4030-be2a-ccec03c47e86Post:d42c3e1e-fef5-42fe-bf31-a56ca2612b17">Re: return address on invitation - can i use labels?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: return address on invitation - can i use labels? : would love to get something cute for the return address!! ... i just want to be sure it's not tacky to use a label... i thought maybe it should be handwritten like the invitation itself.
Posted by retz62[/QUOTE]

You can get stamps on Etsy that look hand written. That's what I was going to get. But anyways, nice labels will not be tacky.

Meegles4 · June 2012

We did labels from Vistaprint. Had a little monogram in the corner and design along the bottom that matched our invitations. Worked fine!

krose83013 · June 2012

I love the custom stamp idea!

KBSK12 · June 2012

I got my custom stamp from lovetocreatestamps on etsy (clicky). Really easy to work with! I ordered last week and it's in the mail now!

retz62 · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_return-address-on-inviitation-can-i-use-labels?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:1206e551-1714-4030-be2a-ccec03c47e86Post:0b8fb715-b6d7-461d-b9aa-45059f4b423c">Re: return address on invitation - can i use labels?</a>:
[QUOTE]I got my custom stamp from lovetocreatestamps on etsy (clicky). Really easy to work with! I ordered last week and it's in the mail now!
Posted by KBSK12[/QUOTE]

thanks!! ... and you handwrite the invitation too then right? ... and you hand write the rsvp card back to yourself correct?

aragx6 · June 2012

^I'd stamp the RSVP envelopes too. Or print them directly on the envelope.

Meegles4 · June 2012

Ditto aragx. No need to hand write the RSVP mail-to address. Printing directly on or another stamp/nice label should be fine.

retz62 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]Ditto aragx. No need to hand write the RSVP mail-to address. Printing directly on or another stamp/nice label should be fine.
Posted by Meegles4[/QUOTE]

okay thanks so much!!... but I must handwrite the invitation right? So the invitation address to is the only part that should be handwritten sounds like.

kikirst33 · June 2012

I also used the clear labels for mine - but had them wrap around the mailing envelope. The invitee was on the front and on the back side I had my return address. Had the USPS take a look and they had no problem with it.

Looked something like this:
http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/2008/09/template-wrap-around-mailing-labels/

I designed mine to match my invitations - and used the clear lables for the inside envelopes as well. Call me lazy but it looks fab and it all matches the invites!

aragx6 · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_return-address-on-inviitation-can-i-use-labels?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:1206e551-1714-4030-be2a-ccec03c47e86Post:abb5bb3d-d4f6-4429-92bf-f975d60d2b42">Re: return address on invitation - can i use labels?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: return address on invitation - can i use labels? : okay thanks so much!!... but I must handwrite the invitation right? So the invitation address to is the only part that should be handwritten sounds like.
Posted by retz62[/QUOTE]

That's exactly right!

KBSK12 · June 2012

Yes, handwrite the invitation. Stamp return address and RSVP envelope!

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