Wedding Invitations-How Many Do I Order? Advice For Brides

I realized while talking to a bride one afternoon ,how important this question is. A really lovely bride brought her very helpful matron of honor with her to our consultation.When the bride had made all of the selections and we had customized her invitation ensemble ,we came to this very question of how many invitations she needed."At least 350! " she answered. At this point I asked a few questions and reminded her that she did not need one invitation per invited guest, but more likely only one invitation per address with a few exceptions.You could see the lightbulb moment in her eyes! "Oh , wow , let me look at my planner again." Afterwards her required number of invitations needed was about half of the original number!Her matron of honor spoke up and voiced loudly she wished someone like me had explained everything to her when she ordered her invitations.She made that understandable mistake of ordering per guest and paid much more than was necessary. You never want to under order,but there is no need to over order by that degree either.I am listing my best recommendations below and hope this will help you.


Ordering Guidelines

Refer to your guest list. Remember when counting for number of invitations needed,
married couples receive one invitation. Young adults over the age of eighteen receive their own invitation.

Note: When extending the invitation to include someone’s significant other, take the time to call and ask for his or her full name. Both names should be written on the invitation and the inner envelope. This makes everyone feel welcome.

Good Advice: Always order 25 extra invitations for anyone that you may have overlooked. This saves you money and valuable time. When you have to reorder extra invitations the printing process starts over and is more costly. When ordering extras initially the cost is lower. Also order more outer and inner envelopes than invitations for any errors that may occur.

Typically envelopes come in increments of 25 for each type of envelope. Remember to order extras for inner and outer envelopes.

Make Happy Memories!

Susan Michael Bartlett

www.rebeccawellings.com