| In the whirlwind of planning a LDS wedding, it can | | | | favorite color, your favorite flowers, or what |
| be hard to know where to begin. Sending out | | | | looks best on your husband-to-be. Also consider |
| wedding invitations as early as possible is essential, | | | | the season of the year. Once you settle on |
| but it's not as easy as it sounds: there is a lot of | | | | wedding colors, you're ready to pick invitations in |
| legwork to be done before stamping and sending | | | | a color and style that complements the wedding |
| off all those envelopes. | | | | theme. |
| Before ordering any invitations, you need the | | | | Wedding invitation etiquette says to send |
| date, time, and place of the wedding and | | | | invitations out as early as possible to all members |
| reception. Pick a date and clear it with your | | | | of your extended family and your circle of |
| immediate family, members of the wedding party, | | | | friends, even to those who you know won't be |
| and most importantly, the wedding venue. | | | | able to attend - they will still probably want to |
| Whether this is the LDS temple, a local LDS | | | | send a gift or their best wishes. Envelopes should |
| chapel, or some other location, make | | | | also indicate which household members are invited, |
| arrangements to use it on the specified day. | | | | so there won't be confusion as to whether |
| Couples also need to decide whether they want a | | | | children are welcome. Also, if you are getting |
| morning, afternoon, or evening wedding. | | | | sealed in a LDS temple it's best to consider |
| After you've got the wedding day's vital | | | | sending out two kinds of invitations: one to invite |
| information, you can write the invitation text. | | | | guests to both the sealing and reception, and |
| Traditional invitations are very formal, using script | | | | another to announce the sealing and invite them |
| font and spelling out dates and times (like "eleven | | | | to the wedding reception only. |
| o'clock in the morning, two-thousand and twelve.") | | | | It's also wise to ask guests to RSVP, so that you |
| But brides no longer need to feel tied to tradition, | | | | can keep track of who will be attending the |
| so if it feels too stuffy for you then it probably is. | | | | reception. At a formal affair, you'll need to know |
| Feel free to use funky fonts or personalize the | | | | who is coming so you can make a seating chart; |
| invitation by adding a picture. Explore all your | | | | at a casual affair, you'll need the information to |
| options. You may want to buy wedding invitations | | | | decide how much food to prepare. Including a |
| or if you're crafty, you and your friends might | | | | self-addressed, stamped envelope or allowing |
| have an invitation creation party. Either way, send | | | | guests to RSVP by email improves the odds of |
| an invitation that expresses the overall tone of | | | | getting an accurate count. |
| your wedding. | | | | Ultimately, the LDS Temple wedding invitations |
| Before you're ready to order or create your LDS | | | | you choose will depend on you and your |
| temple wedding invitations, you need to | | | | wedding's style. It may seem overwhelming to |
| remember one more thing. The colors and style | | | | hammer out the major details of your wedding |
| of the invitation should match the ceremony and | | | | before sending out the invitations, but doing so will |
| reception. Your wedding invitations are the first | | | | result in great invitations that complement your |
| impression your family and friends will have of | | | | wedding perfectly. |
| your special day. Though you don't need have | | | | Copyright © 2010 (A Division of Celestial |
| every detail of your wedding plans decided just | | | | Publishing, Rose Haller, Chief Creative Officer & |
| yet, you do need to have a general idea of what | | | | Editor-in-Chief). |
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