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    Sweeney2Be    Aug 23, 2008   Twin Cities Minnesota

    Are they 100% a must? Did you/ Are you using them?

    The directions to my church and from my church to the venue are very simple. Right now I have them writeen out in word form on my directions/accomdations insert.

    I'm just not sure I have room for a map and I don't want to stuff yet another piece of paper into my pocketfold invites. WIth how I have to print off my inserts, getting one on the back of the directions/accomodations insert is pretty much impossible.

     

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    musingsfromhere    12 July 2008   Canada

    I don't think you need a map at all!  I'm sure that written directions are fine, and if you include the addresses, people can find maps/Google directions, what ever if yours don't make sense to them.

     
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    briannie    mach 15, 2009   oc, ca

    I agree with musings... the more inserts there are, the more likely guests are to lose something.  As long as they have the original invite (which is what most people usually keep as a reference) with the address of the location, they'll be set.

    Maybe you could have some maps to be handed out at the church if you don't want to add them to your invites?  I bet a bunch of people won't have any info from the invites at all and you could just give all of your guests a little note reminding them how to get to the reception from the ceremony site.  Or if you're having programs, maybe add the map on to the back of the program?

     
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    suzanno    7/12/08   Richland, WA

    I totally don't think a map is necessary, unless its really complicated to get to your venue.  We are actually having a double-sided insert with directions and map, but the country club is in a part of town where the streets run all sorts of crazy directions, and is a ways off a major road through a residential area.  So its entirely possible that people will need a map.  If it was easy to describe how to get there I would not bother with the map.

     
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    Angel    July 15, 2005   Snohomish County, Washington State

    Once you start reading WB, everything seems like a have-to-have. The good news is that it's not. Hand written directions have been around for a while, and they work just fine. Just make sure, as with any map/directions, that you run them by someone else to make sure they make sense.

     

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