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@bryenswife: what's the wording on the current batch? meaning - do you have the address and not the church name?
Can you just add a little direction card into the invite with the name of the venue?
I don't know... I'd have to think about what I'd do... it would depend on my budget and how much time I had.
Another option might be to print a separate card with the name of the church and reception. You could maybe put directions on it if you feel like it will look to obvious.. that way people might think you left off the invite on purpose? I dunno hehehe
I would add a little card inside that says where the wedding/reception are located. I wouldn't reprint them all.
It's not that big of a deal! We all make little mistakes! Don't beat yourself up over it. This is a stressful time, and stuff happens.
I think a cute little insert would be great. You can just print a bunch on one sheet, and then cut them like business cards.
@EleanorRigby: I love your idea of making it look like it's on purpose. Just buy some cardstock that matches your current invites, you could probably print 6 or 8 to a page. It would be perfect.
Otherwise check out Michael's. You can get 30 invites for $40 but they're on sale right now for $25.99 no coupon needed so less than $1 an invite for nice invites. I got the damask pocketfolds and love them! I'm starting to work on them now.
First off, take some deeeeep breaths. Second, it's fixable. I agree with adding an insert with directions to the chruch. People will find the insert and by the time they realize the address/name isn't on the invitations they'll already have directions so it won't panic them nearly as much as it is you right now.
Do you have the template of your invite? Can you just run your invite through the printer again deleting everything that was printed and print only the missing info?
@bryenswife: as PP have said here. I would add a little print out with a map of where the church is. Then you can put the name and address on it. :)
SHow us the current invites you have.. Also if you do decide to reprint, just print the wording on regular plain paper and take a break from it for a while and then come back and read it out loud, or let someone else read it. Its hard to find typos and errors in your own work
We forgot the year too but we figure people will know it's this year... because who sends out invites a year early? Also if you are worried about not having the name of the church just make a little reception card. (We have the name of the venue on ours but didnt have room to put the reception was there as well so we are making up little reception cards and sticking them in with the invites).
We forgot the year as well. Don't worry!! I think it's a given, and I agree add a direction card for the church info.
WOW1 Thank you so ladies :) I didn't even think about putting a direction card to the church. THANK YOU THANK YOU :)
Aw, I sympathize. I sealed all but 5 of my outer envelopes before realizing I hadn't put postage on the RSVP envelopes inside. So the night before I had intended to send our invitations out, I was out hunting for brown square envelopes, and barely found enough to replace the ones that tore when I snuck them open to stamp the RSVPs.
In your situation, I would probably redo them or add in a map, as others have suggested, to cut down on guest confusion. Sorry you're in this position, but try not to be too hard on yourself about it. Wedding planning is stressful enough without us attacking ourselves for mistakes anyone could make :) Once you send them, I promise you'll be able to laugh about the whole thing. I know I did.
YES. the address for the church is on the invites, but I just forgot to put the NAME of it on them...lol
I think I'd add a seperate card in there with the name of the church and directions on how to get there.
if you have to end up buying more and you have a michaels arts and crafts by you go look in thier clearence i got my invites ( they were really sapost to be programs so one box was more than enough for the 100 invites i sent out) i got mine for $10 a box i know they have been changing things around in thier weddingitems for about a year now ( or at least with the one by me. i use to work thier so i get tips of when to buy stuff from my old coworkers lol) i would look thier befor walmart just in case you can find them cheaper good luck
@bryenswife: I'm so sorry :( I am going to my mom's office tonight to print mine and I am NOT good at printing, settings, etc.
I think that is okay without the name of the church! I would be looking for a church on an address and not the name of it at all! To me, non church goer...it's all the same (I say that in a good way!).
martha stewart weddings says the year is traditionally left off!!
Don't worry about using a.m. or p.m., or a phrase such as "in the evening," unless the wedding will be held at 8, 9, or 10 o'clock. The year is traditionally omitted as well, but it is sometimes included for the invitation's keepsake value.
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/invitation-wording#slide_11
PS I found this post because i just got my invitations delivered and realized the address to the church isn't anywhere...and i'm freaking out. however, Martha Stewart says its traditional not to.. UGHHH i don't know!
I do things like this to don't worry. It has yet to severely impair me in life lol
...I'm sure there's something wrong with my invites, but I hope no one points it out.
Personally, if it were me I would just include a little card with all the information guests need on the church like other bees said. I think this would actually be a reall whimsical touch.
If you decide to redo them maybe have someone look them over to take some of the pressure off (I had three people look over mine so the way I see it ITS THEIR FAULT -I mean how can a stressed bride remember things like a silly little church?!) Other ladies have posted on the bee asking for help. I know there are girls here who will help you.
I did my own invites too and I know how frustrating it can be. BUT you get to a point where you just have to let the mistakes be. Hopefully, people will laugh at them.
...at random I actually noticed AFTER I did my invites that in a wedding etiquette book I have that you are supposed to omit the year and exclude punctuation from wedding invites. SAY WHAT? Also...apparently you're not to include the street address of the church on the invite (although I read elsewhere that address OK postal code NOT)? -> I think I'm burning this book now.
As previous posters have said - I think the year will be pretty obvious, I would use the first batch!
If it's only 50 ppl, then it might be quite inexpensive to buy new invites. My MIL bought some from Michaels from their sale section for half off. And there were 40 in them. I think she paid around $15-$20. So you get the idea. And they look very decent. They are ivory coloured textured paper with ivory colored ribbons.
Just go out and see what you can buy for $20-ish bucks. You might be surprised!
On another note, if it were 100+ invites that you 'screwed' up, I wouldn't bother trying to print more. I would just slip the name of the church via word of mouth. At the end of the day, the invites usually end up in the trash!
Isn't the OP getting married today?
@bryenswife: I hope everything turns out perfect for you today!
2 typos for us! If you love the design and can correct the problem, don't sweat the small stuff!
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I am getting married in 66 days!! I am doing my own wedding invites or so I thought. Well, last night I misprinted ALL 100 of my invites. The first batch of 50 I left out the year. So of course I panic, but then I said I would just redo them with the next 50 invites.
So I'm looking at the invites really closely this time and I THOUGHT it was just fine. So I reprint them and have a sigh of RELIEF. For some reason I LITTERALY woke up out of my sleep and and realized that I DID NOT put the name of the church of ANY OF THE INVITES. I bought these invites for $20 YEARS ago and I will never find another deal like that again. So, now I have to rush to walmart and find some invites and do it AGAIN. I'm a little scared to do it this time, I can't afford to keep buying invites....lol
What kind of IDIOT does this TWICE? oh yeah.....ME!! I am so mad at myself I can't stop crying and all I can think about is how I have wasted 100 perfectly good invites that now have to be thrown away.
Do I NEED to have the name of the church on the invites? I am having a very small wedding with only 50 including the wedding party. Most people will follow other people to the church and reception anayway. Should I just suck it up and buy more invites or send them out all screwed up?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?