Wedding Cards – Must-Haves for the Bride

When you make the decision to tie the knot formally (that’s “get married traditionally” to most of us), there are many reasons for which you will need to use wedding cards. These include notes you’ll want to send to your future mother-in-law, cards of thanks to all the vendors involved in the wedding (caterer, photographer, planner, florist, etc.), thanks to out-of-town guests for making the trek just for you, and cards sent out to and for many other people and for many other reasons.

The bottom line is that you will need a number of stationery cards for many different occasions during the planning stages, the actual execution of the wedding ceremony, and for after you return from your honeymoon.

Buying Readymade Cards at Paper Bride

So where do you go to find all the right wedding cards that express your personality and are done in the appropriate style of which you are looking? One online stationer that exists to fill all the bride-to-be’s needs is the Paper Bride at www.PaperBride.com.

This online paper purveyor provides stationery products suitable for friends and family, bridesmaids, the wedding party, vendors, postcard books, imprintable invitations, and even wrapping paper. One of their best items is a Deluxe Bridal Thank You Box. This contains 50 each of thank you cards with matching envelopes that are appropriate to send to just about anybody and everybody in your wedding party including vendors.

And it all comes in a nifty keepsake box that you can store knickknacks, photos, and other mementoes in after you’ve used all the cards. The site sells these for a very reasonable $75, so for most weddings, from one to three will suffice. Or you can purchase one and buy the extra cards specifically for what you want separately.

Making Your Own

If you’re a bride-to-be with more time on your hands than money in your bank account, you might want to consider making your own wedding cards. You can buy the blank cards at Kate’s Paperie or at Meri Meri and then let your creativity loose! Scissors that make special edges like scallops and more, stickers, rubber stamps, ink, paints, and even ribbon, lace, and other materials can be used to make and embellish cards lovely enough to frame, but you’ll want to use them to send to friends, family, vendors – whomever you need to thank, invite, or even to simply say “hello.”

These crafting materials and tools can be found at many hobby stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby, or JoAnn’s, or you can purchase them online at places like Making Memories (www.MakingMemories.com), Me and My Big Ideas (www.MeAndMyBigIdeas.com), and Hero Arts (www.HeroArts.com).

Whichever way you decide to go – making them yourself or purchasing them readymade – wedding cards are a must for any bride-to-be. Just give yourself plenty of time (especially if your making them yourself!) to decide exactly what you want and what works best for you. Then enjoy! Half the fun of getting married is the wedding preparations – and that includes cards!