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Beginner July 2017

Wedding Website URL on Formal Invite

Amber, on March 24, 2017 at 5:59 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 33

We are on a tight budget and we are cutting costs at every corner. I am preparing my wedding invites and strongly want to include our website URL at the bottom of our invites so we don't have to pay extra for inserts. The internet tells me that this is an absolute no, but I really don't understand the need for an entire insert just for a URL. The whole point is to save money on our invites and postage. I don't think it looks tacky at all. I simply included at the bottom of the invite "Kindly RSVP at" and then the URL. We also had the URL on our Save the Dates. The internet confuses me. Thoughts?

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Latest activity by Laura, on June 6, 2023 at 8:41 AM
  • MrsDrum
    Master June 2017
    MrsDrum ·
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    You can print your own insert if absolutely necessary, but any rsvp information should be on it's own insert.

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  • CaboBride2018
    VIP May 2018
    CaboBride2018 ·
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    I think it's perfectly fine to put your website at the bottom of the invitation itself. My one concern is that invitations can look cramped if you put too much text. Do you have a picture of the design you are working with?

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  • A
    Beginner July 2017
    Amber ·
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    Why? I'm frustrated because I just don't understand why the rules say it *must* be on another insert when they aren't required to send a physical RSVP. It's a lot easier for everyone to keep up with one piece of paper with all of the info they need, too. Grr.

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  • StPaulGal
    Master July 2017
    StPaulGal ·
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    Just an FYI, @Amber, the wording you posted would be for a couple who was already married and were having a party at a later date.

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  • caitlin
    Super May 2017
    caitlin ·
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    First comment on WW! Smiley smile we just sent ours out, and included the URL on the actual invite because we didn't want to think about the cost of a heavier invite/insert and return postage. i've seen other folks do the same. our invites were hand-made by a family friend but were super simple, so we only included the basics in print. for sure the etiquette still says it's a no-no, but etiquette is ALWAYS evolving, so i didn't worry too much about it.

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    Beginner July 2017
    Amber ·
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    Whoops! I can easily edit the words. *embarrassed* pretend it says something better.

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  • Athena
    Devoted October 2017
    Athena ·
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    I printed our menu on vellum paper and added our URL on the very bottom, cost $10 for a 50 pack of the paper and an ink cartridge because we were out of ink. I forgot to add the meal selection to the rsvp so I bought Avery business cards for $4 and printed them myself.

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  • Katelina1
    VIP June 2017
    Katelina1 ·
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    I think it's fine, if that's how you want people to rsvp. The example above is good - it does say reception to follow, so I'm not sure why anyone would think it was for a couple who was already married...

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  • CaboBride2018
    VIP May 2018
    CaboBride2018 ·
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    I think that invitation is very pretty and the design definitely has enough space for the URL. Go for it

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  • StPaulGal
    Master July 2017
    StPaulGal ·
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    No need to be embarrassed! Better to catch it now than to leave guests wondering.

    @Katelina1, a "celebration of marriage" is a party that takes place after the couple has already gotten married. A "wedding" is when both parts happen together. If you invite people to "celebrate your marriage" instead of saying you are inviting them to your wedding, you are indicating that the marriage has already happened.

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  • A
    Beginner July 2017
    Amber ·
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    Updated sample


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  • Pszab
    Super May 2017
    Pszab ·
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    I don't get that crap either to be honest

    What I didn is on the back of the invite I left the website info

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  • Juli
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    Juli ·
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    I forgot to include mine on the back and used some washi tap; I wrote in our website. It wasn't a big deal.

    Eta: I can't write hahah

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  • Helena Handbasket
    Master February 2016
    Helena Handbasket ·
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    We did a business card with wedding website info/wedding email for RSVP. Cost us $20 to have the local printer do them for us.

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  • StPaulGal
    Master July 2017
    StPaulGal ·
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    So since you said "formal invites," I have some more changes you may want to make in keeping with traditional wording.

    "The honor of your presence" is only used for church weddings. Since you only list one venue, I assume what you are looking for is "the pleasure of your company."

    The date is traditionally written out like so:

    Saturday, the twenty-fourth of March

    two thousand seventeen

    at half past five o'clock

    And you do not include the zip code.

    I'm not much of a stickler for formal invitation wording, but some people are and you may want to take it into consideration if you are aiming for a formal invite.

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  • Katelina1
    VIP June 2017
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    @StPaulGal, I didn't think of that, thanks for the clarification. I just went to check mine now just in case! They're ok lol.

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  • ambrok
    Master October 2017
    ambrok ·
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    We are including our website on the invite itself. I want to save $ on what we find to be unnecessary & to keep things simple.

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    Beginner July 2017
    Amber ·
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    @StPaulGa, thanks for your help!! I was just trying to come up with something quickly because I was trying to put an example out there. The reason I didn't spell out the date is because, one, I think it's just not eye-friendly and, personally, I don't like it, and two, if I spell it out it'll take up another line and would cramp my wording. @ambrok, that's really what I want to do. I know it's only $20-$50 more to add an extra insert, but that' $20-$50 can go a long way on other necessary things. Plus, I think it's just easer for everyone to keep up with one thing instead of two. Smiley smile

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  • Future Mrs. Holz
    Super June 2017
    Future Mrs. Holz ·
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    I have my website on the back of my invite and explanation of how to RSVP,

    Minted made it super easy. Go for it

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  • Km42118
    VIP April 2018
    Km42118 ·
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    I put mine on the back of my invite

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