When you first sit down to create a basic wedding stationery timeline, it can feel daunting, tricky and a little bit confusing. Am I right? There are just so many moving parts when it comes to wedding stationery! From knowing when to inquire with a wedding stationer to knowing when to mail your invitations, it can be tough to keep track of everything. Well, my friend, I’m here to give you an inside look at a basic wedding stationery timeline. That way, you’ll know exactly when to create all of your wedding stationery items, key places to pad your timeline, and how to create your own wedding st ..read more

Today, I’d love to walk you through a little Wedding Stationery 101 to help you create and plan your wedding stationery with confidence. As you plan your wedding day, you’ve probably heard that you need wedding stationery. But, what the heck is wedding stationery? If you have no idea, that’s okay! How are you expected to know what wedding stationery is if you’ve never been married before? Well, my friend, do not fret. I’m here to give you a lil’ Wedding Stationery 101 crash course to get you started in no time. What is wedding stationery? A wise man once said… “The dictionary defines “wedding ..read more

Looking for some neutral, Fall wedding color palettes for your big day? Living in Kansas, I love to feel the air start to crisp, listen to the cicadas start to sing and wrap up in an oversized flannel every day. But, my absolutely favorite thing about Fall is watching all the trees changes colors. The deep shades of red, rusty oranges and golden yellows. I love them all. Which is why whenever it comes time to design Fall wedding stationery—save the dates, invitations, day-of—I get sooooo excited. Creating Fall color palettes for wedding stationery is so much fun. And there are truly endless po ..read more

In the world of wedding stationery, there are soooo many different types to choose from—custom, semi-custom, templates, digital—you name it, it exists! With all of these choices to choose from, are you having a hard time making a decision? I mean, my gosh, you have so many different options for your wedding already! The last thing you need is for your wedding stationery to be confusing, too. I’m here to tell you that your wedding stationery doesn’t have to be a major headache. It should actually be really, really fun to create, easy to understand and completely stress-free. How does that soun ..read more

Knowing what pieces to include in your wedding invitations can sometimes feel a bit confusing and overwhelming. Did you know that there are several pieces in an invitation suite? Yeah, it was news to me, too, when I first started! After being a stationer for several years now, I’ve learned that each and every piece in an invitation suite serves a purpose. They all contain important information about your wedding celebration and having it all on separate pieces is key to keeping it all organized for your guests. But, what pieces do you absolutely need to include in your wedding invitations? Tog ..read more

Creating your wedding stationery should be as stress-free as possible. The best advice I could give you is to hire a stationer. Let them help you with things like printing your save the dates or worrying about how much postage you need to mail invitations. After all, you should be spending your time enjoying your engagement with your fiancé—you only get to be engaged once in your life! There are five key services I highly recommend you look for when hiring your wedding stationer. If you find a stationer who offers each of these services, not only will your life become about a million times eas ..read more

After several years in the wedding stationery industry, I’ve come to realize that there are three main wedding stationery experiences. Each experience comes with its own set of pros and cons, price points and services. I will say up-front, however, that no experience is better or worse than the other. It all depends on what works best for you!     The Templated Experience The first wedding stationery experience is templated wedding invitations. And they are exactly that—templates.  A lot of the invitation templates you’ll find are digital downloads. Typically, you can use eithe ..read more

  Trying to calculate how many wedding invitations to order can feel like a total shot in the dark if you don’t know what you’re doing. You might have a general idea based on how many guests you plan to invite, which is a great start! But, your total number of guests vs. the number of invitations you plan to mail are completely different quantities. Trust me, you definitely don’t want to order your invitations solely based on your guest count. So, how do you calculate how many wedding invitations you should order? Let’s break it down, shall we?! Start by making your guest list The first ..read more

When you’re first starting your wedding stationery, it can feel super overwhelming. Trying to figure out who your inviting, what style of invitation you want, what details you need to include, how much is all of this going to cost, where do you even begin shopping for invitations—the list of questions is never ending, I know! But, what if I told you that you only need three things to get started? Not kidding! When starting your wedding stationery you really only need three things—your quantity, a budget and some inspiration images. First, calculate how many invitations you’ll need. In we ..read more

Gather & Wander Styled Shoot at Rivers Lodge & Hunt Club Whenever Mal from Wildly Your’s Weddings and Gather & Wander messages me about creating stationery for a styled shoot, my immediate answer is always “YES!”. Hands-down. Always. Forever. All of her shoots are so innovative and definitely don’t shy away from creativity. Literally, a dream come true as a creative + designer. What I loved most about this shoot was the inspiration for the stationery itself. While talking with Mal about what she had envisioned for this shoot—specifically the stationery—she had one particular image ..read more