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About the Author
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Elements of a Perfect Wedding Invitation - Part One
Now that you've have had a chance to ponder the considerations for your wedding invitation, we're breaking down our earlier article into more detail. Ready to move forward? Ponder this...
Choosing the Writing Style for your Invitation The first important consideration in creating your invitation is to select the best writing style. There are three major options:
Third-Person Formal - Use this for formal dinners, fundraisers, balls, galas, black tie affairs, and formal weddings.
Semiformal - Use this for cocktail parties, dinner parties, big birthdays bashes, graduation invitations, bridal or baby showers, cool theme parties, and less formal weddings.
Handwritten Notes - A great choice for very intimate or casual affairs including small birthday dinners, back yard barbeques, mothers day get togethers and housewarming parties.
Composing the Right Wording for your Invitation The right wording can make or break your invitation. It will also set the event's tone and formality for your guests even before the event begins. Remember that your invitation is the first glimpse your guests will receive into the type affair you wish for it to be. Consider this:
Formal - On the invitation, the hostess usually "requests the honor of your presence", followed by the day of the week, date and the month spelled out, and the time and the place (i.e. "Sunday, the first of January/ two thousand and ten/ at half after six o'clock/ Sundy House, Delray Beach, Florida"). Engraved or raised print is the best choice with the formal invitation, typically written in an antique typeface. Consider, though, that laser printing and the myriad of computer fonts now available makes the formal invitation even more affordable for those on a budget. If you wish to go with the engraving but find it a little too pricey, consider the more affordable raised-print option of Thermography.
Semiformal - Semiformal invitations do not have to adhere to the etiquette of a strict writing style. You may choose a variety of ways to create your invitation, from bordered, textured or patterned paper, and size of the paper can vary as well. Many brides and party planners are moving away from the traditional 5 x 7 style and going with fun square or tall shapes so their invitations stand out. When creating a semiformal invitation, incorporate the event's theme to get guests on board and excited. Use ink and fonts that match the party's theme and stationery such as pumpkins for a Halloween party, fireworks for July Fourth, engagement rings for a bridal shower, a baby stroller for the baby shower, grill utensils for a BBQ...you get the idea.
Handwritten - The most important elements with handwritten invitations are the stationery and the legibility of the lettering. Make sure to choose beautiful stationary that really stands out, and either write very neatly or hire someone with excellent penmanship to write the text you've chosen. A calligrapher is a great idea for a truly beautiful and unique handwritten invitation.
Getting Your Wording Started One of our favorite sites for invitation wording ideas is http://www.verseit.com/. You can browse by event type and get the idea juices flowing. And while you work on getting just the perfect wording, tune back into Part Two of our Elements Post coming soon, which will walk you through the tricky subject of working with a guest list and addressing your invitations.
The paper is frequently purchased for use in schools and office, as something to write. But the paper also has several uses. In fact, it is an ideal material for arts crafts. The paper can be used to decorate a house, or making miniature objects. It can be as stationery, boxes storage, greeting cards, picture frames, and many other things. The method of making these projects are classified as paper crafts.
paper crafts are made by both amateur and professional artisans. Even in the planning of interior design or doing things in architecture, plays a role very important. The paper products in the architectural work is lampshades, wallpaper and much more.
In most events welcome, paper crafts and decorations are made. Others make use of wrapping paper arts. Throughout the year, a large number of activities that use paper hand for decoration. For example, the year's busiest month is December, as this is the month of preparation for Christmas. More people are buying new sets of Christmas ornaments each year. The decorations that you buy in stores are usually made of plastic material can be quite expensive.
It's a good idea to use paper to make Christmas decorations. Items are cheaper and considered a very flexible material. It is also more pleasant and creative to design their own ornaments buy paper usual plastic decorations in the stores. Creating your own decorated paper makes you feel the Christmas spirit.
The ideas Hand paper are endless. You can make a Christmas tree or a snowman, a Christmas wreath, Christmas star, out of it. All you need is an imagination wide to create wonderful decorations.
You can also create Christmas gifts out of paper. You do not need to go to the mall just to buy a gift Christmas. You can create your own present for friends and loved ones. It would certainly be appreciated because the recipient knows that you invested time and effort in developing it, therefore it is very special.
You can also try to fashion your own Christmas greeting cards using your theme and colors of loved ones library. Or maybe try setting up a nice greeting card from a Christmas drawing layer of your favorite designs and paint with watercolors. When you Christmas greeting cards, you need some very large documents and fold in half. Draw the front, with designs to suit the preferences of the recipient. Use red and green as dominant colors to emphasize the yuletide season. For a snow-white effect, you can use styro balls or fine cottons and paste it into the card with the use of adhesive paper. There are plenty of materials that can be used to personalize your card. The use of stickers, bright ribbons, pearls, art, stamps and paper are the most common elements used to complete a Christmas greeting cards made at home. Browse online will give a lot of unique and ideas to help you create a unique greeting card.
Every couple wants their wedding to be unique and memorable. After all, the wedding is the most important day in the life of a couple and certainly once in a lifetime affair. Well begun is half done! Choosing the right card wedding help you realize your desire for a truly memorable wedding and set the mood for the day. Wedding Invitation assume much importance in the life of a even as they are the most enduring memories of that day. Although the cards are a wedding invitation in a plethora of options you should choose one that reflects its true spirit.
Today is wedding cards with a photograph of the couple attachment. It is a way of playing to invite others to come and witness their wedding. There are several ways to incorporate your photo in the wedding card. To add a romantic touch to your wedding invitation can add drawings on the cards. A sketch of a church or wedding bells will make the card unique and distinctive.
You can add a bit of fun choosing the invitation envelope confetti, stickers or add fun to the couple. For those who are organizing a destination wedding will need to add the brochure on the area where your wedding will take place.
There is no need to adhere strictly to the age old tradition. You can always try something new and set an example for others to emulate. You can print details of their wedding on a small card and wrapped in boxes of chocolate or just write your love story, printed in booklet form and send it to all your guests. Options certainly seems to be endless.
Your invitation card should clearly mention the date, time and place of the wedding. Not everyone becomes the wedding day. To have a clear idea of how many people will attend your wedding with your address and attach an envelope with the wedding card and ask for a response.
Now choose card wedding invitation right is quite simple and fun. Thanks to the wide range of options offered by online shops. You can decorate your wedding, choosing only the right kind of elegant custom invitations available at the best quality paper and highly competitive prices.
Simply feel on your computer and shop for wedding invitation cards at best time for you. Search by category and see the samples. A Once you have shortlisted a few cards, ask your friends or family members to help select the best card that truly reflects your personality.
Wedding Invitation stores usually offer sample wording or write your own message. Once the wording is necessary to select the size style, font and ink and colors on. You can see the typeset copy of your invitation. If everything looks good then, what are you waiting for? Simply place the order.
For more information and clarification you can chat with my sales around the clock. You can also order unique invitation ideas wedding or simply create a sketch of the wedding invitation and leave the rest of the designers wedding shop online.
"U.S. consumers purchase approximately 7 billion greeting cards each year, generating nearly $7.5 billion in retail sales." *
Have you ever wondered who actually writes all of those greeting cards you purchase? Sure there are staff writers who may develop themes and specific greeting cards. However, there are numerous freelance writers who have received checks for the use of one or more of their greeting card ideas.
"There are an estimated 3,000 greeting card publishers in the U.S., ranging from small family-run organizations to major corporations. GCA-member publisher companies account for approximately 95 percent of industry sales." *
With so many greeting card publishers it is easy to see that this may be a market worth looking at. Many freelance writers who have sold ideas to greeting card companies find the idea a profitable means of using their downtime.
When these writers find themselves without a pressing deadline or if they have a few moments to spare, they will often jot down a few creative ideas. When they accumulate dozen or so ideas, they send them onto a greeting card company for consideration.
"The exchange of greeting cards is one of the most widely accepted customs in the U.S. There are cards for virtually any occasion or relationship, and they are widely available. Approximately 100,000 retail outlets around the country carry greeting cards." *
Greeting card companies often pay $25-300 for accepted original ideas. One of the best ways to match your idea with a publisher is to conduct some research of your own. For instance some card companies only accept non-rhyming poetry while others only accept humor. Some want inspirational thought while others deal in the cliché.
"Nine out of 10 Americans say they look forward to receiving personal letters and greeting cards because cards allow them to keep in touch with friends and family and make them feel they are important to someone else." *
The majority of the publishers in the greeting card industry will not provide online submission guidelines, but will supply them to you with a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). Find a publisher you like, check out their website and ask for submission guidelines. Expect significant rejection, but know that the ideas did not take much time to develop during a time when there were no other pressing deadlines. Then when an idea is accepted you have the knowledge that this is an easy add on to your existing freelance writing structure that resembles fishing, but has a prettier end result.
* Statistics provided by The Greeting Card Association
About the Author
Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of FaithWriters (http://www.faithwriters.com) and many other web projects. FaithWriters has grown to become one of the largest online destinations for Christian writers. Please visit the website at: http://www.faithwriters.com
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Christmas Cards – a Waste of your Time? Probably! Unless…
Christmas Cards – A waste of your time? Probably! Unless…
As I write this I’ve just received my first Christmas card of the season. It’s from a fabulous lady called Namita I met maybe 3 years ago in Darwin, Australia and she’s a prime example of how to ensure your Christmas cards aren’t a waste of time.
What can we learn from Namita:
1. Leader of the pack
Namita’s card arrived first. I remember the first card. I do not remember the 200th card arriving on the 19th of December. When do you send your cards out? Are you first, or are you mixed in with the blur.
Tiny tip: set a diary note for the 14th of November, 2008 (recurring each year) to remind you to prepare and send out your cards so that you can be first next year.
2. The thought and care was obvious
Namita’s message inside the card was personalised and thoughtful. As a speaker and as someone who loves to give out a lot of business cards over the year I tend to get a lot of Christmas cards. This is lovely, but it also is a huge opportunity for me to see the absolute worst trends in sending out Christmas cards.
My least favourite Christmas card mistakes include:
• The card with a stock standard, small un-personalised message (c’mon - why bother?)
• The card with only a scrawled signature or even worse, just a stapled business card (puh-leese!)
• The message obviously written by an assistant or someone other than the person sending it
3. She’s a savvy business woman
Namita has just launched a new business: http://kidimpressions.com/ and she took the opportunity to send a letter about it, a brochure and to offer me a holiday gift of my own book! She doesn’t know it, but I usually get a personalised book for newborns – and I had been using one of her competitors up until now. Not anymore!
Tiny tip: A little gift that promotes your business is ideal – but also consider small items that will give a big bang for a buck. One of my favourites is a scratchy lotto ticket, sure most people won’t win up big time – but imagine if someone were win $10,000 – how much favourable word of mouth would you get then! (In fact – I’d give you great word of mouth if I won $10!)
4. Rocking the database
Namita also took the opportunity to congratulate me on my second wedding anniversary (this girl obviously knows how to database like a rockstar).
Tiny tip: Whenever anyone mentions a birthday, anniversary or significant event, jot it down, put it in your phone and database it. It’s a small effort but one most people won’t make.
Challenge for the week: See how many extra special dates (birthdays etc) you can gather for your database this week. My favourite tips include sneaking peeks at people’s licences when checking onto planes, showing ID etc (thanks to my mentor Glen for this one!) and asking what star sign people are and working from there. You can be a bit cheeky with it or alternatively – you can just ask people!
So Namita get’s an A+ on my Christmas card experience with her. To follow are some of the other tips I’ve learnt over the years.
5. Remember not everyone celebrates Christmas
I like a “Seasons Greetings” card myself purely for this reason.
6. Do them as you go
If the idea of hand writing all those Christmas cards at once is about as appealing as licking the underbelly of a sheep, consider writing them throughout the year. Real estate agents for example could write the cards as soon as a property they’ve sold settles when they add that client to their database. The Christmas card can then be thrown in a box and hey presto – when November comes around half your work may already be done.
7. Don’t rely on your brain
I have a category in my database which tells me who I need to send Christmas cards to. When I add someone to my database I decide if they’re getting a Christmas card and categorise them appropriately. It means come November, my cards are a no brainer. I print off my list, remove anyone, add any last minute people and write away to my heart’s content. And don’t think you need a database to do this – just keep a list as you write out this year’s along with addresses and I promise you, next year you’ll find it all the easier.
So there you go, 7 simple steps which, if implemented correctly, will make all that time, effort and stationery worthwhile. If you want to practice – I love a Christmas card: Kirsty Dunphey, PO BOX 7713, Launceston, TAS, 7250. Pop in a note if you’d like some feedback on your card!
About the Author
Copyright/Reprint Info - The contents of this article written by Kirsty may be copied, reproduced, or freely distributed for all nonprofit purposes without the consent of the author as long as the author's name and contact information are included as below. Kirsty Dunphey, founder of http://www.reallysold.com is an entrepreneur and author who started her first business at 15, opened her own real estate agency at 21 and retired a self made multi-millionaire at 27. To sign up to Kirsty Dunphey's weekly email, go to: http://www.kirstydunphey.com
Greeting Card: Front, Back, Inside and Outside Definitions
Greeting card printing companies’ sites are designed for utility. You can easily make your way through the series of steps and buttons without really losing yourself. At the end of the day, you can be printing different products hassle-free.
However, it can be avoided that at certain circumstances, there are still unavoidable errors, mishaps and other unforeseen events that occur in printing. This involves how users understand or familiarize themselves with the terms and conditions and the requirements needed for printing.
And while the world wide web may be one of man’s greatest inventions, it still is under the workings of the human mind. It can be helped that certain misunderstandings occur and multiple interpretations arise from a single instruction.
Misconceptions too are sometime unavoidable. Certain instructions too can become vague for certain readers. Hence, a popular service such as a greeting card can become quite complicated.
Greeting cards can be ordered simply in online printing sites. Here’s a summary on how it can be accomplished in four easy steps:
1. Log in to the website by indicating your name, email address and other information which the printing site secures.
2. You can browse though the site’s products and services. Once you’ve finally decided upon which one to buy or acquire, you have to put in all the necessary information such as the type of paper you want to use, the volume of your order or the number of prints you want made, the size of your print, the turnaround time and the like.
3. Once you have done this, you can now upload the file or design on the site.
4. Once you have done this, you can pay for your job order. You also, at this point, have to approve a proof or a print-ready file in order for you to complete the transaction.
Once you have accomplished both of these before the but-off time of the printing company, your design or file will be automatically sent to the presses for production.
In order to address some of your queries about printing greeting cards here are some frequently asked questions answered.
1. What are the inside and outside pages of the greeting card?
The outside pages are the ones you instantly see when you receive a greeting card. On the other hand, the inside pages are the ones concealed or hidden when you fold your greeting card.
In the color options of your greeting card, the format for this would be as follows:
4/4 = Both the inside and outside of the greeting card are printed in full color.
4/1 = The outside pages are the ones in full color while the inside pages, the part where you write personal messages, are printed in black and white.
4/0 = Only the outside pages are printed in full color.
2. What are the front and back pages of the greeting card?
The front and back pages of the greeting card is the whole outside page of your greeting card.
The front page of the greeting card contains the whole bulk of your graphic design. This introduces you as to what the greeting card is all about.
The back page of the greeting card is where the barcode usually rests. Most of the time too, it holds the greeting card company’s logo or label.
When it comes to your color options, be it 4/4, 4/1 or 4/0 the front and back pages will always be printed in full color.
The layout of the greeting card shows you just how, on one whole sheet, you can have a front page and a back page that is only separated by a fold, both facing outwards.
These, of course, are just some of the few things that can get mixed up. Some printers might have accidentally used the descriptions alternately but it is always better to sure. This gives you a better picture on where and how your greetings cards will be printed. Make sure to confirm and ask your printers so that you’ll have a more convenient and hassle free greeting card printing.
About the Author
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Make your very special event with personalized stationery
Either privately or publicly held more with friends and family, anniversaries are special occasions. Wedding anniversaries are commemorated, celebrated and enjoyed as a few other important events are! Personalized stationery can actually improve the event.
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For a wedding anniversary is an occasion that celebrates a very sacred commitment and close relationship between two people, it is specifically provided with that thought in mind. Usually held The wedding day was the original or in a time when it is appropriate and suitable for all guests to attend.
Years of marriage intended and are held on days 1, 7, 10, 25 and 50 years. Special invitations couples wedding anniversary, and whenever possible, should try to invite those who were present at the original wedding ceremony. The occasion is very emotional, and spiritual issue, as it helps the couple to remember their original commitments and vows. Also helps maintain a level of honor and respect for each other no matter how trying times can be.
Custom Paper: Highlights Special Events
For an anniversary celebration 1 year of appropriate wedding invitation must be sent. The specific type and style of the invitation should strengthen the hand and give the guest an idea what kind of event can be expected. It is only the first event, but may be the most important. You may want to consider a logo embossed wedding rings on invitation and this may be a good idea if you are an elaborate affair. The color selection is very personal. For a smaller case, the invitations can be customized be elegant without being dominant depending on the subject. There are endless varieties available in stationery stores prominent. Surrounded by paper that has been customized with matching color, and a variety of sets can be used.
7 th Year anniversary celebrations of the wedding are generally much less enthusiastic than the first. This is the stage in married life which is generally more difficult for many couples! Depending on the mood and the financial situation of personalized invitations a few close friends can lift your mood and set the trend for a successful event. Expect to receive gifts made of copper or fiber guests.
10th year wedding anniversary celebrations marking a decade of married life, and this is considered a great achievement and a good cause to celebrate. As the daffodil is the symbol of ten years of marriage it is desirable to have placed a personal invitation. Yellow symbolizes happiness and joy, this is exactly what is revealed in the anniversary celebrations. The traditional color for the tenth anniversary is blue or silver and these can also be first choice of colors for the invitations. By a more lavish affair these would be ideal. Since the traditional gifts for the tenth anniversary include an article with diamonds, sapphires, tin or aluminum, you may receive the gifts of this nature. A diamond given to a spouse can definitely lead to a greater commitment to the marriage of a long life.
25th Year Anniversary celebrations of the wedding can not pass without leaving a memorable mark behind. This is the first anniversary very special milestone reached in the dates of married life and the reason was simply splash each is justified. Send out the most beautiful custom embossed invitations to the nearest well as all the not so good friends and relatives to build the excitement and anticipation of what lies ahead.
As this is traditionally known as the Silver Anniversary "which is convenient to use silver as the basic color scheme for the event. It can also be the dominant color in the invitations, because it represents a social event with class that require formal dress. The traditional flower associated with this anniversary is the iris. Making it part of the decoration may fittings be a good idea, and is a perfect accent color for a theme of silver, too. Its location in personalized "thank-you notes," adds a nice touch at the end of the day so special. Be prepared for silverware as a gift.
A wedding anniversary celebration is where 50thYear the couple married deserves to wear gold crowns to symbolize this great achievement! Gold is a symbol of beauty, class and strength and this is what these couples have been achieved. The pair of children usually plan the event. Gold is the ideal color for use in personalized invitations and 'thank you' letters. Not only announces the importance of event, but also improves the environment as well.
Wedding anniversaries are important celebrations mean a new milestone for the married couple. The 1st, 7th, 10th, 25th and 50th wedding anniversary is the most celebrated aspects of a marriage and there are many great options for personalized stationery.
About the Author
Brian Jenkins is a freelance writer who writes about style, etiquette and gift giving. Mr. Jenkins often discusses specific ideas for gift giving such as holiday cards and other kinds of personalized stationery.
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