Wedding stationery is all the paper elements you need in relation to your wedding day.

Often overlooked or dismissed as one of the less important things on a wedding shopping list, your wedding stationery is actually the glue that holds your whole day together.

It is the one constant throughout the entire period you’ll be planning your wedding.

It is the main contributing factor to the whole overall look of the day, even if its subtlety may lead you to dismiss it as not necessary.

Here is a complete list of items you MAY need for your wedding day. It’s important to note that some items are ‘nice to have’ not ‘need to have’ and what you need will depend on the type of day you’ll be having, but in its entirety, a complete Collection of wedding stationery consists of the following (we’ve shown the need to have items in bold):

BEFORE YOUR DAY

• Engagement Invitations send as soon as the details of your engagement party are known
• Save the Date Cards sent 12-18 months before your Big Day
• Invitations sent 4-6 months before your Big Day

ON YOUR DAY

Order your On the Day stationery approximately six weeks before your wedding.

• Order of Service (need to have for religious ceremonies, nice to have for civil ceremonies)
• Table Plan
• Welcome Sign
• Order of the Day
• Place Names
• Menus (find out here why these are ‘need to have’ in our opinion)
• Table Names/Numbers (find out whether you should name or number your tables here)
• Guest Books
• General Signage
• Table Games

AFTER YOUR DAY

Send as soon as possible after your wedding day

• Thank you cards

USEFUL LINKS

• For a dedicated wedding stationery timeline, check out this page.
• Do we need Save the Date cards?
• 13 of the Most Common Wedding Invitation Mistakes – And How to Avoid Them!
• How to word your wedding invitation
• What to put on your guest information card