Wedding Invitations Decoded!

Shopping for invitations? Do invitation websites make you feel like you're reading stereo instructions? I am here to help!

Engraving & Thermography:

Engraving is a very formal printing style for invitations. The copy is pressed into the back of the invitation, causing the wording to be slightly raised from the paper and an indentation on the back. Thermography is a less expensive alternative to engraving. It is a process that causes the ink to be raised off the page similar to engraving.

Embossing & Debossing

This one is easy. When a motif or initials are pushed up from the invitation, that is called embossing. When a motif or initials are pressed into the invitations, its called debossing. There is no ink or foil used in either, so they both would be used for decoration.

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These beautiful taupe and sky blue invitations are thermographed with your words under a taupe ribbon. $292 for 100. Available from Sarasota Wedding Company.

Check Your Calendars! Pick the Perfect Wedding Date!

Planning a wedding in 2010? make sure you take into consideration these dates which could:

• Distract from your celebration

• Cause trouble for traveling guests who need hotel rooms

• Require guests to cancel holiday plans with family
  

• Interfere with religious holidays

Keep in mind that certain holidays such as Mother's day and Valentines day are very busy for florists.

January 1, 2010 - New Year's Day
January 18, 2010 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 6, 2010 - 12th Night and Epiphany
February 7, 2010 - The Super Bowl in Miami, FL
February 14, 2010 - Chinese New Year and Valentines Day
February 15, 2010 - President's Day
March 14, 2010 - Spring Forward
March 28, 2010 - Palm Sunday and Holy Week
March 30, 2010 - Passover
April 1, 2010 - April Fool's Day
April 3 and 5, 2010 - Final Four/March Madness
April 4, 2010 - Easter Sunday
May 9, 2010 - Mother's Day
May 18, 2010 - Shavuot
May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day
June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010 - The World Cup
June 20, 2010 - Father's Day
July 4, 2010 - Independence Day
August 12, 2010 - Beginning of Ramadan
August 13, 2010 - Friday the 13th
September 6, 2010 - Labor Day
September 8, 2010 at Sunset, until nightfall, September 10, 2010 - Rosh Hashanah
September 18, 2010 - Yom Kippur
October 11, 2010 - Columbus Day
October 24, 2010 - John Deere Convention in Sarasota
Mid to Late October - The World Series
November 7, 2010 - Fall Back
November 25, 2010 - Thanksgiving
December 2, 2010 at sunset, until nightfall, December 9, 2010 - Hanukkah
December 25, 2010 - Christmas
December 26, 2010 through January 1, 2011 - Kwanzaa