Wedding Open Evening Friday November 18th

We are excited about being involved in a wedding open evening here on Friday 18th November 2011 from 7pm until 9pm

Forever Green is a truly unique wedding venue nestled in the seclusion of a 70 acre woodland park in Nottinghamshire. Its fine views into the surrounding forest give you the feeling that the venue and the area are merged as one.

They can cater for up to 90 guests for a wedding breakfast and 200 for an evening reception. They are also licensed for civil ceremonies up to 70 guests. If you are looking for a bigger reception they can cater for you in a marquee attached to the venue.

Come along and see us for a discount offer and experience the venue yourselves set up for weddings.

Ransom Wood Business Park, Southwell Road West, Rainworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG21 0HJ

01623 675323 ‎

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Change to wedding fayre dates

The wedding Fayre at the Nottingham Park Inn this Sunday, 30th October, has been cancelled.

We are now going to have a stand at the Holiday Inn Derby Riverlights Derby on Sunday 6th November.

We would love to meet with you there, and will offer a 10% discount across your total stationery order on all appointments for a consultation booked on the day.

Invitations right first time Part two

Invitations right first time Part two

Postage Problems

With your assembled wedding invitation including directions, gift list details, accommodation and an RSVP will be heavy in its envelope and may require more than a standard stamp to be processed through the Royal Mail. Recent changes to Royal Mail may now mean a 1st class stamp is no longer sufficient.

Helpful hint:

Assemble an invitation, complete with the RSVP cards, direction cards and reception cards within the envelope and weigh it and check the size at the post office to determine the correct postage.

Not Enough Envelopes

As you address the envelopes for your invitations, you may well make mistakes. We are all human, you will take the next envelope in your pile and begin addressing the invitation again.

As a result, you may run out of envelopes before you run out of guest invitations.

Helpful hint:

Always order one to two extra envelopes for every 10 wedding invitations to allow for any mistakes you may make when addressing them. Or have them printed for you.

RSVP Date

Your invitations or R.S.V.P. cards should clearly state the deadline for a reply from your guests. We would suggest a date at least 4-6 weeks ahead of the wedding. Most people will have replied by this date. This allows you time to substitute any guests unable to attend and maintain any catering numbers whilst not leaving your guests with a limited time left to plan.

For those who have not responded, it is perfectly acceptable to call them and confirm their attendance.

We hope this is helpful to you in planning your invitations.

We would recommend you visit a wedding stationer to help quide you through and deliver your dream wedding invitations.

They are the first your guests will see of the great day you are planning, and will be their first impresion setting the scene and tone of your wedding.

We hope this helps, and……………………. enjoy the planning of your wedding.

Invitations right first time Part one

We stand at many wedding fayres at this time of the year and meet many couples just starting out on their wedding planning and we hope this quick guide will help you through some of the stationery planning, and enable you to make the coorect decisions and have all the information for your stationer.

Invitations right first time Part one

How many to order

One of the first questions we ask is “How many invitations do you require?”

The reply is usually the number of guests the couple are expecting. This is always too many and leads to a quote way above the budget and a big shock. Remember your guests are in pairs, singles and family groups, it is so easy to become fixated on the total guest number.

Helpful hint:

Go through your guest list and account for the couples, singles and family groups to reach the number you actually need, you will be surprised at the number required. It is always a good guide to add at least 10% to this to allow for mistakes if you are writing guest names. It will also give you a number of spares for any late additions and substituting for any original guests who are unable to attend, also you or other family members may apprecate a keepsake. Going back for a couple of extras at a latter date can be costly and always stressful.

Ordering Invitations Too Late

Couples often get so wrapped up in planning the smallest details of their wedding, they overlook the major necessities. Ordering your wedding invitations with time to spare is one of those major necessities. We recommend coming to see us at least 12 weeks ahead of the date you are looking to send your invitations out.

Helpful hint:

Mail invitations six to eight weeks before your wedding. This means you will need to order them at least four months prior to your event. Neglecting to do so will limit the time we have to create proofs for you. If you have corrections to these proofs, waiting for the changes to be made will cut into your mailing time.

Guests Already Have Plans

Mailing your invitations six to eight weeks prior to your wedding will give most guests plenty of time to prepare for your wedding. However, six weeks may not be enough time for guests to plan to attend.

They may need to rearrange their schedules, make travel arrangements and find hotel accommodations. By the time your invitation hits their letter box, they will have limited time to make these plans. This is not so much of an issue if you have sent out save the date cards.

Some guests may not be able to attend your wedding , whilst you have numbers to meet for your venue/caterer, so you now need those extra invitations.

Helpful hint:

Avoid this situation by giving guests more notice about your wedding, especially if you are planning a wedding abroad or during a main holiday period , like Christmas. Save the date cards generally sent 6-12 months ahead of your wedding , inform your guest the date of your wedding and let them know a formal invitation will follow.

It is always wise to over order by 10% on your invitation numbers, this way you will always have spares immediately available for mistakes and replacing guests who are not able to come.

Part two will be posted soon!