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Love is Not Canceled... All About Change the Dates Cards

Updated: Jun 12, 2020

Rescheduling your wedding plans is a monumental task. We are all learning to be more flexible than we ever thought we could be. Now is the time to channel your inner Grace Kelly- plunge forward and do it with style, elegance, and well, grace!

MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT

The most important task at hand is to let your guests know that your plans have changed. Even if you do not have your new date secure yet, it's best to alert those closest to you involved in your planning by telephone. Next, you should think about emailing and texting your guests to let them know a change is afoot. You don't necessarily have to have your new date set yet. Just letting your guests know that the original date is not happening is essential. You should also update your website at this time. I have a few social media graphics here for you to download and use at your leisure.


SEND A PHYSICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Once you have secured your new date, you can send a physical card that your guests can save to mark their calendars. This can also remind them to check your website for updates. Your Change the Date card can match your wedding invitations or even be a bit different-- something fun and engaging that tells your guests your event is still on, and you will all be making the most of it. The Change the Date card can be as simple as a self-mailable postcard or a more formal card that requires an envelope.


THE SOONER THE BETTER

Booking travel arrangements can be time-consuming and expensive for out of town guests, so the sooner you send your Change the Date cards, the better.


SAVE THE DATE = CHANGE THE DATE

All 50+ of Gilded Swan Paperie wedding invitations can be converted into a Change the Date card. Please check out a small sampling in the gallery below. Visit my ETSY SHOP to check out all of the designs you purchase straight away. Your proofs will be emailed to you within 24 hours. Printing takes two weeks.


FORMAL INVITATIONS

If you have ordered wedding invitations from Gilded Swan Paperie, or are thinking of ordering full wedding suites, please note that I have secured very reduced re-printing costs. So if anything were to happen, we have your back! Re-printing is easy-- perhaps one of the easier tasks of planning your wedding.


FINALLY...

Printing to me is so special- it's such a beautiful form of communication. We cannot let the current situation ruin our wedding plans. Love is not canceled. When you celebrate your Golden anniversary in 50 years, imagine pulling out your gorgeous invitations. The colors and tactile nature will remind you of that phenomenal day, no matter how postponed, rescheduled or revised it was.



Change the Date cards can be fun and colorful!




Vintage-Inspired Wedding Guest Books

Updated: Jun 21, 2020

I am over the moon excited about my new venture into designing wedding guest books and photo albums. Nothing holds your memories better than a lovely custom printed book that matches your wedding color palette. Available with shimmery gold foil, silver foil or rose gold foil. Or no foil at all if you like a more subtle look. All wedding guest books and photo albums are hardcover and feature a velvety soft feel. All interior pages are 70lb acid-free to keep your photos safe for your lifetime. A white ribbon marker comes with each book. Perfect for weddings, birthday parties, anniversary parties or just a gift for yourself or loved ones.


Add a polaroid camera to your reception table and let your guests customize on-the-spot memories for you! Fuijifilm Instax on Amazon sells affordable instant polaroid cameras in a variety of colors. Get some props, washi tape and a few colorful pens and you will have memories that last a life time. If you like journaling, order the books with the lines-- a perfect place to write your thoughts.


And because I love all things vintage, you can order guest books to match any of my Art Deco, Victorian, or Art Nouveau wedding invitation designs etc. Below are just a few of the ideas. Order guest books through my Etsy shop or just hit the contact button above.



Custom Printed Wedding Guest Books and Photo Albums. All photos by @peterson.design.photo




Digital vs Printed Wedding Invitations

Updated: Nov 15, 2020

According to many online stationery retailers, digital invitations are socially acceptable and a great way to trim costs at your wedding. I see the allure for some couples; they can be convenient and less expensive. But are they the right choice for you? Online wedding websites will tell you they are. I consider this marketing propaganda. Let's take a closer look at a few reasons why you may regret this irreversible choice forever.

SETTING THE TONE

Sending a digital wedding invitation conveys the tone of extreme thriftiness and perceived tardiness on the part of the sender. That may sound a little harsh, but it is true. Is that the impression you wish to make for your wedding day? It also denies your family and friends a physical keepsake of your meaningful, beautiful, and ever-lasting union.


OUT OF SITE, OUT OF MIND

Just how many emails go into that dark hole of the universe, never to be seen again? The importance of your wedding day communication may end up like space trash circling the galaxy, gone forever. Even if the digital invitation does make it to your guests, the sentimentality is lost, and it becomes just another email among the thousands they receive. No matter how "casual" your wedding is, a digital invitation lowers the importance of your wedding down to an evite potluck party or email bill reminder. It is painfully true


SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT

Many couples wish to reduce their carbon footprint as the reason to forgo printed stationery. If preserving the environment is a priority for you, you can always ask for paper that is sustainably sourced and uses eco-friendly inks.


PROPAGANDA - DON'T FALL FOR IT!

Digital invitations are virtually free for online retailers to produce, and that is why they market them to you. They tell you a digital invitation is perfectly and socially acceptable because they do not have to produce a tangible product, which means they do it for pure profit. They do not care if you have a lasting memory to mark the most important day of your life.


MOST IMPORTANTLY - SENTIMENT

Think about your amazingly brilliant wedding day. You spent thousands of dollars on fragrant roses you will never smell again, on a scintillating dinner you will never taste again, on a dress you will never wear again, and on furniture you will never sit on again. Trust me when I tell you the year-old wedding cake you stored in the freezer for good luck tastes like s***. So what is left? Your darling spouse of course, wedding rings and your photos. Not much else- nothing tangible. And that is why you need a printed save the date and wedding invitation.


PRINTING WE WILL GO...

So now that we have decided you need printed stationery for your wedding, let's look at the two options available: a downloadable PDF you print yourself or professionally printed invitations from a Stationery Designer.


PDF PRINT YOURSELF

There are several things to consider when printing an invitation yourself. You will need to purchase a downloadable PDF file from an online vendor. The vendor will customize the art to your specifications and then give you a PDF print-ready file. Make sure you have the ability to cut straight lines. It is very easy to trim a stack of invitations off-center with a paper cutter. To be entirely accurate, you may have to use an x-acto knife, straight edge, and cutting matte to trim each invitation out individually. Unless you plunked down several thousand dollars for a high-quality laser printer, you may not achieve the quality of a professionally printed invitation. 


PDF PRINTED BY A LOCAL PRINT SHOP

If you are not feeling up to the task of printing and trimming your own invitations, you can take downloaded PDF files to a local print shop to print and trim for you. Be sure the Designer's file is in the correct format that the Printer can use. There are several different PDF format settings available, and every print shop likes to receive files in a certain way. They may also have different "bleed" specifications. Some Printers like 1/8" trim, other 1/4" trim. If the file does not comply with your Printer's specifications, they may send it back to you, and you will have to ask the online vendor to adjust the files to your Printer's needs. Your local Printer will be using a digital printing press. Digital printing is a higher quality xerox print and can print a bit shiny depending on the papers stock you choose. You will need to ask for test prints to make sure you are happy with the quality.


WORK WITH A PRO

Choosing to work with a Stationery Designer who sends you printed stationery is the easiest and most stress-free way to send invitations. Having a professional Stationer design and print your invitations may cost you a bit more money, but will look stunning and save you hours of hassle in the end. All you have to do is proof your beautiful designs and then open the box when they arrive. You can then focus on the other overwhelming bridal tasks at hand like whom to invite. 


Printing to me is so special- it's such a beautiful form of communication, and your wedding day should never be something that ends up in a junk mail folder or thrown in the recycling because it looks like a xerox. When you celebrate your Golden anniversary in 50 years, imagine pulling out your gorgeous invitations. The colors and tactile nature will remind you of that phenomenal day.


Gilded Swan Paperie only sells professionally printed custom wedding stationery. Invitations are inspected and carefully wrapped to ensure safe delivery. Our printing presses use vegetable oil-based inks and recycled papers from certified sustainable production systems so you can feel better about reducing your carbon footprint.


Custom Printed Wedding Stationery by Gilded Swan Paperie. Photo by @peterson.design.photo




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