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Dear Brides-to-be & Grooms-to-be,

I am very pleased to present my wedding preparation kit for all couples who are going to get married soon or in the mid of preparation.

A small introduction of me, I first started to prepare my wedding on August 2007 as my big day was on March 2009. As and when I had gone through my preparation, I started to compile and share my experience to guide all couples.

This blog will assist you on the information on how you can start your wedding and some resources. So-called a useful blog that compile from my research and experience to provide all informations for all brides-to-be or grooms-to-be.

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Invitation Cards

Start preparing your invitation cards once you have decided on the wedding date and venue.

Some hotels or restaurants will provide blank wedding invitation cards for a certain percentage of the number of confirmed tables as part of the banquet package. Usually, the couple will need to pay for the inserts printing.

The most popular card supplier which hotels normally use is T-Dragon.

If you are not satisfied with the invitation cards provided from the hotel, you will need to source for the cards yourself. There are another alternative suppliers which you can look for: Card Blanche & Lil Arts.

Eight weeks before the wedding... As it is a traditional to issue invitation cards at least two to four weeks in advance, you will need to select the cards six to ten weeks prior to your Chinese wedding.

You will need to:
- select the cards,
- find the printer for the inserts printing,
- prepare the invitation text, and
- proof-read the prototype before final printing.

Colours of the cards:
- Invitation cards were traditionally in red but due to western influences of pink, cream, maroon, purple, magenta and others colours are becoming popular.
- Colours of mourning such as black, blue and green are avoided.
- Gold or silver fonts are popular choices although other colors are also used to match the card.

One fold, two fold, centre fold?
- For standard single fold wedding invitation, the English wordings will be printed on the left and Chinese wordings on the right.
- For cards folded two times, it is easier to distribute the vertical Chinese texts over the two smaller panels. To avoid confusion, keep the main text on one panel and have the venue and program information on another.

Chinese wedding invitation wordings are layout vertically and read from right to left.

The Chinese invitation will include:
- Gregorian calendar date,
- Chinese calendar date ,
- Names of the bride and groom,
- Rank of birth in the family for the bride and groom,
- Name of the parents,
- Dinner venue,
- Time of cocktail reception,
- Time of dinner,
- Contact numbers or Email address of the bride and groom,
- Include wedding website, if any,
- RSVP information, if this is different from English invitation, and
- Table number, if available at the time of issuing invitation.

Remember to include a map of the dinner venue and other helpful information for getting there.

Dress code, if any, should also be indicated.

An RSVP response with indication for number of attendance and special meal preferences is also useful.

When collecting the printed invitation cards, remember to check for
- invitation text,
- envelope sizes,
- insert sizes,
- quantities of cards, inserts, maps and envelope

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