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When you are planning your wedding we always recommend you set a budget for all aspects of the wedding: wedding stationery is no exception. There is obviously a range of prices for any wedding stationery, ranging from the cheap and cheerful to expensive deluxe designs. In this blog we will give you some tips on how to get the best value for your money, allowing you to purchase high quality stationery without breaking your budget. 1. Think about what you really need. For example do you need both save the date and wedding invitations? Do you need an RSVP card or can you put a reply email address on the invitation? Can you put guest information and present list online? On the day, do you need individual place cards or can you just put the names on the table card. Look at the numbers you need too – Orders of Service can be shared one per family, rather than ordering one per guest. 2. Look at different options for the stationery. For example, we have a range of ready-to-write invitations. These are less than ½ the price of our personalised printed cards and are a great way to match your invitations with other wedding stationery. You can also opt for postcards or magnets instead of regular open-out cards, both of them are a lower cost option. 3. Check what is included in the price – some apparently cheaper cards do not include envelopes, free delivery or free samples. These can all add up if you do not check before you order. 4. Card size and weight. Check that your invitations can fit in a regular envelope and can be posted via standard letter: if the envelope is larger than 240x165mm, thicker than 5mm or heavier that 100g your invitations will have to be posted as a large letter meaning that the stamps will be more expensive. 5. Check for offers. Whether you buy your stationery from a shop or online, it is worth searching for offers. If you bulk order your stationery you may get a discount and there will probably also be end of line sales or seasonal sales.

Lots of our wedding couples tell us they don't know where to start with their wedding table plan and working out who is to sit where. To help, we've put together this infographic to give you some ideas on your top table layout and some hints and tips for the rest of your tables. Should you have any queries, please get in touch or visit our website for more tips and advice. This infographic was designed by https://www.dottyaboutpaper.co.uk/

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Favour Boxes Wedding favours are often the only thing that guests will take home at the end of your wedding so it’s something to bear in mind when choosing yours. When buying your wedding favours you may wonder why we have them and what is the history behind them? Well … Wedding favours have been around for hundreds of years, with aristocrats from Europe, Italy and France providing their guests with a small gift known as a bonbonniere. Weddings were seen as a lucky time so by passing on a small gift was a way of passing on their luck. The favour box traditionally contained five sugared almonds which stood for health, wealth, happiness, fertility and longevity. Today wedding favours are still seen as an important part of your wedding day. It is still considered good manners to leave your guests a small token at their place setting to show your appreciation for attending your special day. Modern wedding favours come in a wide range of different shapes and styles and are often filled with chocolate or fun sweets like jelly love hearts or marshmallows. Another alternative favour idea is a single lottery ticket, these can bring fun and excitement to your evening especially if someone wins! Cake Boxes Wedding cake boxes come in a range of different shapes and sizes and make handing out a slice of wedding cake at the end of the evening that little bit easier! Wedding cakes can be cut in 2 different ways, as a rectangular slice or as a triangular wedge so make sure you cut your cake to fit your box otherwise you may be left in a messy situation at the end of the night! Cupcakes have also been increasingly popular over recent years, they look pretty and are quick and easy to dish out at the end of the evening - if you've brought an appropiate box! If you are sending your guests home with a beautifully decorated cupcake from your big day you will need to ensure it arrives home in tact and not as a mushy mess! Cupcake boxes can be purchased fairly cheaply and contain an insert with a cut out in which your cake will sit in preventing it from moving about – thus keeping it in tact! Wedding Favour Boxes and Wedding Cake Boxes can be purchased from The Card Gallery and are available non-personalised or personalised. And if you fancy the idea of gifting a lottery ticket then why not take a look at our Lottery Ticket Holders, at just £1 each they come with personalisation and free delivery - you really can't go wrong!

The Card Gallery has everything covered when it comes to wedding stationery. All stationery can be personalised and will be custom printed to meet your requirements ... why shouldn't you have what you want for your special day. Here is a little video slide show showing you all the different products we have on offer. If you have any additional stationery requirements then please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our very best to help.

Here at The Card Gallery we try to bring you the very best range of save the date cards to choose from. We have lots of gorgeous cards to pick from - all of which are part of a completely coordinated range. This means that you can have all of your wedding stationery matching - from your save the date cards before the big day, to your thank you cards for when you return from honeymoon! All of our beautiful wedding stationery is made from luxury card stock, and we also offer personalisation too, so you can get exactly what you are looking for from your weddin stationery. You can also order some free samples beforehand to really get an idea of and feel and quality for yourself. Why not take a look at some of our other products while you are looking for your save the date cards? We cover the whole range of wedding stationery, including day and evening invitates, RSVP and guest info cards, order of service and order of the day cards, tables plans and numbers, place cards, menus, and lottery ticket holders to mention just a few! And, when you order your save the date cards from us, we will send you an email with a discount code for you to use on a future purchase with us!