Shop Talk — wedding invitations

It may seem self explanatory, but odds are good that you've never mailed 100 or more highly personal, elegant, and incredibly important pieces of mail to everyone you hold dearest.  Whenever a bride or groom picks up an order here at Dodeline, it's a question we hear - "now what do I do with these things?"

Check out the quick video above for some helpful tips on mailing your wedding invitations. One big one: don't forget to pre-address and pre-stamp the response envelopes!

It's a great day when images from one of our couple's weddings show up in our inbox!  Thanks to Aaron and Jillian, we got to see a beautiful shots of the custom wedding paper we did for Jen  + Jack.

We started with a pretty Charleston save the date in a neutral navy and ivory scheme.  As we got closer to the wedding, the couple introduced a gorgeous deep red to their decor, and we incorporated it into the invitation design along with a...

We are so excited to release today the next video in our series of helpful wedding stationery how-to's!  This one is all about the "main event" - the wedding invitation.  It's truly daunting to start looking around at invitations and realizing how many choices you have nowadays.  Choice is a great thing, but also an overwhelming one!  Since it's your one and only Big Day, you definitely want to get it right.  We hope this video introduction with owner & design Sarah Reed are helpful as you get started in the process!

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This is a wonderful example of how much a printed envelope liner can change the way a design feels.  Our modern invitation is all about simplicity and minimalism on its own, but adding a bright and colorful flower liner really steps it up.  So pretty and fun for a summer wedding!

How to Order

Select our modern invitation design.  The text color shown in this photo is black, and the invitation envelope is "Pearl."  It would look darling to keep the response envelope in pearl,...

Next up in our invitation series is our Lowcountry Marsh inspired design, complete with a pretty marsh design along the bottom and a mossy oak on the response card.  This is one design that definitely looks so much better & different when it goes to print!

How to Order

This invitation is shown with the same fonts as the example and in gray ink.  The envelopes are both "Pearl" (our standard ivory).  To order it exactly like this photo, you'll want to add an envelope liner...