Summer 2022 - 22

FEATURE
this, in February we had to close
our schedule through the fall of this
year, something we've never done. "
Rebecca Meixner of Rebecca
Illustrated sees weddings extending
into many events over several days.
" A large portion of my clients have
moved to three-day weekend
weddings. Most say that weddings
just seem to go too fast and everyone
is so excited to celebrate ... so they
do it for days! I work on the design
of websites that list itineraries, but
also almost every invitation set now
includes a details card and a map. "
Speaking of websites and RSVPs,
COVID-19 has transformed these as
well, O'Connor continued. " We're
seeing more and more online RSVPs.
With the invitations going out so
much further in advance, and with
supply chain issues, many caterers
are unable to commit to meal
choices when invitations go to print.
A simple solution to this is many
couples are opting to go with an
online RSVP that can be updated.' "
O'Connor finds this blend of
tradition and technology successful.
" Hotel rooms book quicker than
ever, so couples sometimes have to
add new blocks at other hotels after
invitations go out. We've also seen
last-minute changes to shuttles or
valet parking due to staffing issues.
We always include language that
pushes guests to the website for
updates, so they can have a central
location to connect with their guests
without needing to field a million
texts or phone calls. However,
the website (should be) separate,
either on a details card or a small
business card-sized insert. The
main invitation is never the place
for a website. "
On the heels of the plague, a golden age of wedding stationery has
arrived. At left, Erickson Design created this menu card to replicate a
special Chicago venue, while at top, Oblation Papers & Press' (circle
151) letterpressed suite harkens back to Old School invitations carefully
calligraphed by hand. Meanwhile, Rebecca Illustrated (circle 152), center,
puts the venue front and center, while Rust Belt Paperie (circle 153),
bottom, is fully equipped to share postponements and reconfigurations
in the height of letterpress style.
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