Save Money On Wedding Postage

You can save money on wedding invitations by personally handing them to the guests that you are likely to run into it. It’s a more personal touch and makes more sense anyway. If you are sending a group of invitations to a club or organisation, send them in one package, the postage will be cheaper this way.
Instead of sending traditional thank-you cards, why note buy some nice letter writing paper and send each guest a short note thanking them for their attendance, mention their gift, and tell them briefly about the honeymoon, ‘We just got back from the Gold Coast, you would love the beaches up there.’ This will save you money on buying each guest, couple or family a thank-you card.
You could also consider sending thank-you cards via email. Don’t send a mass email thanking your guests, this is impersonal and rude. A nice added touch is to include a digital photo of the guest at your wedding in the email.

Some older family members who are more traditional or those who don’t own a computer would prefer a thank-you card or hand written note. Take this into consideration.

Let Your Wedding Guests Know What Their Money Has Bought You

Cash gifts are increasingly popular at weddings. The bride and groom benefit because they can direct the money towards what they need in starting married life together, and the wedding guests can be happy in knowing that they are giving the bride and groom something that they actually want.

When sending out thank-you cards, it is a nice idea to acknowledge what your guest’s money has contributed to. You could write something like

Thank-you so much for your wedding gift. It bought us a new dinner set. I can’t wait to show it to you when you visit us.

Another approach would be to get out your digital camera and take photos of you and your partner with the gift and send that photo along with your wedding thank-you cards. It can be great fun taking the photos and the recipient will love seeing them.

Don’t forget to let friends know that you have moved

For many couples, getting married means a change of address and home phone number. You would be surprised how many couples forget to pass these contact details onto their family and friends, and this is one of the main ways that people lose touch.

I know of one bride who included her and her husband’s new contact info on the reception programs. The problem with this however, was that the wedding guest consisted of people that she didn’t necessarily want knowing her personal contact details and as a result she kept having unannounced visits. I know, you might be saying, well then why would she invite them to her wedding, but she fell into the ‘obligatory’ invites trap.

The best way to handle this tactfully is prior to your wedding, write down a list to determine who needs to be updated with your contact details. Have two lists, some people prefer that certain people only know their home phone number, whilst others are happy for people to know both their home number and address.
The easiest way to let people know your new address is to pop it in the thank-you card that you will be sending after the wedding.