Invitations
Step by Step Process
1. Contact me for an estimate for you Invitation order. Use the form here.
2. We will get back with a quote as soon as possible. While you are waiting, work on perfecting your wording for your invitation pieces and arranging your guest list. Check out http://www.emilypost.com/invitations for samples of invitation wording, response card wording and envelope etiquette. Emily Post has been the definitive source on etiquette for generations of Americans. So if you have any questions on the right way to do things, Emily Post is your lady!
3. You will receive an email containing a link to your estimate, a contract and one way to pay, by credit card via our luxury booking site Honeybook. We also except Check, Paypal and Credit Card. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required before time is set aside on my calendar or any designing takes place.
4. Pay for that Deposit!!
5. Designing will begin after your wording is submitted. You will need to download my Client Questionnaire, insert your wording and answer some general questions, and email it back to us. (If you are not getting envelope addressing or a map, just ignore or delete those sections of the questionnaire) All wording needs to be finalized before artwork is begun. Changes in wording or font after artwork has been started will incur fees ($80/hr in extra duty fees). The nature of calligraphy makes it time consuming to make even the slightest of changes! So help me get it right the first time by proofreading everything with as many sets of eyes as possible and being certain what font you want and how swirly you want it.
6. If you will be needing envelope addressing (hand addressing or digital addressing), be sure to pop over to this page to keep on track with that! There are particular directions on how to format your guest list for us, so please read that page in full. Formatting a guest list takes a great deal of time. We expect a perfectly formatted guestlist before we start addressing, but if you are short of time, we do offer our services to edit you guest list for $75/hr.
7. I will look over your wording and call if I have any questions or concerns.
8. Next is design time! I carefully write out every word by hand and paint every pattern and landscape to your decree. Then the design is digitalized into a file to be printed as your invitation. I will email over digital drafts for you to see everything.
10. Take a good look at these drafts. We will go back and forth until everything is just perfect. Every invitation order includes 3 rounds of edits per a card, and additional rounds are $45 per card. Also, keep in mind that making small changes over and over can push back your print date and due date if we are short on time.
11. Once you have approved a final draft of proofs and paid the final payment, we will print, cut and assemble your invitations by hand. Then package them up and ship them to your door ready to mail to your guests.
Important Facts
BOOKING
-Invitations should be booked:
- 7 or more weeks for letterpress, foil, and invitations that need assembly
- 3-4 weeks for simple flat printed invitations
before your deadline for mailing, even farther out if you are getting custom painted artwork, a map, hand addressing or need time for addressing them yourself.
-There is a 25% rush fee for all invitation orders having a timeline of 1 week less then suggested plus rush shipping of supplies. If you want to rush 2 weeks shorter than suggested there is a 45% rush fee
CHANGES TO IMPORTANT ITEMS
-You are responsible for sending me an updated full Client Questionnaire anytime you make changes to design, quantity, wording or any other detail. I am not responsible for changes sent in an email, as they are too hard to keep track of.