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SUGGESTED TIMELINE
ORDER SAVE THE DATES: 6-12 months prior to the wedding date.
ORDER INVITATIONS: 2-3 months prior to the invitation mail date. Orders placed less than 3 weeks before mail date may have a Rush Fee of $100 applied.
MAIL INVITATIONS: 6-8 weeks before wedding date. Rushes may be accommodated depending on the current number of orders on the production schedule.
ORDER ACCESSORIES: 1-2 months prior to the wedding date. Orders placed less than 3 weeks before wedding date may have a Rush Fee of $100 applied.
Please note this is a guideline — you are welcome to order any items sooner than listed. We do recommend that you have close-to-final quantities and wording ready
when you order. This will allow the process to move smoothly.
POSTAGE
RSVP POSTAGE: The current rate is $0.44 for standard-sized 1st-class postage (items weighing under 1 oz). Invitations featuring sealed folders or tied ribbons
will be delivered fully-assembled, with postage applied to RSVP envelopes. You may choose from stamps available at www.usps.com and Clementine Ink + Paper will take care of getting them. Invitations which are loose or feature a belly band will not be delivered with the RSVP postage applied. You will need to add stamps before mailing.
INVITATION MAILING POSTAGE: Rates start at $0.66 and can go up to $1.20 or more, depending on weight and shape of your invitations.
Clementine Ink + Paper does not provide or pre-apply invitation mailing postage. For accurate postage rates, a fully-assembled invitation must be weighed
at the post office. It is recommended that wedding invitations be hand-canceled to reduce wear and tear. Clementine Ink + Paper is not responsible for damage caused by the U.S. Mail.
CUSTOM POSTAGE: If you plan to use custom stamps, please be aware that the invitation weight WILL NOT be available until after they are printed
and assembled. Any weights prior to this are just estimates — a single addtional ounce can affect your postage rate. To ensure that you are ordering custom
stamps with the correct weight, we recommend ordering your invitations about 2 weeks early so the custom stamp order does not affect your mailing date.
Zazzle takes about 1 week to deliver custom stamps. Clementine Ink + Paper is happy to provide free custom stamp artwork to coordinate with your order.
ADDRESSING THE INVITATIONS
Wedding invitations should be hand-addressed if possible. We can recommend skilled calligraphers who work in a range of prices. For those who would
prefer it, we do offer a Digital Addressing Service. Addresses are printed directly on the envelope in matching fonts and inks from your item design.
Pricing
is $0.50 per single envelope and $0.75 per double envelope set.
It is highly recommended that you Google or use www.usps.com to verify addresses you are not familiar with. Invitations mailed to incorrect addresses can get lost in the mail for weeks before being returned to you.
ETIQUETTE
Clementine Ink + Paper recommends starting with the most traditional wording and addressing etiquette. We recognize that there are some modern situations that just haven't been detailed in proper etiquette guides, however. The purpose of wedding etiquette is to avoid offending family and friends, so there are times when we can suggest alternatives to the formal guidelines. Contact us for help with wording your invitations and addressing the envelopes.