The wedding invitation ensemble is something that has developed over many centuries. Originally, wedding invitations were only used by “high society” and were hand written. Since writing was the mark of being educated, even though printing presses were available, it was thought to be in bad taste to use them to mass-produce invitations.
This week I’m going to walk through the wedding invitations ensemble from envelope types to the items to be inserted. We will cover some of the historical origins of current traditions and see what is popular today.
Back in the day before the post office, wedding invitations were hand delivered, typically by horseback. In order to protect your wedding invitation from the weather, the wedding invitations ensemble was enclosed in an inner envelope and then again in an outer envelope. This outer envelope would have directions to the guest’s house since this was the time before addresses. So as you can see the outer envelope is a matter of tradition and can be optional today.
Some of the modern wedding invitations have alternatives to the standard envelope. The “Red Colonial” wedding invitations shown here includes an envelope that folds open to reveal pockets where enclosure cards can be inserted.
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Rhonda
Our Wedding Plus
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