Oxford - Evening Invitation

We treat our invitations as “semi-custom” so whilst the font selection is fixed to the design you’ve chosen, everything else is adjustable. So wording can be formal or informal, formatting and alignment is adjustable, each piece can have your own custom wording, and so on. Our invitations are flexible to suit your content and built from the ground-up each time rather than pre-determined templates.

Dependent upon your order some elements will be assembled and other items will require assembly. Pocketfolds and envelopes will be ready assembled, wax seals will be provided with self-adhesive backings but belly bands, ribbon, envelope liners and vellum jackets are sent separate ready for you to assemble. Folding guides are provides where required.

If you did want us to assemble your invitations this is available as a custom upgrade to your order. Please contact us for a quote.

You typically need to only order one invitation per-household and we would then recommend you have spares on top of this, such as for keepsakes and for your photographer. We’d usually suggest 5-10 more than you think you need.

We’d certainly suggest so! Whilst we think digital is fine for save the dates, invitations often rely on a more personal, tangible touch. If you have a wedding website your invitations may be a little simpler than if you don’t – for example you may need less pieces in your suite – but you don’t want to run the risk of your digital invitation going into spam, being deleted by mistake or not being delivered at all.

Outside of this, think about what your invitation says about you and your wedding; if you take a disposable approach it’s entirely possible your guests may feel the same way about it.

We do print QR codes. We don’t currently create these on behalf of clients – we can direct you to a recommendation or two – but we can incorporate them. QR codes can also be printed in white ink on darker media and will work fine, but we’ll always test them before the final print run to be certain.

How much information you include with your invitations will depend on your event, as this differs from couple to couple.

Evening invitations are often a lot simpler than all-day invitations as these guests won't need to pick menu options and information like confetti policies, ceremony-related timings, etc, won't be relevant.

So the key points of information remaining could be chosen from the following:

• The Basics: Names, date, venue, timings
• Personal: Gifts, Children, Social Media, Dress Code
• Response: RSVP, Website / QR Code
• Logistics: Accommodation, Taxis, Parking, Directions, Transportation
• Venue-specific: Cash / Card Only Bar

We have a guide available on our website that goes into this in more detail which you can find here.

The average for digitally-printed invitations tends to be around 3-4 weeks based on our experience. We include up to three proofing rounds to ensure we can get everything perfect before going to print.

On average we’d suggest the following:

Design / Proofing: 1-3 weeks
Printing / Production: 1-2 weeks

Our service guarantee is as follows:

1st proofing round: within 5 business days of receipt
2nd and 3rd proofing rounds: within 3 business days of receipt
Production completed: within 2 weeks

The length of time the order takes will be determined by how quickly we receive wording / information and requests for revisions.

We do offer a fast-track service if you want to cut down on time but this is charged at 50% of your order value.

This service will change our standard turnaround times as follows:

Design / Proofing: reduces each round to within 24 hours
Printing / Production: max 1 week

Materials will also be ordered on-demand as soon as your order drops in, rather than our usual weekly request to our suppliers.

If the fast-track service is required we'd recommend contacting us in advance - you can then place the order online in the usual way, we'll then bolt on the additional fee manually afterwards.

Our standard invitations / suites are digitally printed on 300-350gsm cardstock, with the option of white ink printing on darker shades.

For thicker cardstock and handmade paper you’ll be needing our Artisan collection which is where you’ll find our foil press and letterpress invitations and stationery.

Whilst we don't offer evening-specific samples, in general samples are encouraged and highly recommended to ensure colour accuracy, as there can be differences between digital displays and physical materials. You can order samples from all of our collections here.

We realise that there are loads of options available and at times this can become overwhelming to some!

We would suggest booking in for a virtual consultation which you can do here.

Alternatively you can call, email or use the live chat function for additional support.