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How to post your wedding invitations

 

We get many question from people about how to post these hardcover wedding invitations. So today I’ll write about it. Hopefully this post can help..

Are the hardcover wedding invitation expensive to post? How much is the postage?

Australia Post categorise the hardcover wedding invitations as large letter. Here’s what they said in their website:

A large letter is an article which exceeds at least one of the small letter dimensions and has the following characteristics:

  • rectangular in shape ( yes, the hardcover wedding invitation square is rectangular)
  • no larger than 260mm x 360mm ( yes, no problem – the size is 160mm x 160mm)
  • no thicker than 20mm (yes, no problem as well – the thickness is 7mm)
  • does not weigh more than 500g  (yes – it’s only 100g – see photo below)
wedding stationery hardcover on a weight scale

the hardcover wedding invitation is around 100g

 

The wedding invitation frame model is around 80gr

The striped black and white envelope is less than 20g

So it’s either $1.20 or $1.80 per invitations. You can check their updated price list here.

How do you actually post them?

The hardcover invitation come with matching envelope. So basically you just put them in the envelope. That’s it.

We use plastic slip for extra protection – so it doesn’t get dirty or wet in the mail. You can put the stamp on to top of it.

If you only have a few to post, just pop the wedding invitations into the nearest postal box.

Of course it’s not very practical to fit 50 invitations or more into one single post box.

So simply bring them along to the nearest post office.  They will count the invitations, and calculate the postage too. You can opt for the “postage paid” option (using the rubber stamp thingie) , or you can purchase postal stamps from them.

Sometimes they have special occassion stamps (such as Christmas, Valentine, etc) which looks lovely on the envelope. Or you can order  personalised stamps to match the whole invitation set.

Don’t forget to put your address at the back. Just in case…

Australia Post made this beautiful stamp for Valentine 2011

Hey, the size of the RSVP envelope is a bit small, will the post office deliver them?

Yes, just use the 60c stamp, and try mail it to yourself. We never have problem with it.

So hopefully this post is useful. Just email me if you have any more questions.

 

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Tutorial – Soft pink diy wedding invitations

Our Colorful Book Square invitations are in stock!

From beautiful soft shimmer pink, soft green, and aqua blue.

So for today’s post, I wrote a DIY wedding invitations using the soft pink book square.

My inspiration words are: sweet, blush pink, romantic, candy inspired, fairy tale wedding.

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

Okay, here’s what we need:  Kanna Hardcover invitations in shimmer pink, ribbons, and a front label.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

First, spray the edges of the ribbon using spray glue.  Print the ribbon guide template, then lay out the invitation book on top.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

Adhere the ribbon using the template, so it stays in the middle. Turn the invitation book, and align the two edges of the ribbon so they meet each other in the center.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

Slip the ribbon between the edges of the book. And simply pull out the double tape to seal it.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

After that, put the front label and yay, we’re done!

You can use two ribbons for double impact. But personally, I think a single ribbon is sweet enough…

For more ideas and inspirations, you can browse our DIY wedding invitations catalog here

Or contact us here to request your DIY blank samples and paper swatches.



 

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DIY inspiration – Hello Sunshine

Today’s DIY post is inspired by the colour of Ivy bar building in Sydney and Kate Spade.

Something fun, summery, classic and elegant, with a hint of preppy.

I use Kanna Book Square in matte white for all of the samples.

 

You can also add a black ribbon to make it more formal and bold.

 

 

 

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DIY Wedding invitations 2

Hello all.

Hope you had a lovely weekend.

A continuation from the last DIY wedding invitation project. This time we add a black ribbon as a simple embellishment to the hardcover invitations.

Just cut, join the end of ribbon using fabric glue (or spray glue), and done!

Very easy, no?

The finished product.

Also looks nice if you use white frame. Very black tie wedding.

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DIY project: Celebrity inspired wedding

Happy Friday y’all

Today’s post is a very simple DIY project. An invitation inspired by a certain celebrity’s wedding last August.

We use kanna frame hardcover as the base model. It’s very easy to do..

Simply print the design template (I’m trying to find a script to upload the design template now – will update later), cut, and slip it in. Tada!

 

Alternatively, you can add black ribbon to make it nicer. I’ll post the tutorial next week. So stay tune!

And have a good weekend :-)

 

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