Reasons to Hire a Designer for Wedding Invitations

When it comes to ordering wedding invitations, there is no shortage of options. Some couples choose to buy their invites online, from large websites. Others decide to design and print themselves. Then there are those who find designers who specialize in working one-on-one with couples to create their wedding invitations.

Different folks have different reasons for choosing where to buy, which is wonderful because that is what makes the world go round! Most couples purchasing wedding invitations have never done so before and hiring a professional is a great way to ensure you get a top of the line experience and product.

EXPERIENCE

Hiring a designer ensures that someone with experience can handle the job, while you sit back and relax. No need to worry about printing methods, CMYK, bleeds, crop marks, or paper types. Not to mention figuring out where to source printing or envelopes! Sure, you can spend (a lot of) time researching to figure all this out but who has time for that during wedding planning?!

Finding someone with wedding invitation experience will ensure you have a great experience! Working one-on-one allows me to develop somewhat of a friendship with every couple that hires me. You get an entirely different experience than if you were to input your information into a large website and click a button to purchase.

ETIQUETTE/SUGGESTIONS

Speaking of clicking a button to purchase, do you think the people behind the screen are available to help you with your questions about wedding invitation wording? My guess is no. They’re there to print your information into an existing design, which is totally fine if you’re wanting to skip the proofing process and email exchange that goes into working with a designer.

If you haven’t ever ordered wedding invitations before (likely), it’s so wonderful to be able to work with a designer so you can ask specific questions regarding wording and etiquette. I provide a wording guide on my website with specific examples and offer suggestions throughout the entire process. My couples love that they can be a little “hands off” knowing I will reword and format their information in the best way possible.

QUALITY

I don’t want to talk trash here, because I’ve seen some beautiful invitations that were DIY’ed or ordered from large wedding websites. To be honest, a majority of the big online invitation retailers do have a great product! However there are a few websites out there that give the others a bad name. With constant sales, coupon codes, and pricing that even my wholesaler can’t beat, I caution you to order a sample before placing your full order with them. In many cases, you get what you pay for and since these are your wedding invitations I wouldn’t risk it!

Because I work with a limited number of clients and focus on wedding invitations, I’m able to really control the quality of my products. I go through each order after it is done at the printer and make sure everything is perfect. If there’s an issue, I go back to the printer to fix it and my clients never even know! Sneaky? Nah, I’m just doing my job!

Don’t just take my word for it! These are wonderful reviews left by some of my sweet past brides…

Our wedding invitations turned out just as we had imagined them. Steph was incredibly responsive and quickly sent new proofs when I had an update. She was also willing to offer advice when I wasn’t sure how to phrase something. I honestly couldn’t stop smiling when I saw the finished product, and I’m so glad we chose oh my! designs for our invitations!

-Rachel, Georgia Bride, June 2017 Wedding

Working with oh my! designs by steph was such a great experience! Steph was very quick to respond and helped walk me through every step to design the perfect wedding invitations. She made this stressful time of wedding planning a breeze! The finish product arrived beautifully packaged and perfect! You would be so lucky to have her help make part of your wedding dreams come true!

-Brittany, Arizona Bride, August 2016 Wedding

I don’t think I can say enough about how great Steph is to work with! I initially found her on Instagram and loved her designs but thought custom invitations were way out of my price range. Boy, was I wrong! Steph’s pricing is fair and reasonable in my opinion. I was completely overwhelmed with all of the options available through the “big box” companies you see online and I just wanted a simple and classic invitation that matched my aesthetic. Steph made the process so incredibly easy and we worked entirely through email together. She asked about our colors, any fonts we liked, and had us type out our invitation wording so we got exactly what we wanted. I even asked if we could use a dark blue shimmer paper with white writing and she tested it with her printing company to make sure it would come out right at no cost to us. The finished product came in last week and they look so amazing! It’s everything we wanted, it didn’t break the bank, and best of all Steph made the process stress free. I can’t thank her enough! You won’t regret having Steph create your invitations, I promise!

-Page, Virginia Bride, May 2017 Wedding

In the end, your wedding invitation is the very first impression guests get of your big day. It’s also one of the only things you get to keep after the wedding has ended. Choose wisely when deciding where to order your invites and consider working with a professional!