1. If you're wedding date is months ahead, meet the printers at least four months earlier. Begin work on the guest list/ address records 3 months earlier. Make sure you have all the pin codes and telephone numbers. That would ensure the posts/ courier reach promptly. So you're set to send the invites 45 days before the Big Day.

2. Be 100 percent positive of all locations and function timings by the time you place your order -- any last-minute changes will cost you.

3. If you're trying to save, keep it simple. Top-of-the-line papers, colored ink, and custom designing will jack up the price. So will decorative envelope linings and multiple enclosures. Bulky or oversize styles will additionally jack up your despatch costs.

4. Has a poem or quote always had special meaning for you? Why not use it in your invitation wording? Whether it is a spiritual passage, a proverb or saying that means something to you, or a quote from a significant figure in your life, chances are the words will also touch your guests.

5. Cards requiring physical fold, enclosures or wrap-around would mean extra handling work for you and your family too.

6. Instead of building map cards or writing detailed driving directions, set up your free wedding webpage on weddingsutra.com, mention all the driving directions on the webpage, and print your webpage url on the invitation card.

7. PROOF IT- Very important. Make sure you and at least 3 other attentive souls carefully review, double-check the date, just to be on the safe side!

8. Send extra invites to your family and your fiance's. Order atleast an extra 50 invitations...It also leaves room for addressing errors. And don't forget to keep a few extra invites for yourself for the "memories" factor.

9. Get an invitation weighed at your post office to insure proper postage. Speak to the courier authorities to give the best deal for the bulk mail.

10. For colleagues and friends, use the wedding webpage as your invite. Send them the url of wedding webpage: its very convenient, personalised and perfectly acceptable.