If you’re tying the knot in January, February or March- it’s time to order your wedding invitations!

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If you’re getting married in November or December- it’s time to order programs and table stationery for your event!

Brides love the “no folds, no fuss” clutch style of our Claudia Pocket Invitation! All of your accessory pieces can be tucked neatly inside the pocket, conveniently placed on the reverse of your invitation. Add a gorgeous design, such as a watermark monogram and you have the perfect invitation for any season!

This classic Claudia Pocket Invitation and accessory pieces are shown with a black matte pocket, white paper, tropical pink ink and black ink.

The Claudia Pocket Invitation comes standard with the following:

• Clutch pocket in choice of paper color
• Invitation in choice of paper color, fonts, motif and two ink colors
• Two accessory cards – middle and large
• Matching reply postcard printed on both sides
• Inner / outer envelope with return address printing on the back flap of the outer envelope in black ink
• Two complimentary proofs of each item ordered

What’s New?

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This October is extra special- NBCAM is celebrating 25 years of awareness, education, and empowerment!

To support and promote breast cancer awareness, TGK wants you to THINK PINK!

For the next 2 weeks (until the end of the month) all pink orders will receive a 10% discount with a charitable match! That means that TGK will donate 10% to a breast cancer charity, and you get 10% off your pink order!

A pink order is one that contains one or more of the following:

• pink ink
• pink paper
• pink ribbon
• pink embellishments

Use coupon code thinkpink10 during checkout to apply your discount! Exclusions apply.

ALSO, to kick off the upcoming holiday season, TGK is offering:

• FREE personalized holiday cards with wedding invitation purchases over $750! Use coupon code free-holiday09 during check-out!

Click here for more details on our October Promotion! Exclusions apply.

Did You Know?

Thanks to our donation (made possible by our March promotion and YOUR green orders) to Best Friend Pet Adoption, we are now the proud Warm Hearts, Cold Noses sponsor of Sally! Isn’t she sweet?!

Q: I’m working on the wording of my reply card and I’m having trouble deciding what to include. What is considered proper wording for reply cards?

A: We know that reply cards can be confusing and we’re happy to help! The modern reply card is intended to provide brides with an easy way to ascertain an accurate head count.

But the typical format of this accessory piece often poses questions, especially for couples who haven’t seen a formal reply card until they get married themselves. The gold standard for reply cards is a version of:

M ………………………………………………….

……… Accepts with Pleasure

……… Declines with Regret

The “M” provides a prompt for the guest to write either “Mr,” “Mrs,” or “Miss” and then their name and the names of any guests.

Here at TGK, we’ve created dozens of variations on the reply card; some falling in line with the “traditional” standard, and many offering a new take on this accessory piece. To give you some inspiration, here are just a few examples of the creative ways some of our customers have approached the reply card:

1. A New Approach to Classic Etiquette

“Please respond by June 7, 2009” … followed by a blank space for guests to fill in with their own personal note.

A nod to the truly traditional handwritten-note approach, but with the modern twist of providing the note card and envelope for the guests!

2. Adapting Modern Manners

Guest Names: ....................................................................

........... Will Attend

........... Will Not Attend

Eliminating the “M” and getting a bit more to the point is another popular style.

3. Getting Creative!

Replacing “Will / Will Not Attend” with more creative language is a new trend that allows the couple to express their individuality.

............ Will be the first one out on the dance floor!

............ Will be missing all the fun