Maine wedding invitations often echo the setting, from coastal and nautical motifs to the rustic textures of a barn or foliage wedding. This guide covers choosing a stationer, printing methods and suite components, and when to order.
Invitobella, LLC is a Louisiana-based wedding stationer specializing in letterpressed and foil stamped heirloom wedding stationery including invitations, venue illustrations, and more.
From wedding websites and online invitations, Bliss & Bone offers "best in design" digital products. Our products are truly unique with a modern and fresh aesthetic that are wholly customizable. Manage and track RSVPs, follow-up with guests, provide real-time event updates and more!
I’m Hot and Fabulous creates elegant, customizable hand fans for weddings and events. Personalize with names, dates, or logos, and add your menu or ceremony program. A chic, reusable keepsake that keeps guests cool and can reduce single use paper day of. 💍🌿
Decide among custom, semi-custom, and ready-made before you shop. Custom builds a suite from scratch around your palette and a Maine-inspired motif; semi-custom adapts an existing template with your details and colors; ready-made is fastest and most economical. Ask any stationer to show printed samples, since screens flatten the texture of letterpress and foil.
Talk through your vision and budget openly, since a good stationer achieves a polished look through smart choices, foil on a single element, or digital printing dressed up with calligraphy. Ask which effects drive the price and which give the most impact for the money.
Match the suite's aesthetic to your celebration, whether coastal, rustic, or classic New England, and coordinate it with your Maine wedding stationery for day-of paper and your Maine online wedding invitations if you send digital save-the-dates.
Letterpress presses ink into thick cotton stock for a tactile, classic feel; flat printing is clean and versatile; foil stamping and engraving add shine and formality; calligraphy dresses up envelopes. Ask which methods a stationer produces in-house versus outsources, since that affects timeline and cost.
A complete suite is more than the invitation. It usually includes the main card, an RSVP card and envelope, a details or reception card, and often embellishments like vellum, belly bands, or a wax seal. For a Maine wedding, weight and texture can evoke the setting, from a smooth coastal look to a rustic, textured stock.
A details card earns its place for Maine's travel-heavy guest lists, carrying directions, ferry or shuttle notes, and lodging guidance for remote inns, Down East drives, or island venues that guests need to plan around.
Order invitations to arrive for mailing 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding, or 8 to 10 weeks for a destination Maine celebration where guests need lead time to book travel, ferries, and scarce summer lodging. Send save-the-dates 6 to 8 months ahead, earlier for peak-season dates.
Build in time to proof carefully, since a reprint costs both money and weeks, and Maine's short season keeps stationers busy. Order 10 to 15 percent extra invitations and envelopes to cover addressing errors and last-minute additions.
Confirm your stationer's production timeline before finalizing the guest list and wording, and coordinate the design across your paper suite so the invitation, day-of pieces, and website all feel like one cohesive set.
Assemble a complete mailing plan: outer and inner envelopes, addressing, postage that accounts for heavier or square suites, and RSVP return envelopes. Order extras for mistakes and late additions, and confirm your stationer's production timeline before you finalize the guest list, since Maine's short season keeps studios busy through the summer.
Order invitations to mail 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding, or 8 to 10 weeks for a destination Maine event where guests book travel and scarce summer lodging. Send save-the-dates 6 to 8 months ahead to allow for proofing and travel planning.
Custom builds a suite from scratch around your design and motif; semi-custom adapts an existing template with your colors and details for less time and cost. Ready-made is fastest. Choose based on budget, timeline, and how personalized you want the suite.
Maine guest lists are often travel-heavy, so a details card carrying directions, ferry or shuttle notes, and lodging guidance helps guests plan for remote inns, Down East drives, or island venues. It reduces questions and sets expectations early.
