The Knot Wedding Shop

Wanted to post a great coupon code from The Knot Wedding Shop, for 20% off. Use Coupon code TKDEC20. Lots of really cute and inexpensive favors and bridal party gifts for anyone looking!
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Now Offering Letterpress Invitations!

JDK Invitations is proud to now offer letterpress invitations, the most beautiful and elegant (in our opinion!) of all wedding invitations. It is also the oldest printing process. Letterpress invitations use a special cotton paper specially made for this process and when ink is printed on the paper, an indention is made. Make an appointment with us today to discuss your invitation project. You will see that our pricing is much better than online retailers selling letterpress invitations. See you soon!

Dawn and Wilbur

Here's a Sneak Peek at the sample we just finished for Dawn and Wilbur. It is a triple layer invitation with a custom monogram design. The colors used are pewter (bottom layer), our opal/red paisley pattern, and a peach printed layer. All of the papers are metallic and the inks are pewter and black.

December JDK Special

For any custom invitation orders of 100 or more made in the month of December, get Free (yes FREE) Computerized Calligraphy for your outer envelopes. Contact us soon to make a consultation and take advantage of this great offer - value for 100 invitations = $75.00!

Brittany and Jon

Here are some photos of the invitation we did for Brittany and Jon. Brittany is my husband’s cousin, so we were the stationer of choice! They will be having a winter wedding in Sellersburg, Indiana. I met with Brittany to go over selections, and she loved the pocket invitations. Her colors were royal blue and silver with a snowflake theme. She first picked out a silver square pocket, which I had printed with snowflakes. We found a beautiful sapphire linen stock that was almost the exact same color as Brittany’s bridesmaid dresses, it was perfect! Then I topped everything off with silver foil printing, our first project using this to-date! Brittany got tons of compliments from all her guests, which makes me very happy!

Invitation Etiquette

Q: How many invitations should be sent if 2 people (or more) live in the same home?
A: If the 2 people are a couple and not married, it is perfectly acceptable to send 1 invitation that is addressed to both. Their names need to be in alphabetical order on seperate lines. BUT, if the people are just roommates or a parent with a child over 18, they should be sent 2 separate invitations.

Gift Registry Faux Pas

Here is a question I suprisingly get asked a lot:

Can I Include my Gift Registry on my Invitation?"


The answer is "NO!" The mention of gifts should NEVER  be included anywhere on your wedding invitation. Registry information can be spread by word of mouth (guests usually ask the couple or their parents where the couple is registered at). It is considered rude to include this information on the invitation or on an insert card. Sometimes its gift enough just to have those guests spend your special day with you. The only place where it is not a faux pas to add registry information is on your bridal shower invitation. This is because the bridal shower's purpose is to "shower" the bride with gifts. But don't worry, guests always (ok, not ALWAYS) bring gifts to your wedding, they might even give money! It's actually a faux pas NOT to bring a gift to a wedding, unless that person paid for part of the wedding.