Convenience
The existence of online stationery sites has made creating such a wonderful gift easy and affordable. Brides and grooms feel comfortable perusing the stationery choices, creating various customized samples on screen, choosing their favorite and requesting a sample, all free of charge. If the sample meets the couple's standards, they can customize and order a boxed set of stationery or note cards for each member of the wedding party.
Efficiency
This online process is enormously efficient, since it can be done day or night from any computer with an Internet connection. Color pictures of the stationery are provided to give couples a very close idea of the look of the products they'll receive. The deal is cinched when the actual sample arrives in the mail a few days later. Gone are the days of backing and forthing to the stationery store to view proofs, a particularly irksome process if one is ordering stationery in many different names.
Unity
Ordering stationery as gifts for your entire wedding party is a way to unify the gift-giving process. By this I mean that both the bride and groom can thank the entire wedding party for their participation in this joyous celebration. The groom is now part of the big thank you being sent to the bridesmaids, and the bride is part of the groomsmen's acknowledgment. And in an era when both bridesmaids are as likely to be his friends as hers and vice versa, this
bridal party gift could be even more appropriate. Another beauty of this gift idea is that it is so very customizable and can be personalized for each attendant. The couple can also be flexible with the style of stationery they give: the bride can select notes or paper she knows her attendants would love, and the groom can select a style his attendants will appreciate.
Tradition
Many couples struggle to stay within a budget while still finding gifts that will please their attendants. Something personal, something engraved. Where is that shot glass with my name on it? Who knows? But I do know just where the paper is. This particular gift felt so very personal. In the world of electronic communication, I receive dozens of emails every day. And my voice mail works just perfectly. It's all very efficient, but in the end, it's all rather soulless. When I write a letter on my ivory stock, my scrawl coursing across the page, I feel I'm creating something permanent, something intimate and enduring. When I open the mailbox to find a personal letter on nice stationery amid all the bills, the excitement builds. The art of letter writing lives!
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