Sunday, July 19, 2009

Hand Canceling v. Not Hand Canceling

With so many brides ordering gorgeous invitations from Ink Loves Paper, I've found that after we've completed their order they have questions about mailing. During our invitation creation process, I guide each one of my clients so that they are able to have an invitation that works within their budget, but yet one that is beautiful and most suited for them and their occasion...that includes postage and how to mail.

You may chose hand canceling for several reasons: the item they are mailing are too bulky or thick to run through the post office machines (this includes invitations that are embellished with crystals, ribbons or mailed in boxes).

In the mailroom, the post office clerk "hand-stamps" each of your invites with their post office mark, thus avoiding the need to quickly run it through the machines. A nice thing about hand canceling is that it doesn't crinkle your invites and the USPS marks on the side of your stamp rather on top. So for you brides using personalized mailing stamps, your image isn't stamped over.

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