Enclosure cards are an important part of your invitation ensemble, as they provide additional information about your ceremony and help with your wedding planning. Many invitation styles offer enclosure cards designed to coordinate with the look of the invitation for a fully coordinated stationery ensemble. Decide which enclosure cards you will need, based on the style of your celebration. Enclosure cards may include:

• Reception cards, which can be used to inform guests about the celebration after the ceremony and to invite special guests to other wedding-related events such as a wedding day brunch or gift opening party
• Response cards and printed envelopes – to make it easy for your guests to reply to your invitation. It is advisable to include a “reply-by” date on the response card
• At home cards, which can be included in the invitation to inform guests of your address after the wedding. They are also useful for announcing the bride’s name after the wedding if she will not be taking her husbands last name or will be using a hyphenated name

• Informal notes with matching blank envelopes, which are printed with your name or monogram and are used to write thank you notes for shower and wedding. The cards can also be used for other correspondence
• Wedding announcements – to announce your wedding to those that you did not invite to the wedding
• Programs, which outline the details of your ceremony and are distributed to your guests. These can be personalized in a variety of ways and can be simple or elaborate
• Napkins
• Calling Cards
• Scrolls
• Bookmarks