Getting engaged and planning a wedding is an exciting time full of new experiences. One thing that’s often overlooked is that just the basic act of hiring professional service providers could be new for many young couples. Learning how to work with a a wedding invitation designer, florist, rental companies, trades, etc. is a brand new experience and takes a little time to get the hang of it.
After 16 years of providing custom wedding stationery all over the world, we have a pretty good handle on helping couples move through the wedding paper process smoothly and efficiently. While we do our best on our side, there are definitely things that the couple can do to make the whole experience run seamlessly.
So, what does that mean?
5 Tips on Working with a Wedding Invitation Designer
Feedback is an important part of this process. Providing your feedback in a way that is easy to understand for your customer wedding stationery studio will make a huge difference in how long the process takes.
1. Be specific.
Vague feedback is very difficult for the design team to work through and often will result in a delay.
Examples of vague feedback:
- “I don’t know, something just feels off”
- “Can I see some more options?”
- “I don’t like that font.”
Examples of better feedback:
- “Something about this isn’t working for me, and I think perhaps it’s the color. Can you try more of a sky blue like the attached?”
- “I think I want to change the direction. Could you provide 3 new options that are more classic fonts and design elements?”
- “This font is fussier than I’d like it to be – could we look at some scripts with fewer swirls that are easier to read?”
a custom wedding invitation suite for a wedding in Savannah, Georgia designed by Dodeline Design.
2. Gather the group’s feedback BEFORE replying.
When mom, mother-in-law, groom, bride, and wedding planner are all on the email thread, it’s very confusing for the design team to know what to do. Often, each person offers feedback that conflicts with something someone else said.
Designate ONE person to provide the feedback and decide what that should be amongst yourselves before you do so. It will GREATLY improve the efficiency of the process.
3. When you send images, say what you like about them.
Inspiration images are great and so helpful! However, there’s usually a lot going on in each flat lay, so the wedding invitation designer needs to know what you like about it. Was it just the ink color? The whole thing? Just that one cute reply card? Again, being specific is important.
4. Are you open to ideas, or are you pretty set on your vision?
Some clients like when their custom wedding stationery company gets creative with alternative options and ideas, and others seem to see that as the company not following their directions.
Be upfront and clear with the design team: do you want to explore lots of fun possibilities, or are you very confident in your vision and just want to make that happen?
5. A somewhat related note: please, don’t use AI.
We get it – AI seems like such an easy way to just generate some art or show us your changes quickly. But what most people don’t realize is that AI is quite literally stealing the work of living, breathing, human artists. When you upload art and proposals to AI, it is learning their style and using it to create further art without compensation or consideration for the people involved.
Personally, we feel like humans never needed robots that made art for them – isn’t art one of the joys of life? – and would much prefer it focus on solving medical issues and hunger and maybe even folding laundry.
In Conclusion
We hope you find this post helpful, whether you are a Dodeline client or not! If you’re just beginning your search for the perfect wedding invitation designer, we hope you’ll check us out. You can peruse the gallery to see some of our work or reach out to us to set up a chat. We’d love to hear about your plans for the big day!
Leave a Reply