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I can appreciate how some brides-to-be work hard to find cute vintage and recently retired themed stamps for mailing their save-the-dates and invitations. And I know sometimes the Postal Service sells stamps that go along with the theme of the wedding, making them a perfect fit for the invitation envelopes. I also think Zazzle stamps are so cute, and if they weren’t so expensive, I’d use them in a heartbeat.

In my case, I didn’t get too picky about the stamps and news from the Post Office weighed heavily in my decision to purchase one of the postage options I used.

With a RSVP reply date closely coinciding with the postage rate increase on May 11th, I figured it would just be easier on me and our guests if I used the Forever stamps for our response envelopes.

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Sure, they aren’t the prettiest or most unique design currently offered in postage, but knowing that using them would make it more likely my RSVPs would return to me was worth the aesthetic sacrifice. And, I didn’t waste money or have to use an extra stamp to clutter up the small, 4-bar size envelopes.

For Christmas this past year, I received five books of the Wedding Hearts stamps from my FMIL. What a great gift! She told me that she wasn’t sure what I would need for the invitations, but figured they could always be used for bridal shower thank you notes or for whatever else I would need. Lucky for me, the size and weight of our invitations met the requirements, so I was able to utilize my gift stamps.

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Our outside envelopes are green, so the Wedding Hearts stamps didn’t end up looking all that bad in the upper right corners.

And after receiving stamps as a gift, I think I may keep this idea in my head for any future bridal showers I attend. I would think any bride would be appreciative of a gift of two or three books of stamps, a nice writing pen and a set of thank you cards.

What factors played into the stamp selection for mailing your wedding stationery?