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The following was contributed by Ericka Kammerer
Start by placing your invitation face-up in front of you.
If you want to use the tissues, place the tissue over the writing. The tissues are
absolutely not necessary--they were originally packing material used when engraving inks
were oily and wouldn't have dried by the time they were shipped, so the tissues kept the
inks from smudging until they dried. They were *supposed* to be removed before assembling
the invitation for mailing. However, over time, using the tissues has become
"proper," so you're welcome to use them if you would like. If you have printed
your own invitations on your own printer, you might find that the tissues do indeed serve
a purpose--printer inks often *do* smudge during mailing.
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Layer the
enclosures on top of the invitation in order of size, with the largest enclosure nearest
the invitations.
Enclosures are placed on the pile writing-side up.
Enclosures with accompanying envelopes (like R.S.V.P. cards) should be tucked under the
flap on the envelope (so the triangle covers part of the writing on the card) and then
placed on the pile with the partially covered writing on the card face up (and
consequently, the writing on the front of the envelope face down).
If your invitations are the sort that needs to be folded in half to fit into the envelope,
you fold the invitation from top to bottom, with the writing on the inside. Enclosures go
inside this second fold (the first fold is the one that turns the invitation into a little
"booklet" shape).
- Pick up
the pile in your right hand. Pick up the inner envelope in your left hand. Stuff the pile
into the envelope with the first fold of the invitation at the *bottom* of the inner
envelope, and with the writing on the invitation facing the *back* of the inner envelope
- Put
the inner envelope in your right hand and turn it over so the writing on the inner
envelope is facing you. Stuff the inner envelope into the outer envelope with the bottom
of the inner envelope to the bottom of the outer envelope and the front of the inner
envelope facing the *back* of the outer envelope.
The purpose of this whole elaborate scheme is to ensure
that when your invitees receive the invitation, they open the outer envelope and
immediately encounter the inner envelope with the writing facing them as they withdraw the
inner envelope. Then, when they flip the inner envelope over and pull out the invitation
itself, the enclosures are on top (so they won't get lost hidden in a fold somewhere) and
the writing on the invitation will be in the appropriate orientation for them to read
without twisting it about.
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