10 Reasons Savvy Brides Choose Salutations for their Wedding Invitations

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If you’re a bride-to-be looking for stunning wedding invitations coupled with the most attentive customer service, stop looking around at other stationery shops and head directly to Salutations. I had the most wonderful time working with the ladies at Salutations! Holly, Melanie & Charity are all amazing: highly professional, incredibly knowledgeable and just fun. . . .”  ~ Lilly D.

1. Savvy brides know it’s smart to work with the experts.

At Salutations, we are passionate about wedding invitations. It’s what we do, and we do it very well.

The world of wedding invitations and wedding etiquette is foreign to most people ~ and why shouldn’t it be? Given that you’ll likely only do this once, there’s no need to study up on all of the various printing methods, or the many rules and requirements of etiquette to be sure that you don’t commit any embarrassing faux pas or offend any guests.

Our invitation consultants are experts in all aspects of wedding invitations and are happy to share their expertise to help you navigate the process of creating your wedding invitations.

We’ll help you create an invitation that your friends will envy and your Aunt Fannie will approve!

2. Savvy brides love to be treated like royalty.

You deserve a “Wow!” customer experience. You are preparing for one of the biggest days of your life and it’s a big deal!

Picture this: You arrive for your appointment and are greeted warmly by people who are happy to see you. You are offered a glass of champagne and your dedicated invitation consultant presents you with a personalized gift {one that you can actually use!}. You are seated in our custom ordering area, where your invitation consultant reviews with you what she learned about your event from the Wedding Questionnaire that you completed earlier. Based on your needs and desires, she shares with you some ideas that she’s pulled together, as well as information about printing methods, design options, pricing ~ anything and everything you’d like to know. You start to realize that Salutations is really different. And this is just the beginning . . . .

Our reputation is built on providing friendly, personalized service that is second to none. We listen to what you like and want, and help you to make that a reality.

For us, helping to create your wedding invitation is not a transaction ~ it’s the beginning of a relationship. We feel very fortunate to count the brides we’ve helped as our friends.

We love what we do and we have fun doing it. Why shouldn’t you have fun planning your day?

3. Savvy brides know 100% money-back guarantee = 100% worry-free

If for any reason your invitations are not produced as ordered, they will be fixed. If the problem cannot be fixed for some reason, we will take back the invitations and refund your money in full.

We are your front line for resolving any issues that may arise through the process. In fact, in the occasional instance when we have had an order come in wrong, we have had the issue resolved and the order reproduced without the customer even realizing there was ever an issue.

We are neurotic about details and you have enough to worry about. Let us handle the troubleshooting for you ~ that’s what we’re here for!

4. Savvy brides want an extensive selection of high-quality lines and styles.

Owner Holly Bretschneider has spent the better part of the last decade hand-selecting the very best manufacturers and invitation lines. Early in the life of the business, she dropped lines that did not meet Salutations’ quality standards.

Today, she has developed an eye for a high-quality line {the lower quality lines don’t even get in the door} and has nurtured and developed deep, strong relationships with her current manufacturers.

What this means for you is that you can confidently work with Salutations, knowing that you will find the best designs and quality available in a variety of price ranges.

You will not need to waste your time sifting through a bunch of coal to find the diamonds ~ we’ve already found them for you.

5. Savvy brides want invitations that will fit their budgets.

Our price range varies from a low of $300 for 100 invitations to $3,000 or more for 100 invitations, with the average around $1,500 for 100 invitations, envelopes and reply sets. {This represents a range from a digitally printed flat card on up through a letterpressed or engraved invitation with all the bells and whistles.}

We will never be the low-price leader, nor do we aspire to be ~ we don’t care to be in a race to the bottom.

If your first question is “What is your cheapest wedding invitation?”, we are not the place for you.

If you feel that invitations don’t matter and “people just throw them away”, we are not the place for you.

However, if you recognize that your invitation is the first glimpse that your guests will have into your wedding day and that first impressions make a big difference, now you’re speaking our language.

That being said, know that we are not more expensive because we’re a boutique {we’re just more fun and friendly!}. Our prices are not any higher {and are often lower than} what you’d find at other stores, at a larger chain, or even online.

We have worked with many brides on a limited budget to help them achieve the invitation of their dreams by showing them ways to cut costs {another little side benefit of that expertise we were mentioning}.

A word about price-matching: Occasionally, we hear of a stationery retailer who offers across-the-board discounts on custom invitations. First, for the quality lines that we carry, this type of discounting often violates the retailer’s agreement with the manufacturer. Second, retailers cannot operate for long by discounting like this ~ it’s often the first sign of a business in trouble and in desperate need for cash flow. At Salutations, we take our relationships with our manufacturers very seriously and we plan to be around for a very long time. We would not be able to provide the type of service and products that we offer if we were to start matching these discounts. We do, however, participate in all manufacturer-sponsored promotions and are happy to pass those savings on to you. These promotions are advertised in our store and on our Facebook page.

6. Savvy brides love a full-service, one-stop shopping experience.

For anything that involves paper and personalized items for your wedding, we’ve got you covered.

From engagement party invitations, save-the-date cards, wedding invitations and enclosures, to programs, reception accessories {menus, escort cards, place cards, table cards}, favors, welcome kits, thank-you notes, and wedding party gifts, we do it all.

We offer every printing method available, and a myriad of different card stock options. We also offer custom design and calligraphy services.

Why waste time going to multiple places and trying to explain your vision over and over? We make it easy and fun to get it all done, exactly as you want it, in one place.

7. Savvy brides only want to work with businesses who will be around tomorrow and who have the best reviews.

We know that you may have seen some of your favorite stores closing their doors in recent months. You have enough to think about without worrying whether you will have to start the process all over with a new stationer or, worse, risk losing your deposits.

We want you to put aside any worries you may have about Salutations’ plans. We are stable and we are here to stay. Most of our employees have been with us an average of three years {that’s a lifetime in retail and service businesses!} ~ they’re having too much fun to go anywhere either.

Don’t just take our word for it

Your experience at Salutations is unlike any other wedding invitation boutique, store, website or studio that you will find. This may be hard to believe if you have not worked with us before. So, don’t just take our word for it.

We want you to feel comfortable working with us from the outset.

Familiarize yourself with who we are and what we do to be sure that it’s a good fit. Read the Special Reports that we make available to you on our website. Spend time on our website. Look at the exclusive and high-quality lines that we represent to see if they are a good match.

Read all of the accolades from happy brides and other customers who have had exceptional experiences with Salutations. Read the reviews of Salutations on WeddingWire and Yelp.

8. Savvy brides look for businesses that follow up, follow through, and help keep them on track.

At Salutations, we say what we do and do what we say.

We explain the entire process from start to finish. Once your order is placed, we follow up with the manufacturer to be sure that everything is moving along smoothly. We inform you when your order has shipped and when you can expect it to arrive.

You can rest assured that, once you place your order with us, we will keep you informed of its progress along the way.

We provide you with a timeline for ordering the various stationery pieces that go along with a wedding and send you reminders when these dates are approaching.

We stay on top of the deadlines so that you don’t have to. This way, you won’t miss an important date or be forced to pay rush fees and expedited shipping to get what you want.

Most of our brides and wedding planners think this is one of our best services!

We know you’re busy ~ let us “sweat the small stuff!”

9. Savvy brides love making purchases that give back.

At Salutations, our mission is grounded in a framework of the “triple bottom-line” principle: people, planet, and profits. Most of our products {in fact, all new products brought in after January 1, 2011} must make a positive impact on people or the planet in some way.

You can double ~ or even triple ~ your positive impact by purchasing products that are eco-friendly and/or people-positive, and that are made by companies who contribute to charitable causes. Think of it ~ purchasing something that you love and making a difference in the lives of others.

10. Savvy brides love the chance to get their wedding invitations for free.

Yes, you read that right. You will have the opportunity to get your wedding invitations for free.

At Salutations, the heart of our success is the business that we receive from referrals by our happy customers.

Don’t you love it when you can connect one of your friends to a great business and not worry about how it will turn out? With our unique referral program, if you refer six people who order their wedding invitations from Salutations within a year of your wedding, we will write a check to you for the money that you spent on your wedding invitations. {The sooner you place your order, the more time you will have to make those referrals!}

Seriously, who does that? We do!

Come on in and join the fun

Once you’ve satisfied yourself that Salutations is the one and only place that you want to work with when creating your wedding invitations and accessories, then call or email us to schedule an appointment. But don’t wait too long ~ appointment slots are limited and fill up quickly.