You’re getting married and you’ve chosen a date, but you aren’t sure of the location. So far, the only place you’ve been able to find that is free on that date is your Aunt Minnie’s local bingo hall and it really isn’t your dream place. You want to hold out for a better location, but you’re afraid all of your friends and family will commit to other events if you don’t send out wedding invitations. Should you just settle for the bingo hall and try to disguise it with a ton of decorations so you can mail off the invitations?

Actually, if you’ve been looking at Vistaprint’s invitation choices, you may have noticed that you can also choose announcements. One of those announcements is a simple “Save the Date” card, which is ideal for a couple that has a date in mind for the wedding, but isn’t sure of the location. When you send out these cards, you still have a chance to have a wedding in a place that doesn’t bring orthopedic shoes and blue hair to mind, but your loved ones will know that you need them to keep the wedding day free while you are hunting for the perfect location.

You only need to put your return address on 500 invitations to a big wedding bash. No problem. You may never be able to uncurl your fingers to let go of the pen when you are done, but youll get the job done. Hmm. Didnt you see an option for making address stamps when you were browsing through VistaPrints invitation designs?

With the future of your fingers at stake, you check out the options. As someone who is going to be sending a large quantity of letters, invitations, or announcements over the next few years, you are definitely interested in investing in address stamps. The only reason youre hesitating is that youre wondering if your rubber stamp will hold up under the workout you plan to give it.

Actually, an address stamp is able to make hundreds of clear, crisp address images with no sign of wear. In fact, these stamps hold up so well under heavy use that most people will only have to replace their stamps if they move to a new address! If the image does stop being extremely sharp, simply check to see if the stamp needs to be cleaned. If so, gently wipe off any fuzz. If not, you may need to re-ink the stamp pad.

You’re putting together a bridal shower for the bride’s wedding. There are so many things to remember, like letting people know where to view the gift registry and deciding on a place to hold the party. Luckily, with VistaPrint, the bridal shower invitations will practically make themselves. However, you do want to be sure you include all the information the guests will need. To be sure the invitations are perfect, you should:

• Check all the facts at least twice to make sure that you have the details right. You don’t want guests showing up the day before the celebration takes place because of a typo!
• Be sure to note any special instructions, such as whether guests should bring a gag gift.
• Consider including a sheet of paper that lists a few ideas for gifts the bride has included in the bridal registry for guests who are not happy with the thought of using technology to view the registry. Make sure they are items that the bride could use several of. For example, if she is hoping for 12 place settings of a very nice china pattern, it won’t matter if several people buy a setting as a gift without checking the registry.

Custom printed sticky notes are a great giveaway to promote a business, since few people turn down a pack of these handy little notepads. However, there are so many other things you can do with the versatile little sticky note. Why not think outside the box and consider sticky notes with some of these custom messages:

• I love you. With this printed message, the busy executive can be romantic, caring, or sensitive, while only using seconds of valuable time. Leave instant love notes on your sleeping spouse’s pillow when you need to dash off to work or as a surprise tucked into a lunch bag.
• Clean this, please. Nag at high speed with sticky notes that have this message. Slap the notes on the fridge, the microwave door or the bathroom mirror as you dash around getting ready for work in the morning. When your teens stagger out of bed at noon, there will be chore reminders they can’t possibly overlook on the items that need to be cleaned.
• Trash, keep, or donate. These notes can help you organise even the most overwhelmingly cluttered room. Simply slap a note on that hideous throw pillow, circle the word donate: and move on to the next item. Your helpers can grab the item and toss it in the appropriate pile.

You keep hearing that you need an online presence for your new business, but you have to wonder if a small business website can really make a difference. After all, if everyone who starts a business has a website, it isn’t like people are going to be flocking to your online store in droves, right? Actually, while it is true that creating a site for your business doesn’t necessarily mean a huge influx of visitors will start as soon as the online business goes live, websites are a necessity for almost every business in today’s high tech world.

When most people with a home computer have a question about a business, they head straight for their favorite search engine. Whether someone wants to get your phone number to call to check on item availability, needs to check your hours to be sure you are open, or would like to get directions to the business location, that potential customer will assume he or she can get the answers from the store website.

If you dont want to create an elaborate site and don’t have any interest in selling products, you can use a website hosting service like Vistaprint to easily create a basic site that contains answers to most questions about your business in less than 24 hours.

You’ve got your first real job and you want everyone to know. Well, everyone except your Cousin Freddie, who would just want to borrow some money. You’ve decided to use VistaPrint to create announcements about your new job, but now you need a few pointers to help you get started. To make a new job announcement you can be proud of, try these suggestions:

• 1. Choose announcements that have a similar new beginnings theme. Business announcements and graduation announcements are both easily altered to make an announcement about a new job. Use the advanced editing feature to tweak the layout or change colors to make the design suit your theme and style.
• 2. Coordinate your announcements to match your business cards and include a business card complete with your new title in the announcement envelopes. This way, doting friends and family members can refer to the card to get the title right when they are bragging to that kid who bullied you in school about how well you are doing.
• 3. Consider shopping for coordinating letterhead paper, return address labels and other professional stationary needs at the same time. This way, you won’t have to struggle to remember which fonts or colors you used when you need these supplies at a later date.