Wedding stationery for UK couples: compare proof and reprint costs

Compare Ink & Heart, ABCD Weddings and Wonder Wedding Stationery on proof allowances, approval cut-offs and reprint responsibility before choosing—not on design alone. Ink & Heart includes three amendment rounds, then charges £20 per round; ABCD starts printing immediately after final approval and payment. [1][4]

Compare proof rounds, approval and reprints

Where a term is unknown below, the cited page does not state it. Get the missing terms in writing before authorising print.

Ink & Heart

• Proof allowance and amendment cost: Three review/amendment rounds are included; each additional round costs £20. [1]
• Approval cut-off: Final approval is irreversible once the order has been sent to print. [1]
• Reprint responsibility: A reprint required for an error found after customer approval and printing is charged as a new order; for an Ink & Heart-caused error, it promises to try to resolve matters fully and swiftly, but the cited FAQ does not state a fixed remedy or cost allocation. [1]

ABCD Weddings

Proof allowance and amendment cost: unknown from the cited FAQ; approval cut-off: no alterations after final-proof approval and final-invoice payment, because printing starts immediately; reprint responsibility: customers must check individually printed guest-name spellings, but supplier-error responsibility and costs are unknown from that FAQ. [4]

Wonder Wedding Stationery

Proof allowance and amendment cost: standard allowances and ordinary amendment charges are unknown from the cited delivery page; approval cut-off: delivery timings start at design approval, but the irreversible change cut-off is unknown; reprint responsibility: responsibility and charges for approved errors are also unknown from that page. [2]

Ink & Heart gives an explicit price for extra proof rounds. [1] That answers one comparison question, not every correction scenario: obtain the remaining terms before committing.

Get the full price and correction terms in writing

Request an itemised quote covering quantities, design work, amendments, envelopes and delivery—not only the stationery price.

• Ink & Heart: Envelopes cost extra, tracked shipping for main orders is £15, and significant wording-driven layout changes may attract an additional design fee. Its FAQ says personalised orders cannot be returned. The minimum order quantity is 30, a 50% deposit is payable once you approve the quote, and an order can be cancelled only if you notify Ink & Heart within 24 hours of placing it. [1]
• ABCD Weddings: A non-refundable deposit is required before design begins; its terms say made-to-order work cannot be returned or cancelled once printing starts. A £15 sample pack, including postage, is deducted from a subsequent order. [4]
• Wonder Wedding Stationery: Its express service costs £40 for orders up to £200 or £80 for orders over £200, and covers queue priority, fast-tracked amendments and tracked express delivery. Without express, UK delivery is free (untracked), £9 for standard tracked or £15 for priority tracked. [2]

Ask who pays for customer-approved errors, supplier production errors and changes requested after approval. Record the charge—or how it will be calculated—and the proposed remedy separately from the original order total.

Approve household and guest quantities separately

Check quantities by item. ABCD suggests one save-the-date, invitation or thank-you card per household, couple or family—not automatically one per guest. [4] Keep individually named items separate and reconcile them against the final guest list.

Decide how menus and orders of service will be shared. ABCD suggests one per two guests or one each; Wedding Invites describes orders of service per guest or couple, and menus per guest or table. These are options, not universal rules. [4][5]

Use a quantity worksheet for each item:

• Counting basis: household, named guest, shared pair or table.
• Approved quantity: including agreed spare copies.
• Names/file version: identify the exact guest list approved for print.

Match these quantities to the quote before approval rather than assuming spare copies are included.

Check samples and typography separately

Ink & Heart supplies watermarked digital PDF proofs, not printed proofs. Its non-personalised, collection-specific sample boxes contain component examples; custom-colour boxes include a swatch card, and envelope swatches plus a full-size standard envelope are supplied. [1] Check physical choices separately from the personalised PDF.

For the screen check:

• Read wording, dates and addresses.
• Inspect typography and line breaks.
• Check guest names against the approved list.
• Compare styling across the suite.

Ink & Heart allows text customisation and some alternative fonts, but significant wording-driven layout changes may attract a design fee. [1] Settle longer wording before fine-tuning the layout.

Work backwards from delivery

Wonder’s quoted delivery times start at design approval, not order placement. It sends a digital proof within one business day of receiving wording; approval before 3pm is estimated to mean printing the next business day, followed by dispatch that day or the following day. [2]

Wonder says delivery estimates are not guarantees, and Saturday delivery cannot be confirmed in advance. Its express service includes same-day proofing when wording arrives during business hours, depending on what time it is sent, but does not guarantee arrival. [2] Keep proofing, printing, dispatch and receipt as separate milestones.

ABCD Weddings sends digital proofs about a week after order for a customised house collection, or two to three weeks for a bespoke design. Printing and embellishment take two to three weeks after proof approval, and delivery three to five working days after dispatch. [4]

As a planning benchmark, Weddings Hub suggests ordering invitations 14–16 weeks before the wedding and on-the-day items 4–6 weeks before, with receipt and checking of the latter 2–3 weeks before. This is editorial guidance, not a supplier promise. [3]

Request dates for wording submission, approval, dispatch and expected receipt, plus a response if timing slips. Set the RSVP deadline around the venue or caterer’s requirements: Ink & Heart, ABCD Weddings and Wedding Invites offer differing generic timings. [1][4][5]

What to confirm with each provider

The cited pages leave these further terms unstated:

• Ink & Heart: base stationery and sample-box prices, the applicable extra-layout fee and the fixed remedy for a supplier-caused error. [1]
• ABCD Weddings: deposit amount, guest-name fee, shipping price and minimum quantity, alongside the proof and reprint gaps above. [4]
• Wonder Wedding Stationery: stationery prices, minimum quantity, cancellation/refund terms and guest-data handling, alongside the proof and reprint gaps above. [2]

Send one written sign-off

Ask the supplier to acknowledge the agreed details before authorising production:

• Proof: approved filename, version and date; wording, typography, names and addresses checked.
• Physical order: paper, finish, colours, envelopes and quantities by household, guest, table or item.
• Charges and changes: itemised total, remaining payment, amendment allowance, extra charges, change cut-off and responsibility for customer-approved versus supplier-caused errors.
• Delivery: address, approval deadline, estimated dispatch and receipt dates, and any expressly agreed guarantee.
• Guest data: file-transfer method, access, deletion timing and permission to publish images.

Ink & Heart says its samples use fictional details and personal information is obscured in social-media images posted after guests receive invitations. [1] Ask separately how the supplier will handle the guest files for your order.

References

1. FAQs — Ink & Heart Studio (inkandheart.co.uk)
2. Wedding Stationery Delivery Times & Options | Wonder Wedding Stationery (wonderweddingstationery.co.uk)
3. Wedding Stationery Guide UK | Weddings Hub (weddingshub.co.uk)
4. FAQs | Wedding Stationery and Personalised prints (abcd-weddings.co.uk)
5. UK Wedding Stationery Etiquette Guide 2025 | Expert Advice (weddinginvites.co)