Each wedding is special, and there’s always a group of vendors who have worked hard to make your Special Day just right. This time, we chatted with Basic Invite and they’ve got some great advice! Read on for more!
How did you get your start in the event business?
While planning a wedding of his own, founder, Brock Bacik, realized there weren’t too many options when it came to wedding invitations. He and his wife were looking tirelessly for what they had in mind, but settled once they realized their options were limited. So in 2006, he decided to start Basic Invite in hopes of giving future couples more of a selection and not only a selection, but options to customize for an even more personal touch.
What do you love most about being in the event/wedding business?
Helping brides and couples with their wedding planning. It’s nice to give people from all over the country and the world the option to design wedding stationery online from the comfort of their home. Basic Invite brings such a convenience to the industry that our customers love. We also enjoy working with our customers one-on-one. When a customer is designing their invitation they are able to purchase customer assistance which allows them one of our in-house editors to work directly with them on customizing their invites until they are perfect.
If a bride is considering a theme for her wedding, what is your best recommendation for incorporating a theme?
We offer so many designs – over 200 wedding invitation sets and we have more than 180 custom colors. So, we are all about incorporating a theme. We usually tell our brides to incorporate their wedding colors in their invitation or choose a style that goes with the theme of their wedding. We have tons of options from rustic to romantic and traditional to modern. It’s not hard for a bride to incorporate their theme flawlessly while designing with us and it seems to help them get a better overall feel for the rest of their planning process with decor and such.
What approach do you advise in order to yield an amazing looking and tasteful event?
We think incorporating wedding colors is a very tasteful way to create a personalized design. We also like to let our brides know that just because we have so many customization options, it doesn’t mean they need to use all of them on one single invite. Sometimes less is more! We are huge fans of our gold and silver foil invitations. Often, we suggest our brides stick with a traditional calligraphy design and add a bit of gold or silver foil to the font – like their names or the location and date. This helps add a classy and timeless touch to what is already a beautiful piece of stationery.
When people inquire about your services, what can they expect?
They can expect exactly what they are looking for out of a wedding stationery company. Since we are based solely online our customers have a lot of control as far as creative process, time spent on the process, and how much interaction and communication they have with us. Obviously, our brides never have that face-to-face interaction that some need for peace of mind, but at the same time that is a relief for others who simply can’t take that extra time or don’t want to. Our services are created with ease of process for our customers in mind. One bride could spend an hour shopping, customizing, and purchasing while another could spend weeks going back and forth with our production team making sure every single detail is exactly how they want it. You get what you want out of your experience with us and we are always here to help!
What is your best advice to avoid planning stress for any special event?
Start early! Plan ahead! This is always our biggest piece of advice for brides and customers in general. It is always better to be safe than sorry. We will always do what we can to make a time crunch work for a bride, but starting early and planning ahead will take stress off everyone involved and make for the best experience and best product we can offer.
What wonderful advice! Check out Basic Invite and their services now!
