Beginning May 12th the Post Office is raising rates on their stamps for the second consecutive year from 41 cents to 42 cents. The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after the rate increase takes effect. Other rates are going up as well so depending on the size of your wedding invitations, you should check with the postal service so you’re not surprised when it comes time to mail them out.

My advice is to think about using online RSVP to help save money on your postal costs. I realize that not all family members are able to use the internet to RSVP, so two ideas are to either just send RSVP cards to those specific family members or simply call them. No reason you or your parents can’t just call certain family members.