Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Postage Rates Going Up Again

In case you are not up on the latest USPS news, they are once again raising the price for a first-class postage stamp from $0.42 to $0.44 effective May 11, 2009. Envelopes weighing 1oz – 2oz will be increased from $0.59 to $0.61.

What does this mean for you as a bride? It means if you are planning to mail your invitations after May 11 or your response date is after May 11 (you will be putting postage on your response envelopes, right?), you will need to either purchase the “Forever” stamps now to keep your postage at $0.42 or you will need to purchase stamps at the new rate of $0.44.

If you don’t want your invitations to be mailed with a Liberty Bell as your stamp, (not very “weddingish,” is it?) the USPS is releasing two new wedding stamps in the designs pictured below. The wedding rings will be available at the new rate of $0.44 intended to use for your response cards or very light invitations. The wedding cake will be available at the new rate of $0.61 intended to use for the heavier weight of invitations or oversized cards.



So, make sure you plan accordingly and always take a completed wedding invitation to the post office first to weigh it to ensure you do purchase the correct postage.

Happy stamping!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

For my wedding last summer, I ended up needing to send out 300 invites. I stupidly chose the kind with raised ribbons and designs, so stuffing them well enough to keep everything flat was a fun challenge. :D Plus, some envelopes needed to have cards with additional information inside, so they didn't all weigh the same.

I ended up joining Stamps.com to get a postage meter that I could use at home to figure out how much postage I needed. It saved me a bunch of time...I just weighed each envelope and printed out the postage. I've been using it since for my thank you notes...it takes a while to write that many, you know?

Smooth Weddings, LLC said...

Thank you for your comment. That is the exact reason why I advise all my brides to be sure they get them weighed prior to purchasing the postage. Stamps.com is a great way to get your postage as well as having the scale to weigh it yourself.

Thanks again.

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