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Bridechilla - Wedding Planning Podcast

505 - Mastering Wedding Invitations, Stamps & Postage with Jamie Coast

Bridechilla - Wedding Planning Podcast

Evergreen Podcasts

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8625 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Wedding invitations might look simple, but mailing them has gotten a lot more complicated. From rising postage costs to counterfeit stamp scams and unexpected shipping delays, couples are running into problems they never anticipated. That’s why Leah sits down with Jamie Coast, founder of Cotton & Bow, to break down what you actually need to know before sending your save-the-dates and invitations. Jamie shares practical tips to help couples avoid costly mistakes and create invitation suites that are beautiful, functional, and budget-smart. In this episode, we cover: • How recent USPS changes are affecting wedding invitations and save-the-dates • Why buying stamps from third-party sellers can cause serious problems • What invitations really cost—from simple designs to luxury handmade paper • How upgraded shipping and tracking can prevent mailing delays • 2026 invitation trends including die-cut shapes, watercolor details, and AI-generated artwork • Common DIY invitation mistakes (and how to avoid them) Whether you're designing your invitations yourself or working with a stationery designer, this episode will help you mail your wedding invitations with confidence—and without unnecessary stress. Today’s episode is sponsored by Sandals! Sandals Resorts offers some of the best adults-only all-inclusive resorts that bring guests closer to the vibrancy, authenticity and spirit of the Caribbean. Start planning your dream wedding at http://sandals.com/. Find Bridechilla online: - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebridechilla - Instagram: https://instagram.com/bridechilla - Website: http://thebridechilla.com Bridechilla is a production of Evergreen Podcasts. TAKE OUR SHOW SURVEY HERE!  ⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCT5DRM⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.2

Let's get this party started and embrace your inner bride chila.

0:43.2

What's up, Chillas?

0:44.4

Today we're with Jamie Coase, the brilliant artist and founder of Cotton and Bow.

0:49.2

We're going to get all into the nitty-gritty of everything you need to know about stationary and invitations.

0:54.5

Jamie, welcome back to Chilla.

0:56.5

Thank you. I'm so thrilled to be here.

0:58.8

You know, you are one of my all-time favorite guests. I just have such a great time talking to you.

1:03.0

And you always just know how to give us the information that we need, whether it be the fun

1:08.6

details, like watercolors that we can add to our invites or the the kind of unsexy stuff, like we're going to start diving into here in a second when it comes to, hey, the post office can be awesome and it can suck. So here's what you need to know. Thank you. That's so sweet of you. I'm so happy to be here again. So let's get into it because I know a lot of people are talking about this

1:28.0

right now because stamps are changing. The post office is changing how they're doing things.

1:32.6

We got tariffs going on. So what do we need to know first and foremost for our save the dates

1:37.8

and invites when it comes to postage and the post office? Yes. So I'm sure everyone saw recently that the post office announced a big

1:47.5

change in how they were postmarking mail. And it sounds really scary, but a lot of the good news is that

1:53.8

a lot of this was stuff that they were doing already behind the scenes. But they kind of just more

1:59.1

formalized the announcement and kind of formalized that it was happening,

2:03.3

which is good for a lot of us, you know, who are shipping packages every day because what was

2:08.9

happening was, you know, you would drop off a package or a letter at the post office and then,

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