Wedding invitations mark the beginning of wedding preparations for most couples and set the tone and theme for everything else, they’re important and often, painstakingly created! Invitations are only the start – there are the order of services, place cards, menus and seating plans. Your designs as a wedding stationer are a central part of wedding style and unique to you as an artist. The work that goes into printed goods and services, including the design process and procurement of materials, can leave wedding stationers at risk if they’re not properly protected by robust terms and conditions.
Most wedding stationers have been in the frustrating situation where they have begun designing the stationery or even printed items, and been told at the last minute that they are no longer required, leaving them with unwanted personalised items that can’t be resold and a hole in their pocket. Cancellation clauses need to be different for wedding stationers and printers in order to provide the most robust protection. They define the extra work being done to make the product bespoke – this means normal cancellation terms and cooling off periods do not usually apply.
Our contract template for wedding stationers sets out the agreement clearly, explains cancellation terms for pre-ordered stationery and lets customers know exactly where they stand in all possible scenarios, giving clarity to both parties in a fair and reasonable way. This can avoid wedding stationery disputes that are a time drain, not to mention unpleasant!
How is this contract template tailored to wedding stationers and printers?
- It has clauses which deal with changes to the brief by the client
- It covers liability for subsequent defects after the delivery of stationery and time frames for legitimate complaints
- It defines what is NOT a defect for handmade bespoke stationery
- It covers payment and rescheduling or cancellation by either party. It includes late payment interest and other charges if not paid
- It gives you the right to suspend or cancel services if you are not paid
- It includes clauses that deal with variations and price changes and postponement are included
- It deals with your GDPR obligations, but you should also ensure that your website has a compliant GDPR privacy policy and ‘contact us’ page. If you need more steer on this aspect, we can help with our GDPR Starter Pack.
- It includes clauses dealing with the delivery of the stationery to a site or collection from you by the client, including a damage in transit clause
- It limits your liability correctly
- It includes a force majeure clause in it to cover what happens in the event of something happening which is neither party’s fault – like another pandemic or epidemic, or forced government lockdown
- It makes the jurisdiction for any dispute England and Wales
- It gives a non-commercial license for the use of your designs by the client and covers signing off the designs, the spelling etc. including whose liability it is if there are mistakes
- It includes clauses that offer Intellectual Property Rights protection for your stationery designs
- It includes clauses setting out your rights to use photos of your work for marketing purposes
We have a range of contract template options available for wedding stationers and bespoke print services. Please read the below carefully, select the package to suit your requirements and use the relevant ‘buy’ button at the bottom of this page:
For all purchases, an invoice will be generated and sent directly to you from PayPal.
Once your purchase is complete, if you do in fact decide you need any further advice that was not included in your package it will be charged at our prevailing hourly rate – so make sure you choose the best option for you at the check-out.
Here’s the legal bit…
This template is purchased subject to our Terms and Conditions which can be viewed here.
If you need any other additional assistance, or have a broader legal or contractual question about your business, you can contact us at Stanford Gould, here we can provide a quote for any extra help you may need, subject to an additional fee. Please visit this site here.