PHOENIX – Owners of a new local business, whose specialties include wedding invitations, have discovered the perfect marriage of customer offerings by providing U.S. postage stamps and Priority Mail supplies along with their printing services.

Arizona Business, at 1875 E. Van Buren St. in Phoenix (corner of Van Buren and 19th Street) will host festivities at 10 a.m. this Saturday, April 26, to mark the grand opening of its new Village Post Office.

City of Phoenix officials and other local business leaders will join acting Phoenix Postmaster Robert Reynosa and Arizona Business owners Asif Mehdi and Shahid Hanif for the 10 a.m. ribbon cutting.

After the ribbon cutting, in keeping with the wedding invitation theme, a renewal of marriage vows between Hanif’s son and daughter-in-law will be celebrated in colorful Pakistani ceremonial dress. Attendees will also enjoy traditional Pakistani food and can enter to win USPS door prizes.

Arizona Business will not only offer Forever stamps at regular Postal Service prices, but also specialized USPS wedding stamps designed specifically for use on wedding invitations. Large versions of these colorful wedding stamps will be on display during Saturday’s event.

Village Post Offices are located in non-Postal Service establishments, such as an existing community business, town hall or government center. Nationwide, 565 Village Post Offices provide a range of limited postal services that includes the sale of First-Class Forever stamp booklets, free Priority Mail flat-rate supplies, prepaid Priority Mail Flat Rate products and pre-paid mail acceptance.

The Village Post Office at Arizona Business will be open during the store’s regular business hours, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

The U.S. Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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