Perfect Wedding Invitations

November 21st, 2008 by Karen White

Wedding Invitations can be as simple or as complex as you want; just remember it will be the first time your guests hear about your happy day so you want to make an impact!

Having said hat, getting top notch invitations printed aren’t cheap. Why not make your own; even if you have to make 100, once you have the materials and a little production line going it’s not that hard. Here are some ideas on how to do it:

• Sketch your ideas! Look at invitations on the internet and decide what you like. Simple card with text? What font do you like? What colour paper or card? Do you like graphics? Maybe you like embellishments? Don’t incorporate too many ideas, just decide on one or two you like the most.

• Nearly anything is doable with invitations when you make them yourself, except perhaps certainly gilded writing. Otherwise you can print photographs, you can stick gems and embellishments, you can draw you can print etc.

• Choose your paper. Cream or white is best or you can go for a statement colour like red or black (but think about how you will get the font to show). Choose good quality thick card which can be bought from WHSmith, Paperchase, Hobbycraft, John Lewis, The Paper Mill etc. You can buy a postcard design or a card, or plain card you cut or fold yourself. Don’t forget the envelopes.

• Buy tools. Pencils are handy for designing but buy a set of nice pens in luxury colours like gold and silver. Think about a calligraphy pen too. However – this depends on how many you want to do. 20 invitations can be hand decorated and written on, 300 may be a challenge so you may want to go for something printed.

• Glue pens! Use a strong adhesive in a pen form to glue gems and flowers on).

• Nice embellishments include ribbon, beads, glitter, dry small flowers, coloured sand, gems, and bows.

• Wedding stickers are available from online stores (check eBay) and Hobbycraft.

• Create a nice area for working. Get help if necessary and keep the production line going!

• Remember to not make anything too bulky as it has to fit in the envelope. Remember that Royal Mail now have a new system whereby anything too thick will cost more to send.

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