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Step 1
Decide if you want designer wedding invitations or custom invitations. Designer invitations are pre-made templates, whereas custom invitations incorporate personalized designs and fonts. If you're an artistic sort, you can create your own unique monogram or draw a symbol that's special to you and your intended.
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Step 2
Choose the paper and accents you want for your wedding invitations. Designer and custom wedding invitations feature handmade papers, ribbon, dried flowers and other exquisite details that elevate your invitations to keepsakes and miniature works of art.
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Step 3
Have an eco-friendly wedding. Today's premier wedding invitation designers offer invitations created on recycled paper and printed with soy-based ink.
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Step 4
Determine if you're a traditional, modern or trendy bride. Traditional designer wedding invitations usually feature engraving on heavy cotton card stock. Modern invitations showcase bold, minimalist designs. Trendy brides favor geometric designs and modern graphics.
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Step 5
Buy your designer wedding invitations from a retailer willing to give you the personalized attention you deserve. Make sure your invitation designer offers services like consultations, free samples, proofs and complimentary revisions.
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Step 6
Order your invitations in plenty of time. Designer and custom wedding invitations take up to four weeks to print, and you should mail your invitations four to eight weeks prior to the wedding. If you plan to use Save-the-Date announcements, mail them several months to a year before your wedding day.
