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How to Buy Blank Wedding Invitations

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Wedding invitations used to mean stiff rectangles of white or cream card stock, formally engraved in black in a choice of two or three typefaces. Computers and desktop publishing have changed all that, and you can now buy blank wedding invitation papers in a dizzying range of styles, shapes and colors, so you can customize your wedding invitations to be as unique as your relationship.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Consider your options. You can buy blank wedding invitation papers (along with envelopes, response cards and a host of other embellishments) to design and print your own invitations, order blank wedding invitations from a design gallery and customize them yourself or commission the creation of your unique invitations from an online purveyor of blank wedding invitations. To get an idea of what's in vogue, check out the Top Ten Trends in wedding invitations (see Resources).

  2. Step 2

    Order blank wedding invitation stock from Southwest Announcements if you want to handle the design and printing yourself or save money by supplying your own stock to a local printer. Southwest offers bulk orders on a number of the most popular invitation papers. If you're in a rush, Southwest offers same-day order processing on orders made before noon Central time.

  3. Step 3

    Check out the galleries of customizable blank wedding invitations from suppliers like LCI Paper if you'd like a head start on the design. Choose invitations by theme, such as Romance, Seasonal, or Floral, or by color or style. Formal-Invitations.com offers helpful DIY design and printing instructions, downloadable templates and a gallery of tips on adding popular embellishments such as ribbons, charms or seals(see Resources).

  4. Step 4

    Go green with environmentally conscious blank wedding invitations. Find tree-free or recycled papers as well as features like plantable, seed-filled papers and carbon-free shipping. See the related eHow article "How to Choose Earth-Friendly Wedding Invitations."

  5. Step 5

    Let your paper supplier do all the work. Order handmade blank wedding invitations from Invitesite.com (see Resources) and get a truly unique look. You can print them yourself, but they'll also do the design and printing for you.

Tips & Warnings
  • Most suppliers of blank wedding invitations offer paper samples for free or at a minimal cost. You can get a better idea of the actual color and texture from a sample than from an online photo.
  • In most cases, prices for blank wedding invitations include envelopes. You may wish to order extra matching envelopes to account for addressing errors. Response cards, thank you notes and other wedding stationery can also be ordered, at an additional cost, to coordinate with your invitation choice.
  • If you will be printing invitations yourself, make sure the blank wedding invitation paper stock is compatible with your printer. Some handmade papers or heavy cardstocks can't be run through home printers. Check specifications online before ordering.

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