Things You'll Need:
- wedding card stock paper
- wedding design ideas
- facts of the wedding
- envelopes
- stamps
- artwork
- computer
- design program
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Step 1
DetailsGather the wedding details, such as names, date, time, location.
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Step 2
Decide if you want bi-fold, tri-fold, or quarter fold invitations. Or perhaps you want to use a full sheet of paper.
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Step 3
Gather your supplies, wedding card stock paper, envelopes, and stamps.
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Step 4
Research and decide what artwork you would like on your invitations. Some examples are wedding rings, hearts, champagne glasses, doves, etc.
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Step 5
Research and decide what wording you will use on your invitations. Do you want formal, traditional, unique, etc.? Great places to look are at invitation stores or on the web.
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Step 6
Now that you have the artwork and wording, draw/sketch a draft invitation prior to working with the parts on your computer. Once you have a design you like, you can put the pieces together on your computer.
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Step 7
Print a test invitation. Fix any errors and reprint.
Comments
Diligent77 said
on 6/6/2009 Nice one! June is a BIG month for weddings. I wed in June, this article would have been great then. Designing your own wedding invitation is a novel idea.
sneedc said
on 3/15/2009 Love is in the air! Thanks for the tips to do it ourselves! 5*
lynnhsmomof2 said
on 2/17/2009 Great tips on making your own wedding invitations. 5*
BellaCasa said
on 2/16/2009 Great advice to save money on invitations! I got married in the 90's and we paid $400 for our invitations...can you imagine??? So much easier (and cheaper!) now. 5*
FrazzledNanny said
on 1/14/2009 I did this for my daughters wedding. We made all of the invitations and many other things for her wedding. Thanks for the article. 5*s