How to Create a Wedding Card

Create a personalized wedding card.

When you need a wedding card to accompany a gift for a friend or loved one, make your own to add meaning and a personal touch that you won't get with a store-bought wedding card. Follow these steps to create a wedding card that the bride and groom will cherish with their wedding memorabilia for years to come.

Instructions

1. Create a wedding card base by folding a piece of cardstock and cutting it to fit a pre-made envelope. Choose a basic color like white, black or ivory or spruce the wedding card up by using a pearlized or embossed cardstock. Also consider a color scheme for the wedding card that coordinates with the shades of the bridesmaids' dresses or reception décor.

2. Gather wedding-themed accents to adorn the front of the card. Look for decorative paper at scrapbooking or stationery stores that you can trim to fit the front of the card. Find dimensional stickers in wedding-related shapes like hearts, rings, doves or a wedding cake. Use paper punches to create a heart-shaped border along the bottom of the wedding card.

3. Give the wedding card a more personal touch by including a photo of the couple, baby pictures of the bride and groom or an assortment of memorabilia (like ticket stubs, a reduced takeout menu or a brochure) that will remind them of their first date. Arrange the mini collage on the front of the wedding card and attach everything securely with photo-safe double-stick tape so they can frame it to display.

4. Include a custom sentiment when you create a wedding card. Along with heartfelt wedding wishes, include a pretty quote about love or marriage (Try sites like InspirationPeak.com or QuotationsPage.com and search on "love," "marriage" or "weddings."), a favorite song lyric or a line from a movie that the couple enjoys.

5. Use alphabet stamps and ink, a computer and printer or a simple black pen to write the wedding wishes and quotes inside the card. You can also write it on a piece of cardstock or decorative paper that matches the accents on the front of the wedding card for a deluxe look. Use the same method of lettering to write the name and address on the wedding card envelope for a coordinated look.