Make Your Own Wedding Invitations.

You will need to allow plenty of time. Like any DIY items, do it yourself wedding invitations will take longer to prepare and make than you may think.

On a more positive note you don't need to make everything from scratch as most items are easily available on line or on your high street. You can even download printable wedding invitations to print on your home pc.

Before you start you should consider the following points;

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1. Use good quality supplies - If you go too cheap your finished card will look cheap. Use a good quality card and glue (if required), the last thing you need is parts of the card falling apart as your guest opens the envelope. Also make sure your printer can handle the weight of card you are thinking off.
2. Start with the envelope - Envelopes tend to come in standard sizes, so choose the envelope first and then size the invite to suit.
3. Pick your theme - This could be a colour or a particular flower etc.
4. Keep it simple – Simple but unique wedding invitations can often look much better than an overly fussy card. Plus a simple card takes less time to make and it will be cheaper.
5. Create a mock up - This will let you time how long it takes to make a single card and you can then work out how long the rest should take. It will also let you know how much of each material you will need to create the rest.
6. Make a template - By using a template all your invitations will be the same.
7. 20% rule - Buy 20% more of each material required to make the invites and make 20% more invites than you think you will need. That way you won't have to go back to make more if you decide to invite someone else, or if some get damaged.
8. Calculate the postage - Don't forget to allow for postage for the RSVP cards, if you are using them.

Don't forget to prepare the inserts - These should include; gift list, map/directions, list of local hotels/guest houses, car parking, local taxi numbers and whether or not confetti is allowed at the ceremony venue.

9. Be proud - put a "hand made by ..." on each invite.
10. Don't forget to update your records - as you send out the invites. That way you know who has had an invite sent out and when they responded. Trust me this will make your life much easier, you can also record if they are attending and what gift they gave you so that you can send the correct thank you card to the correct guest.

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These same principles can be applied to all your stationery requirements such as save the date cards, orders of service, menus, seating plans, table name cards, and thank you cards.

When you are sending out thank you cards don’t be tempted to print your message straight onto the card, these should really be hand written as your guests will appreciate the personal thank you sentiment much more.

As you can see from above although it can take quite a bit of time you can make your own wedding invitations simply and effectively provided you follow my simple pointers.

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