Picture Wedding Invitations
Can be Cheap Wedding Invitations.

They let your guests see what a happy couple you make (assuming you use a picture of yourselves) and are also a great way of keeping costs down as picture invites can be cheaper than you may think.

When it comes to cheap wedding invitation ideas, picture wedding invitations are relatively easy to produce. At this stage you have two options; do them yourself or get someone to prepare them for you.

1. DIY wedding invitations - in these cost conscious days, this option is becoming more and more popular as it is normally the most cost-effective way of creating your invites. Plus, picture wedding invitations can also be simple wedding invitations. So what will you need?

• A good quality picture for the front of your invitation. A popular choice is a picture of the happy couple, or a picture of the engagement ring on the bride’s hand. You can of course choose any picture you wish. I must stress that you should use a good quality picture, otherwise your invitations could look distinctly amateur.

  If you are not going to use a picture of you and your partner then consider buying a professional image online from one of the many picture websites. They are good value and you should always ensure you have the right to reproduce the image before buying it.

  The picture below is an example of something I made up in literally 5 minutes, you could take more time and come up with something better.

  

• Good quality card, ribbon and envelopes etc. My top tip is to buy the envelopes first and then buy the card to suit the envelopes as there are fewer options for envelope sizes than there are for card sizes. Plus you should check your printer is capable of printing onto the thickness and type of card you have chosen. These items are all easily available online or at your local craft shops.
• Always buy more materials than you have calculated you will need. No matter how careful you are you will make mistakes so allow for some wastage. If you have purchased extra then you know the card, ribbons etc. will be the same shade and match perfectly.

Ok, so you have the raw materials, now all you have to do is upload your picture on to picture editing software on your computer and crop it to suit your card size.

Then you can add whatever text you want to the picture and that's it. Print a copy to ensure everything lines up as you want it to. If not, tweak it and reprint. If everything is good then you are ready to print your photo onto your card.

With the front is printed, you will need to prepare the inside of your invitation with whatever wedding invitation wording you wish to use. Once you are happy, print this wording on to a card that you have already printed the photo on to and tweak as necessary until it all lines up perfectly.

An alternative option with the text is to print it onto a piece of paper slightly smaller than your invitation and simply stick it inside the invitation. That way you don't have to worry about getting the internal text to line up perfectly with the pre-printed front of the card. Plus it looks more expensive and professional.

At this stage it is easy to add the details such as ribbons, diamante etc.

2. Get your invites made for you - if you are not very handy or perhaps you just don't have the time to make your own invites (it will take longer than you imagine) you can always get someone else to make them for you.

There are lots of sites on the web that offer a very straight-forward service. You can simply upload your picture and choose the wording and style you want and that's it. Most of these online wedding invitations suppliers also offer other options such as free wedding invitation templates (although the choice will be restricted).

You could also check out local print/copy shops as many of theses will be able to use a picture of your choice and customise the entire card to your requirements and normally at less than the specialist wedding invitation suppliers. Plus small local firms are normally easier to negotiate with.

There aren't many downsides to picture wedding invitations as they are relatively easy to produce and you can have them as simple or as complicated as you wish. If you choose the DIY route you will need to leave yourself enough time to produce the required number of invites (more time than you may think).

But it will normally be the cheapest option as you can get your materials easily online and you will be doing the labour yourself. You can also prepare your RSVP cards, directions cards, save the date cards and thank you cards in the same way.

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