Wedding invitations were one of my most and least favorite
parts of the wedding planning process…all at the same time.
When I first looked into wedding invitations, I did NOT
think, even for a second, that I was going to end making my own. That was until
I realized how expensive wedding invitations could get...because companies
charge each paper/envelope that you put into it. There aren’t really any “set”
deals that I was able to find with decent looking invitations. I was beginning
to tell myself that I should probably just take the bullet and expect to spend
a bit on the invitations…until my MOH showed me a UK website that sold DIY
invitations. Basically, you would just purchase the pieces of the invitation
and assemble it yourself. The designs on the website were simple but pretty –
basically what I was looking for. I was ecstatic! Then I looked at the price and scoffed! Really?! That much to buy pieces of paper that I would have to print
and hand-assemble myself?!
Psh. I could just
design the template myself, print, and cut the invitations instead.
And…that’s what I ended up doing.
I know, I know, you’re probably thinking, “isn’t that a LOT of invitations to make by
hand?” …or maybe that’s not what
you’re thinking, but that was the first fear I had when I decided to make my
own invitations. I was inviting around 125 people and I freaked myself out
thinking I needed to hand make 125 invitations. Then I realized that a lot of
them are relatives/families, so I didn’t really need 1 invitation per person.
In total, for my 125 guests, I made 75 invitations.
**TIP**
Regardless of whether you decide to make or buy your invitations,
go into the process knowing how many invitations you’ll need first. This makes
the whole process seem less daunting as you’ll actually know how much the cost
and efforts will end up being. A lot of websites offer bulking deals…as in the
more invitations you order, the cheaper the per unit fee.
The first step to any DIY is to find your motivation/figure
out what you want to do. After that, is the execution. Depending on your
aesthetics, your invitation inspiration will be different. However, today, I
will be sharing with you my process for how I created my wedding invitations.
And this was how my completed invitation looked:
