| Whether you are trying to stick to a smaller | | | | length around each invitation, making a pretty |
| budget, or if you simply want to inject a more | | | | bow or knot with the ends.o If you have |
| personal note into your wedding preparations, | | | | designed foldout invitations, buy sealing wax in a |
| making your own wedding invitations can be an | | | | color that matches your invitation and melt the |
| excellent idea. There are so many options for | | | | wax to seal the invitation. Use a heart-shaped |
| buying pre-made wedding invitations, but the | | | | cutout to stamp an impression in the wax.o Look |
| possibilities for making your own are virtually | | | | for some inexpensive silk or paper flowers, or |
| endless! | | | | save dried flowers and leaves, to use as |
| Choosing Colors | | | | decorations and glue a single flower to the top of |
| As always, your color choices for the wedding | | | | each invitation.o Buy or print patterned paper in |
| invitations you design and make yourself should | | | | complementing colors, and cut out envelope liners |
| reflect the colors you have chosen for the | | | | to insert in your invitation envelopes. |
| wedding itself. Not sure how this works? Simply | | | | Alternatives to Traditional Card and Envelope |
| look at the colors of bridesmaid dresses, jewelry | | | | Invitations |
| and other accessories to determine your color | | | | If you would like to design a truly original wedding |
| options for the invitations. | | | | invitation, why not abandon the traditional |
| Generally, you are going to pick a main color for | | | | card-and-envelope format altogether. Your |
| your wedding, and this should be reflected in | | | | invitations do not necessarily have to involve an |
| elements such as bridesmaid dresses, and | | | | envelope with an invitation inside! |
| decorations. Accent colors for jewelry and other | | | | Destination weddings, beach weddings, and other |
| minor elements should also be considered. | | | | non-traditional events are the perfect excuse to |
| With these colors chosen, you can then apply | | | | design a unique and unusual invitation, providing |
| them to your invitations. You can use the main | | | | your guests with some insight into the tone of |
| wedding theme as the principle invitation color, | | | | your wedding at the same time as you wow |
| either by applying it to the invitation, the card | | | | them with your creativity! |
| stock, the envelope liner, or card sleeve. Then use | | | | When thinking of invitations in this way, pretty |
| your accent colors for ink and other decorative | | | | much anything goes. From message-in-a-bottle |
| additions. | | | | invitations for a beach wedding, to extra-special |
| Shapes and Sizes | | | | wedding invitation boxes containing not only the |
| What about shape and size? Most pre-made | | | | invitation, but also extras such as confetti and |
| invitations are square or rectangular, but if you | | | | rose petals, fragrant cinnamon sticks, or |
| are making your own invitations, you can choose | | | | hand-made paper ornaments, you are limited only |
| any shape you like. You can stick to these | | | | by what you can imagine. |
| traditional shapes if you prefer, but really, there is | | | | Why not add a photograph to your invitation, or |
| no limit to the possibilities apart from the | | | | make a framed photo the invitation itself? These |
| practicalities of posting them. If your invitations | | | | can serve as a great introduction to distant |
| are going through the mail, it is usually best to | | | | relatives and old family friends who may not have |
| choose standard shapes, sizes, and weights, to | | | | met both members of the happy couple. |
| keep your postage costs to a minimum and to | | | | Photographs are a highly personal option to |
| ensure that your invitations arrive at their | | | | consider. These can be personalized even more |
| destinations in good condition. | | | | by using photos that depict you and your fiance |
| However, while your envelopes should be of a | | | | sharing a hobby you both enjoy, walking on the |
| normal shape, the invitations themselves can be | | | | beach, or just enjoying each other's company. |
| any shape, as long as they fit inside the envelope. | | | | For a really special invitation, consider a CD/DVD |
| If you choose a heavy, thick envelope paper, or | | | | containing not only a wedding invitation and other |
| use a card backing inside the envelope to protect | | | | relevant information, but also photographs, music, |
| the invitation, you can choose any shape at all. | | | | and images. Another idea is a montage of photos |
| Adding Decorations | | | | of your time together as a couple before the |
| With the invitation completed, why not consider | | | | wedding. A fantastic reminder for your wedding |
| adding some extra decorative elements? These | | | | guests, this is a keepsake that should be |
| can be created for just pennies per invitation, and | | | | treasured long after the wedding itself. With some |
| very easily, in many cases. Consider these ideas:o | | | | creativity, you can create some amazing wedding |
| Purchase some inexpensive ribbon and cut off | | | | invitations that your guests can hold onto for |
| lengths that are around two and a half to three | | | | many years. This also gives them an excellent |
| times the width of the finished invitation. Tie a | | | | idea of what to expect at the wedding. |