did anymore make their own wedding invitations?

Question

hello, my sis is getting married january of 07 & She has asked me to make her wedding invitations. Did any of you make your invitations also? If so, Id greatly appreciate any ideas or tips on how I can create the best wedding invitations possible.

Pictures of the invitations you created would also wonderful! thanks so much for your help!

Answer 1

Yes ma'am, I made my own invitations. You can see it here:

http://www.secondstarillustrations.com/invitation1.jpg

The left side was the front, the right side the inside. I've blocked out the RSVP address and phone number for the privacy of my parents hah =)

Anyway, here's what I suggest: find someone you know who has Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, and knows how to use it. (These programs are expensive, so I wouldn't suggest buying them for the purpose, but you should probably be able to find a friend with them - specially if you have someone who's in the graphic design field.) I went about designing my invitations once I had decided on a "theme" and colors for my wedding - as you can see, my "theme" was butterflies (I had a live release after my ceremony) and my colors were coral and goldenrod. Keep it SIMPLE - simple is elegant. If you have one of the programs I mentioned above, you'll have access to lots of "premade" images/icons (my butterflies started as a pre-made butterfly icon that I copied and positioned and resized.) Also, you'll have lots of fonts to choose from. If you've never done this sort of thing yourself, you're really gonna need a friend handy who's familiar with the concepts of graphic design.

As far as producing the invitations, I recommend burning your images to a cd as JPEG files or PDFS (MAKE SURE the resolution is something high like 300, so that the printed image is pristine). Once you've got them to the correct size, make a separate file for the front, and the inside. Then, take the cd to something like a Kinko's in your area and tell them exactly what you need. They'll let you pick out the type and style of paper (I used a semi-hard slightly tan-colored paper - but stay in the neutral colors and don't stray far from white!)

If you need more help, or have some ideas you want me to "create" in photoshop and send back to you as JPEGS, feel free to email me at [e-mail] - my brother and I have been doing graphic design stuff for a couple years now (www.blueeclipsedesign.com) and I majored in scientific illustration in college, which included lots of graphic design classes. Anyway, I got married last year, and now I'm a navy wife living working part-time and have a lot of free time on my hands =) Good luck!

Answer 2

I did! I went the easy route. I bought a WiltonUPrint kit from Walmart for $15. It included 50 invitations, 50 invitation envelopes, 50 reply cards, and 50 reply envelopes.

I wanted reception cards and reply cards, so I used the kit for the reception card and then designed my own reply cards (I have the file for this if you want it) and then cut them myself.

The kit looked very nice. Maybe not as thick as invitations from Carlson or somewhere, but I couldn't afford those. It had tiny pearlized daisies all along the edges.

I wouldn't recommend taking on the task of making them from scratch unless you are used to that or are a graphic designer. It's very time consuming and can be stressful depending on how many you have to make.

Answer 3

Yep. Made my own and they are pretty easy to do and actually quite fun. It's hard to say how to make good ones because it depends so much on what you like and what the theme of the wedding. You need to find yourself a good stationer that has lots of types of paper and card.

The best thing to do is to start with simple, pre-cut card. Then use different papers to print the text on and stick it in the card. Then you can add extras like ribbons and stickers to seal the card. Matching envelopes are a good finishing touch.

Some tips:

* don't go overboard - keep it simple enough that they look great but that they aren't too much of a hassle to make

* layers are good - a simple trick is to use layers of coloured and printed paper (each layer being smaller than the one below it). It has a framing effect and allows you introduce different colours.

* stick to the theme of the wedding - both in the prints and colours you choose

* sparkly things are always good - you can get most papers and card with a pearl finish which adds extra dazzle

* steer clear of staples to attach the paper to the card - decorative studs are nice or just use glue

* theres going to be a lot of cutting so get your hands on a guillotine if you can (you can actually buy them from good stationery stores for cheap)

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

HI! U could make her invites really special by NOT buying those kits. try something unique. U have a lot of time. Use different media other than paper! How about used cd's. U could paste their picture in the centre and use nero or something else to make a CD cover.
I made my invitation with big dried leaves and handwrote with gold paint.
Use ur imagination!!

Answer 5

I'm planning to make my own wedding invitations as well but I'm going to buy one of those kits that are available at Michael's. They come in sets of 50 and they give you everything you need including instructions and suggested wordings. I think they're definitely worth it because if you buy them from an invitation company, it almost doubles the cost.

Answer 6

I did my own. I am getting married sept. 16th. I bought a wilton print kit invitations from walmart. They give you the website to print the invitations and it was very easy and very inexpensive. Good luck.

Answer 7

Take a look at some of these. I think some are GREAT!

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectlist?categoryid=93

Answer 8

a few of my friends did.