Homemade Wedding Invitations

...add your personal touch!

Homemade Wedding Invitations are the first impressions your guests will see of your unique and personal wedding to come, and it is easier than ever to make them yourself.

Every bride wants their wedding to be special and express their individuality, and wedding invitations are a way to give a glimpse of the look and feel of the special wedding day to come.

Ordering wedding invitations has never been easier than today with so many companies to order from on the internet. unfortunately, many designs are similar and may lack the creativity you desire, or are overpriced for what you get.

More brides are choosing to create their own homemade wedding invitations...and you can too!

This is where to begin

Formal or Casual?

First, decide upon the formality of your wedding. Is yours a formal sit down dinner or a wedding on the beach? (If you need beach wedding invitations, the options are endless).

If your handwriting is nice, you can create a handwritten invitation or have someone do calligraphy for you. The look is personal and casual, but can be done beautifully.

Is your wedding more formal? Consider getting your invitations printed professionally; but you can still add creative touches yourself for less. You can also take an original invitation you've printed yourself to the copy center for copies made inexpensively.

If creating homemade wedding invitations is what you have time to do, this new software program will make it much easier to layout and print in the convenience of your own home. Check out the product page below, it only costs $29.99 which is much less than having them custom done for you.

What type of paper do you want?

Craft stores like Michaels, or stationary and scrapbook stores have a wide assortment of blank invitation paper to choose from. Papers can range from recycled to specialized pre-pressed flowers on card stock.

Scrapbook stores have a wide variety of charms, stamps or beautiful stickers and embellishments to make your homemade wedding invitations even more personal and unique.

You could ask for help from an artistic friend, or use your own creativity. It is easier to make a beautiful work of art with your invitation than you realize.

These elegant DIY options make it easier than ever to add a personal touch to your entire wedding stationery suite. Which look works best for you?

Here are some easy handmade wedding invitation ideas

Stamp a design on the front of each card stock.

Using watercolor markers, color in the details for a hand painted unique design.

Tie in your wedding theme with your stamp. A starfish or boat for a beach theme, snowflakes or pine cones stamps for winter weddings, or a particular favorite flower stamp is sure to tie your theme together if you weave that flower throughout your wedding day.

Looking for a more natural or rustic look?

How about cardboard cut squares as the mat for your invitation? Your natural paper invitation could have frayed edges and a stamped leaf design or even glue a real leaf to the front for texture.

Is your wedding location unique?

Take a picture of the ceremony spot; wedding on the lake, garden or backyard weddings, beach locations or boats all lend themselves nicely to be photographed for the cover of your homemade wedding invitations. Have them printed up and attached to your specialty paper. The wording could be done on clear velum paper over your photo for a really pretty and personalized invite.

Message in a bottle!

Perfect for a beach theme wedding or even a Napa/vineyard heme. Empty bottles can be ordered online (real or plastic) Custom labels are easy to create and you have a very unique way of letting your guests know this wedding will be special!

Keep in mind the shipping costs will be higher, so if you have a large wedding, it can add up quickly.

Use craft embellishments for a personal touch.

There are so many charms, embellishments and other ways to add a personalized touch to your invitations. Be creative and unafraid to do something different!

Some things to keep in mind

There are many companies that can do the printing and designing for you, but you’ll pay more too.

Be sure to plan extra time to allow for printing and any errors that may happen.

Invitations should be sent out 1-2 months ahead of time. Any longer than that and guests may misplace them.

Send matching save-the-date cards if you want to inform your guests longer than 4 months ahead.

Keep the invitations in an easy to read font.

Provide clear directions and/or a map to the wedding location, on a separate paper; your guests will appreciate it.

Whether you choose to have them store bought or decide upon custom, homemade wedding invitations, make sure that they fit your theme and express the excitement and love of you feel of a couple.

Your wedding day is one of the most special days of your life, and with homemade wedding invitations, you set the stage to make it as personal and unique as you both are!

Click here to see sample.... Finding cheap beach wedding invitations that won't look great.