Diy Wedding Invitations

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   How to diy wedding invitations wording?
   I never thought this day would come so quickly. It’s not quite wedding day, but it’s mailing the wedding invitations day! And I want to make the unique wedding invitations for my wedding party! And anyone who can tell me how to diy wedding invitations wording?Thanks very much!!!

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2. QUESTION:
   How do I make DIY wedding invitations?
   I’m looking to make my own wedding invitations, I’ve heard it can save you a lot of money, but haven’t got a clue as to where I should start! I found a few pics of invitations that I like and was hoping that some of you would be able to give me a few tips to help me get started.

   • ANSWER:
     Me and my mom are doing the same things for my wedding invites. First you have to find the one that you love. Then you have to figure out how to put them together in your colors. Some sites have templates on how to make the invites. Then you need to decide on your card stock. And figure out whether you will be printing the wording on your own or if you will bring it to a copy center. (that’s what we are doing it doesn’t cost that much and they will take some money off if you bring your own paper for them to print on.) If I’m not clear enough and you have more questions just send me an email and I will be more then happy to help you out. Congrats and good luck

3. QUESTION:
   What are some Ideas for DIY wedding invitations?
   My wedding colors are Fuschia and Orange. I’ve decided to do my own invitations. I’m just stuck on thinking of some creative Ideas for the designs! Any ideas?

   • ANSWER:
     Definitely get one of the printable invitation kits that you can find at designbetty

     Print the text in a nice orange font, and then dress it up with fuschia ribbon (or vice versa). Many craft stores has a whole range of ribbon colors and carry special hole punchers that just have 2 long slits – perfect for feeding ribbon through.

     Just remember that adding ribbon and things will make your envelope bulky, so you probably won’t be able to use regular stamps. They will be a little more expensive.

4. QUESTION:
   I need to find DIY wedding invitations, and have been looking forever!?
   Ok so i need to find some DIY invitations for my wedding. But can’t seem to find anything i really like. I like the invites that have the pockets to put the information cards in. My colors are Dark Brown and Bright Pink. I want to make these on my own. If anyone can find any websites that have DIY invites on it. And i mean completly DIY like instructions on how to fold the paper and such that would be awesome!!!

   Thanks in advance!!

   Nicole

   • ANSWER:

     http://www.do-it-yourself-invitations.com/wedding-invitations.html

     If you want to make them totally from scratch by your self you need to find a good tutorial like above and by the supplies from somewhere like hobby lobby.

5. QUESTION:
   Are diy wedding invitations better than purchasing them?
   I just want to hear opinions from people who have done one or the other. Does it work out cheaper to do it yourself or is it much easier to have one custom made for you?

   • ANSWER:
     It’s really up to you. If you want to keep them simple it would be fairly easy and cheaper to do them yourself. If you want something fancier, it may honestly be less stress to get them done professionally.

     Our invites are/were printed on vellum, and then attached with a ribbon to a handmade paper backing with flower petals in it. They look gorgeous and we have had a ton of compliments on them… They were in an invitation box kit and were a pretty decent price.

     However, as much as I love them, printing them out was a very stressful ordeal. Among other things, the printer kept crumpling and destroying the vellum sheets, we didn’t realize the RSVP cards were perforated so we only had half what we thought we had, and the printing always seemed crooked. Also the 3 boxes we got all had slight differences, such as different envelopes or different colored ribbons.

6. QUESTION:
   Where to buy easy DIY wedding invitations?
   I saw a couple of boxes at Target that were cute enough. (At this point it’s coming down to the wire- we just need something semi decent. Unfortunately, I didn’t win any Letterpress invitation giveaways! Haha.) But yeah, basically I just need to know where to look. Thanks guys. Help me out!

   • ANSWER:
     I used a brand called Wilton Print, comparable to BRIDES at Michaels.

     Smartest thing I ever did was making my own invites! You’re on the right track. Its a pain but once they’re done, they’re done! And you know exactly who got one etc

7. QUESTION:
   Wear can i find diy wedding invitations?
   I need 350 invites, but i want something nice and unique but affordable.

   • ANSWER:
     You don’t have to actually have a DIY wedding kit to make your own invitations. check out http://designbetty.com
     There’s instructions to make really nice looking invitations that are made with common materials from an arts and crafts store. There’s also a link to where you buy printable DIY invitations towards the bottom of this page – http://designbetty.com

8. QUESTION:
   What are some good ideas for DIY Halloween wedding invitations?
   I am having a Halloween wedding next year and I am going to be making the invitations. What are some good ideas? I’m looking for things that aren’t too campy or child-like, more things that are old fashioned and classically Halloween. Thank you!

   • ANSWER:
     Black Bat shapes with silver calligraphy inside (spookey font)

9. QUESTION:
   DIY wedding invitations, worth it or not?
   Is it really worth doing yourself, or too big of a stress?

   And has anyone used any great and easy DIY guides or kits to make wedding invitations and announcements?

   • ANSWER:
     I know a girl who did her own and they were beautiful, you would have thought that they were bought at a high price stationary store. I think it depends on the size of the wedding. If you are having a small wedding then it may be worth it with a small amount of stress. But if you are having a huge wedding (200+) then you may want to purchase invitations. Nothing in planning weddings is stress free.
     I found these sites that have DIY kits.

     http://www.do-it-yourself-invitations.com/wedding-invitations.html

     http://www.diyweddinginvitation.com/

     Good luck.

10. QUESTION:
    Have you used DIY wedding invitations?
    We are getting ready to do the invitations for our October 3rd wedding. We have looked on line and like the products they sell at Target and think they may be the ones for us. Have you used them? Are they user friendly? Do they look beautiful when done? Please help if you can.

    • ANSWER:
      They work and look beautiful when done, What I would do is when you go to target the next time talk to someone in customer service and ask them if the ones that you like are anywhere near being discontinued. If they are not then purchas one package. Take them home and practice on a couple of them (eg. printer settings are correct, you have a font that you like, spacing is proportioned, etc.) if you like it great go back and pick up more to finish your invitations, if not you are not out a tone of money.

      Congrats… and Best of luck!!

11. QUESTION:
    DIY Bride: How did you print your wedding invitations?
    Did you just print them from your printer, or did you go to Staples or something?

    I’m in the trail and error phase with my DIY from scratch wedding invitations, and I tried printing the main invitations and it came out ‘okay’.

    Was wondering what you did.

    Thanks

    • ANSWER:
      For my wedding I had them done professionally.

      For my brothers wedding that I helped with I printed them myself. To print them yourself you really need a high quality color laser printer (I have a couple of those). They turned out great but I’m also a information technology professional so I had the expertise for it.

      Sometimes going to a local print shop is a better idea they usually have better equipment then office supply stores. They will cost a little more but are usually worth it.

      If you don’t have a high quality laser printer when you print them they will run and look cheap. In that case it may be a good idea to print them at stores like office max, staples or Kinko’s. They are all reasonable in their printing fees.

      Also, as an IT professional not all paper is created equal for printers. Some of the card stock in the DIY kits isn’t intended for all printers, some printers the card stock is too thick and it can damage the rollers in your printer, and wrinkle the paper in the process.

12. QUESTION:
    Is there a good online site for DIY wedding invitations?
    I want to save some money. I dont want to pay a fortune to have someone else do them

    • ANSWER:
      You can make your own at designbetty at http://designbetty.com for less than . Then you can have them printed at costco or other photo finisher really inexpensively.
      so here!

      http://designbetty.com

      There’s a lot of DiY how-to’s stuff there, including invites!

13. QUESTION:
    Do you think that DIY wedding invitations are cheaper than ones that are premade?

    • ANSWER:
      yes, but they can be very time consuming. I am using shutterfly and I am going to send out a 4X8 photo cards with our picture on it and all the info. I asked everyone to RSVP via email or a call. They are costing me 44 cents a piece to print off and I got free delivery. So for 200 invites, it will cost me .00 plus tax and stamps. It’s great because if people don’t come they have a nice keepsake to remember it with.

14. QUESTION:
    Michaels Wedding Invitations (DIY)?
    I bought DIY wedding invitations at Michaels but I can’t seem to get my printer to print down the middle instead of across the page, anyone else having this problem? or anyone who know how to fix it please HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • ANSWER:
      I designed and printed my own invitations. I laid out the text and graphics in photoshop and printed directly onto the cardstock and also directly onto the return envelopes. It was very easy, I just had to make sure all the paper size settings were correct in BOTH the program (photoshop or word or whatever you are doing it in) and also for the printer. When you click print, there should be a button for “settings” or “preferences” that will allow you to change the settings for the actual printer as well.

      However, I used word to print the return address on the back of the envelope and no matter what I did, could not get it to print in the center. Finally I just had to trial and error the spacing on the page (moving it closer to margin) until it actually printed out centered on the envelopes.

      I just printed mine last week, then this weekend I tried to print an easter card on some of the left over cardstock. I used a word template, and for the life of me could not get it to print properly on the page. Finally I just printed it on a full sheet of regular paper and folded it because I gave up. Apparently Word just did not like when I tried to change the print settings around. Maybe this is your problem too.

      Good Luck!

15. QUESTION:
    DIY wedding invitations?
    I’m looking for ANY and all information regarding DIY wedding invitations. Any websites, designs, etc will be greatly appreciated!!

    • ANSWER:

      http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/

      http://www.weddingcrafter.co.uk/

      http://www.diyweddinginvitationwording.com/

      http://www.diybride.com/

      And some good advice on things to consider:

      http://blog.wedding.orders.com/2007/03/do-it-yourself-invitations-are-they.html

16. QUESTION:
    Wedding Invitations DIY or Professional?
    I have been thinking about purchasing a DIY kit for my wedding. I am only having a small private ceremony and then inviting everyone to the reception after wards. Would it be appropriate to spend a lot of money on having my invitations printed when there is not actually going to be a “ceremony?” I don’t know if I should spend the extra money for the convince or, if doing them myself would cost just as much (kit, ink ect). Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing? Any help would be appreciated.

    Anyone have any good websites??

    Thank You

    • ANSWER:
      My wedding invitations were 10 bucks haha. I couldn’t care about the invitation! It’s all about the ceremony for me.

17. QUESTION:
    do diy wedding invitations look elegant?
    i would like to make my own invitations but i have concerns that they are going to look cheap and bad. if this is the case i rather pay more money and get them done? anybody has ever done them and how do they look thanks

    • ANSWER:
      im doing my own invitations, im also doing another Y!A Member’s invites…

      here are my wedding invites

      www.chesneyandjason.com

      click on our invitations
      the password is invite

      you have to know what your doing and be willing to spend the time on it…

18. QUESTION:
    I need some help please. I ordered some DIY wedding invitations with the design imprinted on them.?
    All I have to do is type the wording, but there were no instructions on how to set them up in the printer and I’m not sure what to do. I’ve contacted them to see if they have any software I can purchase. Does anyone have any other ideas on how to do this without the software? Is there free software I can get online. Thanks for any help.

    • ANSWER:
      Why do you need software?

      Do you have Microsoft Word? If so, use that. If not, Google for OpenOffice.

      Set up your wording, load the paper into the printer, and print.

      If you’re concerned about whether the wording will overlap the sections, use the percentage slider/dropdown menu (depending on what version of office you’re using) to make the size on the screen the same as the size on the paper. You’ll be able to visualize where on the document the designs are, and place your text a safe distance away.

      If you’re not sure which way to load the paper, that varies based on the printer. To test it, just get a plain sheet of paper, and make a mark on it. Put it into the printer with the marked side up, and print something on it. If your text shows up on the side with the writing, load your paper design up. If it shows up on the other side, switch it around.

      If your issue is paper sizing, find your printer options in whatever program you have chosen, and change the paper size accordingly. If your paper is particularly thick, you may need to look at the packaging to determine whether you should change any other printer options. Then, find the “page setup” or “document size” (this, too, varies based on your version of Office) and change the dimensions there, as well.

      Don’t forget to print a test page on your invite paper before you start it printing them all — it can help to avoid mistakes.

19. QUESTION:
    Help with DIY Wedding Invitations?
    I bought a beautiful DIY Wedding Invitation and am running into a MAJOR problem with them … They are jamming my laserjet printer!!!

    The paper isn’t too thick, my problem is that the invite has the word “Love” lasercut into the invitation with lots of pretty lasercut scrollwork and as it bends inside the printer, part of the lasercut area isn’t bending with the rest of the paper so it is getting stuck on the rollers.

    Has anyone dealt with this kind of paper problem before?

    If my printer is having an issue, would a photocopier at staples have the same problem, too?
    I don’t mind spending a few extra bucks to have them printed at staples, but I don’t want to wreck more invitations OR their photocopiers.

    Any other suggestions/ideas?

    I don’t want to re-do the invites elsewhere.

    • ANSWER:
      Well, if you could take them to Staples, then do so.

      However, if you would rather do them at home, why not be clever and print your invites on plain or pastel colored paper. Trim the paper with decorative scissors and PASTE the paper onto your DIY wedding paper.

      I hope that’s clear. Let me know.

20. QUESTION:
    Idea’s for DIY wedding invitations?
    I bought some nice wedding invitations, and already have them all printed out. I would like to put a personal touch on it and was wondering if anyone had any ideas. Such as using ribbons, colored cardstock paper, etc.

    The invitations are size 8″ x 5″. Right now I have dark blue cardstock tri-folded, so that the invitation is centered in the middle and the cardstock is folded from both left and right sides over the front. Then I have a ribbon tying it. The only problem is, that there’s a 1/4″ gap inbetween where the paper meets and it doesn’t look good. Sorry, it’s hard to explain!!

    Does anyone have ideas? Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      Do you want to gap to be covered?
      If so, how about a ribbon, lace of strip of different paper that is a little bigger than the gap glued to one edge?
      On dark blue I would go for a light colour to set it off, like spider-wed origami paper in white, or a cream or light blue ribbon. Or Dark blue just one shade darker or lighter than the card itself.
      If you use ribbon or light paper, you might need to stiffen it with starch or glue.
      Do that before gluing it on.

      If you want to leave the gap open, you can make a small decoration in the colour of the inside of the paper or the colour of the text and glue that to the outside of the card, like the right hand corner.
      Or use the same ribbon as the one you use for tying it closed for a decoration.

21. QUESTION:
    Ideas or DIY Templates for Wedding Invitations?
    I’m getting married next Summer in Florida and I’m planning to do my invitations myself. My colors are different shades of Plum, Purple and Pinks. I want the invitations to reflect that. I plan to order the pocket fold invitations, but I’m looking for ideas for the inside printed part and also the outside. Most likely I will do a monogram, but I’m struggling to find a nice online template or even store software where I can create it myself. Any help is nice

    • ANSWER:
      this might be too difficult, depending on the number of people you’re inviting…
      but these are the rehearsal invitations that i made for my wedding (which is in less than a month now!

      http://imaginationacceleration.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-have-this-theory-when-it-comes-to.html

      i also made our ceremony and reception invitations
      i used a lot of scrapbooking materials to decorate (classily) what i had printed from officemax

      our wedding invitations were “pop up”, too, when the ribbons were untied and opened, the invitations expanded to be 4 times their size. they didn’t take too long to make (maybe just 4 or 5 hours total) but i had the origami part down.

22. QUESTION:
    Hand drawn wedding invitations? Other DIY wedding tips?
    I’m wondering if anyone out there has hand-drawn their own wedding invitations (or those of friends, etc.). If so, how did you like it? Did they come out elegantly (or with the desired effect)?

    I would love to see them! Art is a huge part of my personal life and I would absolutely love to draw my invitations, but I don’t think I’ll come up with anything that I see as special because I did it myself.

    Also, I would like to design (if not also hand make) my favors, centerpieces, place cards, jewelry, hair accessories, bridesmaids accessories, and groomsmen boutonnieres.

    Does anyone have any wedding DIY tips? Do’s and don’ts? Anything other than “Don’t try to do it all – you’ll get too stressed out” please! Creating is how I DE-stress!

    Thank you!!

    • ANSWER:
      You are a fellow crafter and artist! ! Good for you! I de-stress too that way. Right up until I decided to make Barbie clothes for a friend’s grand daughter. Hello stress! So tiny to work with!
      With a little thought and planning, you could do a lot. Go to places like Hobby Lobby and Michael’s, do your research, see what you like, and you will do well.

      I finally bought extra bead lay out boards, so if I got tired of one design, I could move on. I just stack them, I choose all the findings for the beads, ready to go. Be careful, the boards are flimsy. So, lay out the bridesmaid’s jewelry [their present from you] and work on them when you can. And do your own, and a thank you gift for the Mom’s would be nice, too. Pearls and crystals and chains are really in style right now. Keep your design simple and elegant, and it will be easy.

      The hairpieces, same thing, lay them out, and they will store well in a plastic tightly sealed baggie and someplace out of the way when done. That’s another project you can lay out and work on when you have time. Cover them with a sheet when not working on them. Check out the fabric stores as well as the craft stores for them. Go to a website that sells hair ornaments for ideas, and one of the pattern books has a pattern for handmade fabric flowers. Here is a website with a good variety: www.caseysbridalboutique.net/hair-​ornaments.

      Favors could be as simple as a tulle circle with miniature wrapped chocolates or Jordan almonds.
      Check out The Dollar Tree Store. Believe it or not, they have wedding things, they had tulle circles and favor bags for cheap. And a bunch of wedding items.

      I have seen hand drawn invitations before, they were nice. Match your place cards to them. Even do menu cards, or a pretty design and a wedding poem in place of the menu card. Sorry, I do not have an example. A menu board at the reception is a cute alternative. Check with the caterer to see if they have one, otherwise, design your own, and make it for cheap. Do you already have an easel?

      What were you thinking of for favors? How about a beaded key chain? Or a bracelet for the girls? Easy to do, and use any leftover beads you might have for them. A friend made elastic bracelets for prizes at her daughter’s baby shower. She used leftover beads, and made them in every color imaginable They were well received. Use wood or earthy beads for the men, and the pretty stuff for the girls. How about a homemade treat, like cookies[buy the cellophane and ribbon at Michael's, or even cookie lolly pops. How about homemade truffles in a little be-ribboned box?

      You could make a card box for the reception, just take a heavy duty big cardboard box like reams of paper come in, and cover it with fabric, cutting a long slot in it, stick the material down through it. Be creative with the designs, do swags or pick ups with the material, add lace or pearls or crystals to match your decor. Watch the remnant bin at the fabric store, I just got 3 yards of white peu du soir for half price. I am currently lining a peach peck box[yes, it had peaches in it] and will make a fabric flower out of the lining material as a fancy gift box for a hand made apron and matching refrigerator magnet.
      You just take the material and wrap it around the box as if it were Xmas wrapping paper. Glue heavy paper on the box first to hide logos. Cut out your material, use fray check on the edges, of course take advantage of any selvages, and decorate and embellish the material to your heart’s content, then glue it onto the box[use staples where needed].

      Make the ring bearer’s pillow, hand or machine embroider it. Embellish as you wish. Same thing for the flower girl’s basket. Use a real basket with posies in it, or a fabric one with some card board to strengthen it and to hold it’s shape to hold rose petals.

      Easy to make bouquets and boutonnieres. Think about the maids carrying kissing balls, all you need is ribbon and styrofoam balls and the flowers. They sell plastic bouquet forms, if you wish to use them. Go see the butterfly bouquet on Martha Stewart’s website. Cute, especially for a flower girl.And Martha has some great ideas.

      Sorry, I do not have any truly inspired centerpiece ideas, Rivers likea a glass globe with a candle, and a flower or greenery candle ring. I do wreaths and baskets, so those would be possibilities for Rivers.

      PS, make your own garter!

      Did you post this question in the Hobbies section? Might catch somebody there with cute ideas.

23. QUESTION:
    DIY Wedding Invitations?
    Has anyone used Kinko’s to print out their wedding invitations? If so, how did it turn out? Did it really save you much money? Can they run pocket fold cardstock through their printers?

    • ANSWER:
      I also didn’t use Kinkos, but I did do my own invites, which wasn’t hard at all. My biggest suggestion is to do them all at one time, and print out at least 25 more than you think you need. I didn’t do this and now I have to go to my computer and set up the alignment all all that jazz before I print a new batch….annoying for sure.

      As far as Kinko’s goes, I’m certain their printers will accept card stock, but, I hear Kinko’s has gotten way expensive.

      Just for comparison, I can tell you I printed out about 175 invites and reply cards on my home computer and it cost me about and an ink cartridge.

      Good look!

24. QUESTION:
    Did you diy your wedding invitations?
    Did you end up making a significant saving by making them yourself? Im tossing up between making them myself or purchasing invites. That being said, i haven’t yet attempted to make one so if they turned out looking amateurish i would give that idea up and buy them lol. What was your expierience?

    • ANSWER:
      I made my own and – before postage – spent less than .50 per invite and I actually got alot of compliments on how nice they looked.

      I bought everything I needed on sale – - invitation kits were half price, ribbon, backing paper, crystals, everything to dress up the kits were on sale when I bought them.

      I got a plain white laser-cut invitation kit and cut a red backing paper so the laser-cut was covered up, I used a paper hole punch to put a ribbon through both papers and I put a little self-stick crystal in the center of the ribbon. I wish I had pics of them to show you, they turned out awesome.

25. QUESTION:
    I am looking for cheap websites for DIY wedding invitations. My colors are eggplant and pewter grey.?

    • ANSWER:
      here is this company that did the invites for 2 of my friends called Gramkin Paper Studio http://gramkinpaperstudio.com. They are very affordable and nice. They also work with people and all sizes of budget. My friend said that they also suggest items and alternatives so that the buyer has options to choose from. They work fast as well.You can have them design it so as to keep the price low. Then they can send you the file and you can print as many as needed. The company suggested it to them when my friend were on tight budget. Didnt even think of doing that but that is good option as well.
      They custom did all if it, just email them and tell them what you want and they do proofs and all that…try them http://gramkinpaperstudio.com

26. QUESTION:
    is diy wedding invitations the best way to get your invitations in a different language?
    I’m planning my wedding in august and more than half of my guest speak spanish. I’ve tried to look for websites that would make spanish invitations but i can’t find them. So i would like to know if i do them myself is the best way. I also need english invitations
    i would like to have half and half spanish and english invitations. Even though alot of the people that speak spanish understand english i just feel it’s a little rude to order english invitations especially if i know they don’t read english well.

    • ANSWER:
      How funny. My wedding was last August and that is exactly what I did. I made my own invitations in spanish and english. I more a less estimated how many of each I needed. The ones who definitely needed spanish went out first, then the ones in english for the ones who needed english only, and last the bilingual people got what remained since it didn’t matter. I hope that makes sense. I took mine to a local print shop, so it would be easier to print more if needed because they had my invite already on file and I could call and order more if needed.

27. QUESTION:
    when you have diy wedding invitations is there any special ink that is necessary?
    this is my invitations
    http://www.invitationpaper.com/star.html but in wine and champagne (which are my wedding colors)
    This is the font i’m going to be using

    http://www.dafont.com/porcelain.font

    Is there a special ink i should buy or will this be enough to make the invitations look nice.
    when i bought the kit I was planning on sending them to a store like kinkos or staples so they could print it out for me but when I called these stores they told me they couldn’t print on them because of the size of the paper.
    I am very nervous that they will look homemade or cheap which is not what i want.
    anon thank you for the heads up. I knew about the extra postage it actually says it in the website when you are going to buy the invitations.

    • ANSWER:
      No special ink is needed. I would just recommend trying a few sheets out with different ink weights, and quality levels, like quick print, normal and best. Sometimes, depending on the paper, the ink may get too heavy and bleed. Usually on vellum and lighter papers. I would just do a couple test runs on your paper before you run them all through at the different quality levels I said above. I ended up needing to use the quick print on my printer. It didn’t lay the ink so hard as the normal.

28. QUESTION:
    Where can I find reasonably priced pocketfolds for DIY wedding invitations?
    I am trying to make my own wedding invitations and would like to use the poketfold style. I ordered a sample from cardsandpockets.com, they have really decent priced pocketfolds ect, but the color was totally wrong and it looked kind of cheap. So now it’s back to square one! I looked at Michaels and didn’t find any pocketfold invitations, let alone any invitations that I liked.

    I’m having a hard time finding decent priced sites online for pocketfolds and all the stuff that goes inside. Any suggestions? The colors of my wedding are tiffany blue, silver, and pink. I was looking to go w/ a tiffany blue pocketfold and use a pink layer behind the invitation.

    My wedding is 9/5/09 and I stay at home w/ my 2 little girls who take up most of my time so I’m super stressed that I’m not going to have invitations ready to send out by my send out date! So any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!

    • ANSWER:

      http://amyandjoeysbigday.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/how-to-make-your-own-pocketfold-invitations/

      I plan on making mine, however now that you posted this question i will check every ones sites and see which is the best deal.

29. QUESTION:
    diy wedding invitations?
    what is a really good site that will allow me are show me how to make great looking invitations for weddings, bridal showers baby showers etc useing my computer

    my best freind is getting is getting married and there on a tight budget ive seen alot of people make there own and they have turned out really beautiful any help well be greatly appreciated
    thanks in advance

    • ANSWER:
      honestly, check office supply and craft stores. loads of people are doing diy invites lately, so more and more places are carrying more and more varieties of them. for example, my fiance and i have a very specific pattern we are using on our wedding stuff, and yesterday we found it on a generic box of invites in a craft store. its great how easy some of this stuff is to find.

      also, check out www.offbeatbride.com. there are LOADS of diy sites listed in the adds on there, and offbeatbride approves all the adds, so if they are on there it is because someone used them and had a good experience. my favorite of the ones i have seen is Twisted Limb, they do lovely handmade papers. along with the adds like that, they usually have a diy idea at least once a week so you can learn how to make something.

30. QUESTION:
    I’m attempting to try the DIY wedding invitations….?
    Yes, I’m going to buy one box of 50 and try it before ordering invites from a company! How brave I am!!!

    Has anyone had experience with DIY invites? Was it good, bad or just a pain in the a*s*s?

    Thanks!!

    • ANSWER:
      We saved a bunch of money when we made invitations for my daughters Fall wedding. We bought cardstock that had jagged edge look. Printed verse and pics that we wanted, and then folded. glued on a strip of ribbon and some fake fall leaves. We did the rsvp and reception details on coordinating pieces of fall colored cardstock. They turned out nicer than the store bought ones. We would have paid more than 0.00 but only cost us around .00. We also made our own save the date magnets. We bought business card size magnets, sold at office Max. They have a peel off sticker. WE printed business cards with info and a pic of the couple. Peeled off the sticker on the magnet and stuck on the business card. Beautiful

31. QUESTION:
    I am very clueless about DIY wedding invitations and I need some help?
    My fiance and I don’t have a huge budget to spend on invites, so I wanted to dress up some plain looking invites to make them look nicer. Is it really hard/time consuming to do this? Where do I look? Which websites? Where do I get the supplies and about how much does this come out. Help…I have no clue where to start. Thanks.

    Also, our wedding is in July 2008 and we will need about 200 invites. Thanks again!
    I’d love to see pics of some diy invites that were done at home too…if u have some

    • ANSWER:
      It has been a while since I purchased wedding invitations and I am a big do it yourselfer, but have you priced invitations. Contact your local printers and look at what they have and get a prices. Sometimes these projects end up saving little or no money and really can eat up a lot of your time. Often, if you can locate a new business you can get excellent prices. This goes for your flowers too. It’s been a long time, but when I married I used a florist who’d just opened shop and hadn’t commissioned a wedding yet. She gave me a spectacular price, did a wonderful job and got other customers as a result. It was a win-win situation.

32. QUESTION:
    help with DIY wedding invitations?
    i have square cream card and have seen pretty invites with a patterned paper strip down the left side with a thin ribbon over the top. I can’t seem to find nice paper for this though. any ideas?my colours are blue and yellow and i quite like cherry blossom designs
    p.s. I’m in Scotland

    • ANSWER:
      Look at scrap booking paper. You’ll probably have to cut the stripes yourself with a good paper cutter. And glue it to your card stock, then add the ribbon.

      Scrap booking paper can be found many places. The obvious is a scrap book store, then craft stores like Hobby Lobby or Michaels. Even many Walmarts sell a limited supply. I like the craft and scrap book stores though because you can buy single sheets and get as many that match as you want. Sounds lovely!

33. QUESTION:
    Wedding invitations DIY?
    Has anyone done their own wedding invitations? If so how much? How much was it? Was it easy?
    Did it really save that much money as oppose to ordering them? Any pictures?

    • ANSWER:
      we did

      we did a three pages invite.

      page one – see through decorated sheet with vines and hearts in green. this is the sheet we typed out the invitation.

      page two – emeral green textured sheet. this was the backing sheet for page one. we connected the two with a heart pin.

      page three – a map and details of accommodation options. as we were having a destination wedding.

      all up it cost us under 0. and i couldn’t find any cheaper options when i was searching.

34. QUESTION:
    Where can I find discount pocket wedding invitations with a monogram printed on them?
    I do not want to do it myself as I am looking for invitations printed in raised ink that don’t look homemade. I have received several of the DIY pocket wedding invitations in the mail from friends and it seems that the ink seems to leave little streaks all over the card and envelopes (probably from being sent through the mail) and it made them look really cheap.

    • ANSWER:
      How about using a sticker with the monogram printed on to seal the pocket envelope? They can look quite smart.

35. QUESTION:
    What are some cheap diy wedding invitation ideas?
    Any ideas will be appreciated. We are getting married in Jamaica and having a party when we get home; pizza, beer, margaritas, cake, beer pong, limbo. We are open to any fun ideas. Thanks a lot!!

    • ANSWER:
      Buy an invitation making kit at Michael or Staples or a similar store. They usually come 50 invites per box. Open up your Microsoft Works and get creative. You can purchase images online and use them as a ‘watermark’ to personalize them or purchase rubber stamps. You can print on vellum and tie in to the card-stock with a decorative ribbon with an image stamped or printed on the card stock… the options are limitless, just use your imagination.

36. QUESTION:
    How did you make your wedding invitations?
    Did you get ideas from a website? Where did you buy the materials?

    Please don’t give me answers that just say “google DIY wedding invites” or “go to a craft store”. I’ve started to do those things already. I’m asking for answers from those who have done their own invitations.

    Also, how did you do the response cards and everything else that goes with them.

    Thank you.

    • ANSWER:
      Hey there. I designed my own invites and am still working on all 200 of them! =P Here is what I did: If you are creative enough to come up with an idea from scratch out of your head, good for you! But I needed a little “inspiration” because there are so, so many things you can do.

      Once I found a picture of an invitation style that I liked (by using google image and searching through hundreds of invitations), I started working on modifying it to fit my own liking/personality. I changed a few things up, adding some things I knew I wanted in there, and then it was time to make a sample before I made a final decision on the invitation.

      So I bought just enough materials to make one invitation, and got opinions on perfecting it from family and friends. I was glad I made a sample because I did end up changing a couple things, so it was nice to not have all that money wasted.

      Then I bought the materials and I’ve been working on them since. Not sure how specific of an answer you were wanting, but I’ll give you mine: I did a background of black cardstock (Hobby Lobby), and added a smaller piece of white cardstock on top (Office Depot) using a scrapbook adhesive (Hobby Lobby). So before I attached and cut them, I just took the white cardstock and printed the invitations 2 to a page on the white. I used microsoft word to design what I wanted….I even added a picture! Then I have a polka dot scrapbook paper (HL) sitting across the middle of the cardstock attached with a small ribbon tied on using a hole punch. The picture was underneath the polka dot paper that is across the middle, so I got a circle paper shape punch from HL and punched a circle in the polka dot paper, so that our faces in the picture show out from the circle.

      I hope this makes sense, and further, I hope it helps you any. I just got everything from Hobby Lobby craft store, except the bulk pack of white cardstock from Office Depot. If you want more specific info, I am very willing to help, so you can just email me.

      Congrats on your wedding! And good luck making these invitations. I respect any DIY brides because I know first-hand all the work that it takes.

37. QUESTION:
    Good place for cheap yet quality wedding invitations?
    We’re looking for wedding invitations–either DIY or pre-printed. Are there any reliable sites to order from that also have very reasonable pricing?

    • ANSWER:
      Definitely get them online. I haven’t seen cheaper than here http://www.twenga.com/dir-Supplies,Paper-goods,Wedding-invitation

38. QUESTION:
    Good website for choosing wedding invitations?
    I’m getting married in May. My fiance and I are looking at wedding invitations. We live in a small city with a very small selection of DIY invitation kits. There are no stationary shops locally. Is there any good websites to go to for purchasing invitations. I want something with a wide selection. I would prefer a place that would print them too. I’m only beginning with this. I’m already getting stressed. Thanks to all that reply.

    • ANSWER:

      http://www.blessedbeginnings.com/Wedding_Invitations_Cheap.html

      Two of my sons are getting married this year. They both liked this site. Well they are bragging about it anyhow!

39. QUESTION:
    Where can you find decent DIY wedding invitation kits?
    I’m not finding any wedding invitations that really suit my fiance and I. Has anyone made their own wedding stationery? How did you do it? Did you use a kit? Were you pleased with the results? What were your favorite resources to use? What would you recommend to anyone wanting to do the same?

    • ANSWER:
      We also couldn’t find a kit that suited our personality, so we just made our own. Archivers is a scrap booking store in our city ~ they have a *ton* of paper supplies for us to use. We actually used paper & envelopes from different collections, but you can’t tell.

      We browsed the stamp collection & paper collection for ideas. Printed everything at home on our computer.

      Everyone has complemented us on our invitations. In fact, many people have called to ask if they are handmade or pre-purchased ~ they all say, “I have heard you were handmaking them, but these look too nice.”

      Normally, Y!A will not let me post a link to photobucket ~ but if I can figure it out, I will post a link so you can see our invites.

      EDIT: Ok, go to Photobucket and type “JTaylormaid” in their search bar. You will then be prompted to “click here” to view users album ~ then you can see our invites.

      I don’t know why Y!A just won’t let me post a direct link I even tried posting a link just to the website, not my album, and Y!A won’t even let me do that

40. QUESTION:
    DIY Gerbera Daisy Wedding Invitations?
    My colors are blue and white (davids bridals blue velvet color) and the gerbera daisies the bridesmaids will hold are white, yellow, hot pink, and red. ( I am ordering them from sams club). I want to make my own invitations to keep the price down, anyone know of ideas to incorporate the blue and a gerbera daisy in them. I lack creativity ) =

    Any other ideas for a gerbera daisy wedding will be more then appreciated too!!! Thanks!!

    • ANSWER:
      My suggestions:

      Use pale blue card stock. Print the invitation wording on there from your computer. On the corners or down one side, use a daisy-ish stencil or stamp in yellow and white (or two colors that suit your flowers, but I think yellow and white would look sweet on the blue) and pop those one.

      Alternately, do stamping/stenciling on white/ivory card stock. Then punch two small holes at the top (they make daisy-shaped hole punchers!) and tie a blue ribbon at the top of the card.

      You may not be able to find a stamp or anything that looks exactly like a gerbera daisy, but a normal daisy-looking one should be close enough for the purpose of the invitation.

41. QUESTION:
    Can anyone tell me where to order less then 10 wedding invitations?
    Yes I have checked myself online But I cannot find a DIY christmas wedding invitation kit. I would like toget professional invitations if anyone knows a website that lets your order less the 25 invitations

    • ANSWER:
      Try Staples. They usually do have a DIY invitation kit with 10 or more.

42. QUESTION:
    Where can I get full-service wedding invitations (they’ll do the mailings)?
    My sister’s wedding is in 6 weeks, and her diy invitation kit got trashed in the printer (inkjets don’t like velum paper). So we’re looking for a site where we can just select invitations online and upload a spreadsheet of our guests and they’ll print and mail the invitations for us. Does anyone have any good recommendations? Thanks!

    • ANSWER:

      http://www.invitationconsultants.com/

43. QUESTION:
    DIY wedding invitation paper?
    I’m designing my own wedding invitations, and I need to find a printed paper in pool blue (or shades of it). I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t seem to find something I like in the right color.

    Any type of paper will do – scrapbook, giftwrap, wallpaper, etc. Can someone send me a link to a site with a lot of variety, or give me a different idea of where to look please.

    Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      I just got done making my own invitations as well. In terms of paper, I would try the following:

      www.paper-source.com
      www.xpedxstores.com
      www.kellypaper.com
      www.cardsandpockets.com (great for pocket folds and envelopes)

      Goodluck!

44. QUESTION:
    DIY Wedding Invitation Printing …?
    I am in the beginning stages of deciding whether or not to tackle invitations DIY style so that they are exactly how I want them or if I want to spend the money to have someone else do them …

    My question to those of you that did DIY … how did you print your actual invitation and inserts? Did you do them at home with an inkjet or laser printer? Did you have somewhere like Staples or Kinko handle them or did you send them out to a printing place?

    Also, if you did one method but would highly recommend another please let me know that too.

    Thanks so much!

    • ANSWER:
      I had trouble finding a professional printer that would do my design, that was not a Kinkos-type copy place, and that did not require a minimum order of 10,000! So in the end, I printed them on the inkjet at home. I also have a laser printer, but they looked better on the inkjet.
      They looked very professional, and I got a lot of compliments, but the only thing is if they got a drop of water, they would run being inkjet.
      If you can find a good printer, go with that. If not, do a trial run at home on your printer. If you dont like those results you can always just buy your invitations. But I do like handmade, its a very special touch.

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/38528542@N00/2436154877/

      

45. QUESTION:
    Help with Wedding Invitations?
    What are some good websites to order DIY wedding invitation kits?

    • ANSWER:

46. QUESTION:
    Cheap wedding invitations?
    Does anybody have any good ideas for DIY wedding invitations or know a good inexpensive place or website where i could get them?

    • ANSWER:
      I made my invites using black card stock and ivory resume paper. I embellished them with a heart shaped rubber stamp and silver acid free marker. I made everything including the envelopes. My invitees thought they were beautiful and heartfelt. I spent maybe 25 dollars for 100 invitations if you don’t count the ink… but I still have almost an entire thing of ink left.

47. QUESTION:
    wedding invitations-legitimate websites? Canada?
    do you know the name of those DIY wedding invitations from canada. they are sold in most wedding accessory stores, michaels etc.

    or any other legitimate wedding invitation website out there?

    • ANSWER:
      This is probably the most well-known one, there are many beautiful choices.

      http://www.invitationsbydawn.ca/

48. QUESTION:
    Where to find diy pocket fold invitations?
    pocket fold invitations, diy, wedding

    • ANSWER:
      Try InviteSite.com. They have some DIY kits that you assemble.

      http://www.invitesite.com/weddings/products/Bloom-Wedding-Invitations-BLOOKIT.php

49. QUESTION:
    DIY wedding invitation ideas?
    I decided I wanted to make my own wedding invitations because (1) it’ll save us a ton of money and (2) I wanted something really fun & unique.

    I’m having an outdoor ceremony at a nature preserve/nature trail park here in town, and I wanted my invitations to hint at that, to get my guests in the mood. I found these:: http://www.do-it-yourself-invitations.com/message-in-a-bottle-destination-beach-wedding-invitation.html

    Which are SO cute, but I’m not having a beach wedding, so the little “message in a bottle” thing wouldn’t make sense in my case.

    Does anyone have any other ideas? I’m not looking for anything specific, just some inspiration so I can get some ideas floating around in my head.

    I’d like to do something ‘similar’ to the message in a bottle idea (similar as in, not using an envelope) but what else could I do thats more… forest-ty? lol

    Thanks guys, I’m sure you guys have some awesome ideas! Can’t wait to check back and read them
    omgosh, thats an adorable idea! I’m going to leave this question open a bit longer to see if anyone else has any cute ideas that like – but I love it! so cute!

    • ANSWER:
      Although this may get expensive….Maybe get tiny little bird cages or something that looks like a birds nest. Then you could print your invites on origami paper and fold them into birds and slip them inside. Here is a link to some bird cages:

      http://compare.ebay.com/like/380207494901?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

      Or fold them into flowers and put them into a bouquet with the map, rsvp, etc. Butterflies could work in the oragami idea too.

      I have also seen packets of flower seeds that you can have personalized for favors. Just print your invite info right onto the front instead.

50. QUESTION:
    Websites for recycled or tree-free wedding invitations?
    I don’t want DIY invitations, I won’t have that much time, I’m trying to finish college and plan my wedding (MULTITASKING!) I want to do my wedding eco-friendly, especially since everything about it will be nature like. I just can’t find a website that does invitations from recycled paper or tree-free paper. I searched in Google and only got a bunch of blogs and stuff. Does anybody know of any websites?

    • ANSWER:
      It’s so nice to see so many people interested in making an attempt to be environmentally-friendly. =) These are a few of the sites I’ve bookmarked as I conducted my own invitation search!

      http://www.twistedlimbpaper.com/invitations.htm

      http://www.invitationsbydawn.com/i-1/4498.shtml

      http://www.earthinvitations.com/

      http://www.invitationconsultants.com/gallery.aspx?p_subcategory=recycledweddinginvitations

      http://www.pristineplanet.com/handmade-paper-invitations-recycled-paper-wedding-invitations-birthday-baby-shower-custom-handmade/invitations/9706_a_0.html

      http://www.earthlyaffair.com/

      http://www.sweetinvitations.com/

      http://www.tasharaedesigns.com/eco.html