Wedding DIY: Invitation Set
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I know what you might be thinking…this crazy lady decided to do her own wedding invitations?! Is she insane?! The answer is *probably* not, however, some may argue differently. Surprisingly enough, making and addressing our wedding invites was easier than I thought it was going to be! I am sharing the entire process for you today – so maybe I can inspire you to save a few bucks and try it yourself!
For starters, I want to point out that I really wanted to have a couple more print outs than just the invitation (like RSVP and accommodation cards), and my taste was EXPENSIVE. We’re talking like several hundreds of dollars for less than 100 invites. Ugh. So I decided I needed to get a little crafty to get the desired result I ultimately wanted! I did some Internet sleuthing and found an amazing resource on Pipkin Paper Company for DIY invites, and it just so happened it was the exact look I wanted!! I mean, is that a sign or what. Anyways, Stephanie from Pipkin Paper Company did a full breakdown on DIYing these beautiful invitations here. I almost immediately hopped over to Etsy and purchased her template, and customized it for us. Super user friendly and easy!
For paper, I used this wonderful cardstock from Paper and More, as well as the translucent vellum they offer. The vellum paper is inkjet printer friendly, and when I printed I did not experience any smudging, however, I WOULD recommend picking them up off the printer and laying them out individually for a couple minutes to dry prior to handling them. Per usual, I used my at home printer to print on card stock and vellum (an HP 8610 printer in case you’re wondering) and it turned out beautifully.
Next, I took the stack of prints (the card stock and vellum invites, RSVP cards, and accomodation cards) to my local FedEx to cut them more precisely. I usually use the self service cutting table and knock them out quickly and near perfectly. It’s a great table! Once they were all cut, I took them back home and used a standard hole puncher to punch a hole at the top of both the floral print and the vellum for the invites. I then took a gold brad and attached the two pages. Be careful when you open the brad up – it’s easy to dent the paper, but it doesn’t need to be tight to hold the invites together.
I was able to find the perfect shade of rose pink of envelopes on Amazon and ordered the regular 5×7 (A7) size for the invite, and the smaller 3×5 size (A1) for the RSVP cards to send back. I would also highly recommend getting a return address stamp for both the invite envelopes and the RSVP envelopes – it makes addressing go SO much quicker! My beloved return address stamp is here!
Once everything was printed, cut, and assembled, it was time to stuff and address the envelopes. I used my favorite wedding-esqe stamps, and hand addressed the invites. I am not a calligrapher by any means, but I think my natural cursive-y handwriting looks decent on an envelope so it worked! If you don’t want to hand address the envelopes, you can also print the names and address on your envelopes. Great blog post on how to do that here!
Overall, the whole process was fairly simple for someone who was inspired by saving a LOT of money and achieving a similar look and feel as professional invitations. If you are like me and just can’t fathom the idea of spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on wedding invitations that will inevitably be thrown away by your guests, give it a try! You won’t regret it!
