As a part of our wedding series, I thought I would share how I made my DIY wedding invitations. MakingĀ theĀ invitations yourself can be a great way to save money, if you stick within a budget and choose your supplies wisely. However, they areĀ incrediblyĀ time consuming and can provide a relative amount of stress. Anyone who has planned a wedding before, knows that stressful tasks are something to avoid like the plague. Now that you’ve had my warning, let’s see how I made them!
Things I Used:
- 210gsm cardstock
- manilla folders
- scrapbook paper
- alphabet stamps
- 170mm x 120mm natural envelopes
- washi tape
- jute string
- paint
- double sided tape
- circle cutter
- scissors
- corner punch
- guillotine
The first thing I did was research! Our colours were pastel pink, blue, lavender and mint andĀ I knew I wanted something with a bit of a rustic vibe to match the rest of the wedding. I liked the look of anything with natural coloured card, jute string or lace so decided on a design and started exploring! Once I knew what design I wanted, I looked forĀ envelopes. I bought mine here. I did this so I then knew what size invitations to make.
Gatefold backing:Ā to create the gatefold backing, I cut manilla folders to size, and made two folds that met in the middle.
Belly Band:Ā I had plenty of leftover card so decided to paint it mint green and use it for the belly band. I bought patterned scrapbook paper from Spotlight which I then glued over the top.
Round Tags:Ā Again, I used the leftover card to cut out circles with my circle cutter. I stamped our initials with black ink and wrote the guests’ names on the other side
Invitation Style:Ā I found this awesome (and free!) templateĀ that I edited with PicMonkeyĀ and Adobe InDesign. I printed it on ordinary paper and cut the corners with a round corner punch.
Details Card:Ā We didn’t have enough room to fit all our information on the main invitation so made a separate details card with information about our gift registries, RSVP information and our Wedding Website details. I made this a bit smaller than our invitation, printed it on cardstock and slotted it in!
The CostĀ
Our wedding invitations were super cost effective, and were roughly $110Ā for 80 invitations. Most of our guests lived nearby so we were able to personally deliver invitations which was a big saving on postage.
Envelopes: $40
Manilla Folders: $20
Scrapbook Paper: $10
White Card Stock: $10
String: $5
Postage: $25
My Advice:
- I know I’ve said this before, but think carefully about whether you want to make your invitations yourself.Ā Do you want to spend every spare hour for the next two months cutting and sticking?
- Use a high quality guillotine. I borrowed one from our church which made cutting super easy.
- Think outside of the box. Look for alternative products to expensive craft supplies. The manilla folders I bought worked a treat!
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Other posts about my wedding:
Little Details from Our Rustic Wedding – Attire
Q and A Session -6 Months to Plan Your Wedding
My DIY Rustic Wedding Invitations
Happy creating!
I am amazed these are gorgeous! I need to look around a bit more on your blog and see your wedding! Congrats, btw, you are a newlywed! How fun! I love the colors that you used in your wedding, so spring and versatile! The invites look as if they were professionally done, really impressive, but I bet they did take a lot of time! You did a great job!!!
Yes, we got married in March which was very fun! We’re enjoying settling into married life and setting up home together. Haha, yes they took an very long time! Especially because I’m a bit of a perfectionist and didn’t want people to help much. ;)
Wow these are beautiful! I love them! We got married in winter 2013 and I remember how much thought and time I put into the stationary – I think it’s so important and really sets the theme for your entire day. I’m sure your guests will be so excited to get these in the post #WAYWOW
These turned out gorgeous!! Can you imagine what they’d cost to have them made! It’d be so expensive. I’d be the same as you & want to do them all myself lol You have some great tips here for people to do their own! Visiting from #WAYWOW x
Thank you! I know, I have lots of friends getting married at the moment and their invitations cost a bomb! So happy I was able to do them myself! Thanks for stopping by. x
Hi Brittney, the style of these invitations is so nice! The different kinds of papers you used and the layout just lovely!
Thank you! x
These are darling!! I love vintage things!!Stopping by from #WAYWOW! I’d love to have you come over and link your post up to my craft party which starts at 7pm EST. and is new every Thursday! I also pin every post!
http://www.diy-crush.com/blog/category/link-party/
Thank you! I will figure out what time that is in NZ and come along for sure!
I was just linking up at the Hit Me with Your Best Shot party and saw your image. How awesome to see that you used my free invitation and details card templates :) I love how you put everything together :)
~Katie
I love those templates! They were just perfect for our wedding! x
These are gorgeous, but I know I wouldn’t have the patience to make them! #waywow
Debbie
Haha they did require a lot of patience! And thank you! :)
I love them ! They look so retro. Fonts scream 60′ and I love it! :)
Coming from WAYWOW.
Very nice to meat you Brittney :)
And likewise Mila! Thanks for stopping by!
These look amazing! We made our own invitations too, but they weren’t as fancy as this. It will be great to look back at them in years to come and remember making them. Thanks for sharing with the #BlogFair, hope you can visit again this week.
Thanks Karen! Haha I should have gone with less fancy because these took an age!
Very good looking invitation. Thanks for the share!
Thank you! :)
Very nice looking and inspirational invitation designs. I think I am going to steal one of these design styles and use them in my next DIY wedding design cards. Thanks a lot for the share.
Cindy
Thanks Cindy! Yes steal away! :)
Hi Brittney,
Very nice of you for sharing it.
Having a unique wedding always makes it famous and remembered, and this little things makes difference. In a theme wedding everything should be tried to do according to the theme.
The cards designed by you are great and the best part of it is that you have made it by yourself, everything mentioned in it is clear. It is good to make cards by yourself while having a budget wedding.
Thanks for the post.
Have a nice day.
~ Harshwardhan