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How to Make Great Wedding Invitations Yourself!
Save Money, but Keep Them
Elegant
First impressions are important! Think
about it. The first impression a friend has of what kind of wedding you
will have is the little card that comes in the mail: the wedding
invitation. If you want your wedding to be impressive, you must have a
nice invitation. However, the budget of most weddings is usually taken
up by the few expensive items, like the photographer and the caterer,
while the invitations are left by the wayside.
Alright, nice invitations are a must, but who has the money for those?
The reality is, cheap and discount wedding invitations don’t have to be
poor quality, quarter-fold deskjet material anymore.
You can print non-streaking, nice looking invitations with a recent
model printer and computer software that is relatively inexpensive. If
you want a more modern invitation, with images, downloading clipart is a
good way to go (clipart.com or google images). For a more formal look,
pictures and clipart aren’t required, use any computer program or online
templates.
First of all you’ll need card stock paper or something similar. Don’t
use ordinary inkjet paper, as it is flimsy and feels cheap. For paper
styles, use Vellum, Deluxe Parchment, Strathmore Natural White,
Strathmore White, Laid Natural White, Laid White--something that feels
heavy and sits well in your hand . Colored papers can be used as well,
as a secondary matte behind the invitation and they can be tied together
with white ribbon. The matte should be thicker than the paper on top of
it.
Secondly, choose the proper wording for your sort of occasion (see our
wedding template). Choose a font, downloadable off the internet, or one
of the many choices on your card making program or word processor. Then,
center the writing on the page for a formal look.
A border helps keep a collected feel, but is not necessary. Gold or
silver borders are appropriate, but would require special stationery.
Black is fine.
Think about adding creative touches, such as a video CD, hand made
paper, or an engagement photo--being unique is one of the advantages of
making your own wedding invitations.
Richard Miltenberger has written an
electrifying report on the TOP TEN Ways To Save Money and STILL Have a
Great Wedding! To get your FREE copy, visit http://www.getweddinginvitations.com/diy.html
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