Archive for June 5th, 2008
Printing Your Own Wedding Invitations
There are so many ways to work within a budget when it comes to wedding invitations…if you are working with a flexible budget, finding a great custom designer or ordering out of a pretty letterpress or engraved album is absolutely worth it. There is just something so luxurious and easy in going about it this way.
With that said, there are great…really, really great ways, to design a beautiful invitation on a budget!
Companies like Paper Source have great invitation kits that allow you to purchase a pretty suite of papers and envelopes, print your own invitations, then assemble the finished project. If you are willing to put in a little leg work, you can save quite a bit of money! And, if you are a bit resourceful, you can save even more by ordering through Waste Not Paper, the wholesale portion of Paper-Source. You will need a wholesale account to do this and you will have to order in bulk, so the best way would be to work with your area store on this.
Wedding Invitations by Louella Press
We have a few more tips from my friends at Louella Press…
3. Sharing your thoughts: the design process.
Because your invitations will be an exciting preview of what’s to come, they should absolutely tie into the feel and décor of your day. The right invitation design for your beach wedding should inspire guests to pull out their chic sundresses and crisp khakis, without you having to say it (although you’ll probably want to reiterate… Your fiancé’s buddy “Boomer” may not pick up on the invitation nuances). A wedding inspiration board, something like the gorgeous examples Abby posts on SMP, is the perfect first step when sharing what you want with your graphic designer. If you’re not inclined to pull everything together on one board, showing a few favorite pages torn from wedding magazines or ideas found on blogs will also be a great start. Try to also come up with words to describe your wedding; whimsical, elegant, formal, earthy,< etc. This will help guide your designer when matching the look of the invite to the overall style of the day.
Wedding Invitations by Louella Press
I am so excited about today’s post. My sweet friends at Louella Press have offered to give us their tips for working with a custom invitation designer. Having worked with so many brides, I know how completely daunting the task of choosing and ordering your invitations can be…from working within your budget, to settling on a designer, a printing process, fonts, colors, whew!
So, the girls at Louella are breaking it down for us!
A few tips for working with a custom designer from the ladies (and gentleman) at Two Paperdolls and Louella Press.
