One of the most common problems for brides that want to make their own wedding invitations is where to start, below are three steps to get your designing off to a flying start.
First. Your first decision should be what colour card blank to use, using white or ivory is a good choice and provides a clean canvas to show off your design, whenever possible use a card with ‘Wedding Invitation’ printed on it. Don’t be tempted to make your own card blanks, if you do, stick to standard size formats such as A5 or A6 etc. otherwise you’ll get problems finding envelopes to fit, and more problems printing your inserts.
Second. Choose a colour theme that will be used in the design of your invitations, at this point most brides will opt for their bridesmaid dress colour, others will choose a currently fashionable colour. Choose embellishments such as ribbon, die cut shapes, etc. with your theme colours in mind.
Lastly. When selecting appropriate embellishments for your wedding invitations, keep in mind that weddings are a traditional social gathering and some convention in your design is expected, popular embellishments are entwined rings, entwined hearts, bride and groom, flowers, or ribbons and bows.
If you follow these steps you should have no problems putting your wedding invitations together, if you keep the design simple and minimal you’ll not only reduce the amount of work but also the cost, and have a clutter free card that will fit into an envelope.