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Our wedding invites are printed and almost ready to go! Ahhhhh! So exciting. Choosing wedding invitations and, indeed, wedding stationary in general has been one of the hardest decisions so far. I've scoured wedding magazines, books and the Internet to find inspiration and companies I liked and for a while I was thinking of scraping the idea in favour of an email... until I realised my Nan doesn't have email. MM took me to see a printer in Paris but the designs were pretty gaudy. I'm sure they would have been able to produce something tasteful but the examples were heavy on the gold embossing. MM is keen on a bit of bling though - he's the chic and I'm the shabby in this relationship. To me, that look is too stilted and "official". Eventually I stumbled across a handmade wedding invites in a mag and decided that we should make our own wedding invites and stationary instead of spending a small fortune on something someone has already had. We're both fairly creative so we got some ideas together and started messing about with Adobe Photoshop to finalise our design. Adding that personal touch I should probably have stopped looking at invites at that point but I couldn't help myself. I found another hand done example and loved it even more. I mocked up a new invite with a set of coloured pencils and to my surprise MM went for it. So our final design is a mish-mash of great ideas I came across in my search for inspiration and the best thing about it is that both of us have added our own personal touches. You friends and family will easily be able to see who did what. I'm not going to reveal the invite design just yet because they haven't gone out yet but I will show you my favourite designs that all contributed to my final design. How to make your own wedding invites: 1. Inspiration Get as much inspiration as you possibly can. Cut out pictures of things you like, print them off the internet, ask your mates. I checked out fab blogs such as Northern Girl, Southern Wedding, Once Wed, Hey Lady and The Sweetest Occasion If you like a particular colour, a type of paper, a size, all of that should be thrown together - don't restrict yourself. If you like it, cut it out and keep it. 2. Scrap book Get a scrap book and stick all pink wedding invitations stuff in to help you decide on your design. It doesn't have to be pure text - you can add diamonds, buttons, even pressed flowers to decorate. 3. Work big and add extras Start big - work on a sheet of A4 and sketch out where you'd want the words and if there are any illustrations, photos or extras such as ribbons or jewels to stick on. 4. Do it digital Once your happy with your draft - make it digital. You can produce an invite just by using a word processing programme such as Microsoft Word. If you've done something hand-drawn then you can scan it in and add it. Who says it has to be all neat and perfect? 5. Consider font, colour, and size Lay out the text and make sure you consider which Font best suits the mood of your invite. Experiment with different sizes and colours of text too. Try it out Landscape and Portrait too. 6. Check your spelling! Print your invite on A4 first to check for spelling and grammar errors. Also check the date and time CAREFULLY! 7. Shrink to fit Once you're satisfied, shrink it down to your prefered size. Print it out, add the finishing touches and assess your handy work. Most people go for A5 or A6. 8. Nice paper makes a difference Find nice paper or card - If using special paper such as ones with flowers pressed into it or unusual grain then be extra careful when feeding this stuff through your home printer. Most home printers struggle with thick card so you can take your design to a printers and ask them to print it or if you're happy with thinner card then you can print it yourself. 9. Don't forget the envelopes They ought to match the paper and give your invite a great red wedding invitations impression.
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