Wedding Save-the-Date and invitation are your guests’ first impression of your wedding. It sets the color, style, and feel of your big date. There are countless options out there, but the customized one are my favorites. I’m such a sucker for paper goods. You’ll find me lingering in paper or stationery stores for hours (ok, a little exaggeration, not hours.) I love Paper Source ($$$), Maido ($$), and Daiso Japan ($).
For my own wedding, I spent close to $10 per invitation! Yes, you heard right. It was a lovely Envelopment® pocket fold with pretty plume pattern cover, custom designed with monogram, backing, ribbon wrap, and in dual languages. Fancy, right?! You bet. Lucky for me my guest count was small and most are couples and families, so I don’t need to order many.
If you’re crafty, you can totally make your own! I’m going to show you how in this DIY Wedding Invitation and Stationery Tutorial. Photography on this page by Tiffany Wu Photography.
Pre-requisite:
- Tech savvy with internet and graphic design tools
- Have lots of time on your hands
Websites you’ll need to sign up for:
- CreativeMarket.com
- Canva.com
- BasicInvite.com (Contact us for discount code)
Step 1:
- Decide the style and theme of your wedding and invitation
- What element do you want to incorporate into your design?
Floral, Geometric Shapes, Typography, Illustrations, or Photography
- Research the correct wording for your invitations [Wording Example]
- Decide the size of your card and inserts [
- Decide the material and color of your card and envelopes [Material & Quality]
Step 2:
- Prepare all the graphics and photo files to upload to Canva.com
- File Format – JPG vs PNG:
JPG format is a lossy compressed file format. This makes it useful for storing photographs
PNG is a good choice for storing line drawings, text, and iconic graphics at a small file size.
Step 3:
- Get the dimension and file requirements from BasicInvite.com
