Unless you have an obliging graphic designer to hand, the only way to save serious sums on this task is to do the job yourself.
A complete set of wedding stationery, commissioned and created, can cost $500 or more, and that’s before you begin to count the cost of all that postage, typically $1.20 per invitation. Little wonder that wedding invitations are one of those hidden wedding costs that often take couples by surprise.
Crafting these precious mementos of your day, as well as paying attention to all the crucial details contained inside, may seem like a daunting task, but with wholesale wedding supplies and affordable wedding accessories, creating the perfect invitation at a fraction of the price may well be cheaper and simpler than you think.
Keep It Simple
The trick, as with most DIY projects, is to be realistic about what you can achieve and the time it will take. Thankfully, this is one craft that you can work on whenever you have a free moment. Gather all your relevant supplies together in a basket and craft and create your invitations while catching up on your favourite TV programme, enjoying a glass of wine and DVD, relaxing in the garden or during a weekend lie-in.
Buckles, ribbons and gems can all add a personal and detailed finishing touch. Use them to add a flourish or provide a dramatic centrepiece to the cover of your card. Perhaps the easiest craft material to work with is decorative washi or lace tape. Easily cut into strips of the desired length, these can add a quirky charm to simple homemade invitations and are a great way to introduce a wedding style or colour theme.
Carry Through Your Style
Your wedding invitations will set the tone for your entire day, and you are in the best place to judge what will work for your scheme. Crafting wedding stationery not only gives you an opportunity to trial different combinations but it also makes it simple to tailor your style to your own taste and budget. Better still, investing in wholesale wedding supplies at the invitation stage helps you to spread some of the cost of your wedding and plan the finishing touches that will make your day unique.
For a vintage or naturally inspired wedding, Kraft card and crochet lace tape, string or paper doilies can be combined to create a romantic and delicate invitation, and they are very affordable. A hundred four-inch heart-shaped paper doilies currently cost just $7.70 at WWS. Attached to the front of a card and decorated with a simple adhesive gem, ribbon or bow, details like this can help you to create a simple and beautiful wedding invitation in minutes at a fraction of the typical printed invitation cost.
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