Making your own wedding invitations is a great way to express yourself, make something a little out of the ordinary, and you don't even have to be very talented to do it. It is also a great way to save some money. Where available, a free item or free after rebate item is listed

What you will need to make your own wedding invitations:

• Paper

• Software for fonts, wedding invitation templates, layouts, wedding clipart graphics, etc

• Use of a computer and printer

• printer ink in black and color if needed

• envelopes

• postage

• Free photo prints for invitations or thank you notes

• STAPLES REBATE DEAL Post-it Sticky Picture Paper FREE after easy online Staples rebate - if you are printing photos or graphics for any wedding related item such as invitations, directions, menus, favors, etc. Easy to print the photo and then stick it to a nice background paper. 

(optional items)

• Something to decorate the back seal of the envelope such as stickers or seals, or use an embosser or wax seals. 

• Free wedding catalogs of commercially available pre-made invitations to get ideas and compare prices.

• vellum overlay

• map cards for directions

• Etiquette books for wedding invitation wording.

• Ribbon or other detailing to tie together invitation if applicable.

GETTING STARTED

Wedding invitation paper

Some wedding invitation paper comes pre-packaged and with layouts you can use with your word processing package. Others are handmade, or just a pretty paper that you can use for wedding invitations. Some examples of wedding invitation papers that you can use with your printer and computer are:

• Crane. An industry standard that looks very expensive. Now before you think its too expensive, Crane has their wedding invitations available blank so you can use with your own printer and they come with free wedding invitation templates customized for each paper type. You do not need any additional computer software so this could save you money when you use their free wedding invitation templates. There are several color combos both traditional invitations and modern wedding invitation styles to chose from. Search for "Printable invitations" and "bulk". Here are a few examples:

  • Do it yourself wedding stationary kits & wedding programs

  • Printable #9 Embassy Invitation Cards - Bulk - 100 for $25, envelopes $38.50

  • Embossed edges 100 bulk for $56

  • Bernard Maisner Ecruwhite Printable #9 Embassy Invitation Cards, engraved gold decorations, 25 cards for $16.50

• Ebay - a great resource for handmade papers and wholesale fine papers. Here are some example searches to find wedding invitation resources