Make your own Wedding Invitations for practically free

Making your own wedding invitations can be a nice way to save some money on your wedding and have a custom look for your wedding. It is also one of the few areas that someone with little talent and can make something that looks nice, and someone with some talent can make look great. Although there are some nice free catalogs such as Rexcraft that you will want to take a look at (they give you several free samples),  here are some suggestions to help you find deals to make your wedding invitations on the cheap.

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To make your own invitations You need: Paper & Envelopes, Design templates or software, any decorative touches such as ribbons, wax stamps, etc., postage - free postage at Stamps.com or Pitney Bowes discounted printer ink,   Free photo prints for invitations or thank you notes

DISCOUNT PRINTER INK Get discount papers and discount printer ink and other freebies such as free with purchase clipart software with these discount ink stores plus Printer Ink Coupons

Make your own wedding invitations with free (or almost free) software packages:

Books about Making your own wedding invitations

Do it yourself wedding Flowers

There is a list of other free after rebate or cheap after rebate clipart packages listed in the free software after rebate section.

Get a free $50 gift card to BestBuy, Costco and a few other stores that you can get free ink for your printer, nice paper for your invitations, sticker seals, an embosser, or clipart art or special font that you might want to use. 

Free 1 year Bridal Guide Magazine and Modern Bride Subscriptions 4.69 shipping Search for "Bride" or "bridal" 

*How to get almost any wedding item for free being on product test panels.**

free Modern Bride magazine (Risk-Free, 90-Day Trial)

Snapfish – Get 20 prints FREE! Use coupon code SHIPNOW to for free shipping on 15 prints - post wedding pictures online or get free photos for invitations, thank you notes.

paper.com has wedding invitation papers and papers to make your own invitations, envelopes, arturo papers and more. Some discount coupons include:

 

Other points programs to earn gift certificates to buy wedding invitation related items

Get Free gift certificates at Milesource for clicking on a few websites a day you can get gift certificates for use with your wedding invitations whether you decide to buy or make them. They also have stores like  Saks 5th Bridal Store, Salons and spas for doing your wedding day makeup and hair, etc.

PHOTOS FOR WEDDING INVITATIONS

coupon for 20 free photo prints you can use for thank yous, wedding announcements, etc.

Free printable Sears portrait studio coupon - get $20 off a photo package that can be used as your engagement photo or thank you note photo for your wedding.

FREE INVITATION CATALOGS WITH FREE SAMPLES

Free Rexcraft wedding invitation catalog, free samples, favors, etc.

Printable Things Remembered coupon for wedding gifts and other wedding items

WEDDING INVITATION INSERTS:

FREE Printable Calendars Just for signing up, It is Free To Join - make a calendar of your wedding related events and reminders

Print out maps for free at Yahoo Maps! You can do door to door directions from the ceremony site to the reception hall so guests don't get lost.

Staples Pastel Colored Copy Paper (20Lb.)Staples has several pastel and marbled colored copy paper to match your color theme that you can run through your printer or make copies.

OTHER WEDDING BOOKS FOR MAKING YOUR OWN

 Wedding Flowers      Wedding Ribbonry

 Wedding Origami

 Wedding Flowers - a New York City wedding designer shows how to make bouquets and the right style and shape bouquet for your wedding dress

See how you can get $1600 towards your wedding dress for free

* It may be cheapest to use a computer printer & pre-assembled do it yourself papers from Wedding Invitation Kits starting at $15 for hand made papers, traditional, & ribbon, fun, or contemporary wedding invitations. Some have embossing, lined envelopes, colored paper, ribbons, overlays, etc. Supplement or change papers & vellums and embellishments with items from Scrapbook Supplier - get 10% off link

Wedding Invitation Tip: All of your wedding invitations do not have to be identical, mix and match some free invitation offers & save money:

Wedding Invitation Paper & Envelopes

Get cheap wedding invitation envelopes and invitations for do it yourself printing at Staples. These have a nice feel to them and can be run through your printer so you can use one of your fancy fonts to address the envelopes.:

  • 250 Overtures Embossed Invitation Cards Create and print your own cards for your wedding programs, invitations, wedding menus, thank you notes. 
  • Invitation Envelopes in white and ecru

  • Invitation Envelopes with Vertical Embossed Texture with a nice flap like professional invitations.

  • There are several different colors and sizes and some envelopes that were not intended for traditional invitations if you are planning on doing something unusual or include direction maps or a list of hotels or activities to do in the area with your invitations.

Paper - Staples has heavy cardstock in many colors that you can run through your printer or do calligraphy on, parchment papers if you are having a theme wedding, eBay has handmade papers or papers with flower petal embedded in them, etc. Find Staples deals and coupons here. There is also a current staples deal on buy printer ink and get free paper.

FREE invitation idea: Simply You gives a FREE $25 Linens' n Things Gift Card when you try Simply You for $1. Linens N things has assemble your own make your own invitation kits. Sign up for a free trial & use the gift card to buy the invitation package for free.

Informal wedding invitations or blank cards or card stock (such as for calligraphy or to use with your computer) can be found at Hallmark stores. Click here for a free Hallmark printable coupons for your local store (it is the on the left hand side on the bottom).

free printer for making your invitations - free HP PhotoSmart Compact Photo Printer FREE for Sampling Trial Offers

Paper - Staples has heavy cardstock in many colors that you can run through your printer or do calligraphy on,  ebay.com has handmade papers or papers with flower petal embedded in them, etc. Search for "handmade papers".  Find Staples deals and coupons here. There is also a current staples deal on buy printer ink and get free paper.

  POSTAGE

Postage on wedding invitations is sometimes more expensive, especially square envelopes

Get $25 or more of free postage stamps for your wedding invitations from Stamps.com. You can print your own special message on the postage you print out, they even have custom photo stamps. 

$50 free postage for wedding invitations with a Pitney Bowes meter  

FREE GIFT CARDS YOU CAN REDEEM FOR WEDDING INVITATIONS OR SUPPLIES TO MAKE YOUR OWN INVITATIONS

FREE $1,000 Mastercard Gift Card - for any wedding need

FREE $500 Costco, Kmart, Amazon, Sears, Target, BestBuy, or Circuit City gift card for being on a test panel. Each has ink, paper, software, ribbon, printers and more to make your own invitations.

get a free $1,500 ebay gift certificate offer by trying some free offers - ebay has wedding invitations, wedding favors, and any other wedding idea you can find on Ebay

$50 Amazon.com Gift Certificate - search for ribbon, craft supplies, paper, ink, software, etc.

Stack these offers together and buy pre-made invitations

Wedding Coupons 

free coupons for local caterers, florists, bridal merchants.

Eversave - emails you discounts and alerts about brand name products.

Wedding World A list for every state that has a store that offers special coupons to help you with your wedding.

Wedding planning tips:

Enter as many contests as possible at bridal shows or expos to win stuff like free limo service, flowers, makeovers, honeymoons, even a free reception! Instead of spending time filling out each entry form, stick on a pre-printed Free Address label to save time and win more stuff!

 

 

 

 

 

Choose a free or cheap software package with clipart, fonts, templates, borders, monograms, etc. A free package that you just pay shipping for is Printshop Essentials - Free on CD-ROM. A nice one now is Art Explosion Seasons, Events & Holidays clipart software with  rebate. 

free Wedding Catalogs - click "bridal" on the left side for 5 free wedding invitation and accessories catalogs.

Wedding Catalogs - wedding invitations, wedding accessories