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The Wedding Invitation is the first impression your guests receive about your wedding. The style of your invitation conveys the message of just how formal your affair will be.
If you've priced wedding invitations softly, you've found they can be a huge drain on the budget. You can end up spending hundreds of dollars on invitations, RSVP cards, save the date cards, envelopes and postage – for just an average sized guest list!
And while looking through all those catalogs, did you notice that historically all the invitations looked the same? With the same fonts and the same phrases? Even the same picture of a bouquet of roses or the wedding rings.
To save money and have a unique style that's all your own, consider making your own wedding invitations. For a fraction of the cost of store bought invites you can turn out invitations that speak specifically to your guests about YOUR wedding!
Use Your Computer
A quick trip to your nearby office supply store will reveal a variety of papers suitable for creating your own invitations. These papers are designed to be used with your printer, so you will not have to worry about destroying any of your hardware. A lot of these papers also come with a template to help you design the layout of your invitation. Do you want 2 to a page? Do you want one fold or two? Check the back of the package for details and to make sure your computer has the necessary program, if any.
A quick Google search will turn up loads of free fonts that you can download to use in your design. Type in "Free Fonts" or get more specific and try "Free Wedding Fonts". Most sites that offer free font downloads will also tell you how to use them.
If you'd like to have a picture on your invitation, do another search for "Free Wedding Clipart". A lot of wedding sites offer this as a freebie to attract to in. Or take a look at some of your recent home pictures. Maybe you'd like to have a picture of you and your fiance on the front of the invitation. Your computer probably already has an image program that will work fine for this application. You will not need to download or buy one of those fancier programs.
Get Crafty With It!
Not confident enough about your computer skills? Take a trip to your local craft store and check out all the scrapbooking supplies! There is an amazing selection of wedding materials. Instead of using all those cute little doodads and beautiful papers to make a scrapbook, create your own unique invitations. The possibilities are endless!
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Source by Donna M Rowland
