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by Jerry Leung, Jer

In fact, there are lots of advantages for DIY wedding cards. The number one advantage is certainly the cost. This is especially true if you will only want twenty to thirty cards. Unless you are going to buy ready to use blank cards and write the contents onto the cards yourself, ordering invitations in such a small quantity will certainly cost you a fortune. The unit price can be as high as fifteen to twenty US dollars. However, the cost will only be a fraction of it if you are going to adopt the idea of DIY. Even if you are going to hold a large wedding and you will need three hundred invitations, DIY cards should still be a cheaper option. Unless you are going to print a few thousand cards, the cost of DIY cards should be cheaper than mass production by a printing company.

Besides, you will have more choices for your cards. Of course you can have your own unique design if you are going to hire a designer to help you to design and coordinate the printing. However, if you are only planning to hire a printing company to print the cards, you will be limited to the standard choices and options. For a DIY card, you will virtually have unlimited options. You can even make every card unique if you want. And this cannot be accomplished if you are going for the idea of mass production. Of course the cost will go up a little bit if you are really going to make every card unique since you cannot buy the materials in bulk.

You can also test a lot of different solutions and designs for your wedding invitation if you are going to do it yourself. You can nearly say the sky is the limit. For sure you will still have some limit such as the supplies of materials and budget. However, there will be enough room for you to create the most unique or even the craziest wedding invitation in the world.

Although you may use your printer at home to print the cards, most probably there are parts you will need to make by your hand. Since these parts of the wedding invitations are hand-made works. Additional human touch can be added to the design. Besides, since it is a card made by you, you will certainly have additional satisfactions when you see the finished cards. Your guests will also be amazed by what you have done.

If you can afford the time to do so, I will still suggest you to make the wedding invitation yourself. Even if you are going to hire a designer to do the wedding invitation design for you, you can still discuss with the designer how the design can be enhanced by adding hand-made elements into the design. Then you can do the hand-made part yourself. You will find the wedding invitation a lot more unique.

Do it yourself wedding invitations are a great way to put a personal stamp on your wedding and save money at the same time. With the cost of weddings rising every year, DIY wedding invitations can save you a significant amount that you can use for the actual ceremony or reception, where it will be much more memorable. Of course, you want invitations that are lovely and professional looking and with today's many online sources of paper, accessories and trimmings, you can make your own invites that look wonderful.

The most important element to professional looking results when making your own invitations is not skimping on the materials. You can find wonderful suppliers on the Internet that have the card stock, trims and inks you'll need to create gorgeous invitations at home that will be uniquely yours.

Card stock is the foundation for the entire wedding invitation. Be sure you purchase a high quality card stock that isn't flimsy. You can find wonderful card stocks that are pre-creased in a variety of folds, including gate folds, traditional folds and tri-folds, so that you can create a style that reflects the level of formality of your wedding. Colors will range from the more traditional whites and creams to rich jewel tones and glimmering metallics. You can either print your invitations directly on the card stock or use these as the base and overlay them with vellum or parchment paper that's printed with your words, using the colored card stock as the background.

Vellum or Parchment is thinner than card stock but should still be substantial enough that it won't tear easily and will stand up to a run through your printer. There are endless varieties of these papers. Some hand-made papers feature tiny bits of flower petals or leaves or confetti for a romantic look and feel, while others feature pale pastel tints and sheer look so that they can be used as an overlay.

Ribbon Trim is one of the most popular embellishments used on DIY wedding invitations. The endless varieties available allow you to personalize your invitations to match your wedding theme by threading a bit of ribbon through the top, bottom or side of each invitation and tying in a simple knot or an intricate bow. Grosgrain ribbon or raffia are casual, while silks and satins are more luxurious. Are your bridesmaids wearing silver gowns with the groomsmen in basic black? Consider trimming your invitations in black ribbon edged in silver.

Rubber stamps and seals make it easy to add decorative touches to your DIY wedding invitations. Shop online or visit a scrap booking store, where you'll find elaborate stamps featuring scrollwork, flowers, bells and other motifs appropriate for weddings. You might want to choose the initials for you and your fiancé and stamp and interlocking monogram at the top of your invitations in colored ink or an unusual pattern to use as a border around the edges of your invitations. You can repeat the same pattern on your reply cards and envelopes for a truly customized look.

Embossers and paper punches can also be bought at scrap booking and craft supply stores. These small, hand-held devices either punch decorative patterns through paper or create a raised, embossed pattern in the paper. Both are a lovely way to give your invitations a lovely hand-made look and feel. Try punching a decorative heart in one corner of a sheer vellum sheet to allow the darker card stock underneath show through for a nice accent. You can even emboss your envelopes!

Printer Ink will need to be ordered in plentiful amounts. Today's computer printers can print in almost any color imaginable, but it will make short work of your ink cartridges, particularly if you're making quite a few. You can either order several spare cartridges in the colors you'll need or you can take your invitations to a copier store and ask them to do the printing for you, although you will be paying more there and may be limited on the colors and fonts you can use.

Once you have the right supplies for your DIY wedding invitations, let your imagination run wild and you'll be able to send out invitations that truly reflect your personality!

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