Designers have taken notice of the fast paced world in which we live in and have created wedding invitations that are tailored to fit into the lives of extremely busy people. These simple, yet beautiful, wedding invitations come in a variety of colors and styles to fit every wedding theme – and schedule!



Explore Your Wedding Invitation Options

Certain types of wedding invitations offer a simple solution to an already overwhelming schedule. Between shopping for a dress, securing a caterer, and hiring the right DJ, a bride-to-be can find little time to plan much else. Before enlisting the help of a wedding planner, explore the different types of cards designed to make your life easier, including fill-in-the-blank wedding invitations and printable wedding invitations.

Printable Wedding Invitations

Printable wedding invitations are a great way to save time and money. By purchasing an entire DIY set of wedding invitations, which typically include the invitations, overlays, envelopes, RSVP note cards and envelopes, you can easily design your own wedding invitation. With one click of the print button, your wedding invitations are ready to send out to your guests.

By printing your own wedding invitations, you can easily control the time and process. There is no need to have elaborate meetings with a printer, where you spend extensive time explaining what you want on the invitation. Instead, you can easily (and affordably) create your own simple wedding invitations right from your own computer and printer.

Fill-in-the-Blank Wedding Invitations

Fill-in-the-blank invitations offer brides-to-be options. Not only are there thousands of styles to choose from, but women have more control over the card's content. Rather than hire a company to pre-print the card's information, brides have the option to write it in by hand, which can make the entire wedding invitation more personal.

In addition, having the option to write the details by hand eliminates mistakes and allows for changes in date, time, and location without the hassle of placing a new order. The wedding invitations can be purchased any time leading up to the wedding day, but are best sent at least one month in advance. This is primarily to help out-of-town guests to make travel arrangements.

However, fill-in-the-blank wedding invitations are ideal for small, intimate weddings. In addition, the bride or her bridesmaids should have excellent penmanship to ensure that the wedding invitations look professional and beautiful.

Printed Wedding Invitations

If neither style appeals to you, take advantage of a local printing service. You can always purchase the cardstock and invitations you want from an online company, which saves you both money and time, and then bring the wedding invitations to your local printer.

Pre-printed cards eliminate the need for you to handwrite information, and the beautiful script makes the cards look classy and professional. The downside to hiring a printer to make the wedding invitations, however, is the inflexibility that they have. Requiring special time to print the wedding invitations, most companies require all details to be sent to them months in advance. If wedding plans change, the wedding invitations are no longer useable.

No matter how elaborate a wedding may be, preparing for it doesn't have to be a painful process. Using what time you have wisely, planning your dream wedding will be easier than you think.