Unique Wedding Invites

Any Special Wordings?
For some couples, they may opt to have some special sayings or meaningful wordings added to their customized wedding invitations to celebrate their special day. While some may choose to include the names of their parents, other cultures would even include the names of their grandparents as a sign of respect. Then there are those who just want to keep it minimal and straight to the point. These will depend on the taste and preferences of the couple that is getting married. Some couples may need to have the wedding invite printed in two different languages especially if they are inviting guests from different cultures or mother tongue.
Color And Paper Quality
Many may not be aware but color does play an important role in influencing one's feelings. For instance, if someone received a bright color card with happy images or pictures, it would make them feel happy or glad. Hence for couples who wish to inform their guests about how formal or informal their wedding reception will be, they will normally do it via their unique invitation cards by choosing the appropriate paper quality along with the color contrast to set the mood and feeling for the occasion.

Pictures Or Meaningful Images
Some couples may choose to include their individual pictures depicting them as single and then including a picture of them together. Some may prefer to include other images that hold special meaning to them. These are the things that one can do to personalize the wedding invite to make it more meaningful and special when it is sent out to your invited guests. It can also be keep on the fridge or framed up especially by those who are closest to the married couple like their immediate parents, siblings or close friends and relatives.
Summary
Everyone would love to have a memorable wedding. Why not start by getting some unique wedding invites to impress your guests as they llok forward to celebrating with you and your families for this very special occasion.

How To Make Your Own Unique Wedding Invitations

Wedding invitations can be quite expensive. By simply using your computer and following some basic instructions you can create your own quality bridal stationary and save a substantial amount of money in the process. Even those who do not consider themselves crafty can easily put together their own unique invitations using heavy stock paper and some embellishments.

Step 1: Choose a Background That Reflects Your Wedding Colors and Theme

Begin by choosing a heavy stock paper with a distinctive color, texture or print. This background paper should compliment the theme and colors of your wedding. Be sure the weight of the paper is at least 65 lb weight or more, depending on how sturdy you want the background paper to be. As this paper will not be printed on, you need not worry if it will feed through your printer. Cut the paper to the size you wish your invitation to be. By cutting an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet in half your invitation will be 4 1/2 x 5 1/2, which should be suitable for your purposes.

Step 2: Select a Lightweight, Sheer Paper For Printing

This is the paper where you will print the wording for your invitation. It will be secured on top of the background paper. Look for a translucent type of paper in a solid color. Some choices are: tracing paper, vellum, or rice paper.

Measure and cut the paper so that it is slightly smaller than the background. This will give your wedding invitation a nice solid border along the edges, creating a more professional look. Once you have your wording typed out and adjusted to fit properly (when printed), set your printer to economy or draft mode. This allows the least amount of ink to print on the paper making it harder to smudge - a good tip for those using an ink jet printer.

You may wish to add a small wedding graphic as well. You could place a graphic at the bottom center of the page or if you have a nice corner graphic, you could embellish the 4 corners of the paper. Remember to keep the graphic small so that it adds interest, but does not overwhelm the invitation.

Step 3: Attaching The Printed Invite To The Background

Here are a few methods which you can use to attach your printed paper to the background:

Glue the entire piece down. Using paper glue or small dollops of hot glue carefully dot the corners and edges of the translucent paper and center it over the background. For added embellishments you may wish to glue on a small ribbon bow, tiny silk flower, add a pretty sticker, or perhaps wrap a contrasting paper or silk ribbon band around the invitation.

Fasten the papers together at the top. Using a small hole punch, make two holes through both papers near the top. Tie the paper together using thin silk ribbons, raffia, small tassels or decorative metal fasteners.

Use a faux wax seal to secure your invitation. At the top, be sure to have your wax partly on the thin paper and partly on the background paper. Use a metal seal to press down into the wax. Once dry it will hold the two papers together. You may want to dab a bit of glue between the papers first for extra assurance. There are several faux wax seal kits that you can purchase in order to do this. If you want to save some money, you can also make your own wax seal by using colored hot glue gun wax, although I would suggest practicing first on scrap paper so you can get an idea of how much hot glue you need to make a proper seal.