Tips from craftswomen with photos on how to make handmade wedding invitations

Wedding invitations are sold in many stores, and you can choose a copy to suit every taste or even order an individual design from a printing house. This option is simple, but some couples choose handmade wedding invitations to show off their creative side and come up with original solutions.

In this case, future newlyweds will need to draw a sketch of invitations, select suitable materials, and then move on to implementing their ideas.

Step-by-step manufacturing instructions

In order for a wedding to be remembered for a long time, it is important to organize it correctly and invite guests, since it is the first page in the book of a young family. Themed wedding cards are best made with your own hands.

This option is the most popular because it allows the newlyweds to express their feelings in a special way and set an individual style and tone for the event. Making such invitations is not difficult, but they require certain time and material costs.

To quickly make a masterpiece, you need to be patient and use a master class.

• First of all, you need to prepare the materials. For design work you will need colored and white paper of different densities, cardboard, satin ribbon (up to one and a half cm wide), decorative flower, scrapbooking, double-sided tape and beads.
• Then the previously selected invitation text should be printed on a white piece of paper, and the template should be applied to a colored piece of paper. A figure of a certain size with a message is cut out of it.

• Scrapbooking is secured with tape, and the tape is cut to a length that is slightly longer than the length of the envelope. The tape is fixed on the surface of the workpiece, and its ends are left on the sides. They need to be rolled into rings and connected in the center with tape. Additionally, the centers of the rings are decorated with beads.
• Next, cut out a rectangle of cardboard measuring 33*14.3 cm. It is folded in half and printed text is pasted on one side. A flower should be attached to the center of the envelope. If desired, the front side can be additionally decorated with sparkles or rhinestones.

DIY wedding invitations. Where to begin?

First you need to think about the general theme and nuances. Usually, for each wedding a certain theme is chosen, which determines the interiors, outfits and invitations. Having decided on an idea, it’s worth working out templates that will help simplify the process and quickly produce messages for a large number of people.

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Wedding invitations. Templates

If you are good with graphic editors, try creating an invitation layout in electronic form. Or just sketch a sketch by hand on paper

Let's go from simple to complex: let's start with a handmade postcard in an envelope. We buy a set of beautiful paper, form identical books from the sheets, paint them according to the theme, and write text inside. To make the task easier, you can take a thick rubber sponge, cut the necessary patterns in it, dip it in regular black ink and stamp different lines in the same places (see photo).

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A signet with portraits of the newlyweds will look original

In this case, it is better to choose a contrasting option - black and white or white and red, etc. The main thing is the content; Against the background of external simplicity, the text should win.

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Chic, shine, beauty

On the one hand, this is the vocabulary of Ellochka the cannibal from “12 Chairs”, on the other hand, sometimes you really want an extravaganza. In this case, once in a lifetime, rhinestones, feathers, silk ribbons, etc. will not harm. We cut, glue, write - here you no longer have to think through the text very carefully, it will still be eclipsed by the luxury of the radiance of the outside. A short and catchy line is enough, something like “Vasya and Katya invite you to the best wedding ball of the 21st century.” Simplicity can also be original - consider this 3D version of invitations.

Luxurious DIY wedding invitations with voluminous decor

From flat standards to volume

Magic boxes. Today, many budget stores sell different sizes of plain cardboard gift boxes. This is great material to start making magic happen. All that remains is to buy satin ribbons, needlework kits with various figures - ladybugs, flowers, hearts, etc. on self-adhesive film. A couple of evenings - and the stack of invitations is ready; Now all that remains is to type it on the computer, print it out, or write the text by hand together with your chosen one. We put them into boxes and hand them over to the recipients - Russian Post, personal transport or a courier service can help us.

Funny bottles. Many couples prefer to have an outdoor wedding. If you are planning to get married near the sea or a regular river, use the idea of ​​bottle invitations. Decorative glass containers are also sold in many budget stores. Some of them look like a work of art at an inexpensive price. All that remains is to write the invitations, roll them into a tube, place them inside, sprinkle in a few decorative starfishes and “pearls” for beauty – and voila! Happy sailing to your destinations.

White mitten. Borrowing the idea with socks for Santa Claus, we sew the simplest satin gloves, like potholders for a frying pan, only thin and small. We embroider with rhinestones, mini-flowers and other decorative elements

Inside we put scrolls with the text “We entrust to your kind hands the atmosphere of our most important thing, you are invited to a wedding there and at such and such a time.”

Unexpected sweetness. A simple and yet brilliant idea - personalized cupcakes with hearts

We buy these mini-cakes, include invitations and send them to our friends. The only negative: this option is suitable only for residents of one city.

Thanks for the chocolate. Having purchased good chocolate in bulk, you can remove the factory wrapper from it and replace it with the image of your happy couple and the date and location of the wedding.

Adorable bags. Organza came to us from the East, but was loved by all countries of the world. For original invitations, just buy a few meters of organza and sew small bags. The costs are minimal, but how much delight the iridescent fabric causes!

Sweets with a surprise. You can buy multi-colored gift wrapping and decorate the invitations like funny candies, tying the ends with bows.

A huge heart is enough for everyone. Option for needlewomen: buy thick fabric such as felt, mark it and cut it in the form of a puzzle, embroider a word on each of them, resulting in a complete inscription or picture. This is a fun game for adults! Such a heart can be placed at the entrance on a large table, and each guest will have to bring a piece to create a whole composition.

Give free rein to your imagination and create a real masterpiece!

Making a list of guests for the wedding

Make a list of guests correctly, then it will be easier to determine how many and what kind of invitations you will need. With a guest list, it is easy to control the sending of invitations, as well as the gathering of guests. In the guest list you should note those invitees who will not be able to attend your wedding for some reason.

• Thoughtfully and calmly discuss what kind of wedding you want: a small one, with friends and close relatives, or a large-scale one, with a large number of guests.
• Estimate what budget will be allocated for the festive event.

Tip: Don't expect gifts to recoup your money. As a rule, this does not happen.

• Check how many people your chosen banquet hall can accommodate.

What the guest list looks like (option):

First of all, decide in what style you see the wedding, in what color scheme , because... The wedding invitation is the prologue of the wedding, and it must match the chosen style.

Once you understand these details, prepare your materials and let’s get creative.

Following this master class, we will create beautiful wedding invitation cards with our own hands that will reflect individuality and also reduce the cost of the wedding budget!

How to make unusual invitations?

DIY wedding invitations, templates.
How to make a wedding invitation? There are several options for making invitation cards. They are differentiated based on the complexity of execution, the required amount of material and technology.

All cards look beautiful, stylish and original. When creating the option you like, you should take into account not only your capabilities, but also the style of the celebration. If you are planning a themed party, then you should separately think about the perfect card that will be the beginning of your story.

Invitations using scrapbooking technique

A popular technique used to make postcards, photo albums, frames and much more. Scrapbooking is a special technique that involves making it from durable paper.

In order to create invitations using the scrapbooking technique, you should purchase the appropriate material in craft stores:

1. Thick paper.
2. Scissors.
3. Colored paper.
4. Lace.
5. Artificial flowers or decorative figures.
6. Glue gun.

First of all, cut out a rectangular blank from thick paper for the postcard template. Glue the colored paper of your choice on top, and the main text of the invitation card will be created on it. Stick a lace ribbon on the sides of the colored paper, creating the illusion of a kind of frame. Attach a decorative figure or artificial flowers using a glue gun in the upper right corner.

The text of the invitation card will be located in the center of each frame. It is worth printing it on a printer using a beautiful italic font.

Invitation scroll

Often, newlyweds decide to have a themed wedding, giving it an initially adventurous mood. In such situations, it would be useful to use a scroll as an invitation. It is quite easy to make it yourself at home.

To do this you will need to use the following material:

• thick paper;
• scissors;
• candle;
• black helium pen;
• tea bags;
• plastic container.

DIY wedding invitations, photo.

Initially, you will need to draw up a paper. To do this, pour water into a plastic container and immerse several tea bags. You will have to make the strongest possible tea drink. Then immerse a thick sheet of paper in water that has cooled to room temperature.

Take out the sheet, dry it and burn it around the edges using a candle. Using a black gel pen, write the text of the invitation card in the center of the paper. To create a scroll, roll the resulting card into a roll and tie it with a red satin ribbon.

Collage invitation

A collage of your own photographs is the most understandable invitation card that guests will be happy to keep as a long-lasting memory. To create a collage you will need to select photographs. They can be both romantic and humorous.

For romantic photos, you need to choose the appropriate location. It could be blooming nature, a cliff, a mountain. In case of bad weather conditions, opt for photo studios where you can choose the appropriate decoration for any occasion.

Lacemakers

The easiest postcard option to make. As the name suggests, the centerpiece of this invitation card is the lace, which is a real eye-catcher.

To create a real lace maker you will need:

• lace;
• threads;
• beads;
• bows;
• thick paper.

As a rule, the lace maker itself is made in the form of a classic opening postcard, inside of which there is text. The decorative part itself is placed on the front side. This is a dense and thick ribbon of lace on which a small bow or decorative beads are located.

Your invitation card will be especially stylish if the color of the lace matches the main color of the decoration of the celebration or the bride's dress.

Original design ideas with photos

Lacy cards

Lace is a traditional wedding attribute. A delicate ribbon running along the edge of the invitations, white or another color suitable for the style of the holiday, will emphasize innocence and grace.

Usually the lace is glued, but if desired, you can use other ways to secure it - sew it, pass it through a hole made with a hole punch (for example, in the shape of a heart), secure it with wax and a seal. It is better to choose cardboard for such invitations.

Envelopes made from lace will look very neat and cute. They can be decorated with beads, satin bows or flowers.

If you are choosing a color wedding, then reflecting the desired shade in the invitations is a very good idea. Red, gold, green lace will instantly put your guests in the right mood.

Another interesting idea is an invitation card in the shape of a bride’s wedding dress, with lace running along the “hem”-stand. If the bride has a lace dress, choose a similar pattern for the invitations - this will add charm and emphasize how carefully you treat details.

Beautiful scrolls

This unusual, but rapidly becoming fashionable option is suitable for a themed wedding - pirate, fairy tale, vintage style.

Aged paper is usually used - you can either purchase it or make it yourself. To do this, you need to brew a very strong tea solution and keep an ordinary white sheet of paper in it for five minutes. Then dry the workpiece thoroughly before further work. To speed up the process, it is possible to use a hairdryer. The edges of the invitation are burned with a match or lighter.

On an already aged sheet, the text will have to be written by hand, so if you want to print it, do it before the tea procedures. Don’t forget to choose a font suitable for a non-standard celebration – antique and romantic.

Interesting! The invitation scroll can be hidden in a small bottle, glass or plastic. This idea will organically fit into the theme of a pirate wedding.

Depending on the theme of the wedding, the scroll is secured with a satin or lace ribbon, twine, or wax seal.

Quilling

Quilling is the art of creating compositions from rolled strips of paper. Invitations made in this style can look absolutely luxurious , so much so that guests will not believe that you made them yourself.

Creating numerous complex curls is not that difficult. You will need a sewing needle (or toothpick), ruler, glue, colored paper and scissors. To simplify the task, you can purchase special quilling kits, then all you have to do is choose a composition and stick on the necessary elements.

What can be done with this technique? The choice is limited only by your imagination. These can be various flowers, voluminous rings, cute hearts, and even images of the bride and groom, made in a cartoon style.

Colors can also vary - quilling looks equally wonderful both in monochrome and in a whole palette of colors. In the latter case, however, remember that more than three solid colors or more than five shades on one card will create an overload of color and will look tacky.

Scrapbooking

This romantic and gentle type of creativity is perfect for an event such as a wedding. Guests will treasure your invitation for a long time as a small piece of magic. Scrapbooking allows you to use a wide variety of elements for applique - buttons, ribbons, flowers and bows, your photographs and other memorabilia.

Advice! If you don't know how to draw, a special stencil will come to the rescue.

Invitations in this style are usually made in non-standard shapes - voluminous, in the shape of a heart, fan, key, white dove. You can decorate not only the front part, but also the back part, and also, if you choose a multi-layer option, the inner spread of the card.

Fabric flowers with rhinestone or bead centers, angels, feathers, notes - all this looks wonderful on a romantic message.

Homemade posters and newspapers

If you are proficient in Photoshop or any other photo editor, we recommend that you pay attention to this interesting option. For a themed wedding, you can make “Wanted” posters (for a Western celebration) or a newspaper clipping with the heading “Marriage of Crowned Persons.” At a classic celebration, standard posters and posters look original.

If you want to demonstrate your sense of humor, then create a poster for a circus performance. If desired, you can design it as an A5 poster on craft paper, add your photos and circus surroundings.

For a wedding in vintage style, a good solution would be a theatrical poster in an ancient or modern style , where the celebration will be presented as a play, and the bride and groom as its main characters. If you prefer cinema, then you can take any poster of a popular film you like and replace the faces of the actors with yours. Or take other cinema-related symbols as a basis - an invitation to the Oscar ceremony or a “Stop!” sign. Removed!

As an option, you can use invitations in the form of theater or movie tickets with tear-off control. The toastmaster, who plays the role of usher at the beginning of the celebration, will add a unique flavor.

A newspaper clipping allows you not only to announce the celebration and write down all the necessary information, but also to share with your guests some sweet stories from the life of your couple. These notes can be placed around the main heading, supplemented with photographs and interviews with the parents of the bride and groom. For this option, it is better to choose authentic paper and a large format.

Handmade sweets

Edible wedding invitations will definitely not gather dust on the shelf. These can be chocolates with text printed on the wrapper, or jars with jam or sweets - in this case, the text can either be pasted onto the packaging, or printed on separate cards and attached to the lid with a ribbon or ribbon.

Even more original are completely edible invitations on cookies or cupcakes. You can write on confectionery products with mastic, colored cream, or cut out on fruits used for decoration.

A compromise option between printed text and a delicious invitation is fortune cookies, where you can indicate all the necessary information on a strip of paper hidden inside. It is recommended to hand over such invitations in person, which makes the invitation procedure not only unique, but also more enjoyable.

How to make invitations for parents?

The parents of the bride and groom are the most important guests at the wedding, so the invitations for them should be special.

A good option is to make them in the form of a photo album. On the first pages are young parents on both sides, then childhood photographs of the bride and groom, school, youth, and finally, joint photographs of the couple with warm words of invitation to the day of creating a new family. It is better to leave the last pages blank so that you can paste pictures from the celebration there later.

An equally good idea would be to record the invitation on video. A story about your love story and sincere words of gratitude to your parents for giving life to you and your chosen one will not leave anyone indifferent. The disc or flash drive with the recording can be placed in a beautiful envelope or box.

Etiquette Rules for Wedding Invitations

Learn some simple rules of etiquette when it comes to designing invitation cards.

1. It is advisable to enter the names of guests only by hand.

2. Even if you invited the guest to the celebration verbally, a written invitation in the form of a postcard must be handed over or sent by mail.

3. It is better to send or distribute wedding invitations in advance - at least three weeks before the event, so that guests can prepare properly. Perhaps someone needs to take a vacation, take time off from work, buy a ticket, etc.

4. Mandatory information that must be indicated in the invitation includes: date, time, place and address of the celebration. If the wedding consists of several parts - a solemn wedding ceremony, a wedding, a banquet, you need to indicate the place and exact time of each of them.

5. A formal, dry writing style is appropriate if invitations need to be given to partners, colleagues or a boss.

6. Connoisseurs and lovers of humor will definitely understand the comic style.

7. The soulful style has an emotional and somewhat expressive coloring, perfect for loved ones, friends and relatives.

8. Poetic style, which usually uses standard text, is very welcomed by older people.

In fact, to make beautiful and original invitations, you need to think through all the details. Then your guests, anxiously awaiting the celebration, will come to the wedding in a great mood. And remember that wedding invitations are a kind of calling card for one of the best days of your life.

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Where to begin?

01. Think through all the details of your wedding:

• wedding venue;
• the time of all the main events (bride ransom, painting in the registry office, outdoor ceremony, wedding walk, banquet);
• wedding theme (for a themed wedding);
• wedding style (color design, floral design, accents on certain accessories);
• outfits of the newlyweds (many brides design invitations to match the colors of their wedding dress, bridesmaid’s dress or wedding bouquets).

02. Decide what to emphasize in the design of the invitations (for example, if the wedding is themed, small details of the wedding should definitely be reflected in your invitations).

What to make from

When choosing from original invitation options, you should pay attention to the existing techniques for making them

• Scrapbooking. Postcards are designed using images, photographs, newspaper clippings, colored paper and cardboard, three-dimensional figures made of fabric, plastic or polymer clay.
• Quilling. The invitation is decorated with elements made from twisted strips of colored paper.
• Decoupage. It is used to design voluminous and solid invitations; it involves applying a design to a base and then covering it with varnish.
• Origami. Figures are made from plain or designer paper, which can be the basis or decoration of an invitation.
• Kanzashi. This technique involves decorating a card with satin flowers made up of individual petals.
• Applications. Various decorative elements made of paper, fabrics, ribbons and other materials are glued onto the invitation.

Future newlyweds can decorate the base of the card at their discretion. You can use both artificial materials - lace, fabric, ribbons, beads or rhinestones, and natural ingredients, for example, dried flowers, leaves or berries.

Useful video: master class

The master class shows how to make an unusual postcard using the origami technique without using glue, scissors or additional decor.

As you can see, to make an original invitation for guests, you don’t have to purchase a lot of design elements, you just need to creatively design the envelope.

Additional Tips

You need to create invitations for your wedding in the right mood, then they will turn out to be truly original. Future newlyweds are advised to carefully select materials for work so that the result does not look cheap or tasteless. And the original text of the wedding invitation, composed with humor, did not accidentally offend anyone. Cards for guests should be combined with the theme and color scheme of the entire wedding.

It’s not difficult to create original wedding invitations with your own hands; you just need to use your own imagination and taste and be patient and persevering.

If you do everything carefully and with soul, the result will be no worse than professional, and the guests will be pleasantly surprised by the unusual treatment from the bride and groom.

Peculiarities

By making cards for guests with their own hands, the bride and groom show their own originality and taste, in addition, friends and relatives will like this option much more. At the same time, handmade wedding invitations oblige future newlyweds to treat the manufacturing process as responsibly as possible, since the result should be no worse than what was bought in a store.

First, the bride and groom will need to decide on the technique for making cards. Using some of them, such as scrapbooking or quilling, you can achieve interesting and attractive results, but the process of creating invitations will take a long time, and this is not suitable for a wedding with a large number of guests. For such a celebration, it is better to use simple decorating techniques to create elegant cards without a lot of decorations.

You can choose a suitable design for making your own invitations for any wedding, both classic and themed. The difference will only be in the images and additional decorations. In any case, the postcard indicates the date, time, location and style of the celebration; if necessary, additional information is added about the preferred dress code, scenario, travel options to the registry office and banquet hall, etc.

Attention! All guests should receive their cards at least 3-4 months before the wedding, preferably six months or a year.

Invited in advance, friends and relatives will be able to prepare suitable costumes and free the holiday from other plans. Depending on the size and number of invitations, they can be sent by mail or handed over to guests in person.

Compatibility with the style of the celebration

An electronic card for guests can be created to suit any wedding style; only the general design, font and images in the photographs of the newlyweds will change. For a wedding invitation in the classic version, a light background is chosen, with an image of two wedding rings, doves or hearts placed in the corner.

The desired text is created in the empty area; if desired, you can play with the font - add or remove shadows, apply a gradient, etc. If there is free space around the edges, choose a neutral pattern several tones darker than the background.

For a wedding in the style of the famous film, there are two options for creating an electronic card. You can place a romantic still frame from this picture or an image from its poster on it, correcting the date, time and place of the premiere to the details of your own celebration. If this seems too simple a solution, there is another option - dress in the style of the characters from the film, take a photo and make the photo the basis of the invitations, with text on top.

For all other styles, invitation cards are drawn up in the same way. A background of a suitable shade is taken as a basis, and images of elements characteristic of the theme are arranged in a space free from text. For example, for a wedding in vintage style, these are antiques; for retro, vinyl records, a typewriter or a car of the last century.

Text

In their address to friends and relatives, future newlyweds should be sincere - then the text will be interesting and easy to read. Words should be selected depending on the style of the wedding, the age of the guests and their characters. You can make different versions of the text for friends and relatives.

The font is also selected to match the theme of the wedding:

• A simple print design is suitable for a classic or retro wedding;
• Italic – for vintage, rustic or Provence themes;
• Mischievous, jumping letters will look good on postcards for the celebration of dudes.

The color of the text is chosen depending on the overall palette of the invitation; contrast should be created so that all words are easy to read.

Invitations to everyone

The sample wedding invitation below will be suitable for all invited guests. But be sure to remember that your sincerity should be felt in it, without any template standards.

At the beginning there is an appeal to a person or a couple in the form of names or first and patronymic. Let's see a beautiful classic wedding invitation template:

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“Honorable Anna Evgenievna! We would like to see you at our solemn wedding, which will take place on February 26, 2017 at 12-00 at the address: Leningradsky Prospekt, 5 and a festive banquet at the Arcadia restaurant at 14-00 at the address Mira Prospekt, 8 . Please confirm your presence before 02/22/2017. With respect and gratitude, O. N. Petrova and A. A. Alexandrov"

For respected guests and relatives of the older generation, the text part should contain a respectful meaning, using words such as “deeply respected”, “we have the honor to invite”, “honor us with your presence”, etc.

Summary

Any couple who has enough time and the opportunity to show their imagination can create handmade wedding invitations.

This card will suit any wedding style, you just need to think through the design and choose decorative elements.

Handmade invitations always look richer and more original than ready-made options bought in a store.

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