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One-of-a-Kind DIY Wedding Invitations

Written By: Donovan - May• 14•13

When you hear the term “DIY( do it yourself)”, do you expect something  basic and homemade? Many people who are not in the wedding or crafting industry assume that something DIY will look to simple for an event like a wedding. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Nowadays, DIY is one of the most popular ways to plan weddings, or any sort of event. It not only requires a low-budget, but also allows you the chance to get creative and include personal touches to create unique DIY wedding invitations that everyone will love.

DIY Templates

For a beginner DIY-er, it’s somewhat intimidating to be dealing with a DIY project for your wedding. You’re probably already stressed out with planning other wedding details and starting this project may leave you a little on edge. The good news is that there are plenty of ideas, inspiration and help along the way to make sure that you are not overwhelmed; allowing for fun, enjoyable wedding planning. Online you’ll find plenty of DIY wedding invitation guides, videos, tips and even free templates. Just choose your material, theme and style – the rest will be a breeze!

DIY One of a Kind Ideas

One of the most enjoyable parts of planning your wedding is the ability to design it and choose a theme that best expresses yourself as the bride you are. You can opt to reflect your couple style, personal style or fulfill a wedding design dream you’ve always wanted to have. One of the joys of DIY wedding invitations is the ability to keep it personal and unique to the type of wedding invitation and design you’re looking for.

DIY Wedding Décor

Once you’ve designed your one of a kind wedding invitation, you’ll need to start the planning and the prepping of the rest of the wedding theme, style, and design. DIY-ing the rest of the wedding is really simple once you have some inspiration, creativity and confidence. Search online DIY blogs, craft books, and wedding planning websites for ideas and then make each of your favourite ideas your own by adding unique, personal touches.

One-of-a-kind DIY wedding invitations are a fun way to express both your personalites, while saving money. Enjoy looking around for the ideal design inspiration, then allow your creativity to take over from there. Happy DIY-ing!

 

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Tropical Watercolours and DIY Wedding Invitations

Written By: Donovan - May• 01•13

DIY wedding invitations are becoming more and more popular; brides are looking to be creative and enjoy the entire planning process; doing much of it themselves while also saving money. DIY is not just a way of staying within your budget, but also to stand out and showcase your true style, talent and creativity. All around the world we see brides daring to try new ideas and implement new, unique themes and styles. DIY wedding invitations are the first step in planning your DIY wedding; we love the styles we’re seeing so far!

DIY Inspiration

Do it yourself wedding invitation inspiration can stem from anywhere. There are always top trends and styles at your fingertips, however feel free to use whatever wedding theme that suits you, your style and taste. You can also mix and match your favourite things to create the wedding palette of your dreams. For example, if you’re an artist and having a beach wedding, why not create a tropical wedding theme (maybe a beach wedding?) using watercolours as your colour palette and inspiration. Your wedding invitations can have watercolour designs on them, your floral bouquets can reflect your chosen watercolour palette and your wedding menu can have tropical inspiration and infusions. This is just an example of how you can use an array of your favourite things to create the perfect DIY wedding and location.

Making Your Invites

You’d be surprised at how easy it is to create and make beautiful wedding invitations. As previously mentioned, DIY is a trend that more and more brides are doing even if they don’t need to. It’s a fun, creative, and exciting time to plan a wedding—why not put your personal touches into it and make the entire wedding DIY, starting with your invitations? Online you’ll find plenty of templates, printable designs, DIY tutorials, and craft materials that make creating your DIY wedding invitations a fun and easy process. Be sure to summon your wedding party and family to help you create and put together these beautiful DIY wedding invitation ensembles.

Get your Guests Excited

Your guests will be thrilled to open an invitation that you put so much time and effort into. If you choose a theme like a tropical watercolour DIY wedding invitation theme like we previously talked about, they’ll definitely admire the uniqueness and creativity that went into combining these themes. Regardless of what theme or style you choose, your guests will admire your hard work and look forward to seeing the rest of the work put into this DIY wedding.

Happy Planning!

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Shades of Blue & Brown for Your DIY Wedding & Invites

Written By: Donovan - Apr• 17•13


There’s a lot of hype over all the shades of grey, what about all the shades of blue and brown? These colours are beautiful and elegant for a wedding of any season and any theme. You can also use certain shades and colour palettes to match the style of your wedding and elements of the big day such as wedding invitations, decor and even the dessert table. Modern, contemporary or vintage; this colour combo lends itself well to a variety of wedding themes!

Shades of Blue & Brown: Modern

A rich chocolate brown and Tiffany (also known as 5th Avenue) blue are wonderful shades of blue & brown for your DIY wedding & invites and are ideal colour set for a modern style wedding. Brides looking to embellish a metropolitan theme can use this colour combo for their wedding invites, using design elements such as stripes, damask patterns or dots to showcase modern elements with this dynamic colour scheme.

Shades of Blue & Brown: Contemporary Elegance

Brides planning a wedding with the theme of a garden wedding, backdoor wedding, English elegance or Victorian charm can use the colours to create a beautiful and elegant ensemble. Blue and brown in lighter, pastel shades are ideal choices when it comes to the shades of blue and brown for your DIY wedding and invites and will work magnificently for this wedding style. It’s beautiful and historic looking, while also maintaining a stylish flair. These colours also look amazing on bridesmaids and their accessories, a colour scheme everyone will be talking about before and after your wedding day!

Shades of Blue & Brown: Vintage

Vintage is the trend this season, and it pairs perfectly with select shades of blue and brown for your DIY wedding and invites. We love the rustic brown and faded mint blue for this wedding theme. It can be perfectly used on invites for two little bird styled invites, lacy invitation designs or scripted, country vintage invitation styles. This is a beautiful colour combo that will also work well with other design elements of the wedding you’re planning such as the cake, your ‘something blue’ under your dress, your floral bouquet, and wedding décor.

It’s wonderful when you can choose a colour combo that works so well with different wedding styles and seasons. The shades of blue and brown for your DIY wedding and invites are perfect for the bride looking to play around with different styles and shades, giving a different experience to every bride who loves these beautiful colours of blue and brown.

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Ways to DIY Your Wedding Invitations

Written By: Donovan - Apr• 04•13

This season, DIY is ever popular among brides everywhere. It’s affordable, fun, and obviously allows you to stay within your budget. But what are some popular, easy ways to DIY your wedding invitations? We’ll show you how! Set your theme first, your wedding date and the rest is easy!

Recycled Materials

One of the most popular ways to DIY your wedding invitations would be to choose some recycled materials and paper products such as card stock, envelopes, and even materials to print or create stamps. This is usually very affordable as one may call it “used” paper (recycled) and it is a very popular trend right now. You’re saving the planet and saving money. It doesn’t just come in that natural brown colour anymore, either. Choose from an array of colours that match your wedding theme.

Appliqués Add-Ons

Accessorising each DIY invite is a fun little touch that makes your invites stand out from the rest. Local craft stores have plenty of embellishments to choose from including floral designs, pearls, ribbons, lace, and more! Do a test invitation before purchasing all of the materials, but once you have the right design and layout set you’re good to go! Another way to keep this part of your DIY wedding invitation project within your budget is to search your local craft stores for clearance items or coupons that assist in cutting costs and cutting corners.

DIY Calligraphy

A font style is something that can really change the entire mood of any sort of design. Instead of spending a lot of money on hiring a calligrapher, you can spend your time and limited funds on purchasing an easy DIY calligraphy kit with stencils and write out the information this way. It adds a stylish, “expensive” look to your invites, while again assisting you in staying within your financial limits for this wedding. This DIY touch is so easy and fun to do, and guests will truly appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into it.

There are so many ways to DIY Your Wedding Invitations. It’s fun, simple, and easy to do. You just need creativity, inspiration, and some fun touches to add to each project. Enjoy!

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Watercolours and Elegant Wedding Invites

Written By: Donovan - Mar• 21•13


Watercolour is an art medium that has been used for centuries. It’s elegant, classic and never goes out of style. Watercolour art is one that has been used for generations for many different occasions. Stunning, classy and whimsical, watercolour art would be ideal to use for your special day starting with the wedding invitations and stationery.

Watercolour Weddings

A watercolour themed wedding and invite is a beautiful and delightful theme to use. This theme can also work well when combined with an English High Tea wedding theme; elegant, whimsical and lovely. The watercolour theme can be used on everything wedding theme related. From the wedding invitations, dinnerware and colour choices through to the table decorations, programmes and the script used for the guest place cards, watercolour is a beautiful medium to use for your special day.

Watercolour Wedding Invitations

What a beautiful surprise for your guests to open your elegant wedding invites and see a watercolour theme being used. You can opt to have just the emblem or entire design created using a watercolour print or paint. In some cases, the watercolour effect can be used for just the details of your wedding day. For an added elegant touch, trace the attendee’s address with a light coloured pencil, and gently paint over with watercolours for an exquisite, unique touch. After making sure your elegant creations are completely dry, mail off two to three months before your wedding day.

Watercolour Themes + colours

The elegant watercolour theme is one that is soft, dainty and classy. It’s uncommon for these invitations using watercolours to come with bold and flashy colours and light pastels with neutral infusions are commonly used. These can be found at your local craft store, printing store or through a trusted online wedding invitation graphic artist or designer. This is a classic invitation theme that you’ll be glad you picked out. It’s timeless and elegant through and through.

Choosing an invitation pattern and theme can be a difficult decision; however, using elegant watercolours on your wedding invites is a beautiful idea.

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DIY Weddings Invitations with Accessories

Written By: Donovan - Mar• 07•13

DIY ( do it yourself) is one of the most popular ways to plan weddings, or any sort of event. It is not only low-budget but also allows full creativity; offering an open canvas of inspirational and unlimited ideas to be used to create the wedding of your dreams. If you opt to follow the DIY route for your wedding theme, then of course your invitations should be DIY as well.

Endless Opportunities

The sky is truly the limit when it comes to DIY wedding invites; you can use an array of paper products, add-ons, and those of the newest popularity—DIY wedding invite accessories. This is an add-on to the wedding invitation that’s a fun bonus and surprise to the guest opening it. There are some great ideas out there for DIY wedding invites with accessories. Brides looking to save money can transform something as affordable and simple as a magnet or a button with a bit of creativity into the cutest wedding detail. Something memorable and small is still fun and cute for your guests.

DIY Flowers

Environmentally conscious brides who want to create a DIY wedding invite that serves as a “gift” as well should accessorise incorporate seedling paper with their invite. Simply print your invites on seedling paper; once your guests take down the info for your special day, they can plant the card and watch it turn into beautiful flowers.

Technology and Invites

Invitations are now being sent out with a unique and fun add-on that can serve as something unique and memorable. A very popular trend right now is sending out 3D glasses for wedding guests. The 3D glasses can be used to view the “secret” wedding information, or even tell guests to bring them along to the reception to view a show or slideshow that can be seen in its best quality with 3D glasses – definitely something unique, original and edgy. Another technology accessory to send out with your invite is a viewfinder. We all remember this from the 80s, but they do make mini viewfinders to view invitation details; a simple childhood toy brought back to life to view and find all of the beautiful details of your wedding day.

Adding accessories to your wedding invitations is a fun, unique and extravagant gesture that can be done very easily if designed and budgeted ahead of time. Guests will enjoy the little extras, be it something simple like invites on a magnet, a seedling invite to create a blooming garden, or even more something more exciting like a 3D show or viewfinder. Enjoy exploring the DIY options and have fun planning!

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Brown and Green Hues for Wedding Invites

Written By: Donovan - Feb• 21•13


One of the first steps when planning your wedding is to choose your colours. Choosing colours can be an exciting task, as it depicts the tone, mood, theme and setting for the rest of the wedding planning and preparations. There are several things to take into consideration when choosing your wedding colours. Factors like seasons, location, the style of the bride and groom, as well the type of wedding it is.

Choosing Your Colours

Choosing wedding colours is a fun decision in the planning process, but also takes a lot of thought and creativity. With each bridal season, popular colours and schemes change. This year, research shows that the brown and green colour combination is a popular choice for wedding colours on invitations, wedding themes, decorations and more.

Green + Brown

Green and brown is a fabulous wedding combo for your wedding colour scheme. You can choose from an array of shades of each of these colours, and they will still complement each other quite well. Green and brown can be used for a variety of wedding themes; such as “green” or eco friendly, a backyard or vineyard wedding, or even a more formal affair if you opt for the plusher, royal green tones.

Green + Brown Hues for Wedding Invites

After choosing your wedding theme colours, you would of course want to implement them into your wedding invitations. This can be done in a variety of ways and styles. Vintage is a top trend right now, and the brown and green hues are a great colour scheme for this sort of style. The shabby chic style also utilises shades of green to build a backyard garden sort of feel to it. A formal wedding requires invitations that reflect that style and nature of the event as well, and as such, the brown and green hues can be used here on a luxurious looking damask or scrolling border.

Choosing Your Invites

Choosing your wedding invitations are a great part of the wedding planning process as they depict what sort of wedding your guests should expect. The style, font, and theme of the invite gives the guests an “inside preview” to the type of wedding you are throwing. The wedding invitation with brown and green hues is sure to let your guests know that they can expect a stylish wedding as they watch two of their favourite people start their ‘happily ever after’ together.

Happy Planning!

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DIY Wedding Invites Inspired by Love Songs

Written By: Donovan - Feb• 07•13

The beautiful words “If music must be the food of love, play on.” of the famous poet and playwright William Shakespeare rings true even today! Music gives our culture so much richness and vitality, while bringing together people of all ages, walks of life and relationships.

Music and Weddings

Many relationships and couples have a special song that takes them back to a place or memory they want to relive again. This is an excellent theme for a DIY invitation for your wedding day. Wedding invites inspired by love songs are a great way to show your guests the personal side of you and your spouse to be, while also using an original idea for wedding invitations.

Music & Lyrics

Using lyrics is a great thing to add or use for your DIY wedding invitations. Words are powerful and many love songs have words or lyrics that speak to the heart and soul. This being said, adding lyrics to your DIY wedding invitations is a great personal touch that your guests will enjoy. What types of lyrics? Songs of love, of course! Pick your favourite songs and implement the lyrics on the envelope, invite, or response card.

A Musical Preview

For something unusual, place your invitation on a CD or memory card and send that instead of a typical invitation. This truly is an original wedding invitation idea that’s totally DIY and is a great way to express your love of music. Choose a selection of your favourite love songs, and maybe even include a recorded track of you and your husband to be reading out the wedding details. Creative, cute and super unique!

Wedding Download

If you do not have the extra funds for postage, CDs or memory sticks, then you can give your guests a link to a digital download of all of your favourite love songs. This is a great way to spruce up your DIY wedding invitation and show how inspired by love songs you and your fiancée are. It’s out of the box, unique, and sure to be loved by all.

Using music for your wedding invitations is an original idea that everyone will love. DIY wedding invites are a popular trend right now, however adding musical touches to it such as written lyrics, a CD or memory stick of meaningful love songs or even your wedding playlist download will convey to guests how much music, (and love!) mean to you.

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Conch Shell Invites and Beach Weddings

Written By: Donovan - Jan• 24•13

Beach weddings are a popular wedding theme loved by all. Everyone loves a good time on the beach; surrounded by family and friends on your special day. Start off the excitement by sending out invitations that will give guests a tiny peek at what they can expect at your special day. Conch shell invites are a popular choice; as the neutral colours of the shells go well with nearly any paper card stock you choose to go with for your wedding theme. The scene is set, the backdrop and theme have been predetermined and taken care of. Your guests will love the sound of the waves crashing against picturesque sandy beaches while breathing in the salty sea air – tie these elements together with a beautiful beach themed wedding invite.

Conch Shell Themed Invites

Conch shell themed invites or any seashell themed invites are a great choice for a beach wedding. A seashell is the symbol of the sea; bringing in an element of nature, tranquillity, and classiness all in one. The conch shells can be used as a border around the invite, or alongside on the envelope for the guests reply. This gives the guests a peak into what type of theme and setting your wedding will be. Typically, pastel colours such as a beautiful Tiffany Blue hue or neutral tans and tones correlate well with the beach wedding theme using conch shells and is a dainty feminine touch for your invites and wedding design.

Beach Weddings

A beach wedding is certainly a highly envied wedding theme that every bride wishes to have. It’s the beautiful outdoors, nature in its most perfect form and oh so romantic. Be sure to embrace and embellish all aspects of a beach wedding best you can. Utilise the crashing waves by keeping the music to a minimum and allow the beautiful sounds of the water to set the stage for your special day. Let your wedding theme coincide well with the colours that nature has already created. Lastly, while we love this element of nature in all its forms, a common risk of planning a beach wedding is the chance of rainclouds! Plan accordingly for all weather increments, as well as issues such as heat, rain, or high waves.

As you plan your beach wedding complete with conch shell invites, be sure to stop and breathe; embellishing and enjoying every aspect of the planning process. It’s a joyous event, and the beach is a beautiful place to enjoy your special day.

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Floral Patterns for Wedding DIY Invites

Written By: Donovan - Jan• 10•13

 

Floral patterns for DIY wedding invitations are a very popular design for an array of cardstock and invitations.  Floral patterns and designs can be easily incorporated into a variety of different themes from a classic meets contemporary look of a busy floral pattern, shabby chic design with faded pansies to even the chic understated elegance of  roses or single-stemmed flowers on a simple background. Because you are choosing to do a DIY wedding invitation project, the designs, and ideas are endless based on your creativity and resources.

Floral patterns have been used for wedding invites for years; this being said, it’s easy to find delicate floral stamps, designs, embellishments and supplies if you’re on a strict wedding budget. With floral designs being so versatile and easily created, you will find this to be a very stress-free and fun project, as you plan your wedding day.

Shabby Chic

A wedding is an elegant event, and it is important to have your invitations and paper products reflect that. Floral patterns are a classic and traditional way of implementing charm and elegance to your wedding theme. The shabby chic theme is a very popular for  floral designs and consists of a vintage inspired floral pattern with pastels and tinier floral prints. This is a great design to use for a spring or summer wedding, whether it is outdoors or indoors.

Paper Flowers

Many brides wish to add an element of homemade goodness when designing their DIY floral patterned wedding invitations. Using paper flowers to glam up a basic wedding invitation template, adds an elegant decoration to an otherwise simple invitation. These paper flowers can be purchased at a local craft store or handcrafted individually which will allow you to add your own personal touch to your DIY floral wedding invites. Link your wedding invites to your wedding theme, by adding paper flowers that are similar or the same flowers used in your wedding bouquet to your wedding invitations. These flowers can be easily purchased or are a super easy DIY project.

Floral Stampin’

Rubber stamps have been an avid part of crafting and DIY wedding invitation projects for years. You can scour vintage stores for antique stamps from the past if time permits or purchase newer stamps from any local craft store. Many places have boxed floral stamp kits for wedding invites. Use these stamps for a border around each invite, hand stamping to create an original and individual look on each invitation. Stamp the inside of the envelope for an added touch of detail.

Floral DIY wedding invitations are a classic and creative way to announce your upcoming wedding. They are beautiful, dainty, and easy to make— enjoy the creative world of possibilities, and have fun making your invites!

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