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DIY Invitation Guide – By Toni Brockliss
This DIY yourself invitation guide is mainly focused on weddings,but you can take the information and change it to suit your specialevent.
DIY Invitations
•
People
appreciate
the
time
and
love
that goes into makingpersonal invitations
•
You feel so
proud of yourself
when you have completedyour last invite to send
•
It
saves you money
than getting them printed professionally
•
With the introduction of the
internet
, you have access to a
huge variety of fonts and galleries
to gather
inspiration
•
It’s supposed to be
fun not a chore
so if it’s for a weddingyou can gather a
working party
of mums, bridesmaids,grannies and make a fun working bee.
•
If you are doing a
birth announcement
, do them
before thebaby is born
. It’s a great way to kill time while you arewaiting for your baby to be born.
This is a list of everything you can make for any occasionout of paper or card-
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Invitation
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RSVP
•
Save The Date Card
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Guest Book
•
Menu
•
Table Place Cards
•
Order of Service
•
Party Decorations
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Bonbonniere
•
Table Scatters
•
Thank You Cards
When making an invitation you have to consider
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Theme
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Style
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Time commitment
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Budget
Theme and Style
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The site, setting and theme of your wedding should have animpact on the invitation you choose.
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Your invitation is meant to give your
guests a feel for thetheme and style
of your wedding
•
Many brides will design their wedding invitations in the
colours of their bridesmaid dresses, flowers, favouritecolour or colours of the reception.Examples
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Beach wedding - Frangipanis, bright colours and raffia
•
Traditional - White and black, calligraphy handwriting, plaininvitation
•
60
th
Birthday Party – Maybe a photo of the person with afavourite colour
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Birth announcement – Pink, Blue or unisex colours and cuteembellishments
Personal Touches
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Wedding, party or baby invitation should most importantly
reflect your style as a couple
.
•
You should also consider if your wedding is i
nformal or formalBudget
•
Wedding invitations
can be very expensive
. If you are on atight wedding budget you may need to look for ways to saveon wedding invitations
Tips to save on wedding invitations:
•
Choose a
simple design
and it will cost less than anelaborate or layered invitation.
•
If you desire an elaborate design, keep the cost down by
choosing inexpensive paper
.
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Order the
right quantity
paper and embellishments
•
Shop around
for embellishments
•
Instead of making separate cards, include all your information
on the one card
At The Store
•
Make sure you take
pen, paper and a calculator
to workout your costs.
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Take your time
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Buy a couple of paper samples to make up some different
prototypes
to show your partner. This will also show youexactly how the invitation will look.
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Don’t have your heart set on paper or embellishments suchas ribbon that is going to
run out at the store
. Make sureyou speak to the shop girls and ask if there is enough paper in the warehouse to make your invitations.
10 Steps to creating an invitation
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Choosing your papers
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Calculating your numbers
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Choosing your design
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Wording
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Printing
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Cutting
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Collating
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Gluing
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Embellishing
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Posting
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