DIY wedding invitations: original ideas on how to make homemade handmade invitations, beautiful photos of postcard design

Friends, we have prepared for you a text designer for wedding invitations. Now any couple can create a memorable invitation that no one else will have. Solve this small but important problem with our help! All that remains is to choose the beginning and main text that best suits the concept of your wedding.

We have written options for different celebration formats and in different styles: classic, original, modern, short.

Select the beginning of the invitation

CLASSIC OPTIONS:

Dear Mom and Dad! You are the most beloved and dear people in our lives...
Our dear and beloved Mom and Dad!
Our parents! We invite you to share with us the joy in honor of marriage registration...
This summer will be unforgettable, we will become a family...
We will soon become husband and wife!
We invite you…
Very soon one of the most important days of our lives will come - we are getting married!
An important day in our lives is coming soon - we will become a family.
We are happy to inform you that our wedding will take place...
We hasten to announce the good news - we will soon become husband and wife!
Sergey and Diana invite you to a gala event dedicated to our wedding day!
Sergey and Diana invite you to their wedding celebration, which will take place…
Sergey and Diana invite you to share with them a festive dinner in honor of the marriage registration, which will take place...
Our dear and beloved friends! We want you to share the joy with us and be at the celebration on the best and most touching day of our lives! The wedding will take place...

ORIGINAL OPTIONS:

It's all gone so far - we're getting married!
Postpone your vacation in July - we are waiting for you at our wedding!

How to write a wedding invitation correctly

In order to fill out invitations correctly, you need to take into account some factors. The invitation to the celebration can be handwritten or printed.

How to fill out a wedding invitation:

Personal address to the guest. It is important to consider in what style the address to the invitee will be - formal or informal. For the official style, it is necessary to address them by last name, first name and patronymic, with the addition of the words “Venerable”, “Dear”, “Dear”. If you choose an informal invitation style, you can simply address them by name.
Next, after the address, follows the main text, which the bride and groom choose at their own discretion.
The size of wedding invitations is compact, not too big and not miniature.
Mandatory information in the invitation must be the date, exact time and place of the celebration, the address of the registry office and the restaurant.
At the end you can add “With respect”, “With love”, and, of course, the names of the spouses.

ADVICE. Wedding invitations look stylish in beautiful envelopes, which must be properly signed!

Select the main text of the invitation

CLASSIC OPTIONS:

We invite you to our family's birthday!
Your support, understanding, love and friendship have always been important to our couple. That is why on the happiest day of our lives we want you to be with us!
Dear Nikolai and Elena! There are happy and joyful moments in our lives that we want to share with dear people. Therefore, we invite you to open with us a new page in the book of our lives! We will be sincerely glad to share this day with you.
Dear Alexey! We invite you to become a guest of our exciting, but at the same time happy event in our lives!

ORIGINAL OPTIONS:

The incredible happened - our boundless love gave us a reason to gather all our family and friends together! We invite you...
We have decided to create a new unit of society and invite you to share this joyful event with us!
Hurray, the event of the year is our wedding day! We will be very glad to see you at our holiday...

Sample wedding invitation for witnesses

Witnesses are important guests at a wedding. After all, they are usually the closest friends of the young people, who often participate in the preparation for this important event. And although the witness is aware of the nuances of the celebration in advance, and from the very morning on the wedding day they spend with the newlyweds, they need to send invitations. Having spent a little time, you can come up with an original invitation text, touching, or, conversely, cheerful and comic. The main thing is to pay attention!

Text options:

For the witness:

My dear friend! I invite you as a witness to the happiest holiday in my life - my wedding! I really need your help and support on this important day. I love and appreciate you very much!

The text of the invitation for a witness can be played out like this:

Expensive __!

You witnessed how our love grew,

and now we invite you as a witness to our wedding!

We can't cope without you))))

___ And ___.

Select a block of information

The ceremonial registration of marriage will take place on July 10, 2021 at exactly 16:00 at the Central Registry Office. The wedding dinner will begin at 18:00 at the ARTIST restaurant
The gathering of guests will take place on July 10, 2021 at 16:00 at the address: ... The outdoor/touching wedding ceremony will begin at 18:00. The festive dinner starts at 19:00 at the restaurant “I Love You, I Can’t” at: ...
Off-site registration and family dinner will be held at the ARTIST restaurant. The gathering of guests will take place at the entrance area at 15:00 at Moskovskoye Shosse, 62 A
address: Moskovskoe highway, 62 A

Text

You can make a card in a simple version, but in this case it is necessary to compose the most unusual and original texts of wedding invitations. But don’t forget, the words should be touching, solemn, romantic or humorous.

Attention! The main rule in this case is to write an appeal to guests from the heart and with the warmest feelings. Read more here.

The font and color for the text are selected depending on the rest of the invitation design.

Options for wording the dress code

We will be glad to see lovely ladies and gentlemen in festive outfits and suits that will support the color palette of our wedding.
We want all guests to feel comfortable and cozy at our festive evening, so we will be glad if you manage to choose outfits in the wedding palette of our wedding.
We make the holiday primarily for our guests and want your emotions and impressions to be amazing, so we ask you to choose one/several items in your wardrobe in the festive shade of our wedding.
Suits for men and evening dresses for ladies are welcome.
We will be very glad if you support the color palette of our celebration and choose a festive outfit in your wardrobe.

Options

The choice of creative ideas for creating wedding cards is limited only by the future newlyweds’ own imagination. First, they will need to create a sketch of invitations for guests, which they can use as a guide when purchasing the necessary materials and during the work itself. The bride and groom can come up with their own original solutions based on ready-made options.

Interesting! Get ideas and manufacturing secrets in our other article about invitation cards.

Edible

It will be much more pleasant for guests to receive an invitation if it is not a simple card, but some kind of sweetness. This option is suitable if you are planning a themed wedding, for example, chocolate, citrus or coffee. A sweet invitation would be appropriate for an Alice in Wonderland themed wedding or a classic celebration.

There are several options for edible invitations:

a chocolate bar with a card inside the package (more information about chocolate invitations at the link);
cookies containing a piece of paper with the text of the invitation;
gingerbread with icing on which the invitation text is applied;
cakes or muffins with fondant;
boxes with different sweets and a postcard inside.

Such invitations can be handed over to guests personally or using a courier service if a large-scale celebration is planned. In any case, you should first make sure that relatives and friends are not allergic to sweets or individual components of treats.

Inflatable

One of the main attributes of any holiday is an inflatable balloon; it can be given to guests long before the wedding to set them in the right mood and improve their mood.

First, you should make a one-sided card; you can decorate it to your liking - richly or minimalistically.

The ball is attached to the card with a thick thread, and the inscription “Inflate me” is placed above it.

It is important to choose an unusual text for your wedding invitation. Original ones, in verse or at least designed in some unusual font, are written on a pre-inflated balloon. It is then deflated and attached to the card, causing the words to become indistinguishable. Its shade should match the color palette of the wedding. You can also use another option - place a piece of paper with the text of the invitation in the balloon itself, so that it can be read only in an inflated state.

Interesting! You can fill miniature balloons with helium, tie a postcard with text to a string, and put this design in a small box. When it is opened, the invitation will fly out of it and rush upward.

Fragrant

Invitations will be original and will exude a pleasant aroma as soon as the guest opens the envelope or packaging. This solution is suitable for a coffee, vanilla, tulip wedding, as well as for Provence, rustic or boho styles. The easiest way to make fragrant invitations is to find inexpensive perfume with the desired scent , spray it in the air and hold the invitation card in this place. In this case, the aroma will not last long, so it is better to hand out the cards to guests as soon as possible.

There are more sophisticated ways to create a nice-smelling invitation. In addition to the card with the text, a small bag is placed in the envelope or box. You can put coffee beans, vanillin or dried herbs in it. In the latter case, to ensure a rich aroma, the plants are first ground in a mortar, a couple of drops of essential oil are added and left for several days in a sealed container.

Volumetric

Instead of the usual cards, you can make voluminous invitations that will look creative and modern. The first option is the simplest - the finished card with an appeal to friends and relatives is placed in a box or bag. Additionally, you can put small souvenirs for guests in this packaging.

Another option for a three-dimensional card is to create a figure from cardboard or paper on a wedding theme. This could be a bride's dress or corset, a handbag, a flower, etc. Future newlyweds can make a card in which, when opened, a three-dimensional figure will appear, for example, two intersecting rings or a couple in love.

Electronic

Future newlyweds may not engage in arts and crafts, but make invitations for guests using a computer.

Friends and relatives are sent directly the postcard itself, which can be static or animated, or a link to it.

The electronic invitation can feature wedding-themed illustrations or joint photos of the future newlyweds. The text can also be regular or animated, for example, sparkling.

An even more original option is to record a video invitation. The bride and groom create a funny or romantic video in which they tell their love story or simply invite friends and family to share their joy. It is better for guests to send a link to this video, rather than the video itself.

Transparent

Transparent wedding invitations look original and attractive. They are made using organic (acrylic) glass, which can be bought in craft or construction stores. This is a light and transparent material that can be engraved with the text of the invitation.

Another option is a card with thin transparent plastic. You can write the text of the invitation on it in a calligraphic font of a beautiful color, and decorate the card in the chosen design. When combined, these two layers will create a whimsical abstract composition.

Options for formulating preferences about gifts

Tired of thinking about what to give us? Give an envelope! He will definitely help make our dream of a honeymoon/renovating a new home/buying a car a reality!
The main thing for us is your attention, and any gift in an envelope will bring joy!
Our dream is to go to New Zealand, and your envelope will help us enjoy the ocean and mountains longer.
We will be pleased if you prepare a creative gift for our festive evening. To ensure that all guests enjoy it, notify our wedding assistant Natalia about it in advance. Her number.
We kindly ask: do not buy flowers as a gift for the bride! After the celebration, we will go on a honeymoon - and the floral aroma will not have time to please us.
Because of our romantic trip, we won’t be able to fully enjoy the beauty and aroma of flowers, but the bottle of wine you gave us for our home collection will come in handy after we return!
Don't know what bouquet to give to the bride? Buy soft toys instead - after the holiday celebrations we will take them to the orphanage.
Please don't buy flowers for us! You will bring us more joy if, instead of a bouquet, you bring animal food to our holiday. We want to start our family life by helping our little brothers in the shelter.
We love each other, but we also love our little brothers. The best gift for our couple is good animal food. Immediately after the wedding, we will go to an animal shelter to please the mustachioed and tailed ones.
Your presence and sincere words are the best gift for us!

Original ideas

It is impossible to list all possible options for creating unique products. Let's suggest a few more non-standard approaches:

With a heart and notes. Suitable for music lovers and musicians.
Poster. Directions to the “theater” are included inside the package. Guests will be happy to come to the premiere.
Puzzle. A person is given a puzzle, after completing it he will read the message. Most often it is made in the shape of a heart.
Airplane. Assembling the figure is not difficult at all. It also has a nice ribbon attached to the end with your boarding pass.
Fan. The text is printed on a sheet of paper and folded in a certain way.
Numbers with the solemn date are inserted into the envelope, connected to each other with a ribbon.
The crossword puzzle will appeal to intellectuals. A special program for composing puzzles and questions will be useful.

If you place an order from professional designers, the cost of such work will be about 150-200 rubles per piece.

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Indeed, in fact, it is from the invitations that the initial impression of the upcoming event is formed.

Options for wording the timing of the day

At 14:00 gathering of guests in the Central Registry Office of Voronezh 14:30 solemn marriage registration ceremony 15:00 walking photo session with guests 17:00 wedding dinner at the ARTIST restaurant at the address: Moskovskoe Shosse, 62 A
Gathering of guests will take place at 16:00 Wedding ceremony at 16:30 Gala dinner at 18:00
The gathering of guests is scheduled for 15:30. At 16:00 you will meet the newlyweds in the beautiful Central Registry Office to thunderous applause. At 17:00 we are waiting for everyone at the ARTIST restaurant at the address: Moskovskoye Shosse, 62 A
The arrival of guests is scheduled for 15:00 The away ceremony will take place at 16:00 The wedding dinner will take place at 17:00
The gathering of guests and a buffet will take place at 16:00 At 16:30 you will witness the creation of a new family At 17:00 family dinner at the ARTIST restaurant at the address: Moskovskoye Shosse, 62 A

Transfer wording options

It is very important for us that every guest feels comfortable, so at the end of the festive evening a transfer will be waiting for you, which will take all guests to their places of stay.
You can use the indoor parking lot of the restaurant where the event will be held and leave your vehicle in the parking lot.
If you don’t know how to get home after the celebration, our coordinator will help you. The transfer will take you home safe and sound.

Invitation options

Luckily, there are no strict rules when it comes to choosing an invitation card. It can be absolutely anyone and this is the main thing that young spouses should understand. As a rule, all newlyweds all make the same mistake. It lies in the fact that only girls choose postcards.

In fact, a wedding is a holiday for two and for two. Therefore, both partners must choose invitations.

It would seem that even on such little things, the couple learns to make compromises and understand each other better. Any invitation card has certain requirements that both spouses must comply with. Wedding invitation, text:

Clear and understandable text - the letter is not designed for unnecessary speech. It is necessary to reflect where and when to appear. Write quite simply and concisely about the fact that you need to invite guests to a festive event. Try to avoid unnecessary phrases that will only distract from the essence.
Appearance – the solemn wedding begins from the invitation itself. Therefore, it should ideally fit the stylistic design of the event. If the entire wedding will be in blue or turquoise, then this idea should be reflected in the card.
Meaningful meaning - do not forget about where you are inviting guests. A wedding is a sublime event that has a religious orientation. It would be better if the postcard depicts the faces of saints or Orthodox symbols. In this case, just by looking at the postcard, it will become immediately obvious and clear to the guests where and why you are inviting them.

The following decorative elements are often used as Orthodox symbols:

pigeons;
incense;
Jesus Christ;
Our Lady;
sky;
church;
clouds.

Since the wedding ceremony is directly related to the church, their requirements regarding the general appearance should also be taken into account. As you know, church canons prohibit unnecessary luxury and decorative design, so when decorating, you can get by with only a few simple patterns.

The easiest way to make a postcard is to take a regular photo together. This will require a joint photo. It will be especially relevant if it happens against the backdrop of a beautiful temple. It would be appropriate to place the text of the invitation speech on the back of the photo.

Scroll invitations are especially popular at weddings. The text is written on thick white paper. The paper is then carefully rolled into a small roll or scroll. A similar product can be wrapped in a satin ribbon and a beautiful bow can be made in the center.

Rhinestones or images of doves can serve as additional decor. They must be secured with a satin bow.

Postcards depicted on a chocolate wrapper or a refrigerator magnet will look creative and no less popular. The text is usually applied to the wrapper of the chocolate product. In this case, your guests will receive an original postcard, a tempting offer to attend a special event and a sweet prize that will delight them.

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Wording options for informing guests about a wedding abroad

We dreamed that our family's birthday would be held on the seashore. Please plan your vacation in advance to ensure that all necessary travel documents are completed without any problems. Don't worry, we will cover the transportation costs.
The registration of our marriage will take place on the paradise island / in the heart of Phuket, so we ask you to prepare documents for the trip (passports, visas) in time so that you can witness the birth of our family. And don’t worry: transportation costs are at our expense.
The newlyweds pay for the arrival and stay of the guests. You only need to prepare the necessary documents for the trip.
We decided to take on all transportation costs ourselves, so all you need is passports, visas and a great mood! Let's go celebrate the wedding!
Guests will be waiting for a transfer at 15:00, which will take you to the Northern Lights Hotel, where the celebration will take place.
Guests have booked rooms at the Northern Lights Hotel at the address: st. Etc. Pushkina, 17. Upon arrival, your guide/organizer Natalya will meet you at bus No. 23 at 15:00 and help you with check-in. For all questions related to your stay, call +7(999)99-99-99.

Options for wording information about children at a wedding

We love all our little nephews and nieces very much, so we will be glad to see them among our important guests. The celebration program is designed in such a way that even the smallest guest will have something to occupy himself with.
For all our little guests, we have prepared exciting entertainment that will distract the children so that parents can enjoy the holiday.
Don’t worry, if suddenly there is no one to leave your child with, we are very glad to see your child at our holiday and will receive him as the most important guest. At our holiday, leisure activities will be organized for children so that adults can enjoy the holiday.
The restaurant area includes children's areas, and we have organized exciting games and competitions for our youngest guests.
The restaurant area does not provide for children's areas or separate spaces for organizing children's leisure activities; take care in advance about who to leave your baby with during the festive evening. Thank you for your understanding!
Unfortunately, the restaurant does not have children's areas and it is not possible to invite animators to entertain our youngest guests, so we ask you to think in advance about who to leave your baby with for the festive evening.

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Wedding invitations: 20 practical tips

Address the most important preparation issues first

Drawing up a guest list, along with budget and choice of concept, should be at the top of your pre-wedding to-do list.
Only after deciding on the total number of guests, style, venue and having resolved all financial issues, proceed to the details. After all, without knowing the overall budget, you risk spending much more on invitations than you can afford, and without a rough idea of the wedding concept, you will not be able to choose the appropriate design.

Get your timing right

You should invite guests to your wedding approximately 8-10 weeks in advance, which means you should contact the designer well in advance (about 3 months before the celebration) so that you have time to think through the details, coordinate the layout and print the invitations.

Don't forget the Save the Date cards

Save the Date are preliminary invitations that guests receive immediately after the couple has decided on a wedding date. If you start preparing for your wedding in advance (10-12 months), notify your guests in advance so that those who live in other countries, travel a lot, or frequently go on business trips can plan their activities.

Such cards are also relevant for weddings that take place in the summer - vacation time. Remember that Save the Date is just an information card and should only include the couple's names and wedding date. The location, exact time, and dress code are indicated only on invitations.

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Find out who is invited

The invitation must clearly define the composition of those invited: is it possible to come with a child or take a companion with you? If you do not provide this information, you risk seeing uninvited guests at your party. The best way to avoid this is to print personalized invitations that indicate exactly who you are inviting. At the same time, etiquette allows printing one invitation for a married couple or a family with a child.

Invitation text

It can be strict and concise or more informal - in any case, the invitation must contain the following information:

• Names of the newlyweds
• Wedding date
• Place and time of the ceremony
• Place and time of the banquet/buffet reception
• Date by which the newlyweds would like to receive a response back

Additional Information

It is better to place all additional information about the wedding on a separate sheet. These include:

• Contact information (phone numbers of the newlyweds, wedding website).
• Suggestions regarding dress code
• Information about whether you can bring children with you
• Detailed directions to the venue of the celebration (especially important for non-resident guests).

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List of gifts

Choosing a wedding gift is quite a difficult task for a guest. Should you indicate the desired gifts in the invitation or not? Each couple decides this issue individually. Some people are more practical and don’t want to receive three identical bread machines, while others think that listing gifts is tactless.

In this case, we advise you to simply orient your guests with general phrases “something for a housewarming party,” “to put into the piggy bank for the honeymoon,” but not limit them to financial limits, so as not to put them in an awkward position. This information should be placed on an additional invitation sheet.

Indicate the exact start time of the celebration

Inviting guests in advance so that they are sure not to be late for the ceremony, and making them wait is, at the very least, rude. If the celebration is planned to start at 15:00, then indicate this exact time in the invitation. And if you're worried that someone will be late, plan a welcome buffet half an hour before the ceremony starts, so the guests will have time to get ready, and if someone is late, they won't miss the most important thing!

Show you care

An invitation is also a sign of attention to the guest. Patterned invitations that are printed the same way look indifferent, so try to take the time to handwrite guest names or highlight them by inserting messages that only the two of you will know.

Check your spelling

Preferably twice. And separately - writing the names and surnames of the guests. It will be a shame if there is a typo in the invitations, the design of which you have thought through so long and painstakingly. In addition, there are additional costs for reprinting.

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Financial issue

Keep in mind that the invitation becomes more expensive depending on the materials, technical process, and individual design. For example, invitations made by hand by a professional calligrapher or artist will always be more expensive than those printed in a printing house.

But don’t worry if you don’t have a large budget for printing: invitation designs can be found on the Internet or created yourself. And if you have a small number of guests, you can even make your own invitations. They may not be perfect, but they will definitely be unique!

The decoration must match the style of the wedding

The invitation sets the tone for the entire holiday - having picked it up, the guest should immediately understand what awaits him: a pompous celebration or a friendly party in nature. If you are planning a romantic wedding, surrounded by pink peonies, watercolor printing in light shades will be more suitable for it, rather than a laconic and strict design. For a rustic wedding, you can use craft paper, but for a luxurious wedding in a gourmet restaurant, the invitations should be luxurious, for example, made using letterpress printing.

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Write from the heart!

You are inviting people to a holiday, not to an official event, so try to avoid clerical language, official wording, and too strict text. Don’t “create an invitation text,” but simply invite each person to the wedding, address them specifically.

You can choose more classic and laconic wording, or write a personal text for each guest (if, of course, the wedding is small) with memories and emotions. The invitation text can even be written in verse, and good jokes will not hurt it! The main thing is don’t look for ready-made templates on the Internet, you don’t want your wedding to be like hundreds of others?

Pay attention to materials

The key to a beautiful invitation is stylish design and high-quality paper. Its choice depends on the printing method (digital, letterpress, silk-screen printing, relief or hand-painted). In this case, the paper can be either regular, thick, or craft, soft, velvet or embossed. Additionally, you can decorate the invitations with silk ribbons, fresh flowers or wax seals. Or even make invitations from glass, foil, cut wood or fabric.

Be bolder!

Despite the fact that the structure of invitations, regardless of the wedding concept, is always approximately the same, you can always show your creativity and create something more original and original. In addition to classic watercolor stains, you can decorate the invitation with drawings or your photograph. After all, an invitation doesn’t have to be in text form at all: you can record a video invitation and send it to your guests on social networks.

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Don't overdo the design

Be careful with too much decoration and don't go for originality: the most important thing in an invitation is the text. If drawings, watercolors or bright patterns make it unreadable, invitations lose their main function.

This also applies to fashion calligraphy: some fonts look very beautiful, but are quite difficult to read, so save them for other details, such as bride and groom cards, which will decorate the shoot.

Pay attention to details

The same theme, made on different paper and in different fonts, will look completely different. Therefore, pay attention to materials and key design details. For example, before ordering printed invitations, check the thickness and texture of the paper. Small print on textured paper will be difficult to read, and some shades will look different on matte and glossy paper.

Changes

Be sure to check with the designer in advance whether it will be possible to make changes to the layout, in what time frame, whether a fee will be charged for this and in what amount. Even if you have already checked the spelling several times, you simply may not like the final result based on colors or design details. This is especially true for unique designs, such as fabric painting or wooden invitations, where you cannot predict for sure what the final result will be.

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More individuality!

Your wedding will probably be attended by guests of different ages and degrees of intimacy: relatives, girlfriends, work colleagues. Therefore, the text of invitations may differ slightly. Something sincere and touching is suitable for parents, for friends - in a humorous form, for colleagues - a laconic, more formal style. As a rule, it is customary to address people as “you” in invitations, but for your close friends it will be more natural and familiar to address them as “you”.

Monitor the receipt of responses

Once the invitations are printed, signed and placed in envelopes, it's time to present them to your guests. You can do this in person or send invitations by mail - it is important that guests receive invitations in advance. And so that you don’t get confused about who has already given their answer and who should still be called, use the table from our organizer.

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But before you prepare your invitations, make a guest list!

Making a Guest List: The Basics