juls

I am getting married in June and I need Ideas on making my own invitaions or a good software program. Please help
Thanks Juls

v_nilla

Hello and Congratulations!!
You might want to try http://www.marthastewart.com if you haven't she has a lot of great wedding ideas. Hope you find everything that you need and that your wedding day will be wonderful!!!

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michellch1

I did my own invites using premade invites from Michaels with my greeting card software and an inkjet printer. Using Michaels 40% off (over and over and over again...LOL) I got 100 invites PLUS 50 thank you's for about 25 dollars! If you have LOTS of time (I didn't with a full time job and FOUR kids!) you could also embellish them with ribbons, stamps or whatever! Everybody RAVED about them! (Oh yea, I also bought blank postcards and did RSVP cards on my computer in the same font as the invites so it all matched )

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DestinysGrandma

Hi juls,

Check out this site (url below) for a trial download. I have other sites bookmarked from when I was looking for invitations for my daughters wedding, but I have so many sites bookmarked in my crafts,printing and clipart folder I haven't had a chance to go thru them. Let me know here if you would like them. Get in touch thru this forum and I will find them.

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As advertised in Modern Bride, Bride's Magazine, Bridal Guide, Bride Again, and The Perfect Wedding Guide and used by Wedding Professionals and Consultants
for Microsoft® Windowstm 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000

YOU can print your own Wedding Invitations,
Announcements
Respond Cards
Pew Cards Reception Cards
Place Cards
Direction Cards
Thank You Notes Personal Notes
At Home Cards
Wedding Program
Envelopes or Labels

http://www.ed-it.com/p_tcwe.htm

skb

I made my own wedding invite using my computer. I found a great program (create a card gold) and did a lot of practicing. I got great thick paper at a printing company, it was about $10 for a ream of thick, cream, textured paper. I wanted to do those long, thin invites and I printed them myself and cut using a paper cutter. I also made my replies, maps, thanks you's, and everything else using the same paper and motif. I used the postcard size for replies, map, and reception info. I did buy the nice envelops though the invitation magazines. I looked for the most reasonable price and shipping and printed my return address on the back flap of each (very easy!). The invites I wanted would have been over 400 dollars but I did my own for about 100 dollars including ink! This was for 250 - 300 invitations. I used lavendar ink (my wedding color) and a butterfly graphic on each invite. I also tied each invitation and inserts up with a lavendar ribbon. No one could believe that I had made them on my computer!!! I do have to admit that I was pretty surprised myself on how professional they looked.

lesmis012000

Congratulations!

Making your own invitations is not as difficult as some may think.

Have done for weddings, showers and most rescently my own 30th birthday.

Stationery and Craft stores now carry all types and sizes of papers. From pressed to velom.

You can print on both.

Can hole punch each to attach together with ribbons.

No longer do you have to pay a FORTUNE to get truely fabulous invitations. What did you have in mind, maybe we can all help.

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theresab1957

I used the ed/it.com software for my wedding invitations. It works great!! I purchased the blank invitations, response cards, etc. from Staples. They were white with a teal castle on them. I also used the same software for my church programs. Total cost for software, invites, and programs was under $100.

JasonOne

Actually you can ask a graphic designer to do that.
Much better if you can find a wedding planner
they are not only organize your invitation card
but the entire wedding ceremony.
all you have to do is set back and relax.





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Kelsey1224

Yep...absolutely right. You can pay someone to do it all for you. Or, you can save money by doing what you can yourself. PLUS...you get the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself.

If you are someone with LOTS of discretionary money, then hire the wedding planner. But, if you are like most of the population who likes to save where you can...then as the many posters above had said...there are lots of options.

We gave our daughter her 'dream' white dress/church wedding with a big reception (300 guests). We spent about $10,000 over 10 years ago. Most of that cost was caterer as we served a sit down dinner at the reception.

But...I reduced the cost of the wedding significantly by making the invitations/wedding program/etc, party favors (chocolate heart boxes, filled with M&M's, tied up in celephane, matching ribbon, etc.), plus 34 topiary centerpieces. We did all of that ourselves and everyone said it looked like it cost over $25,000. (As I said...it was over 10 years ago so it would cost much more now.)

Sorry if I digressed from the original topic...but it annoyed me that someone joined the forum just to sell their services as a wedding planner.

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