How to Make Your Own Wedding Invitations

I just new from the moment we got engaged I had to design the perfect invitation. I didn't want to have the same oh, same oh. So I decided to create my own.

I like the look of embossed invitations so I decided to buy an embossing gun. This was the most expensive part of it all. It ran me about $30. If you shop around I know you can find it for much cheaper.

You will also need to get embossing powder. This is a fine powder that sticks to the special embossing glue. The embossing powder melts together to make the raised embossed look.

Embossing powder is available in a huge supply of colors. These are typically between $2 and $5. You can go with a traditional black and white approach or spice it up with a little color.

Here is another tip for using the embossing powders. The powder is extremely fine and will stick to your paper were you do not want it to. If you wipe your surface with a used dryer sheet it will reduce the static charge holding the powder to your surface. This helps your invitations have a much cleaner look.

Use caution when using the embossing gun. They do get very hot. Do not touch the tip for any reason. Also, be sure not to get the gun to close the surface you are embossing. If you do you can actually scorch your surface. This of course does not look good. I recommend doing some practice stamps to get the feel of how to use the gun and the powders.

I bought some simple white pre-folded cards. I also bought about 40 pages of blank velum to go on the inside.

I wanted something unique to brand my wedding with. I started shopping for wedding rubber stamps. I found the perfect spring flower stamp and I was in business.

Using a simple graphic design program, I printed our name & date on the outside of the invitation. I then stamped and embossed my logo on the front. I printed all of our ceremony information on the velum. I cut the velum in half and folded it into a card fold. I added another embossed stamp to the front side of the velum. I punched 2 holes thru all layers and tied it all together with a ribbon. This is a perfect way to tie your wedding colors into your invitation.

They were totally unique but very elegant. The whole production cost me about a hundred dollars. But if I already had an embosser it would of only been $70. This is a good price for 100 invitations.