Share Your Special Day by Sending Photo Wedding Announcements

There are many reasons that you will want to send photo wedding announcements to your friends and family. If you are planning to elope or have a destination wedding, many people you love will be unable to attend. You may not be able to have a large wedding, and will have to leave some people off the guest list. Even if you have a large wedding, there is no reason you can't send photo wedding announcements out as a keepsake of your special day.

If you are crafty and have a lot of time on your hands, you could make handmade photo wedding announcements. Cardstock and scrapbooking supplies are available in craft stores and a growing number of retail stores. You can let your creativity run wild with these. Some blank cards are available with built in frames for pictures. Otherwise, you could affix a photo to the front of the card, or the inside.

Many people don't have the time or energy to create their own photo wedding announcements from scratch. If you have photo editing software, you could let your creative juices flow with computer made announcements. The software that came with my camera allowed me to add a photo to the front of a card and personalize my message inside. You can personalize it further by adding in borders or several pictures.

There is an advantage to using a printing company to make your photo wedding announcements. You will get more professional results, and may not have to pay much more than you would by doing it yourself. A popular printing company is VistaPrint. VistaPrint is known for it's affordable quality work. Many photo cards, including folded and post card templates, are less than $1 each. There is a small one time fee for uploading your own image, but you may use that image with any of their products thereafter. Simply browse through VistaPrint's website until you find a template you like. You will them be asked to upload your selected photo. Then the website takes you through the rest of the steps. You may choose the finish and select matching envelopes.

Another popular online retailer is Shutterfly. The process of ordering photo wedding announcements is very similar. You choose your template, and then upload your photo. The big difference between the two is the price and the convenient service Shutterfly offers by sending your cards for you. You can enter in addresses and personalized greetings. You can create most of the cards ahead of time and update them all with a new photo right after the wedding. This is a great option if you have the time before the wedding to commit to creating these photo wedding announcements online.

No matter which method you choose, photo wedding announcements are a personalized way to share your special day with all your family and friends.