Can't decide on the type of wedding invitation cards? A selection of the best wedding invitation design ideas will help you cope with this task.

Wedding... On this most important day in the life of any girl, everything should be perfect: from the wedding dress to the festive table and invitations. Despite the huge selection of ready-made wedding cards for inviting guests, I want to choose one that would match not only the style of the wedding itself, but also the lifestyle and views of the newlyweds.

When you are in the process of planning a wedding celebration and thinking through the details of the upcoming event, it is very important to decide on the style and meaning of the celebration. In this case, the dominant color scheme and wedding style are present in the design of the invitations.

Wedding Invitation Card Ideas

The invitation card should correspond to the idea of ​​the wedding, reveal its style and character. To emphasize the individuality of the special event, wedding invitations can be made with your own hands. In this case, by showing your originality and creativity, you can create a real masterpiece that will be remembered by your guests for a long time.

DIY scroll wedding invitation

An unusual invitation in the form of a scroll can be made in several types and played out in different ways. Such an unusual card in the form of an invitation will be appropriate in almost all wedding styles. The main thing is to properly think through its design and components.

For example, for a classic, romantic, vintage celebration, an invitation message-scroll is complemented with ribbons, lace, brooches, and can be placed in a case or box.

For a Hawaiian, beach, or Greek wedding, the scroll invitation card has the appearance of a message, with an antique effect and a twill print.

To make such an invitation masterpiece with your own hands you will need:

• A5 paper
• twine or satin ribbon
• candle, matches
• stamp with imprint
• sealing wax or wax
• tea, coffee or turmeric (you can add vanilla and cinnamon for flavor)

Step-by-step production of a wedding invitation scroll:

• First, write the text of the wedding invitation onto paper. This can be done with your own hands or using a laser printer.
• To give the paper an antique effect, you need to crush it a little and place it in a tea or coffee solution for a few minutes. Dry in a warm place

Interesting! To give the message a light, pleasant aroma, add vanilla or cinnamon to the solution.

• To make it look “old,” scorch dried sheets of paper on all sides using a candle.

• Roll the burnt leaves into a scroll and secure with satin ribbon or twine. To enhance the effect, the ends of the string can be fixed with wax or sealing wax and stamped.

Video: Invitation scroll in a box. Master Class

Wedding photo invitation

When creating a wedding invitation, you can show all your originality and creativity with the help of photographs. A series of photo cards collected into a photo collage and designed as a wedding invitation is truly unforgettable.

To make your own photo postcard, you can take existing photographs, group them beautifully and design them in Photoshop, or make new, thematic ones, in which you can indicate the time, date and location of the wedding celebration with signs.

The ideas for designing wedding photo invitations are truly endless:

Wedding invitation puzzle

Another original idea for a wedding invitation consists of a card made from puzzles, which are presented to guests in a beautiful box or envelope. The design of the invitation and the packaging itself can be very diverse - from a photo collage to imprinted thematic attributes of the event.

Wedding invitation in the form of a poster, flyer, announcement

The idea of ​​an invitation poster will be useful for both a classic and a gangster wedding. You can play with the idea in different ways:

Video wedding invitation

A video card can be an original and unforgettable invitation. The plot of the video depends on the imagination of the lovers and the theme of the upcoming celebration. The disc itself is placed in a beautiful envelope, which contains information about the celebration and other nuances.

Video: Mission Impossible wedding invitation

Video: Landon & Kristen Wedding Invitation Video: Save the Date!

Wedding invitation newspaper

This original, informative wedding invitation can be made independently if desired. When creating a black and white invitation, it is enough to have basic knowledge of the Photoshop program, a printer and A4 (A3) paper. The idea of ​​a wedding newspaper-congratulations not only consists of indicating the time, place and date of the celebration, but also personal information of the newlyweds: acquaintance history, plans for the future.

• The text of the invitation is placed on the title page of the invitation newspaper.

• On the spread there is a love story, an acquaintance between lovers or a marriage proposal.

• The third page of the invitation newspaper can be dedicated to the guests. Here you can find information about the wedding celebration, its theme with its rationale and an indication of the dress code.

• The last page may contain directions, funny sayings of the newlyweds and a crossword puzzle about them.

Wedding invitation magnets

Small invitations in the form of magnets will undoubtedly delight guests and become a wonderful reminder of the special event. Magnets can be either photos of a couple in love or themed wedding attributes.

Wedding invitation with balloons

The idea is to prepare the desired invitation text and print it on colorful balloons. This wedding invitation is easy to create yourself using markers or felt-tip pens.

How to sign a wedding card?Texts for invitations

Depending on the chosen style of the wedding celebration, the text for the invitation card may be different. The classic invitation text can be written in verse or according to a common template.

Dear guests (names)!
We decided to unite our hearts and destinies,
And allow me, dear ones, to invite you to the wedding.
We will be immensely glad to see you, we will consider your visit an honor,
At noon, the third of April, on Sadovaya, in the house six.

Cool text for a wedding invitation

Everything is lost! Help! She captured my heart!
The operation to save me begins on Friday, April 13, at 12 o'clock. Location: Palace of Arts.
The victim can be easily identified by his black suit, and the invader by his white dress. Come dance on the bones of my fading bachelor life. Dying, so beautiful! Come. It will be fun and interesting.
With gratitude Anatoly and Victoria.

The following text can be sent as an email

Hello, dear friend! This is not spam, please read to the end. We finally decided to live happily ever after and die on the same day!
We invite you to a unique master class: “How to live happily in marriage and not kill each other,” which will be held at st. Komsomolskaya, house 3, September 18, 2017 at 13:00.
All funds collected for participation in the MK will be transferred for use to the newly formed Ivanov family.
Each master class participant is guaranteed a bonus - a piece of our happiness and a lot of positive emotions.

An example of an invitation text for a wedding in Italian or gangster style:

Signor and Signorina (guests' surname)!
Our mafia continues to lose the best of the best. (Names of the bride and groom) have twirled cupid and want to make a lot of little bambini.
Come break dishes and make trouble: (date, time, place)
We promise it will be belissimo!

Wedding invitation text template in a la dudes style

Hey dude and gal!
Dude Vova and dude Zoya invite you to hang out at the wedding party on October 13, 2017, at 16:00, which will be held here:
Rest assured, your shoes will wear off from dirty dancing!
Smack-smack. Your cool friends.

Video: Wedding Invitation Template

Let's figure out what types of wedding invitations there are and choose the ones you like. Do you like handmade wedding accessories? Let's try our hand at creativity and make original wedding invitations? With the help of our step-by-step master classes, even a novice master will make invitations that will be individual, kind, and will keep the warmth of your hands.

The invitations indicate all the necessary information: where, when, what time the wedding ceremony and banquet will take place, what the theme of the wedding will be and whether the newlyweds will have wishes for the style and color of the guests’ outfits.

Make a list of guests correctly, then it will be easier to determine how many and what kind of invitations you will need. With a guest list, it is easy to control the sending of invitations, as well as the gathering of guests. In the guest list you should note those invitees who will not be able to attend your wedding for some reason.

• Thoughtfully and calmly discuss what kind of wedding you want: a small one, with friends and close relatives, or a large-scale one, with a large number of guests.
• Estimate what budget will be allocated for the festive event.

Tip: Don't expect gifts to recoup your money. As a rule, this does not happen.

• Check how many people your chosen banquet hall can accommodate.

What the guest list looks like (option):

Guest name	Note	Invitation sent	Participation confirmed	Address or telephone number
From the bride's side
Papa Vladimir Petrovich		+	+
Mom Anna Nikolaevna		+	+
Sister Katya		+	+
Girlfriends
Masha	With baby	+	+
Olga	vegetarian	+	+
Relatives
Aunt
Nephew	With a guitar
From the groom's side
Papa Ivan Petrovich
Mom Tamara Nikolaevna
Brother Kostya	poet
Friends
Vic	sings
Oleg		+	Will arrive on the second day
Mutual friends
Tomashovs
Additionally
Igor Petrovich Ivanov	Will be late

First of all, decide in what style you see a wedding in which color scheme , because The wedding invitation is the prologue of the wedding, and it must match the chosen style.

Once you understand these details, prepare your materials and let’s get creative.

Following this master class, we will create beautiful wedding invitation cards with our own hands that will reflect individuality and also reduce the cost of the wedding budget!

Wedding invitation in rustic style Master class No. 1

Complexity– accessible for beginners

Working hours- 10 minutes

• Openwork paper napkin for cake
• Invitation text printed by you or postcard
• Double sided tape
• Label
• Decor (beads, bow, rhinestones, etc.)
• Twine or ribbon

Tools:

• Glue gun
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Paper knife

This is what our finished wedding invitation will look like:

Step-by-step creation of an invitation

1. Let's get to work. Attach a card or printed invitation to a lacy cake napkin. Fold the top and bottom of the napkin, as well as along the sides, so that the perimeter remains marked without using a pencil along the 4 lines.

2. Now remove the invitation itself to cut out the excess along the lines marked on the napkin. To complete this step, help yourself with a ruler. Remember to only cut out the top and bottom and leave both sides on the right and left.

3. Attach four small pieces of double-sided tape to the back of the card.

4. Place the invitation in the center of the cut out napkin and press with your fingers to adhere securely to the tape.

Important so that the invitation is placed between the lines marked in the first step.

5. Decorate your text message. Choose the one you like best and make it original by decorating it with a nice message or phrases about love. Using hot glue, attach a small decoration of your choice (bead, bow, rhinestones, etc.)

6. Tie the invitation with a satin ribbon, a piece of twine, attaching a label and tying it in a bow.

The wedding invitation is ready!

We are publishing another master class for those who have little time to make invitations:

Wedding invitations in classic style Master class No. 2

Complexity– accessible for beginners

Working hours- 20 minutes

Material for one invitation:

• Thick designer cardboard (from 200 g/m²)
• paper for printing text (milky or white)
• tracing paper for printing the inscription “Wedding Invitation” (you can use the paper indicated above)
• satin ribbon 12mm wide
• satin ribbons 25mm wide
• openwork lace
• double-sided tape 5 or 10mm wide
• double-sided tape 2 mm wide
• PVA glue

Tools:

• glue gun
• scoring board (if you don’t have a board, use a ruler to make the fold)
• ruler
• pencil
• scissors with straight edges
• scissors with curly edges (optional without them)
• hole punch with figured flowers

Creating an invitation card step by step

1. Cut out a rectangle measuring 30x15 cm from designer cardboard.
2. On the scoring board we make a straight groove exactly in the middle for subsequent folding of the cardboard. Fold the card in half and get an even fold.

3.Make a bow from a 2.5 cm wide satin ribbon. Attach the bow to the card with a glue gun.

5.Attach the text to double-sided tape 2 mm wide.

6.On paper or tracing paper, print the inscription “Wedding Invitation” and cut it out. Using scissors, wrap the ends into a tube. Using double-sided tape 5mm or 10mm wide, we glue the inscription on the title page of the wedding invitation.

Fast, easy and original. Is not it? These handmade wedding invitation cards carry positive energy, even if they are all the same.

You can make them personal if you pay attention to how you compose the text.

Advice: Add small details to some of the invitations - “hints” - so that relatives and friends understand that this was done especially for them.

How to write a wedding invitation text

The text must be composed in such a way as to convey all the information, and at the same time it looks artistic.

You can choose a universal text and sign everyone’s postcards the same way. You can buy an invitation card with the text already written.

But a heartfelt message composed specifically for each guest is much better perceived. It can be assumed that the response will be warmer.

First, let's talk about the rules (etiquette) that you need to know in order to write the text correctly.

Rules (etiquette) of invitations

Please indicate in your invitations:

• Newlyweds' names NB! In our country it is customary to put the groom's name first (head of the family), but in European countries it is the other way around - the bride's name is written first. It is allowed to highlight the names of the newlyweds in a font style or size different from the main text.
• Names of guests NB! The woman's name is indicated first, the man's second. If you do not personally know your guest’s companion, then write the man’s name first. It is permissible in an official invitation (to your boss, colleagues, higher status, relatives) when addressing guests to use “Dear”, “Dear”, “Venerable” and call them by name and patronymic. Abbreviations to initials are not advisable. Friends, colleagues, equal in status, close relatives can be addressed using full names or diminutives. The addresses “Granny”, “Mommy”, “Sister” look sincere and touching.
• Time and date holding wedding ceremonies and banquets.
• Name and address Wedding Palace or registry office.
• Address of the place, where the celebration will take place. Name of the restaurant or banquet hall.
• Think it over opening words. They should be sincere, warm and addressed specifically to this guest.
• Specify dress code, if the wedding is themed.
• It would be appropriate to ask for confirmation of presence at the wedding. It can be written on a separate piece of paper, which can be included in the invitation or written directly in the text.
• Feel free to express your wishes by gifts. It would be appropriate to say that you will gladly accept gifts in envelopes.
• Be sure to specify which traditions you do not want or, on the contrary, you want to support at your wedding (for example, bride kidnapping, frequent cries of “bitter”, etc.)
• It’s a good idea to stipulate that you ask guests to arrive 20-30 minutes in advance. before the start of the celebration.

Text options:

If you want, use standard texts without changes, and perhaps these texts will awaken your imagination, and you will write better, more sincerely...

Parents of the bride and groom:

Thank your parents, write about your love and the significance of their presence at the celebration.

Older generation:

Friends

Friends will understand and appreciate your humor and jokes. Mention in the postcard that all the brightest moments in life for us are created by people, our loved ones.

It is allowed to write in separate text on a separate piece of paper:

Please confirm your desire and ability to attend our celebration. Do this in person or over the phone (phone number).

With respect and hope for a meeting, (names of the newlyweds).

Invitation color

If the wedding is themed, then guests should be warned in advance.

Choose a wedding color scheme. You don't have to limit yourself to one color. It will be even better if you offer a color palette of harmonizing colors.

Please mention this point in your invitations. Let's say adding an entry:

Dress code

For us, the most important thing is your presence, but we will be glad if you support the color scheme of our wedding:

Primary colors:

It is advisable to use these colors in clothing and accessories.

If your guests support you and choose outfits in the recommended colors, your wedding photos will turn out stylish and especially beautiful.

Advice: It is better to keep the invitations in the wedding colors.

What paper is best to make wedding invitations from?

An important factor when creating a wedding invitation is the quality, design and color of the invitation paper.

Preparing for a wedding is a serious, but enjoyable task. First of all, it begins with compiling a guest list and sending invitations. Many couples wonder: how to invite to a wedding in an original way? After all, the cards sold in stores look banal and are difficult to match with the style of the wedding. And original invitations will be interesting and will be remembered by your guests for a long time. Making them yourself is easy, and your guests will appreciate it, understanding the importance of this event for you.

Options for unusual wedding invitations

There are many options for original wedding invitations that you can make yourself. To create them you will only need a little time, a great desire to pleasantly surprise your guests and a creative approach. The main thing is that the invitations are unusual, matching the color scheme or theme of your wedding. Then it will be easier for guests to prepare for this celebration.

Postcard in electronic form via the Internet

There are situations when it is not possible to give a wedding invitation in person, because... your guests live in another city or even country, but you really want them to share this holiday with you. What can you come up with in such a situation? You can send an invitation by mail, but it will be more original if you make a wedding card yourself electronically and send it by e-mail.

Most modern people keep up with the times, confidently using the popular and simple Photoshop program. With its help and with some simple skills, you can create an individual, beautiful and original postcard template. Be sure to add romantic shots of the bride and groom to this template, as well as photos related to the theme of the wedding. Any guest will be pleased to receive such a card, and he will definitely attend your wedding.

Original invitation with photos

How nice it will be for your loved ones to receive not an ordinary wedding invitation, but a real masterpiece, made with love and with your own hands. Today, invitations with photos of lovers have become popular. Place them in chronological order or with step-by-step frames, it will be doubly interesting. They are performed in the form:

• A small photo album;
• Invitation card with photographs;
• E-card with slide show;
• Chocolate bars with images of young people;
• Poster invitations;
• Money wedding invitation.

To create invitations with photographs, select the most romantic, successful and original joint photos or conduct a special photo session. A photo invitation made against the background of the wedding date, which is lined with flowers or written on the sea sand, will look great. Create different invitations with photos:

• It’s better for relatives to make an invitation-photo album;
• close friends - invitations with comic photos of the bride and groom, for example, a photo of the reluctant groom at the entrance of the registry office;
• the rest of the guests will receive invitation cards with a photo of the bride and groom holding a “We invite” sign in their hands.

Invitation scroll

Nowadays, the wedding invitation - a scroll - is at the peak of popularity. They look original, unusual and elegant, ideal for a pirate-themed, fairy-tale or even ancient Egyptian wedding. Also popular are invitations in A4 format, rolled into a scroll and tied with ribbon or lace. In the latter case, it is advisable to maintain the color scheme in which your celebration will be decorated.

In order to create ancient scrolls, it is necessary to first “age” the paper. This is done extremely simply - soak a sheet of thick A4 paper for 5 minutes in strong black coffee, then dry the sheet thoroughly. The edges of the resulting “papyrus” must be burned with a match. By completing this simple task, you will create the basis for an “antique” scroll invitation with your own hands. All you have to do on it is write the names of the guests, the date and address of the celebration. After that, roll the papyrus into a scroll and fasten it with coarse twine, if desired, with a wax seal.

Regular invitation with original text

Often, newlyweds prefer ordinary invitations, but give them a “zest” in the form of an original text. It assumes the boundless flight of imagination of the young, and is also able to emphasize their individuality or emphasize the theme of the wedding. For example, texts can be humorous or in poetic form, in a gangster or medieval style, sincere or strictly official. If you are planning a stylistic wedding, then in the text of the invitations it is advisable to use words, as well as figures of speech from the necessary sphere of life or era.

DIY wedding video invitation

Recently, video invitations have gained maximum popularity, although they appeared relatively recently. It won't be difficult for you to make a video invitation to a wedding. It can be in the form of a Love story, or in the form of a wedding trailer or even a film. What is the secret to the success of such an unusual way to invite to a celebration? The fact is that video invitations have a lot of advantages:

All you need for this is an operator (for example, a close friend), a camera or phone with a camera, and your imagination. The captured footage can be easily edited into an interesting video clip using Photoshop and Movie Maker. Add suitable music to the finished video. Don't forget to include the exact date, time and location of your wedding in your video invitation. See a visual example of what a video invitation might look like:

How to make a DIY scrapbooking invitation

Scrapbooking is a type of needlework that consists of creating and designing various photo albums, guest cards, postcards, and invitations. This technique involves appliquéing from all sorts of materials and is perfect for wedding cards. It’s not difficult to make them; use the step-by-step master class on making scrapbooking invitations with your own hands.

Source materials:

• Sheets of thick cardboard;
• Sheets of A4 paper;
• Matching lace and satin ribbons;
• Scissors, regular and curly;
• Hole puncher;
• Bamboo stick;
• Ruler;
• Lighter;
• Glue gun or any other universal transparent glue;
• Printout with the text of the invitation.

Any wedding celebration begins with sending out invitations. Thanks to this procedure, future spouses have the opportunity to plunge into the wedding atmosphere even before the start of the holiday. To intrigue guests and arouse interest, unusual wedding invitations are used.

Standard invitations sometimes look too formal and do not match the style of the wedding. To solve this problem, the couple can come up with an invitation card design idea on their own.

You can buy original invitations in a store or make them yourself– it all depends on the availability of creative abilities and financial capabilities. Among the abundance of ideas and options, future spouses are sure to find the right one.

Idea! Edible cards will certainly delight your guests. The main thing is that the invitees do not forget the date and place of the wedding if they eat the invitation ahead of time.

Modern technologies make it possible to make invitations from various materials: chocolate, photo paper, inflatable or wood.


However, paper remains the most popular option.

• Invitation cards should match the style of the wedding:
• When planning a ceremony in the style of your favorite TV series or game, you can print invitations with portraits of the newlyweds, stylized as the main characters;
• If the wedding is organized in retro style, send invitations to guests in the form of scrolls with a wax seal;
• Invitations in the form of a puzzle will appeal to puzzle lovers and will fit into;
• For a classic ceremony, hand-signed vintage invitations are ideal;

For an eco-style wedding, words are burned onto a wooden board or plate using a laser.

Rules

1. There are several rules in etiquette that relate to design:
2. The names of invited guests are entered by hand;
3. An invitation verbally must be confirmed on paper;
4. Invitations begin to be sent out several weeks before the event so that guests have the opportunity to prepare;
5. If, then the postcard indicates wishes for the dress code;
6. It is better to abandon the official business style of writing and stamps. The text for those closest to you must contain warm words;
7. The postcard is sent in a humorous manner to people with a good sense of humor. Remember - the invitation should not offend or cause unpleasant associations;

An invitation in verse will appeal to older guests.

Unusual invitation ideas

It is important that the invitations not only please the bride and groom, but also support the overall style of the holiday and create the right mood among the guests.

Quite often a situation arises when guests live in another country and it is not possible to hand them an invitation with your own hand. Of course, you can send postcards by mail or use the services of a courier service, but in the age of information technology, the Internet will come to the rescue.

It’s easy to create a beautiful and individual template if one of the future spouses knows Photoshop. You can also choose an option online.

Advantages of an electronic invitation:

• A wedding card sent by e-mail looks more original than a regular letter;
• You can add personality with photos of the bride and groom together or photos with an invited guest. Such an unusual message will definitely make a person happy;
• The email will not get lost in the mail;
• Ideal for a low budget wedding.

With exclusive photos

Relatives and friends will certainly be pleased to receive an invitation with a photo of the future newlyweds. Use black and white or color, children's photographs, photo collages.

Here are some unusual options:

• A photo album in which images are arranged in chronological order;
• Postcard with a single photo;
• Electronic presentation;
• Photo collage;
• Chocolate bar with an image printed on the packaging;
• Poster or playbill with several photographs. You can use posters of famous films in which information and photos of the main characters are changed using Photoshop;
• A comic photo invitation in which the bride drags the reluctant groom to the altar;
• An image of young people holding a sign with the inscription: “We invite you.”

To make a photo invitation, you can take existing photographs or order a thematic photo session from a professional photographer to please your guests with a personal approach.

With creative text

You can add some flair to your invitation with original text. Adherents of the classical style can put guests in a romantic mood and write an invitation in verse.

Joking text can be used by people with a good sense of humor.

If the wedding is in a historical style, then the card uses old speech patterns and is designed. You can decorate it with beads, feathers, sealing wax or braid.

Wedding invitations in the form of short videos have appeared quite recently., but they quickly gained popularity due to their originality.

The disk is sealed in a beautiful envelope, the information is duplicated on it and sent by mail - regular or electronic.

This format has many advantages:

• the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities and creativity on video;
• it is enough to make one copy, which is then sent to all guests at the same time;
• you can invite people who live in another city;
• Sincere emotions and feelings are difficult to convey on paper; using video it is much easier to do this;
• The captured footage can be easily edited using Movie Maker or Photoshop;
• You can add a memorable melody to the video for future spouses.

Edible

Edible invitations will certainly please close relatives and friends:

• The bride can bake her own delicious cupcakes, cookies or pastries and present them to guests, putting an invitation text in the box;
• You can give chocolates to your guests with photographs of the newlyweds and the wedding date printed on the packaging;
• Jars of homemade jam can also be used instead of an invitation card. Using a ribbon, attach a tag on which an appeal to the guests is printed.

Inflatable

Another idea for original invitations is to use balloons. There are several options:

1. Inflate a balloon with helium, use a felt-tip pen to write an inviting text on it and tie it to the door of each guest;
2. The second method is similar to the first, only the ball is left under the door in a gift box;
3. The third option is to put a note with detailed information about the place and time of the celebration inside the ball. In this case, the reading procedure will be carried out by the cheerful bursting of a balloon.

Fragrant

Each person has their own associations with the wedding ceremony. For some it’s the smell of flowers, for others it’s coffee and chocolate, which they had time to drink just before leaving home.

Interesting! With the help of brewed coffee, you can give the paper not only a stunning aroma, but also an aged look to the scroll.

You can add an exquisite scent to your invitations using essential oils or fragrant flowers. To do this, a couple of drops of oil are applied to the sheet, and flowers and dry herbs are beautifully glued directly onto the paper.

Quilling

Quilling is the art of creating intricate shapes from paper.. With its help they create if you need a budget and at the same time original option.

To create an invitation card you will need paper cut into narrow strips and a special rolling tool. Rolled paper strips are attached to the paper base. The free edge is sealed with glue and the basic elements are fixed with it. The roll can be made of white or colored paper. Decorate the finished product with bows or ribbons.

You can purchase a ready-made set of tools at a craft supply store. Creating a pattern using the quilling technique is not at all difficult, you just have to be patient and practice a little.

Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is a type of handicraft when photo albums, guest cards, greeting cards and invitations are designed in an unusual way.

Advice! To give the invitation an original shape, use special scissors with a shaped blade. To make the postcard perfectly clean and even, use stationery double-sided tape instead of glue.

Before you create your own invitation card, you need to decide on the technique and style of the finished product.

The basis for the invitation is thick cardboard with a textured surface. You can stick a thin piece of paper with a ready-made design image on top or decorate the product with braid, dried flowers, satin ribbons or beads. A piece of paper with a handwritten invitation text is placed in the pocket.

Postcard magnet

Invitations can also be printed on a magnetic base, and then you don’t have to worry that guests will forget about the wedding date.

When choosing an image, you should be guided by the style of the wedding ceremony, but do not forget that, most likely, after the wedding, the magnet will remain hanging on the guest’s refrigerator, so choose a photo of the newlyweds, a picture of wedding rings or hearts as a picture.

3D To surprise your guests, you can choose 3D invitations. The text can only be read with the help of special glasses.

If they are absent, the inscription will remain a mystery.

3D invitations will require significant financial expenses, since they will have to be ordered from special video workshops.

Stylish puzzles

An invitation card in the form of a puzzle is a rather expensive and at the same time stylish option. It is ideal for a loft style wedding. To find out the location of the ceremony, guests will need to complete a puzzle.

You can order a puzzle with any text and image from a printing house, or if you have time, make it yourself.

You must issue a puzzle invitation in .

Text When thinking about an original idea, you don’t need to get carried away and forget about the main purpose of the message.

1. The wedding invitation must indicate:
2. time and place of the wedding ceremony;
3. when and where the banquet is planned;
4. names of the bride and groom;
5. names of invitees;

what style should guests choose to wear if the wedding is themed?

• The text must be individual for each guest. This rule is easy to follow if there are few guests. If you are planning a large-scale wedding, you can divide the texts into groups: for parents, friends, relatives;
• The invitation text always indicates the full names of the bride and groom. There are situations when distant relatives do not have time to meet one of the spouses before the wedding. An invitation with a name will help avoid awkward situations;
• In relation to close relatives and friends, the addresses “Dear” and “Beloved” are used. In relation to colleagues, such an address looks inappropriate, so it is replaced with “Dear”;
• Particular attention is paid to the text. Before sending it, it must be checked for punctuation and spelling errors;
• The address in the text is separated by a comma, the name of the restaurant and names are written with a capital letter;
• In the invitation be sure to indicate which part of the wedding the guest is invited to: , or ;
• If the invitation card is sent by mail, then you need to call the guest and clarify whether he received it or not;
• The text should have a beautiful and legible font. There should be no double reading, especially when it comes to the time and place of the celebration.

Of all the delivery options, personal delivery remains the most pleasant and exciting, because you can immediately see the guest’s reaction and receive a portion of good wishes. If you don’t want to send invitations by mail, then you should hire a courier. This delivery method is especially good if there is a themed celebration, and the courier will be dressed in a suit that matches the style.

Important! Sending impersonal invitations is not allowed. Each guest should be addressed by name.

Samples of postcards are available online, so choosing the ideal option and creatively modifying it will not be difficult. Here are some universal templates.

For close and distant relatives, grandparents and acquaintances:

Expensive______! We invite you to a modest celebration of our wedding, which will take place on ________________ (date, time, location of the ceremony). The holiday will begin at ________ (time). We are looking forward to seeing you, _________(names of the bride and groom)!.

For friends:

Dear ______ (names of friends)! We invite you to celebrate the birth of our family! We ask you to visit us on _______ (date) ____ (month, year). With love, _________(names of the newlyweds)!

For parents it is necessary to choose a special text. Words must come from the heart. You should definitely write about your love for them:

Beloved mom and dad! We invite you to celebrate a joyful event - the birth of our family. We cannot imagine this event without your participation. We are looking forward to seeing you on _______ (date) ____ (month, year) at _________ (venue). Your children, _________ (names of the bride and groom)!

Useful video

Young people choose the style and theme of their wedding based on their common interests and hobbies, and this is very correct, because such moments unite and inspire even more. Wedding invitations must certainly be in the style of the holiday and harmoniously complement the main idea of ​​the celebration.

A few ideas on how to design invitations in the video:

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