How to make original wedding invitation cards?
The wedding is considered the most important event, therefore, it is necessary to treat it responsibly and carefully think over all the details. Before the start of the celebration, first of all, you should take care of inviting guests.
Today, you can buy ready-made invitation cards in stores, but if you make them yourself, they will turn out to be original and unusual.
Ideas for original design
Recently, many newlyweds prefer to use extraordinary wedding invitations, creating them on their own. Thus, they not only show respect to each of the guests, but also leave an unforgettable memory of themselves in the form of a unique souvenir. Before getting down to creative work and making unusual options for invitation cards, it is important to take into account the venue of the ceremony, its theme, color and floral design, as well as the peculiarities of the bride and groom's attire. You can pleasantly surprise guests with several options for postcards.
Cards with lace
They will additionally emphasize the tenderness of the young and give their image a romantic touch. To make such a masterpiece, you only need thick paper (cardboard), a small thin leaf, lace, snow-white braid, gouache and stencils for writing the text.The front part of the invitation should be conditionally divided into two parts, one of them should be decorated with a ribbon or braid, and the other should be decorated with an ornament in the form of flowers or hearts.
The color of the braid on the card should match the shade of the bride's dress.
Antique scroll
It is made elementary and looks gorgeous. Most often, this option is chosen by those lovers who are planning a pirate-themed holiday. To prepare a scroll, you need to have sheets of compacted paper, a lighter, twine and tea leaves. The paper should first be soaked in strong tea leaves, then ink blots or smudges should be applied to it in a chaotic manner. The leaf is carefully set on fire along the entire perimeter, in this way it is given the appearance of a slightly burnt old message and a string is attached at the top.
Quilling invitation
This design involves the use of unusual patterns, lines and shapes made from colored strips of paper. To get a beautiful postcard, you just need to skillfully twist the paper strips. Hearts, flower petals and wedding rings look beautiful in this design. Additionally, the envelope can be decorated with satin braid and beads. For one wedding invitation, cut 15 strips of paper of the same length and width.
Using a special tool, they are rolled into rolls, fixed with glue and a previously selected pattern is drawn up.
Scrapbooking
It is considered the most beautiful and romantic type of decor, the execution of which requires special skill. This design is often used to create not only invitation cards, but also photo albums. The originality of such cards lies in the fact that you can place unusual notes, photographs, family chronicles and magazine, newspaper clippings on them. A thick sheet of paper is bent in half, its outer part is decorated with patterns applied through a special stencil. On the front side, it is also necessary to fix translucent foil, paper and complement the decoration with rhinestones or beads.
Album invitation
For respected parents and close relatives, newlyweds can make invitations that look like a photo album, which contains photographs (from childhood to the present). A good solution would be to paste the photos in chronological order, for example, first arrange the images of the bride and groom from school years, then add joint photos taken during dating, vacation and travel. The finishing touch to this invitation will be the writing of the date of the celebration. Depending on the season, it can be laid out with autumn leaves, seashells, flowers or footprints in the snow.
At the same time, it is necessary to leave several blank pages in the album, the guests will add wedding photos to them.
Electronic invitations
If the bride and groom do not consider themselves hand-made craftsmen, then they can send an equally original message to the guests in electronic form. This idea is especially good for sending messages to friends who constantly spend time on social networks. To create an e-card, you should think over the text well, then arrange everything in the form of a short video, collage or slideshow.
Video invitation
An interesting way to invite guests is to send a video. The main characters in it should be the newlyweds. To implement such an idea, various options can be applied. For example, use the services of an experienced operator and shoot a high-quality video, independently use a slideshow to impose a beautiful musical background. At the end, you must not forget to indicate the exact date and time of the celebration.
The above types of wedding invitations will be the most original and exclusive, since their repetition is excluded. Handmade postcards have more advantages, as they will remain with guests for a long memory.
Suitable text
When making wedding invitations, special attention should be paid to their text, which should be endowed not only with a formal description, but also have a sincere, touching appeal to each individual guest. In the postcard, it is necessary to indicate the joy of the young and the fact that they are looking forward to this event. Depending on the style of the wedding - the text of the postcard can be both official and thematic or funny. It is also important to take into account the age of the guests.
When composing the words of the invitation, it is important to accurately state all the necessary information. Indicate the date, time and address of the ceremony. Consider a special message to parents and elderly guests, emphasizing deep respect for them. The names of the guests should be written by hand, this will indicate the value of each person.
At the same time, the text should try to express the interest of young people in the presence of these people, a sincere desire to share happiness with them.
There are many beautiful examples for writing invitations.
Classic
A style like this is perfect for everyone. These can be guests of honor, parents, friends, grandparents. If they plan to invite business partners, bosses and colleagues to the wedding, then it is advisable to apply a more formal and strict style. You should start with an appeal: Words such as "dear" (respected) should be present. Then you have to write: "We have the honor to invite you to our wedding, which will take place _year in _ hours at the address_." The message ends with an expression of respect and gratitude, indicating the names of the young.
Cool invitations
They can only be sent to the closest relatives who love humor. You should start the appeal immediately with the text: “Oh, save me! Everything is lost! He (she) stole my heart! ". Then continue: "The urgent rescue operation is scheduled for" and indicate the date, time and place of the wedding ceremony.
At personal discretion, the invitation can be supplemented with other funny phrases that will surely give guests a good mood.
Thematic
If you are planning a wedding in Italian style, then you should start the text with the address: “Signor and senorita! ". Then you need to add: "Belissimo and a lot of amore await you." The text should end with the date, time of the holiday and address.
In addition, invitations "a la dandies" are now in vogue. At first glance, they seem too extraordinary, but they have their own zest. The message usually starts with the following text: “Hey dudes! We invite you to hang out at the wedding party, which will take_year, in_ hours. " At the end of the postcard is written: “your cool friends (names of the bride and groom) smack, smack! ". This invitation can only be sent to friends.
The design of the writing will also play a huge role in the invitation; currently, the unprintable font and beautiful handwritten letters are especially popular.
If the text is more formal, then it should be printed in curled letters, emphasizing important information with a slant.
Step-by-step manufacturing instructions
In order for the wedding to be remembered for a long time, it is important to carry out its organization correctly, to invite guests, since it is the first page in the book of the young family. Themed wedding cards are best done by hand. This option is the most popular because it allows newlyweds to express their feelings in a special way, to set an individual style and tone for the event. It is not difficult to make such invitations, but they require a certain amount of time and money.
To quickly make a masterpiece, you need to be patient and apply a master class.
- First of all, you need to prepare the materials. For design work, you will need colored and white paper of different densities, cardboard, satin ribbon (up to one and a half cm wide), a decorative flower, scrapbooking, double-sided tape and beads.
- Then, the previously selected invitation text should be printed on a white leaf, and a template should be applied to the colored one. A figure with a message is cut out of it in a certain size.
- Scrapbooking is secured with tape, the tape is cut off with a length that slightly exceeds the length of the envelope. The tape is fixed to the surface of the workpiece and the ends are left on the sides. They need to be rolled up into rings and connected in the center with tape. Additionally, the middle of the rings are decorated with beads.
- Next, a rectangle is cut out of cardboard 33 * 14.3 cm in size. It is folded in half and the printed text is glued to one side. A flower should be fixed in the center of the envelope. Optionally, the front side can be additionally decorated with sequins or rhinestones.
Interesting examples
Today there are many ideas for making your own wedding invitations. The methods allow you to create beautiful and original postcards that are filled with notes of celebration. Among the huge number, there are several of the most popular options for invitation cards.
Collage of photos
In this case, you can design a design in various ways, it all depends on personal preferences and imagination. Postcards, which contain a whole chronological chain of life events of the bride and groom, look unusual.
Collage, as a rule, begins with children's and school photos, then ends with general pictures of the newlyweds.
Chocolate invitation
A sweet message in the form of a delicious chocolate will also help to pleasantly surprise the guests. To decorate it, you need chocolate of any size, colored thick paper and satin braid up to 0.9 cm wide. First, a festive chocolate wrapper is cut out of paper, the printed text is glued to it, and everything is wrapped.
The final touch in making a sweet message will be the braid decor.
Lottery invitation
A postcard like this is interesting and unusual. In the beginning she prepares herself. The date, time and address of the celebration are beautifully applied on it with liquid soap mixed with acrylic color. Then the coating is dried for two hours and put into an envelope along with a metal coin to erase the code.
A master class on making a wedding invitation card is waiting for you in the next video.