Sending out handmade wedding invitations gives the bridal couple the opportunity to treat their guests to a totally unique and one-of-a-kind invite.

How handmade wedding invitations make a fabulous first impression

A once-in-a-lifetime affair, every bridal couple takes great pains to make sure everything is just picture-perfect on their wedding day. There are so many things to be attended to and preparations are started several months ahead. There’s the bridal gown, the venue, decoration for the venue, the guest list, caterers, bartenders; the list is endless. No matter how elaborate the plans are or no matter how early the preparations are started, the action till now is still all behind-the-scenes and involves only family and close friends.

The first real inkling the rest of the guests have about the wedding will be from the wedding invitation. It is essentially the first point of contact between guest and the wedding and offers the wedding guests a ’sneak-peak’ at what’s coming up.

Handmade invitations are customized to suit the wedding theme as well as the couple’s style; they set the tone for the wedding. A guest who looks at the wedding invite will immediately form an impression of what to expect at the wedding and customized hand-made wedding invitations create the most fabulous first impression of all.

Significance of Handmade Wedding Invitations

Giving a guest a handmade invitation creates a powerful impact on the guest. It says that despite all the other preparations, the bridal couple had taken time out to create a special invite for every guest. A handmade wedding invite makes every guest feel special.

A handmade wedding invitation to every guest is a way of saying you care for each and every guest individually and you’d feel honored to have them grace your special occasion.

Most bridal couples realize the impact handmade wedding invites can create and despite hectic schedules, more and more couples are taking the time to make handmade invitations for a fabulous first-impression.

Handmade Wedding Invitations as Keepsakes

Every handmade wedding invite is like a miniature work of art. With several personalizing options available including custom types of paper, styles of ribbon, shapes, fonts and graphic designs there are endless possibilities for reflecting the couple’s creativity and their personal styles.

When you give out unique handmade wedding invites, your guests are not going to toss it away like they do most store-bought invites. Handmade wedding invites are more likely to be treasured and given a place of honor among other memorabilia in the guest’s home. More and more bridal couples feel it’s surely worth taking the time and trouble over something that they know is going to last forever.

Handmade Photo Wedding Invitations

Handmade photo wedding invitations are not just unique; they are ‘You-nique’. Most bridal couples love the idea of photo wedding invitations because they are the most unique idea of all. Guests are unlikely to ever find a similar invite anywhere else; no matter where they look. Handmade photo wedding invitations can be customized using the chosen photograph and wordings as well as the chosen font. The picture type could be black-and-white, colored, sepia or antique and the color of the card could be taken from the wedding colors or from the photograph itself. The end-result- a handmade wedding invite like no other!

It is the ultra- uniqueness of handmade wedding invitations as well as the powerful message it conveys that make them far more popular than any store bought wedding invite.

When you have finally made one of the biggest committments of your life and you are happy to be engaged, you now begin the long process of planning your wedding day.  From guests to cars and venue to honeymoon  you have a lot of things to sort out and lots of ideas to think of.  Some say your wedding invitation is one of the most detailed aspects of your wedding, after all its your official announcement to all your family and friends of your big day.

Here we have put together a few thoughts and ideas towards making it easier in choosing the perfect invitation.

The first thing to think about when choosing your wedding invitations is the style and theme of your wedding.  Handmade stationery is the ideal solution to incorperating any style and theme as there are so many amazing materials to choose from. Why choose a mass produced pre-printed wedding invitation that thousands of brides have used before you when you can personalise your design and be involved at every stage of the design and creation process.  Why not use quality hammered card, or handmade paper butterflys to give it that extra impact.  Simple things like this have an amazing impact on your stationery and give the impression of elegance to your guests.

Now you have decided on the card, you need to think about the size, you can have almost any size or shape you can think of, if you have an idea, simply call the stationery supplier and ask if they are capable of producing your style.  Depending on budget, you can opt for a simple postcard style or choose a booklet style invitation.

Designing your wedding invitations is the next step, the options here are endless.  Your wedding dress and venue are probably decorated with ribbons and flowers anb lovely colours all adding to the theme of your big day.  Why stop there? Transform your invitations by doing the same, include paper flowers, ribbon and bows and style your invitations to match your wedding day.

Your almost there, you have the card, style and decorations, all you need to do is create the perfect mix of colours and your ready for your wedding invitations to be made.  There are so many colours to choose from, if you want a specific colour why not simply ask for it?

How are you sending the card should also be considered, will you be sending it in a standard envelope or protecting them with postal boxes.  Postal boxes are an excellent idea to prevent any damage to your invitations when going through the postal system.  After all, you have invested so much time and effort into creating your stationery it would be a shame to have them damaged at the final moment.

The wedding inviation is the first glimpse of you wedding you give to your guests.  It gives them an initial guide of what to expect from your wedding day.  When your guests recieve your elegant stationery, they will admire the detail you have gone to and it will show them how important this means to you.  Don’t hold back, let your wedding invitations make a statement about the big day.