Hey there! You’re probably wondering how wedding planning is going since I’m getting married Friday. I’ve got last-minute things but nothing too big. Mostly I’m designing and printing pretty paper pieces.
We set a tight budget for our invites. As a designer, I’m not willing to sacrifice quality on my own wedding suite — this is the opportunity I get to pick everything! Here’s how we stayed in budget for our dream invites.
Self design
I’m a designer so this was a no-brainer. If you’re not a designer, try a friend who is. I’ve gifted family and friends invite designs in the past, and I know others who’ve done the same. Otherwise, scour the internet for free printables — they’re everywhere!
Print at home
Although we lucked out and printed our letterpress invites for free, we printed the rest on my $99 black-and-white printer and added color with paper or hand-inking.
Sample paper
At Neenah Paper you can snag free samples (+shipping), which we did for the invites. French Paper sells $5 letter-sized sample packs, which supplied the rest of our paper. We only paid full price for our envelopes (also from French).
Leverage your resources for the invites of your dreams!
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Photo credits: Joe Crimmings and Calee Himes
