When planning and organising the most important day of your life, there is a lot to arrange and a lot of ways to avoid unnecessary stress. Many couples find the best way to manage the planning process is to outsource many tasks to professionals, including designing the wedding invitations. Whilst this is a quick way to tick a task off your to-do list, this could also be a huge missed opportunity to create a personalised and bespoke invite with the person you love. If you are on the fence about whether to design your own wedding invites or not, or unsure of where to start, here are 5 reasons to design your own wedding invitations.
Aside from the proposal announcement, wedding invitations are the first chance that the engaged couple has to set the theme and style of the wedding. As well as being a formal invitation (and a chance to see the dinner menu in advance), wedding invitations are a representation of the personal taste and preferred aesthetic of the bride and groom. By creating your own invitation design, you ensure that your invitations have a unique and intimate quality that premade designs may not be able to capture. Creating your own invitation designs is a labour of love that carries deep sentimental value to the happy couple and establishes the romantic tone of the wedding from the very beginning.
Planning and organising a wedding is a costly undertaking and the mounting costs can become overwhelming very quickly. Rather than forking out more than you intended to spend for invitations that may not fully hit the brief, designing your own invitations is a cost-effective way to begin planning the wedding. By reducing costs early on in the planning process, you can reduce the likelihood of becoming overwhelmed or spending too much on other aspects of the wedding. Similarly, if the design process is an enjoyable one, then you may find yourself seeking out other areas to add a personal touch or your own creative flair, which will continue to keep costs down and ensure that your wedding contains as much personality and love as possible.
By designing your own wedding invitations, you and your partner have the opportunity to reflect upon your personal style preferences and the theme of the wedding to create a unique and stylish design. Rather than using premade templates, you can incorporate numerous elements that reflect your personalities, including drawings, photographs and homemade visuals. This creative freedom also extends to elements that you may not be able to change on premade templates, such as fonts, calligraphy, speciality finishes, illustrations and even textures. Whether it is your favourite colours, a symbol that has a special meaning to you, or pictures that hold a special place in your heart, using your own design guarantees that all the important details will be front and centre of your unique invitations.
Whilst wedding invitations may not usually seem like the best way to try out a new creative skill, designing your own wedding invites actually offers a unique opportunity to browse social media and blogs for inspiration and try your hand at some DIY with your significant other. Ordering pre-made invitations can be a costly undertaking and many couples only have one opportunity to get the perfect invitations made, so experimenting with multiple different styles and ideas beforehand means you can be certain that you have created the perfect invitation design before sending it off to be professionally printed.
If you are planning to design your own wedding invites, we are here to offer assistance and advice throughout the design process. Our commitment to providing you with the perfect bespoke wedding invitations extends to helping you understand your key themes and tastes, all the way through to producing the design to the highest standard on high-quality board.
If you are interested in our services, create a moodboard and let our dedicated team know exactly what you want your invitations to include.
At Russell Printers, we offer a range of wedding printing services, including invitations, menus, speech cards and wedding stationery. We understand the importance of beautifully designed wedding invitations that you can be proud of and you can trust our expert team to produce your invitations to the highest standards.
For more information on wedding invitation designs and for advice on how to design your own wedding invites, get in touch today.
While rescheduling your wedding may turn your 2020 plans upside down, it is important to stay safe during these uncertain times. If you have had to reschedule your wedding date, consider it a positive as you create your new save the dates.
With a postponed wedding, you can enjoy more time to grow your honeymoon budget, finalise what were going to be last minute decisions, review your plans to ensure nothing is missing, and most of all, enjoy time safe at home with your fiance.
Give your family something to look forward to once the world has restored its balance by rescheduling your wedding and creating new save the dates.
If your wedding venue grants you total freedom to reschedule your wedding to whichever available date you wish, this may work well for you. If you were unable to book your wedding for a certain season or near a sentimental date, you could be in with a chance now.
Or if you were running low on wedding funds, pushing the date further back may ease the pressure for your both.
When designing your save the dates, keeping it within the theme of your wedding can set the tone for your big day. For a sophisticated design, keep the layout simple, with important information clearly displayed. Browse different types of calligraphy to find which suits your wedding style best, paired with elegant illustrations.
If you are looking for something more bespoke to fit a unique wedding theme, create a moodboard and let our team know exactly what you are looking for. As well as fonts and illustrations, consider speciality finishes and textures.
Traditionally, a save the date is just to confirm the date. However, if you would like to put your guests’ minds at ease and use this as a save the date and invitation in one, confirm all the important details. Confirm the date, location, and if they are invited to bring a plus one.
At Russell Printers, we specialise in large quantity printing in Birmingham. Our luxury wedding invitations are printed on high quality boards, with first class printing and bespoke designs available. Whether you want complete control over your invitation designs or would like help, our team is here.
For more information on prints after rescheduling your wedding, get in touch.
