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Custom wedding invitations are a great way to make your special day unique to you and your husband-to-be. Before choosing wedding invitation designs, decide exactly what you're willing to spend. Regardless of your budget, it's possible to choose a unique and modern wedding invitation that reflects you and your overall wedding theme.
Typically, the most cost-effective wedding invitations are found online when ordered in bulk along with envelopes and other accessories. You can also create your own wedding invitations, but that too can get expensive, depending on the tools, paper, and materials you choose for your look.
Decide on Your Theme
There are some gorgeous wedding invitation designs available at affordable prices both online and at stationery stores. Most experts recommend choosing your dress and your venue before choosing an invitation, as those two major decisions dictate the theme of your wedding.
Season also influences your choice both stylistically and practically. If you are having a winter wedding in Montana, for example, you may want to incorporate snowflakes into your theme. A summer wedding at a vintage, Spanish-style home in California may call for an invitation that mimics the architectural nuances of your venue, such as incorporating the building’s curves and columns into your wedding invitation.
Custom Wedding Invitation Designs
Custom wedding invitations can be the most expensive option, mainly because they involve commissioning a graphic designer. If you decide to go this route, you should ask around to get personal recommendations for graphic designers in your area. Because wedding invitations are fun and creative, designers are typically willing and excited to work with you.
When you meet with different designers, make sure that you have questions ready and written down to reference. Ask the designer whether she has worked on invitations before (not a necessity, though helpful), if she has a portfolio and references (and whether or not you can contact them), what type of paper is available, and whether she includes printing services in her total estimate. Also, if you don't have a tangible idea of what you want your invitation to look like, ask if your designer would be willing to brainstorm with you.
If you do have a good idea of what you want, ask your designer to draw up some rough sketches. Bring to your meeting any samples or color swatches that exemplify the tones and themes of your wedding, such as fabric strips (it's usually possible to order a fabric strip of your bridesmaids dresses where you purchased them); a photograph of your wedding venue; a photograph of your bridal gown; pictures of the flowers you plan to use; or cutouts from magazines of different colors, shapes, or textures that you like.
Remember that the more visual elements you bring to your meeting, the better your designer will be able to understand what you're looking for. It's important to feel comfortable with him or her, as this will allow for genuine communication about what you do or don't like. (The same rule goes for any vendors or people you work closely with during the planning process.) Make sure that you feel comfortable voicing your opinion before hiring a designer to create your custom wedding invitations.
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