Morgan Elizabeth Weddings Wedding invitations are a great way to set the tone for your wedding. Whether it’s a large glamorous wedding, small beach wedding, or anything in between, your invites are the first taste of your wedding your guests will see. So, when it comes to the details included, and budget you want to stick to, these are all of the things you need to consider when starting the process of searching for and designing invites.
The root of all our wedding decisions, budget, is of course the first step. Look at how large your wedding is and how much you would like to plan to spend on invites. Right away this will help you determine how elaborate of invites you may be able to do and if you need ways to cut down on the cost of your invites. If you fall in love with a particular invite that is more expensive, a good way to save money is to make your RSVPs on your wedding website. This saves on the cost of stamps for all RSVP envelopes and having to order multiple sheets when placing the order for your invites.
If invites are something very important to you and you have a little bit more budget to work with, a few websites we recommend that also have options to add personalized touches are Minted or finding a designer on Etsy. Minted offers a lot of options for wedding invites and will even send you free samples from the start so you can test different paper types, shades, and styles. Etsy is a great place to look for very personalized invitations. When working with different companies through Etsy, many will send you digital samples during the design process and make your invitations look exactly how you had them in mind.
A few budgets friendly websites that produce great quality invitations are Vistaprint and Shutterfly. You can search through the different options by filtering for your color and looking at the existing designs you can edit to fit your wedding theme. These sites have many designs to choose from and almost always offer a hefty discount, especially around holidays!
Another idea if you are looking to skip paper and stamps all together is to have online or email invites. This method takes more organization up front to ensure you have all the correct contact information for your guests but is a great way to save money. One of the newest websites out there that we recommend using for a fully digital e-invite is Greenvelope. You can design your invitation to match your theme and then email them to your guests and track your RSVP’s using your online account. There are many options and websites available these days when it comes to wedding invites. Once you are able to determine your budget for invites, pick your colors and theme, and of course determine what time and details to do on your wedding invites, the fun of designing begins. And, if you are having a small intimate wedding, be afraid to make something personal! Like we said, wedding invitations are your guests first glimpse of how your wedding will be!
