Weddingbee Blog

My previous invite post was necessarily a tease, but no more! We’ve given our guests over a week to receive them and now it’s your turn to see. I’ll let the pictures do the talking…

{ The wrap-around labels are similar to those of our STDs, & I love the cake stamp! }

{ Oohh, lookee! What is that pop of color? }

{ DIY pocket fold out and turned around, ready to be opened }

{ Crappy iPhone photo, sorry }

{ Vera Wang “Embossed Lotus Scallop” invitations, printed by Papyrus }

{ RSVP response cards printed on Staples embossed cards, DIY style }

We asked our guests to “give advice, request a song, or draw a picture” on the blank side of the response card. I thought it would be a cute keepsake, and the success rate has been about 50/50.

{ Vera Wang “Embossed Lotus Scallop” reception cards, also printed by Papyrus }

The reception card gives you a better idea of the styling. I chose 2-color thermography since the cost wasn’t much more than digital printing.

{ Front and back of the map card printed on pink parchment, DIY style }

{ Another look at the full suite }

I’ll admit that I bit off a little more than I could chew with this wedding project. The DIY wraparound labels, pocket folds, personalized RSVP cards, and maps took what felt like forever to print and assemble. Every spare moment for the better part of two weeks was spent by myself, with a few friends or Mr. Hot Tea late into the night — or morning! — on paper crafting.

DIY-ing our invitations probably didn’t save us any money and it definitely cost a lot of my time. I learned a lot of tips through trial and error and will share them in an upcoming tutorial. In the end, I can’t tell you how relieved and proud I felt to get these finished!

Will/did you DIY any part of your invites? How did you feel when you completed your project? And what did you discover in the process?