How to Design Wedding Invitations: 7 Simple Steps

Your wedding day is a showcase of your love story, and you can highlight your story with a custom wedding invitation that you design. Today we’re looking at how to design wedding invitations, with a few key steps to remember along the way.

A custom wedding invitation will help show off your personality, save money and is something you can hang on to forever. With proper planning, it’s not that hard to do.

Whether you start with a wedding invitation template, or you create a design from scratch, it’s a beautiful way to brand your special day.

1. Pick a Size and Printer

While you might think the first step is starting to think about how the invitation will look, it’s actually picking a shape, size, and place to print the actual cards. These specifications will give you a lot of information and make the design process a little more worry-free because you’ll have parameters to work with from the start.

Most cards come in a handful of standard sizes. You should also think about postage here as well. Non-standard shapes or sizes (such as items mailed in square envelopes) can require extra postage.

Pick a printer as well. You can get wedding invitations printed and shipped to you online or use a local print shop. If you want special elements such a letterpress or foiling, this is the time to pick a place that can accommodate that printing request. Not all print shops can handle all techniques.

Once you have an idea of where the invitations will be printed, confirm that...