You want your cheap wedding invitation to look classy and you can still have that and save money by shopping around or even by creating your own.
Where To Find Cheap Wedding Invites
is a good resource for invitation ideas and if you are patient you can get a bargain!
I have always wondered if anyone has had the nerve to use all of those sample invitations that you get sent when you make enquiries to wedding stationers. Maybe that is one step too far - but who ever compares wedding invites ;o) Just a thought!
Wedding invitation designers and stationers will design to a budget, it is up to you to stick to this as they are sales people. Can you live without the gold leaf or complicated fold? If you can great you have probably saved yourself a few hundred!
You can find some great wedding invitations online, one that has a huge range of stock and is very competitively priced is the Invitation Consultants, there is an extra discount with them for you, just follow the link - $5 Off any order over $100 at InvitationConsultants.com. Order Invitations for any occasion today. Coupon Code CJ34495.
If you are artistic this could be a great way to personalise your wedding invitation cards, craft shops have loads of wedding bits and you can buy blank cards to add your design to.
For those less arty the age of digital photography and computer graphic programs could be your answer to save some money and it is relatively easy to do, when you know how - isn't everything!
Here are some
very cheap wedding invitations
that you could design yourself with free printable invitations that you can use if you want to.
Making your own is also great for your
thank you notes
as any extras you can save for using as your thank you cards, just change the lettering!
You can save money on your wedding craft bits by shopping around, I have found my local craft store can be expensive and there is a much better choice of items online. Take a look at www.CreateForLess.com they have lots of wedding craft pieces and ideas, plus they have great savings!
You can also create great invitations by using simple computer graphics, here are some
great wedding invitation examples
Buying a
cheap wedding invitation kit
is a simple and neat solution, you can buy packs from most stationers. Having reviewed a selection recently they would be possible to further personalise. If you know someone who can write in calligraphy then this will definitely upgrade the look or you could write your details in a silver or gold pen to compliment the printed words.
A cheap scroll wedding invitation is to have the invitation hand written, everybody knows someone with great handwriting so why not ask if they would be able to help with the invitations. It is all about who you know and this could be a great wedding present to you.
Every wedding invitation, whether you make it yourself or not will need
wedding invitation envelopes
, follow the guide for the sizes you need to keep your costs down.
Wedding Invitation Themes
Destination Wedding
invitations if you are getting married abroad are a great opportunity to be unique.
Your wedding invitation could be a postcard from the hotel or town or a souvenir. I once received a Spanish fan with my invitation for a wedding in Spain which has always stuck in my mind.
If you are posting your cheap wedding invitations remember that postage costs have changed to include the size of the letter, you don't want a nasty surprise which could add to the budget.
Think about those invitations you can hand deliver - a saving on postage costs - it all adds up.
Reducing your numbers for your wedding reception is definitely worth looking at as the reception will be your biggest cost, the average is half of your wedding budget, have a look at
ideas on how to reduce your guest list.