Invitation Guide Category

The hardest part about creating invitations (for me, at least) is selecting the fonts. Finding the perfect font to convey the unique style of the invite drives me batty sometimes. With something like 2 or 3 kajillion free fonts available on the internets (I have about half a kajillion of them myself) narrowing down [...]

Where To Find Fonts

In: Invitation Guide

Finding quality font sites can be a bit of a challenge. A google search yields only a mere 63,000,000 results for free fonts and 1.8 million commercial font sites. How do you know where to go? This quick guide gives a quick rundown of the online font world.

Common Invitation & Envelope Sizes

In: Invitation Guide

A7 or A9? Baronial? What size are invitations?
We get asked these questions a lot at DIY Bride and no wonder. Learning to make an invitation or other stationery for the first time can be a little confusing. The world of invitation design requires a whole new vocabulary. We’re here to help you make sense of [...]

Using Clip Art

In: Invitation Guide

Clip art are graphic images made available, either for free or for a fee, from a designer or graphic design company. Clip art images range from simple to elaborate, black and white to full color and can be found in just about any theme and style imaginable.
Since most of us aren’t graphic designers, turning to [...]

DIY Invitation Resources

In: Invitation Guide

I’ve compiled a list of resources for purchasing (and sharing ideas) for making your own invitations. There is a wide range of styles and price ranges in this group.
Invite Site - http://www.invitesite.com/
LCI Paper - http://www.lcipaper.com/
Impress - http://www.impressinprint.com/items.aspx?R=R&txtSearch=wedding
Grafcomm - http://www.formal-invitations.com/
Polka Dot Design - http://www.polkadotdesign.com/
Chic Weddings - http://www.chicweddings.com/chicweddings/invitations—stationary-imprintable-invites.html
Traylor Papers - http://www.traylorpapers.com/inex.html
Michelle Bukuts -http://www.michellebukuts.com/doityourselfinvitations.html
Invitation Shoppe - http://www.invitationshoppe.com/
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