Bridal Shower Invitations with Flair
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by: ginathompson
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There was a time when a prospective bride was expected to send out very formal and boring shower invitations. The other choice was those "fill in your own information on the blank spaces" cards that came 10 to a pack. Now more and more brides to be are longing for creativity and uniqueness in their bridal shower invitations. Invitations that clearly broke the bank are not always the goal. Memorable is the sought after descriptor these days. If you long to create your own bridal shower invitations, but do not know where to begin, read on.
The first step is to brainstorm. Roughly draw what you picture each of your ideas will look like. Picture your guests receiving your bridal shower invitations and how the invitations will be situated in their envelopes. Once you have decided upon your favorite idea or ideas, write down all the supplies you will need. Try to calculate the tab for delivery of the invitations. I have thrown out many a great idea when I discovered it would be too labor intensive or expensive. Work on the wording of your invitation once you decide on the winning idea. This is an important step, so you do not accidentally buy paper or cards that are too small for your message or leave too much wide open space that you then have to fill with impromptu design.
Once you have your concept and a solid list of the supplies you need and what size invitations you are going to make, you can head to the store. Do not try to save costs by getting envelopes that do not match the invitations. Your bridal shower invitations themselves do not have to be color coordinated with your envelopes, but they need to be of equal card stock and fashion. Order some good calligraphy pens if you plan to write the message yourself. If calligraphy or penmanship is not your bailiwick, consider purchasing a stencil set. You can also outsource that portion of the work for your handmade bridal shower invitations. Lastly, whatever the design, people love accessories on their invitations. If you are doing something completely out of the box, you probably already have the frills covered. What prospective guests would not want to be greeted with music, feathers, ribbons or painted somethings when they open their bridal shower invitations? Give them something pretty.
I will close by saying that, if anywhere in this process, you decide it is too frustrating or you do not have time to have a regular job and make bridal shower invitations, abandon ship for the sake of your sanity. There is nothing wrong with having your invitations professionally done. There are so many options for unique bridal shower invitations these days that you need not be destined to something boring just because you do not hand make them. This is supposed to be fun. Do what is best for you.
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