DIY Invitations- would/did you do?

I am not sure what a die cut machine is...I might need to google it. But I DIY'd my invitations. It was a lot of work. Not hard work, but it took up a lot of time. I think that would be my only advice when it comes to making anything for the wedding. Not about cost - but time and effort.

I am DIY invites! Look at www.cardsandpockets.com and www.paperandmore.com for invite materials. Hope this helps!

This is what mine look like so far...

I did my own, but not with a Cricut. It's time consuming but not difficult. Definitely start early!

Yes I'm making my own. I just finished designing my save the dates in illustrator and I plan on gold foiling them as well. I too have a cricut machine. I bought it before being engaged and never used it but I plan on addressing my envelopes with it.

I'm saving money by getting my invites printed at my local university print shop where I get a discount. My STD's i'm printing myself at home with my laser printer on cardstock.

Designing is taking the longest time because I'm a perfectionist and started over a million times. However, I just did a dry run of my printing and foiling techniques and it was really easy and quick, about 2 mins per card.

I have about 85 of each to do in total.

@Nicola that's what I'm concerned about, that it will take up so much time and won't be worth it. But if it saves me a few hundred+ dollars of our budget we can put towards something more memorable, I'll do it. (Die cut machine cuts paper and other things, can cut shapes out of paper from patterns on the computer and stuff. Pretty nifty)

@HereCometheYorks and @Stephanie those are both adorable, love them! Love all the colors. And thanks for the websites, that's the other thing I'm trying to find is good paper sites.

We had friends design our invites and it took them a LOT of time, I had completely not anticipated that it would require so much work and effort. They turned out exactly perfect but knowing what I know now, expect more time/less cost vs less time/more cost and go with whatever works best for you.

I designed my invites and had them printed by cards and pockets, where I also ordered pocketfolds and envelopes. It took tons of time to design the invites, then assemble them but it was totally worth it. I started far in advance so I wasn't rushed. I am so happy with the results. I wouldn't have gotten exactly what I wanted if I hadn't designed it myself.

Stephanie, your invites turned out gorgeous! I also made my own, but not with a Cricut - although I wish I had one! For me, it was an champagne taste in a beer budget issue... everything I loved was waaay out of budget, and I had a very specific idea in mind, so I opted to make them instead. It was time consuming, but I took it a step at a time (cutting, gluing, embossing, etc) and started early, so it wasn't too much of a burden for me. But I enjoy crafting.

Stephanie, your invites turned out gorgeous! I also made my own, but not with a Cricut - although I wish I had one! For me, it was an champagne taste in a beer budget issue... everything I loved was waaay out of budget, and I had a very specific idea in mind, so I opted to make them instead. It was time consuming, but I took it a step at a time (cutting, gluing, embossing, etc) and started early, so it wasn't too much of a burden for me. But I enjoy crafting.

My invitations are going to made with wood. Hand cut and hand stained. When priced for someone else to do it was close to $1,000. I am doing them for about $200. It is worth the time to me to save. I have 13 months before wedding. Good Luck.

I DIY my invitations. I'm on mobile so I'll post two pics

I was quoted $10 per invite if someone were to make them. I paid around $200 to make 60 invites myself

I am doing my own. A little time consuming but not horrible, also mine are not complicated. I am also not using a cricut, I thought about it and it was just not going to work with what I was thinking. If you want to use it for the wedding you can make vinyl decals fir so many things. Ex. The wedding hangers, personalized glasses, signs.

@futuremrscrowell How did you make those? I'd love to make my own, but I have no idea where to start!

Where did you all get the templates? Or what program did you use?

Allll of your DIYs look so professional! How did you do it? Lol

I did mine myself, and it was very time consuming, but I did save some money. Like Nicola said, make sure it's worth the effort when you decide to diy something. I didn't have a cricut machine, though, so it probably wouldn't take near as much time.

I DIY'd the invites. Absolutely time consuming and a little frustrating. I ended up switching my design to something easier because getting everything to line up perfectly was driving me nuts. But I also didn't buy anything to do it, so that may have contributed!

We are DIYing ours. This was our very first mock-up. We have played with fonts and the "seal" since then (second pic in a second post). I did everything in Word and Paint since I'm not very tech savvy, I bought all card stock from Michaels, ribbon off amazon and pocketfolds from cardsandpockets.com.

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If you enjoy crafting, then as long as you aren't rushed I say go for it!