When it comes to picking stationery for your wedding, it could be SO overwhelming. The sites are endless: Minted, Magnet Street, Zazzle, Zola, etc. The various options are endless: letterpress, foil, no foil, pictures, no pictures, etc. But also, the $$ adds up right before your eyes!
If you’re anything like me, you’re either extremely picky (in all the best ways! Details matter.) OR you fell in love with a design, had your mind made up and were ready to buy until you saw that 70% off sale on Truly Engaging by Magnet Street. Can you guess which one I was?
Here’s how to make the wedding invites of your dreams and save money doing it (directly from someone who did it!).
1. Find an editable template similar to what you are looking for on Etsy
There are SO many awesome stores on Etsy with all kinds of editable wedding invite suites. Be careful and read thoroughly. Some sellers will make the invitations for you, but you want the option to download a template.
Main keywords to search for are: “wedding invitations template” “wedding invitation template set,” “wedding invite template suite.”
To specify the style of invitations you can add: calligraphy, classic, traditional, minimalist, etc.
Often times they’ll have a “try before you buy” option. Check in their “details” on the listing, then copy and paste the URL.
BEFORE BUYING:
- Check to see what you could edit. Consider: font, sizing, colors, graphics, pictures, etc. Does their template look similar to what you are looking for? Would you change anything? Check to see that what you want to change is possible to change on your own.
- Look at sizes. You are going to upload your own design to Magnet Street and they allow 5″x7″ upload for the invite itself.
- Make sure you will have the JPG option to download.
2. Buy it & edit it!
A lot of sellers’ editable work will be on Templett. It is a free, online web app where you could edit. You can only edit it on a computer, not your phone.
Make sure to occasionally click “save” as you work.
3. Download the files
You will download each part of your invitation suite individually. Three key components when downloading: select “JPG,” “300 dpi,” and toggle the “add bleed” on (as shown in photo).
4. Upload the designs to Magnet Street
Select all components of an invitation suite you’d like to upload when you create your own invitation. If you are including details cards, select enclosure cards. You’ll see there are double of some options- that’s because there are 2 different orientations. Be sure to pick the right one!
Once you click “personalize” you’ll upload your own image (which is what you downloaded from your template). It won’t let you continue if the resolution isn’t correct, the bleed lines aren’t showing, etc. (Trust me, lots of trial and error with this!!)
There you have it! That’s how to make the wedding invites of your dreams and save money doing it! I was able to get exactly what I wanted for a fraction of the cost going this route. I know there are other design routes to go, such as Canva, I’m just sharing what worked for me!!
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