DIY Wedding Invitations

Ahhh! My first real DIY video EVER! I had a blast recreating these vintage wedding invitations that we made and used for our own wedding. I know the cost difference for us was MAJOR. For 100 invitations, using this method and all materials linked below, we only spent $300. That's $3 per invitation including the stamps!
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Materials:
HP OfficeJet 8015e- amzn.to/3tHBRGd (Amazon)
Etsy Template - etsy.me/2BeTE8r
Gold Envelopes - etsy.me/2o43bet
Address Stamp - amzn.to/46BcJiF (Amazon)
StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad - amzn.to/401ujdj (Amazon)
Ivory Linen Paper - amzn.to/45G0no8 (Amazon)
Vellum Paper - amzn.to/491EWAU (Amazon)
White Cardstock - amzn.to/3tIIqIw (Amazon)
Dusty Blue Twine- amzn.to/46C91FK (Amazon)
Fiskars Paper Trimmer- amzn.to/3Q7TE0I (Amazon)
Wax Seal Kit - amzn.to/3tym500 (Amazon)
Wax Beads - amzn.to/3FmsTRf (Amazon)
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[@jasminejavier3733]

Wow these are absolutely stunning. You are so talented. All the hard work you put into it shows.❤❤

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you so much sis :)

[@thelaceyknight]

These seems easy! I wouldn’t do the wax seals for our wedding in invitations but these turned out beautiful! Yes some of these paper companies want an arm & a leg for invitations that people will possibly throw away later. I am thinking of finding a template myself & creating our diy wedding invitations! Thank you for sharing!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Absolutely!! I love that!! Totally don’t have to follow this one step by step but loved that it inspired you to consider Etsy templates and DIY!! They have so many beautiful ones on there depending on your style, wishing you the best of luck! And congratulations 💖💖

[@raquelarreola4580]

Wow! They seriously look INCREDIBLE! I’m not even engaged yet but I already want to give my wedding invites a try! Haha

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yaasss!!! Let me know if you need any help ;)

[@angelinafernandez8425]

Thank you for showing your process. I am making my save the date cards now and considering doing my invites. I love the classic look but your vintage cards really rocked! Thank you so much for sharing. You have earned a new Subie.

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay!!! Thank you so much 🥰 I’m thinking I might make an updated DIY wedding invite this year 🤔

[@jyotitravars6114]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful design. I made the exact same invitations for my wedding and they looked so beautiful.

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay!!! I’m so happy it helped, congratulations 💖💖💖

[@NicoleCalero]

hello! i love this so much, may you please tell me how you ended up printing on the vellum paper?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you so much!! Truthfully I wasn’t sure it would take so I did a test shot first, highly recommend! We noticed it took a bit longer for the ink to dry since the vellum is a tad bit waxy, so we just printed a few at a time, grabbing them from the printer and setting aside to dry. We made sure they didn’t stack up on top of each other in the printer tray because it would smudge, but other than that the paper was as thin as regular printer paper so it went through no problem! Wishing you the best of luck!!

[@chandelperez]

I love this video, and it's super helpful! I'm planning to make my invitations similar to this style.

[@emakkn5114]

Hello, thank you so much for sharing , your tips helped when I did my wedding invitations and they look fantastic😀

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay!!! I’m so happy to hear it! Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️

[@lenig.9644]

This is awesome ! Love the invite! 😍

[@lishaj]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay! Thank you!

[@Erikalopez0514]

Awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing. I will be recreating my invitations 😃🙏

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay! You are so welcome 😊 congratulations!!

[@sigemes1109]

Is very very goog..thanks

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!

[@LindaLeeNguyen]

Thanks for sharing. I’m in the process of making mine and this helped so much!!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay!!! That seriously makes me so happy!! 🤍🤍🤍

[@Megan-je2lr]

great video. this is so helpful! I just have to say you keep saying "we" and dang that is impressive that a man was that interested in doing all of this stuff with you xD. God bless your marriage

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you much 🥹 your kindness made my entire day 🫶🏽❤️

[@floonavarro2936]

Such a beautiful invitation! and thank you for the links! I will recreate something similar for my wedding. Thank you so much!!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!! This makes me sooo happy, congratulations! I hope you have an amazing wedding💍💍

[@jmv5080]

love the invitations!!

[@Brandinle14]

My wife and I had so much trouble coming up with wedding invitation ideas, but you saved us the headache! What kind and how many postage stamps did you use for each of your invitations before mailing them out? TIA!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Oh I’m so happy to hear it!! I’ve been thinking about coming up with another design for invites lately and I just might have to 😊 since we were mailing our invites in the US I used 1 stamp per invite and went to the post office to pick some that went well with the gold envelopes we used. The USPS attendant was SO nice and pulled out these golden train themed stamps and we loved them. I’m not sure if they are still available, but I would recommend going to the post office and asking for options. They also had wedding themed ones with flowers and such, but I more so wanted to go for gold 😍

[@nicf8152]

wow amazing!!!!!!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank youuu!! I’ll have another DIY wedding invitation up this year!

[@melp-b7594]

So informative! Thank you!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@noinana95]

Love the tutorial! I was struggling to come up with an idea for my invitation. This is so so helpful!! Thank you. Just one question. What size was each paper?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Oh yay!!! Congratulations so happy to have helped in a small way 🥹 I can’t remember the sizes of the paper off the top of my head but they should be listed in the Etsy template link in the description!!

[@esperanzaolvera3188]

Hello there!!! I have been searching for ideas for a diy 50th wedding anniversary for my in-laws for about a week 🥴 but FINALLY found a winner 🤗. These are gorgeous! Thank you for the supply list but I didn’t see the baby’s breath. Did you buy fresh and then do something to it for it to hold up on the invitations?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Yay!! So happy this one was it!! 🥰🥰 that’s exactly right on the baby’s breath, bought a pack at the supermarket (if you have a Trader Joe’s nearby they’re usually the cheapest) I cut the stems up and stuck them at the back of a really thick book for a couple of weeks and that did the trick, best of luck!!

[@melp-b7594]

I love Your thumbnail! Come closer to the camera so we can see Your pretty face more! Those invitations are beautiful! Wow!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!!

[@wigenscadet7545]

@@DesignedbySmashley how you that's the on wedding

[@activistcarol]

It looks beautiful ! 😍

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you so much!! 💫

[@leeskayy]

OMG Thank you so much!! This was soooo helpful! ❤️❤️

[@DesignedbySmashley]

You are SO welcome doll!!!!

[@lishaj]

THIS IS AMAZING 😍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👑👑👑

[@DesignedbySmashley]

LavishLish thank you! Thank you! 💘💘

[@alejandrarios-rodriguez7931]

Love this! I want to recreate this for my grandparents 50th year anniversary they are renewing their vows! Question: what size did you order the linen paper so that you can fit two invites on one paper?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Oh my goodness congratulations to your grandparents!! 50 years of love is amazing ❤️❤️ the linen paper was standard 8.5 x 11 since I printed at home and we did (2) 5x7 invites per sheet. I also have all the materials I used (including the linen paper!) linked in the description box 😍 best of luck doll!

[@TheKelseygrahammmm]

Hi! Is the paper you used for invites 110 pound? That’s the only thing I’m struggling on. And one more question, where did you get the Velum cover?! Thank you!

[@x___sincerelyshantel6931]

Did any of your details cards fall out of the vellum wrap after everything is secured with the stamp?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Oooh this is such a good question! The answer is no 😊I recommend to make sure you tie as tight as you can around the vellum wrap without compromising the invite!

[@jasminemoore7251]

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[@ilyneventura]

Love it!! Where can I get that baby’s breath?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I just went to a local florist or you can got a grocery store, they might have some.

[@jessicamcnally5830]

Beautiful! I am considering making my own invitations. Just curious, how did you address the envelopes to your guests? Did you just write the names and addresses yourself?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Great question! I just snagged a pack of Avery address labels and used their word doc template to digitally add in my guests names and addresses and printed them right at home. I had online RSVPs so this was the easiest for me. The labels are plain white, so not the cutest, but with the envelopes being thrown out anyway I wasn’t too worried about it 😊

[@sha10408]

Love the invitations! Did you also do a wax seal on the outside of the envelope?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Not for the actual invitations, but we did for our save the dates!!

[@yatinalee5106]

Congratulations...

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!!

[@darkr3alm68]

Where did you get your dried babies breath ? And do you think it was cheaper to do this then to buy from a company ?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I got the babies breath at a local florist, I know some grocery stores may have some as well. For all the things I wanted for my invitations, it was a lot cheaper for me to DIY it. It is time consuming but with friends and family to help it can be a fun time. 😊😊

[@joimh941234]

Hello!! Where did you get your pressed flowers? Is there a link for them?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Hey there! Thank you for watching 😊 I actually pressed the flowers myself, I have another wedding invitation coming out later this year where I explain a bit more in depth on how I did them!

[@weddingpaperlab]

Good work

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!!

[@RXTORRE]

Sooo sooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Q how about printing from Walmart? Do you think that would work? Thanks!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!! I would actually recommend Staples! I designed invitations for my friends wedding that were a lil similar and she loved the way they printed AND cut them for her!

[@valeriecabrera4735]

These are beautiful and I am actually making mock versions myself! However, I do have a question regarding the size of your detail card and reply card. I bought the exact same template you used but I see the reply cards are printed to be more wide and small than what you have showing. Did you use the details card size to make the reply card as well then trimmed it down on the sides?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you so much!! So the template itself allowed me to choose how many cards per page I wanted to print. So for the invite I chose to do 2 per page, for the details I chose to do 4 per page, and the reply card I chose to do 6 per page I believe!

[@nicwinn]

Do you have a link recommendation for the dried floral?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I made the ones for mine!

[@morgantitus6436]

Love these! Thank you for providing the links! How did you cut/fold the vellum paper?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!! So we flipped the vellum paper sideways/landscape, then cut an inch off the top to take it from 8” in height to 7” to match the invites, after that just just fold in 3, almost like you would to fit a piece of paper in an envelope! The vellum folds pretty good, but I would recommend using a ruler to press down the folds and make them really flat. Good luck!!! 🙌🏽

[@aminayaqoob4725]

Wow that's amazing great job ❤️ I want ask you that what is computer app name ?? Let I want to need to know

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I bought the template on Etsy, it should provide you the link after purchase.

[@rosecharbeneau8174]

If I wanted to get these professionally printed and pick them up, where and how do i do that? Thank you

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I did invites for a friend and she printed them at staples and loved them

[@satchelfa6887]

How many envelopes did you use?! I’m currently doing a similar invite and mailing it in one envelope and I’m worried the dried flower will get damaged.

[@DesignedbySmashley]

We used just the one and the dried baby’s breath was well preserved! I will say face the flower to the front so when your guests open the envelope they don’t accidentally peel up the flower ❤️ congratulations and best of luck!!!

[@satchelfa6887]

@@DesignedbySmashley Thank you!

[@jesicaponce337]

Did you use fresh baby’s breath or what was that sorry I missed it I guess 😅or did you order them cry?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

No problem girl! I actually did take fresh ones and I pressed them myself 😊 i’m thinking about doing a mini DIY on my TikTok soon so feel free to check that out also under designed by Smashley!

[@tawandaferguson9196]

Thank you for sharing. I am also doing my own wedding invites. I was wondering once you downloaded the templet were you able to go back in and make changes? I was wondering because once I send out the first round can I go back and change the RSVP date.

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Great question!! And YES! Mine are actually still active and it has been almost 2 years 😊 I actually reused one of the templates for another paper item for the wedding as well

[@Mekia504]

Hey!!! How did you get 2 invitations on one sheet? When I tried mine looked stretched out once I printed it.

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I made sure they were fit to scale, so mine were 5x7 invites and they fit perfectly side by side holding the paper the landscape way!

[@Mel-un8fj]

Do you know how to print designs on vellum? What size vellum did you use? Is this a 5x7 invite?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I did some test runs with printing on the vellum paper, it came out great. I bought 8.5x11 then cut to wrap around the 5x7 invite.

[@syleats]

where did you get the dried babysbreath from? I cant find any anywhere! lol

[@DesignedbySmashley]

We actually made them! If you get a bundle from the flower shop, trim off the little stems into the sizes you want and press them in a heavy book for a week or too- make sure you put them in the back of the book so the weight presses them down! I got a random heavy book from Salvation Army. The ones I used in the video were about a year old and they kept their shape beautifully

[@JO-sy8pe]

Where do you buy the dry flowers for the invitation

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I bought them from a local florist then i just dried them myself. You should try it!

[@JO-sy8pe]

Thank you 😊

[@bledeanarcisa9289]

Hello From where did you buy the transparent envelope? thank you

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I just cut the vellum paper to fit my invitation.

[@Breeee22]

How did you print on the cardstock

[@DesignedbySmashley]

We just loaded the paper into our printer!

[@ManaisM6]

This is great! Currently DIY'n my invites. May I ask, where'd you get your dried flowers?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you! We made those too 😊 just bought some baby’s breath, trimmed them and pressed them in some heavy books for a couple of months (you could probably press them for less time and get the same effect) congratulations & good luck ❤️

[@ManaisM6]

@@DesignedbySmashley Thank you!

[@kelly_ckm7705]

On what printer did you print your invitations?? I just want good quality like yours...

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thanks! Just added to the description

[@kelly_ckm7705]

Thank you so much 🎀

[@bren680]

Gorgeous invites! Thinking of making baby shower invites at home too! Do you have a preference on printer type that you use?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

You absolutely should!! Etsy has a TON of great templates for you to customize. In terms of the printer, doesn’t really matter as much as getting good printing paper (either card stock or linen paper) and a paper cutter for clean lines 😉😉

[@brittanybowman3863]

these are so cute!! whre can i find the babys breath????

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you!! We made them 😊😊 I put details in one other comment here!

[@MorganAriel]

Beautiful! Where did you get the baby's breath?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

At a local florist or grocery store.

[@Eagletailq]

Was it fresh or dried?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

We pressed them while fresh inside of an old heavy book (I actually thrifted some large encyclopedias to press them in) If you watch my table numbers video, I go a bit more in depth on how I did the dried pressed flowers!

[@Eagletailq]

@@DesignedbySmashley Amazing!!! Thank you so very much!!!! This video has been a life saver for me!!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

@@Eagletailq if course! Best of luck 😊

[@alexandraskadina1806]

Hi! What printer did you use if you don’t mind me asking?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Just added to the description!!

[@rocavazos29]

What did the details page contain ??

[@DesignedbySmashley]

All the details for our wedding, travel information, accommodations/hotel block (with wedding discount info) our registry link etc…

[@lapdiangdympep7462]

Hi can you recommend any good printer for vellum paper. Im a newbie

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I have an HP Officejet the 5200 series (got at BJs! ) and it worked great. The biggest thing with printing on vellum is don’t let the sheets pile up on top of each other! We printed a few at a time and caught them as they came out the printer. We then laid them flat and side by side on a table for a few minutes to allow the ink to fully dry (takes a little longer than regular paper which is almost instant) if it does not dry fully it will smudge

[@marisagonzalez1871]

What kind of paper did you use for the invitation? The one where it has both of yalls name??

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Linen paper! Links in the description 😊

[@usdiyona1135]

I have the wedding card we want can you make them for me

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Sorry I don’t make these to sell !

[@moniquemariano2571]

Thanks for the idea ❤️ What is the gsm of the paper?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Thank you! I’m not sure on gsm off the top of my head, but I have the linen and vellum paper linked in the description, it might say on the Amazon pages!

[@beliamasadiego8381]

Do you have a tutorial on how to make the vellum card holder?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Unfortunately no 😩 all we did was cut the vellum paper down from 8 inches wide to 7 (since our invited were 7 inches tall) then we flipped the paper horizontally and did an offset tri fold (similar to how you would do with mailing a letter) I hope this helps!

[@beliamasadiego8381]

@@DesignedbySmashley Yes! thank you so much! Your tutorial helped me out so much!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Belia Masadiego that makes me soooo happy 💖 enjoy!

[@growinguplatina]

Do you use a regular printer or is a cricut better ?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I have an HP Officejet the 5200 series (got at BJs! ) and it worked great. The biggest thing with printing on vellum is don’t let the sheets pile up on top of each other! We printed a few at a time and caught them as they came out the printer. We then laid them flat and side by side on a table for a few minutes to allow the ink to fully dry (takes a little longer than regular paper which is almost instant) if it does not dry fully it will smudge

[@ChynnaKeys]

Hi Ashley! What font did you use?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

It’s called Rosehip Script! It was an option on the Templett website I used 😊

[@sarahmilano9274]

What size did you cut the vellum to? I am trying to figure that out currently!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

We ended up cutting them down to 5 x 7.

[@bethanyrosewaldmann]

@@DesignedbySmashley is the vellum wrap not bigger than 5x7 to wrap around the 5x7 card? Sorry I’m confused on this to. Thanks

[@bethanyrosewaldmann]

Ah I see you meant the printed vellum.. would you mind sharing the size you cut the vellum to to be wrapped around the invite? Thanks

[@jyotitravars6114]

What is the size of card and envelope?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

They are both 5x7 which is pretty common for wedding invites and such. I decided to make my reply and details card a increasingly smaller as well 😊

[@fotozmi6175]

Hello, what printer you use for the invitation?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I have an HP Officejet the 5200 series and it worked great 😊

[@AA-ll4lu]

What printer did u use ?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I have in the description!!

[@zoewright2166]

What kinda printer did you use??

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I have an HP Officejet the 5200 series ☺️

[@michaylasmith9735]

How did you print on the vellum for your details?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

This is such a great, underrated question haha so we put the vellum in our printer like normal and realized it takes a few seconds longer to dry, so I don’t recommend letting them pile on top of each other- we would grab each one once printed and laid them on a table to dry side by side, give it a good 5 mins to be on the safe side before handling, if not they may smudge on you- good luck!

[@pennylesspricex1390]

What printer did you use?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

I have an HP Officejet the 5200 series (got at BJs! ) and it worked great!

[@crawfordandrea10]

How much was the cost of each invite

[@DesignedbySmashley]

Roughly $3 😊 including postage

[@abigailbaes821]

How did you write the mailing addresses?

[@DesignedbySmashley]

So I didn’t do anything fancy for the mailing addresses, I’m not the best with calligraphy (I wish I was!) so I just printed the mailing address labels at home on Avery paper, and they actually had a free online template to use via Microsoft Word to make sure the addresses print to scale on the label sheets, this worked great for us!

[@abigailbaes821]

@@DesignedbySmashley thank you so much. I will do the labels too lol because I cannot do calligraphy huhuhuhu so sad!

[@DesignedbySmashley]

@@abigailbaes821 oh don’t be sorry at all!! I’m sure they will look absolutely beautiful 😍😍😍