Wedding Invitation Design Idea

Finding inspiration for do it yourself wedding invitations can be bewildering when you're not feeling particularly creative, but sources of inspiration really are easy to find and often in the most surprising places.

One of my favorite inspiration gems is the home furnishing departments of large stores. Believe it or not, it's the 'home' of cutting edge design techniques and often the first place you'll see design trends appearing. Check out the wallpapers, cushion covers, fabrics and patterns. You'll find they're awash with pretty florals, ornamental illustrations and beautiful designs that you can translate in your do it yourself wedding invitations. It

You'll also get a feel for latest color trends and combinations. This is an area where I always struggle, but often seeing the fashionable colors and combinations in fabric designs really helps with my do it yourself wedding invitations. A way to remember what works and what doesn't is to pick up a free brochure in the store and add it to your inspiration collection back at home.

If you can't make it to the mall, then pick up a home décor magazine and you'll see all the ideas there, so you can sit down and relax with a coffee whilst making notes of all your favorite designs and colors.

Another great source of inspiration is paper. Head down to your local craft store and you'll be inundated with beautiful papers in all sorts of textures and colors. You're sure to find something that sparks an idea. Gift wrapping paper is also a great too and some of the specialist gift boutiques have really superb designs. Buy a roll for your do it yourself wedding invitations and that's one way to save a fortune on paper.

You will try to make your wedding items inline with your main wedding theme. For example, you may choose pumpkins as the main decoration elements if you are going to have a Halloween themed event. Of course the invitations should also match the main theme.

As a matter of fact, a lot of brides and grooms will opt for a destination wedding. This is because such an event is usually more memorable. When it comes to the invitations, you will want to know how they can express the idea of a destination event.

Choosing a colour scheme for your wedding invitations is very important. Your wedding invitations are the first glimpse your guests receive of your wedding day theme. Your colour scheme should also reflect you and your partner's personality.

There is no reason that all custom bridal invitations need to be formal. Instead, it is becoming quite popular for most brides to want to have an invitation that suits their personality as well as the theme for their wedding. You will have an invitation that nobody else has seen before, therefore, it will be one of a kind. Of course, you can plan to pay extra money for your one of a kind invite.

My final source of inspiration for do it yourself wedding invitations has to be other invitations. Like all designers, inspiration comes from looking at what others are doing and making it better, or making it fit your style. So don't be afraid to check out what others are doing and adapt it to make your do it yourself wedding invitations unique to you.