Designing Your Christmas Wedding Invitation
One of the easiest ways to create a unique and personal Christmas invitation is to design it yourself. WeddingClipart.com lets couples of any experience level make beautiful invitations with an amazing array of graphic images and art. Easy-to-follow Word templates and informative articles will walk couples through the fun and creative process where they can search through theme images or add delicate borders and stylized scroll work. Print only as many invitations as you need on your home computer and save money in the process. Consider designing matching thank you cards and save-the-date postcards at the same time. Not only will you save time, but you will have a complete stationary set for your wedding.Details Make Your Invitations Sparkle
Once you have designed your layout, take the next step and choose papers and embellishments to create a finished look. Invitation Paper has a large selection of holiday papers and foil-lined envelopes to match any color scheme. Make sure you order matching envelopes when shopping sites such as these. You will never find the exact size and perfect color match if you try to find those items through a different supplier. Martha Stewart Crafts offers a wedding cake punch to add custom embellishments onto your wedding invitations. Place a small square of double stick foam behind the cut out to create a 3-D effect. The addition of charms to Christmas wedding invitations is one of the hottest trends of the season and you will find an amazing selection, including Christmas trees, angels, stockings and bells at Axelrod Company.Resources for Creative Invitations
Ideas for Christmas wedding invitations can be found around the Internet, in craft books and holiday departments. Scrapbook Trends publishes a monthly magazine filled with ideas and projects for creating your own cards. Check out the class schedule for your local craft or scrap booking store. Most hold monthly demonstrations and instructional sessions for using the latest shaped scissors, holiday hole punches, glitter pens and other crafters' favorites. Take several copies of your invitation design to the class to mark up with sample specialty pens and try out different accents such as colored feathers and holiday themed ribbons.Special Christmas Invitation Guidelines
Once your design is complete and you have picked the perfect papers and envelopes, it is time to put everything together and send your creations to your guests. Make sure to mail your invitations out at least ten to twelve weeks before the wedding. This will allow guests to make arrangements during an especially busy time of the year. Also, you will need to allow extra time for your invitations to make it through an overloaded holiday postal system. Tuck any embellishments you add to your invitations into the inside of your invitation or make sure they are sturdy enough to handle being stuck in the bottom of a mail bag. Glass beads and delicate charms will become broken shards in the corner of the envelope after their trip around the country. Remember that your invitations will be arriving with the Christmas cards, so be careful of too many holiday accents on your cards. You will want guests to recognize them as invitations and not stick them on the bottom of the card pile to be opened at a later date.Christmas wedding invitations offer couples an amazing chance to create a beautiful invitation while celebrating one of the most magical times of year. Highlight the things you find most appealing about the holidays and blend them with the anticipation and joy a wedding naturally provides.
