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Free Printable Wedding Invitations Templates with Instruction Videos Now Available
 Formal-Invitations.com introduces free printable wedding invitations templates and online video instructions to assist couples in creating affordable and unique wedding invitations.
Downers Grove, IL (PRWEB) May 19, 2008 -- Brides and grooms can save money on their wedding invitations using free printable wedding invitations templates, available at Formal-Invitations.com Step-by-step instructions with videos for creating their unique wedding invitations is also available online.
More and more, people are seeking new ways to personally create the invitations they want without breaking the bank in these challenging economic times. Whether the preference is classic, romantic or modern, with free wedding invitation templates, easy-to-follow video instruction using tried and tested, ready-to-go printable wedding invitations supplies from Formal-Invitations.com, practically any idea or concept can be transformed into a uniquely personal invitation at an affordable price.
As the world looks for more intelligent ways to preserve its natural resources and 'go green', Formal-Invitations.com offers a varied selection of gorgeous eco-friendly papers in colors and designs to suit any wedding theme. Earth-conscious options include recycled and tree-free papers plus all envelopes are made from 100% post-consumer fibers. Add a distinctive embellishment for truly unique invitations that stand out from the rest. Choose from their extensive selection including fine paper sashes, miniature crushproof silk flowers, metal charms in over fifty designs, delicate unryu sashes with skeleton leaves, peel and stick wax seals, sheer chiffon and satin ribbons, silky tassels, exquisite fabric jacquard bellybands, grosgrain ribbon with brass buckles and decorative brad paper fasteners. Step by step instructions with video is included for each type of embellishment.
Samples of the papers available for use do-it-yourself wedding invitations are available before purchase to assure the completed invitation will be exactly what it was meant to be…a special element of the most memorable occasion.
No special skills are required, and one need not be an experienced crafter to create the perfect invitation to announce a dream wedding. Basic word processing knowledge and a printer make the project a pleasure; inkjet printers are acceptable, although laser printers and copiers will give more lasting durability.
With these easily understood video instructions and an extensive line of inexpensive and unique earth-friendly materials, making one's own wedding invitations can be affordable as well as enjoyable. Traditional design ideas as well as the contemporary are available using current trends and time-honored sophisticated materials and embellishments. Use ideas recommended on the site or mix and match to make an invitation one's own.
Formal-Invitations.com has been helping couples create distinctive diy wedding invitations since 1991, offering high quality, environmentally responsible materials at an affordable price. With the addition of new how-to videos, they are making the process easier still. They are listed in the National Green Pages and approved for people and planet by Co-Op America.
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 Downers Grove, IL (PRWEB) September 3, 2007 -- Many couples are choosing to 'Go Green' when they design and fashion their wedding invitations for the coming year, and are avoiding the traditional and predictable. Even classic lovers are trying it with a twist, mixing it up with color or a unique embellishment. Eco-chic options abound in a wide range of environment-friendly recycled stock, and handmade tree-free papers which can include botanical touches such as pressed leaves and flowers, or silk fibers woven into them. The most popular colors are now being inspired by elements of the earth, sea and sky.
This winter, onyx black is back as the color of chic sophistication, and when used with silver and snow white, it speaks volumes. Forest green and plum are also gorgeous in winter, perhaps paired with a jeweled brad or silky tassel for added glamour.
For a spring wedding in 2008, an invitation's color scheme can echo the colors of the blooming gardens with sky blue, leaf green and magnolia pink. Summer brings hotter weather and high-voltage tints will be everywhere -especially apple green, aqua blue, bright yellow and sunset orange.
As autumn arrives the palette will mellow to saturated shades of rusted orange, deep scarlet and chocolate brown. Softer shades reflect the tones of the harvest season. Embellish your invitations with a translucent unryu sash and tuck in a skeleton leaf for a distinctive look.
The trend toward 'earth-friendly but sophisticated' continues when choosing materials for creating wedding invitations. Minimizing the amount of virgin paper used and selecting papers that are processed chlorine-free are two ways to show concern for the environment.
For further savings in resources and cost, the popular 'belly-band' appears in embroidered and brocaded fabrics or in handmade paper sashes of exotic design, and enables an elegant look without the added waste of an inner envelope. A reply postcard can be included in the packet, artfully wrapped or banded and slipped into one envelope.
Embellishments and color combining are what make an invitations unique and can help set the stage for a stylish and beautiful wedding.
http://www.formal-invitations.com [Formal-Invitations.com] has been helping couples create unique wedding invitations since 1991. They are an affordable source of high quality, environmentally responsible materials in up-to-the-minute styles, themes and colors. They are listed in the National Green Pages and approved for people and planet by Co-Op America.
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How to Create Wedding
Invitations That Only Look Expensive
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How to get the invitations you
want, at a price you can afford. Save a substantial amount of money
on invitations, without sacrificing quality, by making them yourself
using your computer. It's
easy and fun to create distinctive invitations, at a price you
can afford, by layering fine printable paper over a heavyweight card
and fastening them together with a unique embellishment.
Select a Background
Start by choosing heavy cover stock for the background. A wide variety
of papers are available in many distinctive colors and textures --
try rich solids, shimmering
metallics, printed cards
with subtle designs, or handmade
paper embedded with real flower petals.
Choose a Top Layer
Next, choose the paper you will print on to layer on top of the background
card. Select from translucent vellum to reveal the background card
beneath, or a crisp opaque white for contrast against darker cards.
Be sure your chosen paper is compatible with the printer you will be
using; a laser printer or copier is recommended. However, water resistant
inkjet ink is available or you could use an inkjet printer to create
the artwork, then photocopy it onto the overlay.
Add your text and
any desired graphics, experimenting with different fonts and sizes
to design a unique custom look.
Fasten Away
You can use various methods to fasten the printed overlay to the
background card. A faux wax seal could
be used to bind the papers together for a sophisticated look; for pure
romance, tie them together with sheer
chiffon ribbon. For a unique touch, add a silky
tassel, small metal
charm, use a dainty crush-proof
flower or fine paper
sash.
Off to the Post Office
Your local post office can weigh your finished product to determine
the correct postage. Your guests will be impressed by your one of a
kind unique invitations and no one will ever guess you made them yourself!
About the Author
Melissa
Nyssen owns Formal-Invitations.com,
providing unique and affordable invitations supplies online since 1996.
She loves looking for new distinctive papers and embellishments to
add to their growing list of premium supplies.
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Affordable Eco-Chic Wedding Invitations for a Green Wedding
Downers Grove, IL (PRWeb) April 13, 2007 -- Today it's easier than ever to be earth-friendly and still sophisticated when choosing materials for wedding invitations. Minimizing the amount of virgin paper used and selecting papers that are processed chlorine-free are two ways to show concern for the environment, and there are beautiful, stylish choices available. It's not just earth-tones and twigs anymore.
Using one ton of 100% recycled paper saves 4,100 kWh of energy -- enough to power the average home for six months -- and 7,000 gallons of water. It also removes more than 60 pounds of pollution from the air and saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space, especially important as many landfills near capacity. That one ton of recycled paper spares about 17 trees.
Each person who chooses wedding invitations made from recycled and chlorine free papers contributes to this ecological economy. Small local choices have global impact.
Three things to look for are when choosing earth-friendly materials for wedding invitations are: high levels of Post Consumer Content (ideally 100%), which means that they are manufactured from actual reclaimed fibers; Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which assures that the fibers were harvested responsibly; and PCF (Processed Chlorine Free), a bleaching process that is less harmful to the environment.
http://www.formal-invitations.com [Formal-Invitations.com] offers a varied selection of eco-friendly papers that are affordable and beautiful, in styles and colors to suit any wedding theme. Their earth-conscious options include recycled and tree-free papers for custom printed invitations and do-it-yourself invitations for less than $1 each.
They have more than 30 recycled card stocks to choose from in a variety of patterns and colors, as well as heavyweight tree-free papers made from recycled cotton and embedded with flower petals and silk fibers. A printable vellum or crisp white overlay is fastened to the card with a unique embellishment expressing the couple's personalities or interests. All envelopes and corresponding cards are made from 100% post consumer fibers.
http://www.formal-invitations.com [Formal-Invitations.com] has been helping couples create distinctive wedding invitations since 1991. Every effort is made to offer high quality, environmentally responsible materials at an affordable price. They are listed in the National Green Pages and approved for people and planet by Co-Op America.
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Unique Holiday Card Designs
 Downers Grove, IL (PRWEB) October 4, 2006 -- Melissa Nyssen's www.formal-invitations.com is an affordable online resource for premium invitations supplies, offering
the latest in distinctive papers, embellishments and styles since 1996.
In addition to their well-known line of wedding invitations supplies, Formal-Invitations.com now offers premium materials to create easy and
affordable Holiday cards and invitations at home. Depending upon the
degree of formality desired, there is an extensive range of options available.
Customers begin by choosing a rich heavyweight background card in a
festive color. The card is layered with printable translucent vellum
or a crisp white overlay and attached using a distinctive embellishment.
Clients can choose from recommended styles or mix and match supplies
to create their own unique design.
Embellishments available include peel and stick wax seals, elegant silky
tassels, silvery skeleton leaves, silver snowflake and ruby red jewel
brads. Sheer chiffon ribbons can be paired with their charm designs such
as a snowflake, holly, Christmas tree or a wreath for Christmas cards;
a Star of David for a greeting at Hanukkah; 2008 or a champagne bottle
for New Year's wishes and invitations. Enclosed are a few ideas
put together by Melissa:
• Metallic Silver background card with an
overlay attached by a snowflake brad
• Scarlet Red background card with a silky gold tassel
• Handmade Snowy White background card embedded with glistening
silk fibers, adorned with a sheer chiffon ribbon and a snowflake charm
• Forest Green background card with a ruby jewel brad
For a chic modern design, the cards can also be embellished with a beautiful
fabric “belly band” or unique paper sash. Holiday styles
include the Forest Green background card paired with a red beaded sash
and Scarlet Red background cards bound with a black belted grosgrain ribbon
and rectangular brass buckle.
To complete the creation and protect the envelope when hard embellishments
such as charms and brads are used, crinkle liners in several metallics
and silk tissue overlays are useful and attractive.
See the wide variety of holiday related ideas and options available
at
http://www.formal-invitations.com/holiday.html
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Everything
You Need to Know about Wedding Invitations
Melissa Nyssen from www.formal-invitations.com announces
practical tips for ordering wedding invitations. Formal-invitations.com has been providing unique and affordable invitations online since 1996.
When to order
Invitations or supplies should be ordered at
least 3 months before the wedding date. It is wise to order at least
10 extra invitations for unexpected additions to your guest list
and keepsakes.
Sources for wedding invitations
Prices and quality will vary widely; generally,
the lower priced options will be made from a less substantial, thinner
paper and use a generic factory-made design. Samples should be ordered
well in advance to check paper thickness and color, avoid cheap flimsy
papers.
 Under
$1 to $2 each
The internet is a great way to research options
for invitations. Specific keywords such as “wedding
invitations with calla lilies” or “chocolate
brown wedding invitations” will produce
better results. For an affordable invitations with a
posh look, invitations can be created with a home printer
using premium paper and embellishments. Visit www.formal-invitations.com for high quality invitations supplies with instructions
and templates.
$3-7 each
Search online for “custom
printed wedding invitations” and “unique
wedding invitations”. Local print shops also offer invitations,
printed using lithography (flat ink) or thermography which offers economical
raised lettering, although it is not as crisp as genuine engraving.
$8 each and up
A local graphic designer or engraver can provide high end
custom invitations. Engraving is a method of imprinting artwork onto
heavyweight paper using a copper plate to produce a fine line and
raised matte lettering; the impression is also visible from the back.
Enclosure options
Reception Card
If the reception is held at a different location from the
ceremony, a separate card is ordinarily enclosed giving the location
and time of the reception.
Reply Card
Reply cards simply ask your guest to check whether or not they can
attend and include a stamped and self-addressed envelope or postcard
for them to return. Response cards might also include a selection
of entrees for the reception, allowing guests to indicate their preferences.
Two envelopes/tissue:
A second envelope is not necessary and today more brides are opting
to forego using one. Tissues are unnecessary,
but may be useful in protecting the envelope if you are using a hard
embellishment such as charm or decorative
brad.
Wedding Invitation Wording
Proper traditional etiquette dictates that
the phrase "the honour of your presence" is to be reserved
for weddings held in houses of worship, while "the pleasure
of your company" is used for weddings in other locations.
Here are some examples of typical formats:
Hosted by bride and
groom:
Emma Margaret Johnson and Jack Warren Smith
request the pleasure of your company in celebrating their union of
marriage…
Hosted by bride's family:
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Johnson invite you to join them in a celebration of
love
as their daughter, Emma Margaret
is united in marriage to Mr. Jack Warren Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Smith...
Hosted by bride, groom and both families:
Emma Margaret Johnson and Jack Warren Smith
together with their parents (names of parents can be included here)
invite you to join them in celebrating their marriage...
Hosted by bride's and groom's families:
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith request the
honour of your presence
to witness the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony uniting their children, Emma
Margaret and Jack Warren...
Hosted by groom's family:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of Emma Margaret Johnson to their son, Jack Warren Smith...
Wedding hosted by divorced parents:
Mrs. Audrey Jones and Mr. Kevin Johnson
invite you to join them in a celebration of love as their daughter, Emma
Margaret
is united in marriage to Mr. Jack Warren Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Smith...
When one parent is deceased:
Emma Margaret Johnson, daughter of Audrey Johnson and the late Kevin
Johnson
and Jack Warren Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
invite you to join them in celebrating their marriage...
…on Saturday, the fourth of
June
two thousand and ten
at five o’clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church Orland Park, Illinois
Wedding Announcements
Wedding announcements usually echo the style and format
of the invitation, with the substitution of words such as “are
pleased to announce” the wedding . They are mailed on the day
of the ceremony.
Assembling and Addressing
Wedding Invitations
If two envelopes are being used, the smaller
inner envelope is addressed with only the guest(s) name, such as “Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Thompson” “Miss Johnson and Guest”.
The outer envelope is addressed with the guest’s full name
and address. Avoid using abbreviations for streets and cities. Before
stamping, bring a sample of the completed invitations to the post
office to determine the correct postage.
When assembling your invitations, the reply card
with stamped envelope or reply postcard should be on top, then the
reception card, then the invitation. If two envelopes are used, all
of the enclosures are placed in the inner envelope face up. The inner
envelope is placed (unsealed) in the outer envelope, with the flap
facing back so that your guest sees his or her name upon opening.
Bring your sealed and stamped invitations to the
post office and send them on their way.
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