Invitations Made Easy- and Fantastic

In addition to sharing updates on Henry and our family, I really wanted to share some tips & tricks I discovered when planning my wedding. I have multiple friends getting married and I definitely understand how stressful and overwhelming it can get. 

When I first started browsing various invitations, I think my jaw literally dropped when I saw some of the prices. I thought, how in the world can simply inviting people to my wedding eat up so much of my budget? From there, I started shopping around.

One of my favorite options (that I decided to use for my wedding) was purchasing invites that you print off on your own. I got these gorgeous invitations from Hobby Lobby and the best part- they go 1/2 off! Hobby Lobby's entire wedding section periodically gets marked down 50%, making these such an affordable option. I got a pack of 25 invitations that also came with RSVP cards for only $15. They fit my theme perfectly, and were honestly cuter to me than the mega-expensive alternatives.

The invitations came with the following:

• The outer envelope to mail everything in
• The inner envelope with that fantastic pattern
• A pearl to glue on the inner envelope
• The invitation itself with the border and image already printed on the paper

What really got me excited was that the RSVP cards came with these as well! They included the RSVP card with that adorable pattern on the back of the card, and an envelope for guests to mail them back in.

Instead of printing them myself, I decided to go to a local print shop that was able to get these done in 2 days for a very affordable price! Saved me a lot of time, and I didn't have to worry about messing up my cards with trial & error.

Not only does Hobby Lobby after these DIY invitations, but I've noticed other stores such as Michaels and even Walmart do as well! Not only does this save you money, you can personalize them any way you'd like by adding pearls, a little (or a lot) of bling, or some ribbon and tying a bow.

If you want to save even more money, Hobby Lobby includes very detailed instructions to print them off yourself, as well as templates online.

I hope this excites some of you as much as it did me. Please comment if you have any questions and let me know your experiences if you try these out!