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Wedding Invitations Western

When you are planning a wedding, there are many details that need to be finalized. One of them is making the invitations. This is a very important part of a wedding because through your invitations you are announcing the union of the couple. You have to incorporate your wedding theme in your invitation. In wedding shops you can find wedding invitations with a western theme. They can include images like horses, horseshoes and other related icons. But, if you want to have a more personalized look you should try to make homemade wedding Western theme invitations. 

Wedding Invitations Western (Source: rlv.zcache.com)

Wedding Invitations Western (Source: rlv.zcache.com)

A funny idea for your wedding invitations is to make a wanted poster. You can make your own pictures and printed to paper. You can use decorative or a tan parchment paper. This will look as if it was an old piece of paper. You can add a funny message like “Wanted for being too much time alone” or something like that. Make sure that you use on your writing a font that has an older look. You can even tear the edges of your western poster in order to give it an antiqued look.

Another western idea is to make a bandana as your wedding invitation. You need some bandanas and a fabric marker. Make sure that you buy products that can actually write on the fabric. You can also use fabric paint. The disadvantaged of this kind of invitation is that it will consume you a lot of time. So, you should call your friends to help you. In this way you will spend a nice evening in the company of all your friends. When the bandana is dry, you have to fold it. Than, you have to put it into an envelope and send it to all your guests, just like a common wedding invitation.

Wedding Invitations Western (Source: doit101.com)

Wedding Invitations Western (Source: doit101.com)

To add a special touch to your wedding invitations, you can use a packet of wild lower seeds. This creative option is also a great way to give your entire guests a gift. They can plant it at home, later. You need a piece of cardstock where it will be printed your wedding details. This will be a separate card from the seeds. After that, you can tie them together with a ribbon. Make a nice bow and then put them into the envelope. Now, you just have to mail your wedding invitations.

Also, you and your groom can rent a western costume. Then, make a picture of the two of you in these costumes. Print them on a piece a paper. Add a cardstock with the wedding details and put them together in an envelope. Now send them to your friends and family.

50 Wedding Anneversary Invitations

The 50th Wedding Anniversary is a big event. The invitations for this event will be an introduction of the party sent to your guests, and will set the tone for the upcoming party. Making 50th wedding anniversary homemade Invitations will be cheaper. Also, if you make the invitations yourself, you can add little personal touches and customize the 50th wedding anniversary invitations.

50 Wedding Anneversary Invitations (Source: photocardsplus2.com)

50 Wedding Anneversary Invitations (Source: photocardsplus2.com)

I this article you will find the steps to make a handmade wedding invitation.

The things you will need are card stock paper (make sure there are enough for all invitations and some extra, in case you make some mistake), paper, printer, photocopier or scanner, photos, decorative items, glue, gold paint and a paintbrush.

The first step is to take a photocopy or scan an old photograph that represents (you can even use more than one photo) the couple that celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Save them to your computer and then print them out. Print or copy enough pictures, make sure you have one for each invitation. You can put the same image on each invitation or you can put different photos on different invitations.

The second step is to cut the card stock paper so that they are the size you want to have for the invitations. After you finish that, fold the cards in half, so that it looks like a greeting card. If you do not like the greeting type card, you can also let them stay flat like a flier.

50 Wedding Anneversary Invitations (Source: invitations-you-design.com)

50 Wedding Anneversary Invitations (Source: invitations-you-design.com)

The third step is to cut the photos to the size that you want and then glue them on the front of the card. You can use a photo that was taken on their wedding day.  The gold color is a tradition for the 50th wedding anniversary. It is a nice touch if you add a gold border around the photos.

The forth step is to type the greeting, the place, and the time and date of the party. You can type, if you want, phrase as “Please join us in celebrating 50 years of love and marriage”, to express the feelings of the couple during the 50 years of marriage.  Print as many greetings as you need, so that each invitation will have a greeting inside.

The fifth step is to cut the greetings. After you finish, glue them to the invitations.

The sixth step is to add some decorative elements. Choose elements that fit with the occasion. You can glue pressed flower pedals to add a romantic feel to the invitation. You can also add a piece of lace or you can try vintage beads to the front to give a vintage and elegant touch.

Addressing Wedding Invitations For Widows

When you are addressing your wedding invitation to your guest, you need to follow etiquette.  You need to know how to address the invitation to different guests, for example, to a widow.

Here is the etiquette for addressing a wedding invitation to a widow guest.

Addressing Wedding Invitations For Widows (Source: img.alibaba.com)

Addressing Wedding Invitations For Widows (Source: img.alibaba.com)

Let us start with the outer envelope. Proper etiquette holds that widows must be addressed with the full name if their deceased husband, on the wedding invitation, regardless of the time that past from his death. Therefore, on the outer envelope you should write, for example “Mrs. Jack Park.” Nowadays, many consider that addressing a woman by her husband's full name is outdated (regardless if the husband is dead or not). In if you are one of these persons, you can address the outer envelope with the widow's first name, “Mrs. Karen Park.”

This is how you should write, on the inner envelope of your wedding invitation, the name of a widow guest. On the inner envelope you should write “Mrs. Park”. If you are allowing the guest to come with a partner to the ceremony and/or reception, then you hold write „Mrs. Park and Guest.”

 If the widow guest with children, this is how you can address the wedding invitation.  Children’s names are generally added only on the inner, if you want to invite them. On inner envelope that is address to a widow and her children, you should write “Mrs. Park” on one line, the first one, followed by a second line stating the name of the children.  The order of the children's names should be in order of the age.

Addressing Wedding Invitations For Widows (Source: i01.i.aliimg.com)

Addressing Wedding Invitations For Widows (Source: i01.i.aliimg.com)

If one of the children has 18 or over you should send them a separate invitation. The invitation should be address as “The Misses Park and Guests” on the inner envelope and “Misses Kara and Pauline Park” on the outer envelope. Use Mrs. or Mr. If the widow has an only adult child. Use Mrs. If you invite multiple male children that reach the age 18.

 You also need to know how to write on the place settings. If the wedding is informal, then you can use only the first name. If there are guests with the same first name, then you can add the last name, to avoid confusion. If the wedding is a formal one then you  should write on the place settings “Karen Park” and ”Mrs. Karen Park”. The nameplates that you choose must be all the same.

There are some exceptions. If the widow guest chances her name in hers maiden name, you must respect this thing and address the wedding invitation with the maiden name.

This is how you can address the wedding to a widow guest.

How Soon Do I Send Wedding Invitations

Many brides are tempted to send the invitation for their wedding as soon as the date of the event is set. The common etiquette and sense ‘say’ that you need to send the invitations closer to the date of the event in case the wedding will be canceled or the date suffers modifications.

Here are some pointers on how soon you should send the invitation of your wedding.

How Soon Do I Send Wedding Invitations (Source: justforinvites.com)

How Soon Do I Send Wedding Invitations (Source: justforinvites.com)

The first thing you need to do is to begin writing the wedding invitations. Before you start writing your wedding invitations, you should check and see if the wedding guest list is completed and if it needs some modifications. Once that is settled, start writing your wedding invitation, about four months before the wedding. Five or six months before the wedding, you should start ordering and buying things that you will need for your wedding invitations. Do not think that you can write all your wedding invitations in a week. You will stress out and make yourself and the ones that help you miserable. Avoid that and start early.

If you want to send as soon as possible the wedding invitations, you should consider sending them eight weeks before the event. This is the perfect time to send the wedding invitations, especially If there are many guests that are out of town. This will offer the guests plenty of time to make the travel and hotel arrangements. In addition, there will be plenty of time for your guests to get ready and buy the necessary things for the event without breaking the bank.

How Soon Do I Send Wedding Invitations (Source: studio-alidor.ro)

How Soon Do I Send Wedding Invitations (Source: studio-alidor.ro)

Six weeks before the wedding, at the latest, you should send the wedding invitations. This is perfect if the entire guests are from the same town as you and they do not need to make travel and others arrangements. In addition, six weeks are perfect for the guests to send the RSVPs. This also will give you plenty of time to speak with your caterer and to plan the seating chart.

If you have friends and family members that are busy with their lives o do not have the money, you can send them a “Save the Date” cards. These “Save the Date” cards are little notes that announce the wedding day so that people can plan better. Also, these “Save the Date” cards are perfect if the wedding is taking place in the busy summer season, around holiday or if the wedding is taking place out of town. You can send these cards four months before the wedding. You can also email the cards.

These are some rules or pointers that you should follow when you are thinking, when to send the wedding invitations to your guests.

Artistic Wedding Invitations

The wedding is, for a woman, a lifetime special event. Every bride wants their wedding to be special and remember by the guests. Nowadays, many brides want to have unique weddings. One way to make that unique wedding is to have a theme for your wedding. The down side of theme weddings is that they can cost more than usual weddings.

To let your guest know the theme of your wedding you can add some accents of your theme in your wedding invitations, this will tip off your guests. You can cut expensive from many things, like the wedding invitations. You can make artistic wedding invitations by yourself. Here are some ideas for Artistic wedding invitations and others ideas for different wedding themes. Handmade invitation not only they are cheaper, but also they are also unique.

Artistic Wedding Invitations (Source: weddings-plaza.com)

Artistic Wedding Invitations (Source: weddings-plaza.com)

You can but your invitations in a bottle, like a message in the bottle. This is the perfect invitation if your wedding is on the beach. Write the invitation in a formal calligraphy pen, then roll the piece the paper and put it in a bottle, this is the best way to show your guest that they will have a good time at your wedding party. You can also add some small shells and/or sand to add some details. Place the bottle invitation in a sturdy cardboard box and add lots of packaging material so that the invitation will arrive intact at the destination. If you are an artist, or you have some skills, you can think at creating small canvases or different craft on your wedding invitation. If you have a wedding that is near a holiday, such as Christmas, add to your wedding invitations glass bells that you painted by hand, a plate, or a mug that has our touch in it. This way not only the invitation is special, but also the guests will use the gift long after the wedding took place.

Artistic Wedding Invitations (Source: wpd-images-cdn.tp-global.net)

Artistic Wedding Invitations (Source: wpd-images-cdn.tp-global.net)

Another way to get creative with your wedding invitation is to use a postcard wedding invitation. This wedding invitation idea is perfect if the guest arrive in a large group from out of town. You can also use this kind of invitation if you make your wedding out of town. Look for postcard that represents the place, where you are going to get married, and sent it to your wedding guest. Add to the invitations, things that describe you, the bride and the groom, as a couple. In addition, you can add things that reflect both your personalities. Handmade invitations are more appreciated by the guests because you put much more effort. Not only that you will have a unique invitation, you will also have a personalized one.

Dallas Cowboy Wedding Invitations

Cowboys are very popular in America. They are their favorite hero. It is an original idea to have a cowboy wedding theme. Moreover, it is fun to do a cowboy wedding. There are many ideas to make your decorations, invitations and all you need to do for your wedding. You need to reflect you cowboy wedding theme in your invitation, so that your guest will know the theme. Here is how you can make your wedding invitation and some ideas for your cowboy wedding theme.

Dallas Cowboy Wedding Invitations (source: t1.gstatic.com)

Dallas Cowboy Wedding Invitations (source: t1.gstatic.com)

The first idea for a cowboy wedding invitation is to make a wanted poster invitation. It is very funny to make up a crime, which they are wanted for. You can have a crime like “having too much fun alone” or “being too much time alone” or something like that. You can be very creative for this part and you can write whatever you want. No matter how crazy it is. The next thing you have to do is to put a reward to capture the villains. You can reward them with food and cake or with free drinks.

You can write something different for each guest. This will definitely delight them. However, personalizing each invitation will take you a lot of time. This is a very funny invitation and everybody will appreciate the joke.

Dallas Cowboy Wedding Invitations (source: t3.gstatic.com)

Dallas Cowboy Wedding Invitations (source: t3.gstatic.com)

The second idea is to dress you and your groom in cowboys. After that, you have to take pictures of the two of you dressed up like this. Then print them on a card, using your own ink printer. Now, you have to write the information you need like date, location, and hour. You can use Photoshop to make this invitation. It will look great and it will be an original cowboy wedding invitation.

Another idea is to use desert art for your wedding invitations. First thing you have to do is to find on the internet a picture of a typical cowboy scene. You can find hundreds of this kind of picture. You can find pictures with a desert where there is a mountain and a full moon and a cowboy sitting around the fire. After that, you can print the pictures on a harder paper, so that your guest can put the invitation on the walls as a decoration after the wedding is over. Make sure that you write correctly the wedding information.

By making your own wedding invitation you will save some money, have something special on your cowboy theme invitation and of course a personalized wedding invitations. In addition, the guest will appreciate the work you put in their wedding invitation.

Halloween Wedding Invitations

If you want a special wedding, then you need to thing about a theme for your wedding. There are so many themes from where you can choose. A very special wedding theme is the Halloween Wedding theme. To tell the guest the wedding theme you need to reflect the Halloween Wedding in your Invitations. When you are thinking about Halloween, the first thing that comes is mind is the spiders, witches, skulls, cobwebs, etc. not so elegant things.  There is a way to have an elegant Halloween wedding theme. Here are some ideas for a elegant Halloween Wedding theme and for Halloween Wedding Invitations.

Halloween Wedding Invitations (source: t2.gstatic.com)

Halloween Wedding Invitations (source: t2.gstatic.com)

 The first thing is the gown of the bride. The dress must reflect the Halloween wedding theme. Most of the eyes are on the bride, guests are always curious to see how the dress of the bride is. The bride should not disappoint the guest, especially when the theme is a little unusual, as a Halloween wedding theme. The bride can a black long dress with tiers of ruffles or a red sash made from satin. The bride can also think at the option of a dark red gown that has a cinching waist and that has a very flaring skirt. If the bride wants to wear white, she can purchase a white wedding dress that has black accents like beading and embroidery and to accessorize the dress with veil or / and black lace gloves. If the bride does not want to have black on the wedding dress, then she can change the color to dark red or a bloody red, the effect will be the same.

Halloween Wedding Invitations (source: t0.gstatic.com)

Halloween Wedding Invitations (source: t0.gstatic.com)

When it comes in choosing the flowers, then you can think at the velvety black magic roses that gives a whimsical and wicked air to the bride. The roses are not black, but they are a shade of crimson, which at a dim light they look black. Others alternative to the traditional roses are orange zinnias, tiger lilies, orange-red poppies, tangerine-shaded carnations, and peach roses.

As you know in the Halloween period, there are many school functions and annual Halloween fetes. You need to send the invitation well in advance. For the invitations themselves, talk with a wedding planner, they will know how to give the invitations that Halloween felling. For such a theme wedding, the invitations should be a mix of solemnity and a tongue-in-cheek candor. You can add elegant calligraphy script to the wedding invitation that has a picture background of Morticia and Gomez Addams or a skull surrounded by roses. You can also use bold lettering.

These are some ideas for the elegant Halloween wedding and wedding invitation.