Invitation Cards

What kind of cards should we go for? Wanting to be different, our dinner invitation card would need to have an extraordinary design. So we decided to have a DIY card instead.

Another reason for having a DIY wedding invite is to make it more personal. The effort that we put into the card would give a different feeling to the invitation if the recipients know how to appreciate it.

So what kind of extraordinary design should we go for? Since we would be doing it ourselves, it had to be simple to make yet special. We bought plain A4 paper, red A4 cards, thin maroon satin ribbon, tracing paper and 2.5” burgundy organza ribbon.

The most important part of our DIY card was of course, the invitation message. We designed that first and made it simple and easy to read, bearing in mind that there would also be older Uncles and Aunties who might have difficulty reading more fancy cards.

I printed the invitation details with a color laser printer onto the plain A4 paper and used the red A4 card for backing (each A4 sheet fits 3). I then tied a thin maroon satin ribbon through a hole punched at the top to hold both the paper and red card together. Next, tracing paper was folded over the paper and card to act as a semi-transparent cover, much like an envelope. Lastly, a wide 2.5” burgundy organza ribbon was tied around the tracing paper to hold it and make the recipient feel like he/she was getting a “present” (instead of a “summons”… he he).

 

Of all the stationeries that we bought, the most difficult to find was the organza ribbon. But after a hard search, we finally found it for a bargain price at Bunga Reben in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. This shop sold all kinds of wedding stuff and I enjoyed looking at the many other items on display even though I did not buy them. On the other hand, we got the tracing paper from a large art shop nearby Central Market.