Fun fact: Pipkin Paper Co. got its start because of expensive wedding invitations. When my husband and I were planning our wedding reception, I longingly poured over those beautiful custom invitations you see online. But even though we didn’t have a ton of guests coming, it was still too expensive to buy the invitations we really wanted, so I decided to make them myself (after spending hours and hours on Google). And today I’m going to show you how to make wedding invitations for your own shindig, too.
When you run an invitation company, one of the most common questions you get asked is, “what’s the best paper for wedding invitations?”. And quite frankly I love this question because there are few things I love talking about more than cardstock (give me all the cardstock!).
But with this question comes both good and bad news. Sadly, there is no easy one-size-fits-all answer to the cardstock question. Since printers, ink and template designs vary so much, there is no ideal cardstock to use at all times. What looks great on one printer might look splotchy and washed-out on another.
But now the good news: choosing cardstock is easy and fun if you know what you’re doing. Selecting the right wedding invitation paper involves a bit of trial and error. But rather than fixating on finding the perfect wedding cardstock, simply find the one that’s the right for your printer.
Lucky for you there are some tried-and-true tricks that make finding the right paper for wedding invitations a little easier. Read on and I’ll tell you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about cardstock so you can pick the best paper for your wedding invitations, enclosures and day-of paper goods.
Let’s talk fonts for a minute… more specifically, the best fonts for wedding invitations.
As a stationery designer, it’s safe to say that I spend a lot (like, a lot a lot) of time pouring over fonts. That’s because the font you choose for your stationery makes a huge impact on your wedding. Not just on your invitations, but on the entire look and feel of your wedding day.
Fonts set the tone for your wedding stationery and they happen to be one of the first things your guests see about your wedding. That’s why it’s completely worth the time—and dare I say, money (<— hear me out!)—to find the perfect font.
Here are the calligraphy fonts I use in the shop as well as on my high-end custom designs over and over again.
Hooray, so you just got engaged. Congratulations! Whether you’re just starting to look at invitations or you’ve already narrowed down your design and purchased your cardstock, I’m sure the question has crossed your mind at one point or another: how do I word wedding invitations, anyway? Good news. Nailing your wedding invitation wording couldn’t be easier.
While invitation messages typically follows a few rules, we’re big fans of mixing it up and doing what feels right to you and your husband-or-wife-to-be. We’ve put together a handy little cheat sheet breaking down what goes where and how to say it, but at the end of the day, let your gut be your guide and say what you feel.
This is your day, after all, and it should be a reflection of you.
Hi there, I'm Stephanie and welcome to the Pipkin Paper Co. blog. Here's where our love of wedding stationery and DIYs meet. We'll show you how to plan the wedding of your dreams without breaking the bank.
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