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There are combinations of wedding colors that can lend themselves to being more formal than others. Really, if your wedding colors are hot pink and blue, then the first thought that comes to mind is that its going to be a pretty laid back style of wedding. Black and white weddings are the perfect example of formal wedding colors that you can use to create a truly classy event. Black and white weddings can be super easy to pull off, and just a little bit of color can really make your wedding beautiful. As I’ve mentioned before with wedding invitations, your invitations are the first detail of your wedding that your wedding guests will see. It lets people know what your wedding colors are, if your wedding is going to be formal or more laid back, as well as letting everybody know the date and time of your wedding. So if you’re planning a black and white wedding, here are some great ideas for black and white wedding invitations that you can do yourself to get the perfect look you’re going for, but also to help you save a chunk of change.

DIY Black and White Wedding Invitations

For those of you who’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, DIY means do it yourself!

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Your wedding invitations are the first glimpse that your guests will have into what your wedding is going to be like. Many times, just by looking at the wedding invitation you can tell if there are any special themes to the wedding, what the wedding colors are, and if the wedding is going to be formal or informal. So if you are planning a green wedding, then this is the perfect place to let your guests know. But while wedding invitations are great for getting the word out, you can’t really do without them when you’re planning your wedding. This is sort of a double edged sword for many environmentally conscious couples. While you pretty much have to have wedding invitations for your green wedding, they can and do still produce a lot of waste that can be avoided. So what kinds of options are available to you? Here are some great steps that you can take to greatly reduce the amount of waste that occurs from wedding invitations in your green wedding.

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You don’t want to spend a lot of money on your wedding invitations. You really don’t. Sure, they are a part of your wedding, and the first part of your wedding theme and colors that your guests will see. But when your guests get to your wedding, your invitations went out a good month or two ago, and they are now focused on enjoying your wedding, and seeing what you’ve done to create your wedding. You’ll want to spend the majority of your wedding budget on wedding vendors and details of your actual wedding day. So, finding some great discount wedding invitations is advisable. This doesn’t mean going to a card shop and finding some invitations that you think are discount wedding invitations, but really they are just the cheapest in the book provided. There are some much better ideas for finding discount wedding invitations that you can use to get a much better deal, and save some of those bucks for something more important on your wedding day. Here are some great places to look to find discount wedding invitations.

Find Discount Wedding Invitations at Paper Shops

Cut out the middle man. Most card shops and other vendors who offer discount wedding invitations are really only buying them from a local paper shop and adding a percentage onto the top for some profit for them.

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Your wedding invitations are another important detail you will need to consider while doing your wedding planning. Once many people start noticing how much everything costs for a wedding, they will start looking for some ways to cut corners and save a little bit of money, after all, not everyone can afford the best of the best in every aspect of their wedding. Cheap wedding invitations are not hard to find, they are pretty much everywhere if you just have the time to look around a little bit. I know I know, who has a lot of extra time to look for cheap wedding invitations when they are doing their wedding planning?? Not a whole lot of people!! I know I was running full speed every chance I got with appointments with the caterer, florist, checking out places for the reception, and much much more! So, just to help you out, here are some great places to start finding cheap wedding invitations.

Print Your Own Cheap Wedding Invitations

If you have a home printer, or even a friend who has one, then you’re in luck. Many office supply stores and stores with card departments sell kits for making your own cheap wedding invitations. They typically come with the materials to make 55-75 wedding invitations per box, with everything you need. If you want to go this route, just pick out the design of cardstock that you like, and purchase as many kits as you need to complete your wedding invitations. Each box comes with the computer software you need to get everything to line up correctly and the margins looking good. Then, just print and stuff, and you’re finished. Whats great about these cheap wedding invitations is that if they are done right, they don’t look cheap.

Get a Discount for Cheap Wedding Favors

You’ll find as you start dealing with a lot of wedding vendors that many will offer you discounts off of your wedding invitations if you use them. For example, the florist that I used for my wedding also sold wedding invitations. Since I ordered my flowers through her, she also gave me a 20% discount on my wedding invitations. Not too bad considering what the cost could have been.

Other Cheap Wedding Invitations

There are many places to find cheap wedding invitations. Many paper supply wholesalers also sell cheap wedding invitations. If you can find a store near you, they typically offer their prices at about 25-40% less than what you would pay otherwise. Another idea for finding discount wedding invitations is to look for deals on the Internet. As you know, you can always find wedding stuff on the Internet, but just remember that you get what you pay for. I didn’t go this route because I wanted to personally see the wedding invitation before I bought it, not look at pictures which could look different when I got them back. Who knows, maybe I’m just still nervous about doing too much business on the Internet.

Cheap wedding invitations are not difficult to find, in fact, you may find that more people sell wedding invitations than you thought. My only advice is that each vendor has different styles and colors of wedding invitations, so be sure to look through lots of books until you find one that you really love, even if you have to look through several books to find it. Trust me, if you love your wedding invitations, it will be worth it to you.

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Square wedding invitations are perhaps the most popular type of wedding invitation that brides purchase today for their weddings. They show off a newer style, more hip and trendy than the standard rectangular wedding invitation of times past. Square cards and wedding invitations have been around for quite a while, and it doesn’t appear that they are going anywhere soon. Personally, I really like them a lot. When I went shopping for our wedding invitations, I didn’t go specifically looking for square wedding invitations, but in the end that is what I ended up with. In my opinion, the square wedding invitations just have a newer and yet still elegant style that I liked. As much as I loved my square wedding invitations, I had to admit that there were some downsides that I had to deal with. So, before you go and choose your wedding invitations, here are some things to consider before choosing square wedding invitations.

Square Wedding Invitations Cost More to Send

This is something that I knew in the back of my mind, but never thought about when I was shopping for my wedding invitations. Since the square wedding invitations have a different shape than the typical rectangular wedding invitation, the post office will charge you nearly double to send them. Ouch!! Luckily, I got out of this one without any problems. When I received my square wedding invitations, they came with rectangular shaped envelopes with a slotted area for the square invitations. While it looked a bit odd (many said they never noticed though), I saved a bunch of money on postage. So, when you are shopping for your square wedding invitations, make sure to ask the company if they will come with square wedding invitations or rectangular. My sister wasn’t as lucky with her wedding invitations, and she had to double stamp both her wedding invitations and her response cards….so it pays to ask!!

Square Wedding Invitations Have Less Room

This typically isn’t such a big deal for most people, as they only need a few lines to give the necessary information. Due to my family situation though, I chose to do something different with my wedding invitations. I did not list our parent’s names, but instead had a short verse at the top of our wedding invitation which took up several lines, and in the end left me trying to reword everything on the invitation so that it would fit the square wedding invitation that I had picked out. In the end it worked out great, and I was really pleased with it.

Even though I was only listing the downsides of square wedding invitations, they are still undeniably my favorite kind of wedding invitation. If you have any experiences about your square wedding invitations you’d like to share, please comment and let everybody know!

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Believe it or not, choosing your Maid of Honor and bridesmaids can be more complicated and difficult than you might think. Asking a dear friend or family member is a special honor, and it comes with a certain amount of responsibility, one that some may not be able to handle. The maid of honor is the head, chief, and main personal attendant of the bride for her wedding and wedding day. Therefore the maid of honor dress is typically slightly different from the rest of the wedding party, as is the maid of honor bouquet. Specifically, she is the primary attendant with the most honors and duties of the bridal party, and is considered the equivalent of the groom’s best man. They also have many responsibilities in this role that they may or may not realize. While each wedding and bride are different, the tasks will vary from wedding to wedding, but the basic tasks of the maid of honor are listed below.

Assistance with General Decision Making

While the bride and groom are responsible for making the majority of the important decisions regarding the wedding, the maid of honor is there to give opinions, offer support, and lend a hand wherever and whenever needed. This does not mean that she should stay glued to your hip from engagement to wedding! Phone conversations, email, and brainstorming girl’s nights are a great way to get another viewpoint without ruling your maid of honor’s life.

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When I was doing my wedding planning, it always amazed me just how expensive everything was. It seemed that if it had a wedding or bridal label on it, than it would cost twice the amount of everything else. Now, in all reality maybe it was just stress from wedding planning that made everything seem so expensive, but if you’ve done any kind of wedding planning, then you know what I’m talking about. The fact is, vendors realize that because they are in the wedding business and that brides will pay more for their products because it is for a special occasion. So, to keep from getting taken by all of those wedding vendors out there to make a buck, here are some great tips to saving money to use on something more important, like…the honeymoon!

1. Invitations - Most craft stores will sell sets of wedding invitations that you can print off from your computer. Get a hole punch, add some ribbon to tie off into a bow, and no one will know the difference. Another idea, create a free wedding website that guests can RSVP to, and you will save money in return stamped envelopes.

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