| Once you've set a date for your wedding | | | | activities that help to define you as a couple. For |
| ceremony, one of the next things you'll need to | | | | instance, if you're both actors and perform in the |
| do is start sending out invitations as soon as you | | | | theater often, you could fashion your wedding |
| can. In fact, experts suggest that you send | | | | invitation like a playbill. Or if you love the beach or |
| invitations at least six months in advance so that | | | | work near the water, a wedding invitation in the |
| everyone will have time to request time off work | | | | shape of a seashell or starfish is ideal. Keep in |
| and make travel arrangements. | | | | mind that you can also use your tech savvy to |
| Now that you're looking for the right design or | | | | create online wedding invitations, complete with |
| templates to use for your wedding invitations, it | | | | pictures of you and your spouse to be, along with |
| may be a challenge to find original invitation | | | | some wedding-themed music that may also be |
| designs. Or, after you've searched for months to | | | | used at the ceremony. You can make your |
| find the right invitations, you may see designs | | | | invitations interactive and display a couple of |
| that look so standard, you may be able to do | | | | pictures of the two of you while the music plays, |
| them yourself. So, why not try it out? You can | | | | or simply have a backdrop that contains all the |
| make your own invitations in a style that's all your | | | | information about your ceremony, such as the |
| own, and you could save money in the process. | | | | time, date, and address. |
| Of course, making your invitations can be easier | | | | You can also add extra features to your wedding |
| and a little less stressful if the wedding guest list is | | | | invitations that may be too expensive if you |
| relatively small, but if you're experienced in page | | | | were to order them. For instance, you could |
| layout and in making arts and crafts, you can | | | | include special thank-you notes to your parents, |
| make multiple invitations in no time. Determining | | | | friends, and other family members, and make |
| how large you want the invitations to be, the | | | | them a little longer or more personal. And, you |
| type of font you want, and if you want to include | | | | can tell the story of how you and your |
| any special design features on your invitations, | | | | fiancé met on the back page of the |
| such as lining the outside with lace or using | | | | invitation. This will add a nice touch to your |
| calligraphy should also be considered. You may | | | | invitation, people will be less likely to throw it |
| want to include photographs in your wedding | | | | away, and you won't have to worry about people |
| invitation, such as pictures of the hands of you | | | | asking you to tell the story during the |
| and your fiancé with your rings on, family | | | | reception--you'll be too busy celebrating. You can |
| pictures, or photographs of you and your | | | | also include these things in the actual wedding |
| fiancé as children. | | | | program, so that people can read it while they |
| Consider things that both you and your | | | | are waiting for the ceremony to begin. Enjoy! |
| fiancé are interested in, or hobbies or | | | | |