A wedding invitation card

One of the biggest tasks for any wedding is managing the invitation list. When my husband and I tied the knot 5 years ago, we had to invite what felt like the whole island. We wanted a cosy wedding while our parents wanted to invite relatives and friends we had never met before. To reach a compromise, we had a wedding luncheon after the church ceremony for everyone on the long invitation list, followed by a cosy dinner with close friends and family.

That settled the invitation list, next came the invitation cards. We designed the main invites for church and lunch, and gave them to a vendor for printing. As for the dinner invitations, since it was for a smaller amount, we made our own 3x6 inch cards to slip between the main invitation cards.

If you're having a cosy do for your big day, or if you have enough time and ample friends to help, making your own cards may be a great idea. It helps with the budget, adds to the wedding preparation fun and the memories to journal. Here's a simple but elegant design for starters.
I would like to call it Two Hearts in Love...

1) Get a picture or outline of a heart.
2) Trace the outline with a pencil on a piece of rough paper and draw in little circles.
3) Using a hammer and hole punching tool, make 2mm holes over the circles.
4) When satisfied with the design and spacing, trace the holes in the interior of the card.

5) Repeat step 3 and make holes on the card.
6) Fold the card inside out and trace alternate holes on the front portion.
7) Using the hammer and hole punching tool, make 4mm holes.

8) Glue on 3.5mm ivory pearl solid beads to the 2mm holes, alternating the beads to match the 4mm holes at the front. This will allow the beads to peep through at the front of the card.

9) Glue on beaded pearl hearts. Blue to represent the groom, white to represent the bride and the inner design is done.

This is how the back of the card looks.

The sample shown here is without wordings printed on it. Naturally, the printing would have to be done before any glueing of beads are performed ;)

The card size I chose for this design is 4x7.5 inch. To make a card of this size, cut out a 8x7.5 inch card stock, and use a bone folder or something similar to fold the card.

Have a wonderful wedding.