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Planning a Wedding on a Budget
Planning an Inexpensive Open House
Some of the most expensive items that you’ll buy for the celebration of
your wedding are the invitations and party favors. Typically you’ll be having an open house on
the day before you wedding for the wedding party or on the day after your
wedding to open your gifts in the company of your friends and family.
If you are hosting an open house for whatever reason that involves the
celebration of your wedding you’ll need to send out detailed invitations
letting guests know the time, place, and of course who you are. Since there are many different reasons that
you could be hosting an open house, you may find it very difficult to find
invitations in a party supply store. Not
only that, but you’ll need to fill out every invitation card with all the open
house information which could take hours if not days. The answer is to make your own open house
invitations. While this may sound like
more work than buying them, read on to discover it’s actually quite simple.
Before we discuss how to make your invitations, we would like to cover the
most important aspect of planning an open house: the food. Everyone expects to see a variety of good
food at an open house, but if people are coming and going all day, what should
you serve? For some great party food
ideas check out the appetizer section of any cookbook. Avoid serving casseroles or too many hot
recipes or you’ll spend all your time running in and out of the kitchen. Stick to cold appetizers that can sit out for
hours such as dips, crackers and cheese, and fruit plates.
The easiest way to make your invitations is to use templates that you can download
from the Internet. You can add all the
open house information, as well as add some cute graphics to liven the
invitations up. Then simply print them
out on some elegant stationary or invitations cards, and you’re done. These invitations will look very professional
if you use high quality printer paper and take care not to make the invitation
look too cluttered. Making your own
invitations saves you time and money. Soon you’ll be making your own for every
occasion!
If you are having a open house to open your wedding gifts you’ve probably
already spent loads of money on your wedding celebration. If so, why not save yourself a little money
and make your own invitations? Your open
house invitations don’t need to be fancy, but with a little know-how and
creativity, you can make some great invitations that your guests will love.
Rather than simply buying blank invitations from your local party store,
making your own invitations adds a personal touch. How you go about making your invitations
should depend largely on how many people you intend to invite. For instance, if you are inviting
approximately ten people, you can make your invitations from scratch using
beautiful invitation paper and various decorative appliqués. However, if you intend to invite upwards of
twenty or more guests, you may want to use your computer to design some great
invitations that you can print off yourself.
If you are making invitations from scratch, be sure to have the following
supplies on hand:
• Heavy construction paper
in several colors
• Colorful markers and pens
• Scissors
• Stickers
• Other appliqués (such as
foam letters, glitter, or pom poms)
• Glue
Using these supplies, you can make any type of invitation you so
desire. Choose a simple color theme and
simply add all pertinent information.
If you plan to design your invitations on your computer, there are many
invitation templates online that you can download and use for free. These templates will help you add all your
information and customize your invitations any way you like. You can then print the final invitation on
some colorful printer paper. Adding some
additional appliqués after is always a fun idea.
As you can see, making your own invitations isn’t as hard as it
sounds. Just be sure to take your time
and have a design in mind when you start.
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