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Make an envelope from a Google Map

Send your invitation wrapped in a map — make a Google map into the envelope. I love the idea of sending a hope-you’ll-be-here note with a red dot marking the spot. Want to do this yourself? Easy peasy, homies — here’s how.

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How to make your wedding invitations out of vintage handkerchiefs

This handkerchief printing technique can be used for so many things — Goodie bags with your wedding logo? Dual purpose hankie wedding programs for those guests who get teary eyed at the ceremony? The possibilities are endless! So here is how we made our handkerchief wedding invitations…

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The Giving Tree wedding invitations might make you cry

I have to confess, I got a little teary-eyed over Andrew and Jackie’s Giving Tree wedding invitations, made by Kim from NMI Creations. Just wait until you see their completed invitation suite with the hidden tear-inducing surprise!

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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy + Penguin books = mindbogglingly awesome wedding invitation

What if The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published by Penguin Books? Now what if that Penguin Books version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide was turned into a wedding invitation? It might look something like this…

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Raiding the button jar: How to make your own wax seal

Wax seals lend a hand-made touch to invitations, place cards, and other paper-crafted pieces of a wedding. They’re also a simple but gorgeous way to seal your handwritten vows until ceremony time, or to close a love letter for your significant other, all super-romantic-like. Now, make your very own at home with a small handful of supplies.

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Find your perfect creative wedding invitations or design your own with The Sweetheart Shout Out

Sweetheart Shout Out is a labor of love for husband and wife team, Phillip and Tara. Like many of you, when they were planning their wedding they looked at the all ribbon-y, glittery, silk flowery, overpriced stuff that are the mainstay of most invitation companies, and decided there had to be a better option! Thankfully (for all of us) they’re both graphic designers with a passion for killer wedding invitation design.