Example of home-made invitations

This family wanted a simple wedding with lovely touches of detail. However they didn't want to spend huge money. By requesting the help of many family members they created lovely tables and ambience for a lot less than if they had bought everything.

Firstly they settled on a mauve and blue theme for their wedding and then looked at wedding stationery and thought carefully about how to adapt what they liked and personalise it to their wedding. Then they asked for helpers! This enabled those who wanted to help to do so and those who didn't have time or energy to politely decline.

• Mother of the groom can sew - and she made the chocolate bags.
• Father of the bride made the candelabras.
• Friend and bride made the invitations.
• Many offered poems they found.
• They had a buffet dinner and provided a menu also.