Category Archive

Invitation DIY

We’ve got tons of DIY wedding invitation ideas for you, including printables, tutorials, and templates — all with an offbeat twist! We’ve also got non-DIY wedding invitation ideas, plus a ton of wedding invitation advice, including the oh-so-important invitation wording examples.

Free wedding invitation printables

11 totally free wedding invitation printables

You KNOW we love us some free wedding printables, and the interwebs just keeps serving up mad lovely free wedding invitation printables for us to share. If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative to ordered invitations or save-the-dates, these free downloadable and customizable templates will help. You’ll need to get the hook up with a good printer, either your own or online at a site like VistaPrint.

game of thrones save the date alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Brace yourself for this Game of Thrones Save the Date gif

We attended a party which featured an Iron Throne photobooth that turned your pics into animated gifs. And that’s when it hit us: This Iron Throne gif photobooth was about to take our Iron Throne gif engagement photos, which would then become our Iron Throne gif Save the Dates…

funny RSVP alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This funny RSVP card has an answer for every smart-ass on your guest list

I’ve seen tons of variations on this funny RSVP card around the web, so we thought we’d try out our own version as a free downloadable printable. Whether your guests will be happily accepting or tongue-in-check happily declining… there’s an answer for every smart-ass on your guest list. Who knows — maybe it’ll inspire the slackers to actually send their card in before you start the RSVP hounding process.

How to Design A Wedding Invitation

How to design a wedding invitation (including a personalized logo!)

Before I claimed to be a writer of any kind, my career began as a graphic designer. If you’re also in marketing or design, you’ll enjoy this “how to make a wedding invitation” tale. If you’ve never had a lick of graphic experience in your life, I’m hoping this story gives you an idea of where to start and how to do it yourself.