How we Created our DIY Rustic Wedding Invitations

Note: This post was originally published in 2014. I no longer sell editable templates or offer customizations, and have closed my membership.

DIY Rustic Wedding Invitations

Due to the amount of info I share about how I created our rustic wedding invitations, I thought it would be easier to split the posts up into several parts.

In this post, I will share how we put our DIY wedding invitations together, including the embellishments, so that you can use the same resources to create something similar. Or you can just download the FREE invitation HERE.

Here is a list of all the materials we used to make the invitations. Most of this stuff we already had, and everything else I either bought online or with coupons at JoAnn’s. As for the twine/ribbon, we used about 2 feet of each material per invitation.

I purchased the lace through this Etsy shop and purchased my buttons from Pick Your Plum when they had a super awesome deal on personalized buttons. I had “happily ever after” engraved on them. Of course, the color and amount of each product will depend on your style preference and how many invitations you need to send out. 

• InkJet Printer {or send to a local/online print shop}
• A7 Peach Metallic Square Flap Envelopes
• A7 Steel Gray Himalaya Pocket Invitations
• Brown Kraft Cardstock #70lb
• White Cardstock Paper
• Jute Twine
• Narrow Sheer Pink Ribbon
• Buttons
• 2 Sewing Straight Pins
• 2″scalloped lace
• Fiskars Corner Punch: Romantique
• Paper Trimmer
• CraftBond Repositionable Glue Sticks
• Scissors
• Avery 2″ Clear Round Labels
• You can reference all of the FREE fonts I used HERE.

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How we put our Rustic Wedding Invitations Together:

For the actual invites, I cut each sheet of white cardstock paper into 2 sheets of 4.75 x 6.75 using a rotary paper trimmer {any paper trimmer will do}. I then printed my invitations onto the pre-cut paper. You can also purchase pre-cut paper if you prefer to print your invitations onto the exact paper size, and don’t want to cut the paper yourself.

I cut the kraft cardstock into 5 x 7 sheets and then made our invitations just slightly smaller than the kraft cardstock. This way you would be able to see the kraft cardstock behind the invitations once they were glued into the pocketfold envelope.

Tip: If you are getting your invitations printed at a print shop be sure to ask them how much it would cost for them to cut the paper for you, if you are printing with 2 per page. They generally charge per cut, which may be worth it for you to skip this step.

After my rustic wedding invitations and enclosure cards were designed and printed, I laid all of the materials out on a table to start the assembly process. I was lucky enough to have the assistance of my awesome fiance husband and mommy dearest 🙂

Step 1:

Using the Fiskars Corner Punch: Romantique (or whatever punch design you prefer) punch each corner of the invitation and details card. We used the same corner craft punch but a different design for the details card than on the invitations. This adds another dimension to the invitations and it’s small details like this that make a big difference.

You will probably want to practice on scrap paper first to decide which design you want (each craft puncher comes with 3 different designs) and also to get a hang of where to place the paper. This may seem silly but I will admit that not every punch came out perfect. We actually printed out extra invitations since we knew there would be some punched corners that wouldn’t look so hot. Eric turned out to be a champ at this job so he was practically designated as the craft puncher, lol. Who knew?

Step 2:

Glue the kraft cardstock into the “invitation section” of the pocketfold envelope. This will act as the backing to the invitation. I first used some clear scotch glue sticks which were great, but after we ran out I resorted to the CraftBond re-positionable glue sticks that I totally forgot we had on hand. These also worked awesome! Just make sure you press down around all the edges and that your paper is glued down securely.

Step 3:

Glue the invitations into the center of the cardstock paper using your re-positionable glue stick. These glue sticks allow you to move the paper into place until you get it just right, and then they become permanent. I forgot to take a photo of this step before I added our “details” card but you get the idea 🙂

Step 4:

Add your enclosure cards a.k.a The Details card, into the pocket on the right side.

I created a “details” card to go inside the pocketfold invitation. Since most of our information is located on our wedding website, and we had a fairly small wedding {50 guests}, I decided to ask guests to RSVP via our wedding website, rather than send a separate card and envelope. The fonts used on The Details Card are Things We Said and Abadi MT Condensed, which are included on my post about the FREE fonts used.

However, you can use a “details” card for directions, accommodations, reception info, things to do, etc. Or you can create separate wedding enclosures such as your RSVP card and envelope, and then another enclosure with a map and directions just as one example.

Side Note: If you are looking for a great, FREE, wedding website you should check out wix.com, that’s what we use and it’s my favorite out of all the ones I looked at.

For the details card, we cut kraft cardstock sheets into 4 x 5.5 and then printed directly onto the pre-cut sheets. Afterward, we used the Fiskars Corner Craft Punch to add a little detail to each card.  Here is what it looked like:

And here is what it looked like added to the pocketfold envelope.

Your pocketfold invitation is now all set up and ready for embellishments, yay!

Rustic Wedding Invitations Embellishment Steps:

Step 1:

Cut all of the ribbon/twine/lace that you will need for each invitation. We used about 2 feet of each material per invitation. Afterward, we placed each material into ziplock bags to keep them separated and organized.

Step 2:

Thread your narrow ribbon pieces through a button. {You can then place them back in the bag as shown in photo above}

Step 3:

Place your ribbon on top of the lace with the button in the center. Then pin into place {you will take the pins out after you have it tied on but this helps keep it in place}.

Step 4:

Now wrap the lace/ribbon/button around the envelope with the button in the center of the flap and tie the lace/ribbon into a bow on the back. Don’t forget to remove the pins!

Step 5:

Now wrap the twine around the invitation a couple of times and then tie it into a bow next to the button.

Onto the Envelopes:

I printed the addresses directly onto the envelopes using the same font and style I used for our rustic save the dates. I actually saved each address file from the save the dates knowing that I would want to use them for these envelopes as well.

Yes, the envelopes were a little bulky but after I sealed them shut I placed a clear Avery label on them. I printed out the olive branch monogram I used for “The Details” card onto each label. I must say that I could not get the stickers to print directly into the center, so I had to print out a lot of those suckers and then used the best ones on the envelopes. Keep in mind that the postage price may increase depending on how bulky your envelopes are.

I wound up taking these to the self-serve area of the post office to print the stamps, but if I had planned it out better I would have liked to use various vintage-style stamps in different stamp amounts to create a more fun and eclectic look.

Due to the embellishments, I believe the invitations cost about $0.80 each to mail. It’s always a good idea to check with your individual post office for rates depending on how thick or uneven the envelopes are.

I hope that by seeing these you are encouraged and inspired to personalize your own wedding invitations!