bridezilla tendencies

I only have a few requirements when it comes to our invitations:

1. Not too formal
2. Not too traditional
3. Sort of unique in it’s own little way
4. NO ribbons
5. Modern look
6. Fits the theme

Since we are having a “school chic” themed wedding (still not sure if we could pull off this darn theme haha), I thought of doing booklet/book style invites! The other day I google booklet invitations and nearly shrieked with excitement from the inspirations I found! Some couples were so daring and creative to create story book style wedding invitations – their love story in chapters in hard-bound books – all the works!

source: merriment design

source: head vs heart

sourc: constella tionco

would you believe that this is DIY (including the hard binding)! source: oh so beautiful paper

i like the modern appeal of this. source: paper crave

source: head vs heart

source: oh so beautiful paper

source: oh so beautiful paper

this has got to be one of my favorites, reason being it looks like the DIY book I gave L on one of our anniversaries. source: ryan masuga

The stitched book style invitations with letterpress are breathtakingly beautiful!

source: paper crave

source: oh so beautiful paper

The “guide to wedding” style invitation books are creative and requires guts and talent to pull off! Definitely not me but they’re so adorable!

source: invitation crush

try following the "pat the dog" and "screw-in the light bulb" step - it's so FUNNY!!! source: invitation crush

source: urban influence

These invitation books inspiration are unique and fun but as I’ve said it requires gut, talent, skill and creativity to execute which I admittedly lack of. Further, making “story book” invites is expensive and will require writing skills and the “guide to wedding” style invites will require WIT! So I searched for more “feasible” inspirations that I think hopefully we could pull off!

source: gourmet invitations

source: oh so beautiful paper

source: oh so beautiful paper

But last but not the least, my ultimate peg for our DIY invites and the easiest to execute and most cost efficient in my opinion – “booklet type”.

source: wedding invitations 21

source: bella figura

eyelet + letterpress = love!! source: dolce press

source: dolce press

source: i do it yourself

source: i do it yourself

So yes I am finally set on doing booklet style invites! I just need to source for paper/envelopes and check printing cost. I also need to figure out if I want to bind it using eyelet or by sewing. I need to check eyelet/eyelet setter cost and portable sewing machine cost or we can print it here and sew it at home, which is really my LAST option considering we only have 2 weeks in the Philippines and we need to do trial and error first!

I know DIY invites is a very ambitious project but might as well give it a try!