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Make your own wedding invitations

Step 7Envelopes

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This is where the themed part of your invitation plays a major part.
Choose your colors and keep them consistent in your font color, paper, ribbons, and whatever else you have.

Stickers play a good role in sealing your envelopes, or if you want to be extra fancy, you could go for a melted wax press!

For an instructable on how to make your own wax seal:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-wax-seals-part-1/

EDIT:
If you haven't read the comments, javairny mentioned that wax stamps tend to get eaten by the mail machines, so if you do send 'em, it's probably better to consider larger envelopes, thicker-wise.
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Author:flio191(my personal blog/portfolio)
I'm from Chicago, but currently at University in Champaign-Urbana, studying fine and applied arts. I hope to focus on information design and computer science within graphic and industrial design. I ...
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