Planning An Inexpensive Open House

Planning an Inexpensive Open House

Some of the most expensive items that you'll buy for the

celebration of your wedding are the invitations and party

favors. Typcially you'll be having an open house on the day

before you wedding for the wedding party or on the day

after your wedding to open your gifts in the company of

your friends and family.

If you are hosting an open house for whatever reason that

involves the celebration of your wedding you'll need to send

out detailed invitations letting guests know the time, place,

and of course who you are. Since there are many different

reasons that you could be hosting an open house, you may

find it very difficult to find invitations in a party supply

store. Not only that, but you'll need to fill out every

invitation card with all the open house information which

could take hours if not days. The answer is to make your

own open house invitations. While this may sound like

more work than buying them, read on to discover it's

actually quite simple.

Before we discuss how to make your invitations, we would

like to cover the most important aspect of planning an open

house: the food. Everyone expects to see a variety of

good food at an open house, but if people are coming and

going all day, what should you serve? For some great

party food ideas check out the appetizer section of any

cookbook. Avoid serving casseroles or too many hot

recipes or you'll spend all your time running in and out of

the kitchen. Stick to cold appetizers that can sit out for

hours such as dips, crackers and cheese, and fruit plates.

The easiest way to make your invitations is to use

templates that you can download from the Internet. You

can add all the open house information, as well as add

some cute graphics to liven the invitations up. Then simply

print them out on some elegant stationary or invitations

cards, and you're done. These invitations will look very

professional if you use high quality printer paper and take

care not to make the invitation look too cluttered. Making

your own invitations saves you time and money. Soon you'll

be making your own for every occasion!

If you are having a open house to open your wedding gifts

you've probably already spent loads of money on your

wedding celebration. If so, why not save yourself a little

money and make your own invitations? Your open house

invitations don't need to be fancy, but with a little know-

how and creativity, you can make some great invitations

that your guests will love.

Rather than simply buying blank invitations from your local

party store, making your own invitations adds a personal

touch. How you go about making your invitations should

depend largely on how many people you intend to invite.

For instance, if you are inviting approximately ten people,

you can make your invitations from scratch using beautiful

invitation paper and various decorative appliqués.

However, if you intend to invite upwards of twenty or more

guests, you may want to use your computer to design

some great invitations that you can print off yourself.

If you are making invitations from scratch, be sure to have

the following supplies on hand:

• Heavy construction paper in several colors

• Colorful markers and pens

• Scissors

• Stickers

• Other appliqués (such as foam letters, glitter, or

pom poms)

• Glue

Using these supplies, you can make any type of invitation

you so desire. Choose a simple color theme and simply

add all pertinent information.

If you plan to design your invitations on your computer,

there are many invitation templates online that you can

download and use for free. These templates will help you

add all your information and customize your invitations any

way you like. You can then print the final invitation on

some colorful printer paper. Adding some additional

appliqués after is always a fun idea.

As you can see, making your own invitations isn't as hard

as it sounds. Just be sure to take your time and have a

design in mind when you start.