Sunday, March 9, 2014

How to Design Paisley Wedding Invitations

To create your own Paisley wedding invitation, you just need a computer with Adobe Photoshop program, a printer (optional), an internet connection and free account of online print-on-demand company like CafePress.

All couples have the same chance to choose their wedding invitations in any designs, sizes and colors they like. Some couples choose to purchase their wedding invitation at wedding stores or order them online. Some others choose to create their own wedding invitations for some economical reasons. However, designing and printing your wedding invitations at home is not only challenging and interesting but also awarding experience. Many designs and styles are available to choose from, Paisley wedding invitation is one of them.


Follow this systematic guide to create your paisley wedding invitations.
  • Before beginning the project, you may need to install the Adobe Photoshop program onto your computer. To use all of the tools necessary to create custom paisley wedding invitations, you can buy the full version of Photoshop.
  • Open your Adobe Photoshop program and create a new design file. Go to page setup for the size of invitation, type in 7 inches for the height and 5 inches for the width. Change the resolution to 300 DPI or higher for better resolution, click OK button.
  • Look for a paisley design for the background of the image online, such as at Fotosearch.
  • Locate free image of paisley designs, right click on the image to copy it and go back to your Photoshop image to paste the image. When the image appears, click on the "Edit" button, select "Transform," and then "Scale" to resize the image.
  • Click on the "Text" tool (T) to add text to your wedding invitations. Put the text box where you want the text to go and type your detail information of your wedding.
  • Save the image file in JPEG format after naming it.
  • Upload your wedding invitation image onto the CafePress website using your free account. Click on the "My Shops" button, click on the "Manage Sections and Products" link, and upload your image file using the CafePress uploader after deciding where you want to place your image on.
  • You are now ready to order paisley wedding invitations inside your "My Shops" page.

Instead of uploading your project onto the CafePress, you can print your own paisley wedding invitation at home using your printer. 

Friday, March 7, 2014

Creating a Relaxed and Memorable Shower for the Bride

When you plan wedding showers themes for your wedding celebration, it is a good idea to create a memorable and unforgettable shower for the bride. A bridal shower is commonly aiming at helping the married couple build a household together. This is also the time for sharing love, affection and happiness between the all new members of both families. This moment is also suitable to use as golden opportunity for relatives and friends to give their advice to the bride. But the main purpose of a bridal shower is to provide the bride, family, relatives and friends relaxed time before the coming of big wedding day. At this historical moment, everybody can share funny stories, give advice or support to the bride. Make sure that the bride does nothing at this moment to keep her feeling comfortable. She is the princess that is going to be served by everyone. She should only feel happiness and comfort, no fatigue and depress.


One thing to remember in your wedding theme is that it is now acceptable for the bride’s family members to host the bridal shower. It was commonly hosted by the maid-of-honor and bridesmaids. To know more about how a bridal shower should be, take these points into your considerations:

  • Hold your bridal shower at least two weeks before the wedding day.
  • Invite only guests who have been invited to the wedding.
  • Decide whether it is 'girls only' event or a couple one.
  • A bridal shower is usually afternoon event.
  • The bride should register for gifts which things they still need by including a reasonable number of inexpensive items for low-budgeted guests.
  • Decide whether the party will be held at a home or other locale.
  • Give party favors to the all guests. They can be traditional favors such as small boxes of candy.