Self Assemble Wedding Stationery - 'D.I.Y Wedding Invitations'
This is a fantastic way of having a professionally designed, printed and finished product at a fraction of the cost. Not a flimsy handmade product with 'cut outs' that may fall off or frilly 'stick ons', or a card that you buy and then have to personalise with your own craft stamp!! Instead, buy the Mandalay wedding invitations and co-ordinating stationery you desire, at a much lower price simply by ordering them D.I.Y - 'self assemble'.
What does Self Assemble mean?
Choose the design of the outer card you like, the colour that matches in with your theme, and we will supply the cards, professionally printed, cut and creased as shown on our design pages. The difference with the Self Assemble - D.I.Y Stationery compared to our standard service is that you print your own details onto the blank insert sheets that we have supplied you with, and assemble the items you have ordered yourself.
There is no minimum order quantity and all Self Assemble Stationery orders will be delivered within 10 working days.
The self assemble kit includes:
1. the outer card, professionally scored and folded, in the design you choose.
2. matching insert paper, cut to size and ready to put in your printer.
3. matching envelopes made especially for Mandalay.
4. ribbon on a roll in your preferred colour or adhesive if you are having your stationery plain.
Metallic trims in silver or gold are available at 20p extra each.
The outer card
The outer card is provided just as you see it, professionally scored and folded and printed in the design and the colour of your choice, which is why our self assembled option is such a great way of keeping the cost down and still having beautiful stationery.
The insert paper
The insert paper is supplied completely blank and cut to the correct size 126mm x 252mm (wedding invitation) ready for you to print your details onto. Simply type your invitation details into a word document and then print them onto the insert paper.
Please download the templates below to help. These templates are 'Word' documents which have been set to the correct paper size and with the text positioned to print in the appropriate position. Slide the feeder tray guides on your printer to the narrower size (126mm) and the paper will then feed through an A4 printer happily. If you are unsure, please remove an insert sheet from one of your samples and test.
Word Templates to Download
Note on menu templates |
You will need to print and check the position of each page very carefully, to ensure that your text is accurately centred, as the settings/margins that your printer is set to may vary.
Once printed, you simply fold the paper in half and attach the insert page into the outer card with a ribbon, metallic trim. Adhesive is included with your order if you specify you are having your stationery plain. We always include 5 spare sheets of paper with every order for you to use as tests to practice on.
You may buy additional matching paper on which to print your gift list, directions and accommodation details etc. for 20p per sheet, supplied blank.
The Envelopes
Matching envelopes are included within the price of the save the date cards, wedding and evening invitations and thank you cards. They are available in textured cream, textured white, mottled ivory, gold, silver, ivory pearlised and white pearlised. You would then need to write the names and address of your guests on to the envelope.
RSVP Envelopes
Matching envelopes are also available for your RSVP cards and are included within the price. They are available in textured cream, textured white, silver, gold, ivory pearl, white pearl, smooth white or smooth ivory. You would then need to write or print the name and address on the envelopes, of the person that is receiving the RSVPs for your wedding - traditionally the bride's parents. These can either be written by hand, or printed onto standard computer address labels and then stuck on to the front of the envelope.
For a truly professional finish, we would strongly recommend using transparent address labels rather than standard white labels if you are planning on ordering one of the different coloured envelopes that we are able to supply to match your stationery i.e. cream, silver, gold etc.
We are able to supply transparent labels for both inkjet and laser printers. They are £1.50 per sheet of 21 labels. Again, please confirm on your order form whether you have a laser or inkjet printer.
As an alternative, if you do not wish to buy clear labels, we are also able to supply smooth white envelopes which we would recommend if you are planning on using white address labels.
Please therefore confirm on your order form whether you would prefer to have matching envelopes or our standard smooth white envelopes.
The Ribbon
The ribbon is supplied on a roll in the colour or your choice (or adhesive if you are having your stationery plain). We recommend cutting the ribbon to a length of approximately 54cm when assembling your wedding invitations or 61cm when assembling your menus or order of service. Next, tie the bow directly around the outer card, just as you would a shoe lace. Although it may seem difficult at first, you will soon pick up the technique and it is because you are able to do this yourself that we are able to keep the prices so low.
We are able to supply the ribbons pre-tied into bows for an additional 45p per bow.
Metallic Trims
As an alternative to a ribbon, we are able to supply either gold or silver metallic trims, with a small ball on the loop. This item is particularly useful when assembling you order of service, which will need to be stapled if you are having the wedding stationery plain or with a ribbon as it has text on both sides of the insert pages. Metallic trims are 20p extra each and fit onto all the folded cards in our ranges.
Can I print on to all your specialist papers?
Sweetheart, Titania, Pandora, Vienna & Promise designs are printed on pearl paper. If you are printing from an ink jet printer on to our pearl paper, the ink will not dry so we include an ivory textured insert sheet instead of the pearl. It is a matching colour to the pearl card and will still look attractive as your insert sheet. If you are printing with a laser printer let us know and we will include the pearl insert sheets for you.
How do I print my Order of Service?
We include two sheets of insert paper for each Order of Service booklet. This will allow you to print the equivalent of approx. four sides of A4 typed sheets (depending on your font size). Our template will help you set up your text, but you will need to consider the position of each page within your document, so that once printed and made into a booklet, your order of service will run in the correct order. Please see the relevant PDF for guidance notes.
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3 or 4 page |
Order of Service 3 or 4 page |
Three or Four page order of service
Using your word template to set the text in the correct position: (Using 1 sheet of insert paper)
1/ Print page one onto your insert paper then turn this over and print page two and three onto the back of page one.
If you have a page four, print this onto the same side as page one.
2/ Fold the insert sheet into the outer card. If your order of service is only three pages long, you will be able to stick the insert pages into the outer card, as the back page will not need to be read.
If you have a fourth page of text, you will need to staple the insert sheet into the outer card using a saddle stapler, so that the text on the fourth page can be read.
If you are having trims, the trim will hold the pages without any need for staples.
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8 page |
Order of Service 8 page |
Eight page Order of Service
Using your word template to set the text in the correct position: (Using 2 sheets of insert paper)
1/ Print page one onto your first sheet of insert paper then turn this over and print page two onto the back of page one.
If you have page seven, print this onto the same side as page two.
If you have page eight, print this onto the same side as page one.
2/ Print pages six and three onto the second sheet of insert paper, turn this sheet over and print pages four and five onto the back of pages six and three.
So therefore you will have:
Insert 1 - Page 1 and 8 on one side, Page 2 and 7 on the reverse
Insert 2 - Page 3 and 6 on one side, Page 4 and 5 on the reverse
When you think you have all your text in the correct order, please print a test sample, fold it into a booklet, staple it and dress it (i.e. add a ribbon or trim) to make sure that the order of the pages is correct and you are able to read all the pages of text.
3/ Fold the insert sheet into the outer card. Lastly, using a saddle stapler you will have to staple the insert pages into the outer card and then dress with your ribbon. The ribbon needs to be placed around the outer card only, so that the text on pages three and four can still be easily read.
For the eight page order of service, we would strongly recommend using our metallic trims, as the trim holds the pages together without any need for stapling. Metallic trims in silver or gold are available at 20p extra each.
To personalise your insert further, create your names, wedding date and venue in your theme colours as a title page.
Fonts
If you would like to buy a font there are many font sites where you can download a huge selection of fonts for around £15. Type 'fonts' into your search engine.
Please ensure you print some test sheets and check the position of the text on each page very carefully, as we are not able to guarantee the accuracy of the centring, as we cannot determine the settings/margins that your printer is set to.