Beautiful Wedding Invitations with Basic Invite

I am so excited to announce that we have partnered with Basic Invite!

A detail that’s often overlooked by brides is one of the first things you have to think about: the invitations! Whatever the tone for your wedding day, your wedding invitations are a great way to set the stage. I was recently introduced to Basic Invite, a website that lets you create super cool wedding invitations that can be totally custom to your wedding day. It’s crazy easy to use and there are endless options of invitations and invitation suites!

I’m not just talking wedding invitations, either. You can order all of the enclosure cards to go along with them – which includes RSVP cards, directions, hotel arrangement cards, gift registry, ceremony info and even matching thank you cards, save the dates, menus, place cards, bridal shower invites and wedding programs. It’s like a one stop shop in wedding stationery! Read all about the site below. SPOILER ALERT: if you get to the very bottom of this blog, then a little surprise is waiting for you!

Now, I know there are a lot of places to get invitations online, but I’ve been really impressed with Basic Invite and I wanted to share with you why. 

Options! – Seriously, the first time I looked at the Basic Invite website to see if it would be a good fit to refer brides too, I was kind of blown away by all the adorable, elegant, cool, modern, traditional…you get the picture…wedding invitations they offered. I’m pretty picky about paper goods (because let’s be real…they have to be pretty enough to photograph!) and I found so many beautiful invitations that I’d be giddy to get in front of my camera. 

Almost Unlimited Colors – Ugh, this seriously made my day. Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows almost unlimited color options with instant previews online. YES YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT! This means that you won’t find your perfect invitation design, only to find out soon after that it only comes in purple and green…neither of which are your wedding colors. Customization is important when you’re trying to make sure every detail is just right, and Basic Invite just gets it.

Once you select your perfect design, you can change the color of each element on the card to over 180 different colors so you can make sure the card is exactly how you want it down to the littlest detail. This is a game changer, folks.

Custom Samples – Basic Invite allows you the ability to order a printed sample of their actual invitation so you can see exactly how it will print as well as the paper quality, before you ever have to place your final order. How many times have you started placing an order on an invitation site, only to stop because you’re overwhelmed with options that you have no context of? How are you supposed to know if glossy or matte paper is best for your invitation if you’ve never seen and touched them both? Basic Invite solves that problem. 

Over 40 Different Colors of Envelopes – This makes me a little giddy. (Are you sensing a theme here?) Basic Invite is just as colorful with their envelopes as they are with their invitations. When I got married, I was set on having sunny yellow envelopes that perfectly matched my invitations and set a happy, vibrant tone for my wedding day. And surprisingly, a specific envelope color is pretty hard to find! 

Free Address Collection Service – I’m all about working smarter, not harder. Even if you are the best DIY’er who ever DIY’d, it’s important to know what you can do yourself, and what you need help for. I was lucky when I got married – my mom kept a meticulous address book that I was able to use to put together our mailing list. But I’ve helped recently engaged friends or clients who aren’t so lucky! Basic Invite solves this problem by offering a free, easy address collection service to request your addresses with just three simple steps. Share a link, collect addresses, and get free envelope printing.

They also have a whole section of bridal shower invites! I love this because you never want your best girls to be stressing about things like shower invitations. This makes it so easy (and still super cute). 

I highly recommend Basic Invite if you’re wanting wedding invitations that start to get your guests excited for your big day.

Bonus wedding day tip: I always have my brides set aside their invitation suite for when I shoot the details on the wedding day. It’s a great way to pull in details and is a great photo addition to your wedding album! 

So what if you’re reading this but not getting married right now? No worries – they also have stationary for other events like baby showers, graduation, birthdays, Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs and many others. Bookmark that website because you may need to use it in the near future!

Now, if you’ve gotten THIS far in this blog, then I think you deserve a little gift because ya’ll, this was a lengthy one! You earned it. I’ve partnered with Basic Invite to get ya some savings on invitations. WooHoo!

Below is a coupon code you can use to get 20% off your order AND free shipping!! HECK YES!

**And don’t forget to come back and use them for your holiday cards!! Discount on holiday cards goes up to 40%!!!**

Happy Planning!

xoxo,