Handmade ideas for paper items: DIY tips to help with wedding preparations
You want your wedding to be just right—uniquely your own.
If you’re about to have your ceremony and reception, you’re probably feeling the same way.
In this article, we’re sharing handmade ideas for paper items that we highly recommend for couples like you.
Invitations, seating charts, place cards, menus, profile books, guest cards—these are all essentials for a wedding.
If you’d like to see designs created by real DIY couples or learn how to make them, please use this as a reference.
Handmade ideas for paper items: DIY tips to help with wedding preparations (1–10)
Guestbook
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy923_UvnqJ/A guest book is an important item used at the wedding reception to record guests’ names and addresses.
A handmade guest book can be tailored to suit the style of your wedding.
For example, if your wedding is mainly for relatives, it’s easy to confirm attendance, and you often already know their addresses.
Try creating a sheet that limits the fields to just the guest’s name.
By increasing the number of entry spaces so multiple guests can write on one sheet, the reception process will run more smoothly.
If you’re inviting a large number of guests or considering factors like age groups, create a guest book that fits your wedding.
Profile Book
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw-N28XPAxv/In the past, couples used to print their profiles on the back of the seating chart.
These days, many people create a booklet-style profile book.
Let’s make a lovely profile book that guests can enjoy during the wait before the reception begins.
You can introduce the couple over several pages with photos, profiles, and the story of how they met.
Of course, you can hire a professional, but you can also handcraft it using free templates and apps.
One of the best things about making it yourself is that the creation process becomes part of the memories.
Plus, weddings come with many expenses, and a handmade profile book can help keep costs down.
Table number
If you’re a fashion-forward bride, you might be considering table numbers as part of your table styling.
Table numbers play the important role of guiding your invited guests to their seats.
Let’s make some lovely table numbers.
Cut your favorite patterned paper to fit a photo frame.
Trace the numbers or lettering in your chosen font onto tracing paper.
Place the patterned paper and the traced tracing paper into the frame, and you’re done.
Coordinate them with your table decor, and have fun making them together as a couple.
Photo panel
These photo panels, made using pictures of the bride and groom, are perfect for decorating a wedding welcome space.
It’s a simple setup: cut a colored board to match the photo size and mount the photo on it.
Even so, the added volume from the board really helps highlight the memories captured in the pictures.
The color and size of the photos are also key points—by keeping them consistent when printing, you enhance their presence as decor.
If you can’t attach panels directly to the venue walls, we recommend arranging them on a large board and using it as part of the welcome board display.
Menu
The food at a wedding is one of the things guests look forward to.
Some couples may want to welcome their guests with a menu that matches the wedding’s atmosphere.
You might use a ready-made menu kit or even handwrite it.
Using a design app on your smartphone or computer makes it easy to create a menu, so it’s recommended.
Try choosing fonts and designs that fit your venue, and create it together.
After printing the menu onto cardstock from the app, add a ribbon for decoration to give it a stylish finish.
Be sure to create a lovely menu!
Request Card
A request card is something enclosed with a wedding invitation to convey requests to the guests.
By creating this request card yourself, you can make it stand out within the invitation while clearly communicating your wishes.
Simply design the request cover and the message you want to convey, print them, and pin them together so they don’t come apart—that’s all it takes.
By paying attention not only to the design but also to the type of paper and the shape of the pin, you can effectively communicate your requests while also highlighting the festive atmosphere of the wedding.
place card
Let’s make some lovely place cards to set on your wedding reception tables.
You might be thinking, “Designing and making them myself sounds difficult,” but don’t worry.
These days, you can easily create your own designs using apps on your smartphone or computer.
Print the guests’ names and your chosen design onto postcards or thick cardstock, then cut them out.
Fold each one in half and place it on the table.
Try adding your own touches—choose colors that match the season, or, for an evening wedding, go for a chic, nighttime feel in your design.