My Quinceanera Invitations

Want to make truly unique Quinceanera invitations, but don’t have the artistic confidence to make your own?  Using your own photo lets you add your own unique personality, beauty, and charm to your invitations.

Photo invitations can be ordered and processed in as short as a week, or even less, but you still need to do a little planning.  OK, maybe a lot of planning – just like every other detail of your Quinceanera.  If you want the photos of you in your Quinceanera dress you will need to have already completed several steps before placing your order.  You will need to have:

• decided on the theme or colors of your Quinceanera
• received and altered your Quinceanera dress
• scheduled your photo shoot
• received digital photos

You may save some time, money, and copyright issues if you have a friend or family member take the photos of you.  You’ll want someone who’s at least handy with a camera so you’ll get the best quality shots to use in your Quinceanera invitations.

Actually placing the order for photo invitations is fun.  First you choose the design you like.  Then you upload your photograph(s) and position them on the invitation template.  You can use whatever text you like, and can even choose the font, size and color.  I recommend deciding on the wording of your Quinceanera invitations before designing it online.  See my post on Spanish wording for Quinceanera invitations for ideas, or use the site your buying invitations from for more samples.

As an example, the invitation shown here is offered by an online company with a good variety of Quinceanera invitations. The company is Storkie Express, and while they have many types of invitations, you can see their entire line of Quinceanera invitations here. In fact, I’m an affiliate of that company because of their variety of invitations and ease of ordering.

After finalizing your invitation, you’ll have the opportunity to get some extra professional services.  You can even upload your guest list and receive your Quinceanera invitations with envelopes already addressed.  Samples of your invitations are also available.

After finalizing your order, it’s possible to have your unique Quinceanera invitations in hand in less than a week!  Just make sure to reach this step in planning the details of your Quinceanera in time.  Check out this post on when to send your Quinceanera invitations.

Photographs give you endless possibilities to really bring out your personal character, and can make your Quinceanera invitations truly unique.  Many of your guests will even hold on to their invitation for years as a special keepsake.

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Shelly over at the Stamp Crazy Girl blog has designed some nice, custom Quinceanera invitations.  She started by planning the design with the Sweet 15 official colors in mind, and then made a few mock-ups.

This DIY (do-it-yourself) approach can bring a touch of unique elegance to a  at an affordable price, especially if you already have stamping supplies.  Even if you don’t, the cost savings over a large number of invitations can justify the expense.  That being said, your Quinceanera is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and you want your Quinceanera invitations to be just right.  It’s not the time to start experimenting, especially if you’re not the artistic type.  If you don’t have stamping experience or supplies, yet you want to create stamped Quinceanera invitations, your best bet may  to recruit the help of a friend with experience.

Of course there are other options that don’t involve the stamping route.  Your local crafts store will have a good variety of card stock – all types, textures, and colors.  Add some velum, ribbons, or other types of “bling”, and you have everything you need to create beautiful Quinceanera invitations.  You can do the layout on your computer using a nice font for elegance.  If the print and graphics are simple, your home printer may be sufficient.  Your local print store can be very useful in providing better print quality than you may be be able to get at home.

Get your family or damas to help you with assembly.  Once you do one, the other 199 are a breeze!

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This beautiful, custom Quinceanera invitations by Just Embossed represents an excellent, high end option for your celebration.  The card stock features an embossed, or raised border and monogram to give a very personal touch.  The photo is of a wedding invitation, but the colors and style are excellent for your Quinceanera as well.

At $545 for a set of 100, this high quality set includes the works – inner and outer envelopes, name cards of guests, RSVP cards and envelopes, and reception cards.  The invitations may even be addressed with your guests’ names in raised letters.

You can find these Quinceanera invitations at Etsy.com, a marketplace for artisans.  Since products on this site are usually made by the seller, there are lots of options for customization.  Check out the site for other ideas for your Quinceanera invitations.

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Make your own paper?  That’s right! You can customize handmade paper using a variety of materials ond colors.  You can, but should you?  That’s another question entirely.  If you’re thinking of making the paper for your Quinceanera invitations you really need to consider the time involved.  Making paper can be a fun hobby, although there are lots of steps and it is time consuming.  In addition to a special box called a “deckle”, a list of supplies includes:

• Blender
• Rolling Pin
• Flat workspace
• Kitchen sink with stopper, or large plastic tub
• Kitchen Towels, or rags
• Paper Blotters
• nylon screen
• sponge
• leaves, moss, glitter, or other decorations
• Paper – you can use old envelopes, papers, newspapers,
• Microwave or hair dryer

You can visit this tutorial on how to make paper to see everything involved.

So while the product can be beautiful and fun to create, your Quinceanera invitations are just one part of your sweet 15 celebration that you are planning.  You have so many details that you’re planning with your family, and your time may be better spent on other details.  If you like the idea of using handmade paper for your Quinceanera invitations, you can often buy it at your local art supply or craft store.  WIth papers including materials such as petals, leaves, and grass, your invitations are guarnteed to be unique, and can be a fun project, and a nice keepsake from your Quinceanera.

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Figuring out how many invitations you’ll need for your Quinceanera is not brain surgery, but careful planning can save you some money.  If you order too many you’re wasting money, but if you order too few and have to but “just a few more” you’ll waste even more money.

As a rule, you should send just one invitation per household that includes parents and children under 18.  If there are singles 18 years or older in the household, consider them independent adults and send them their own Quinceanera invitation.  Using this rule of thumb will help you to not over-order or get too few.  You’ll want to plan on ordering a few extra for last-minute guests that you’d like to invite to your Sweet 15 celebration, and a few for keepsakes.  Printing your own Quinceanera invitations lets you make the invitations unique an can save some money.  If you’re printing them yourself plan on just a few extra to cover any troubles your printer may give you.  It’s always cheaper to order a few extra in advance than to have to place an additional order later.

If you’ll be sending invitations to multiple people at the same address, there are a few things to keep in mind.  Specify both members of a married couple (i.e., John and Mary Ramos).  If you’re inviting their children as well, you may address the outer envelope to the parents and include the first names of the children on a line below the parents’ names on the inner envelope.  Two envelopes are not required, so if you’re using one envelope the children’s names must be included below the parents.   If a couple is unmarried but at the same address, place each name on the envelope on a separate line.  If the couple does not live together, use two separate invitations.

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Video Quinceanera invitations will probably not replace the traditional method, but there are lots of creative ways to express yourself in a video.  You could even show the video ( or a variation of it) at the Quinceanera celebration itself.

While traditional Quinceanera invitations such as these are still expected, it can be fun to make a Quiceanera video invitation and put it on YouTube or another video site, then send the link to your friends and family.  Here’s an example of a simple, but nice video announcing a Quinceanera.  All you’ll need is a video camera with a “firewire” (IEEE cable), a friend, and a computer.  Just have your friend shoot the video, and then edit it with your computer.  If you have a PC, you have Movie Maker software included.  On a Mac it’s IMovie. You can add music, text, and any effects you like.  Finally, save it and burn it to a cd or upload it to YouTube.  Easy video Quinceanera invitations for all your friends!

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