It's summer season ladies and therefore prime wedding season; which means that you may be receiving some invites in the mail any time now. On the flip side, you may be one of the chicks sending out invites and 'save the date' cards. 

The biggest wedding trend right now is to DIY it. Getting your hands a little dirty to create something beautiful and unique for your special day. One of the easiest ways to dip your toe into the DIY trend is to create your very own invites or 'save the dates'. This piece of paper may not seem all that imperative to your day but the invite can set the tone for the theme or atmosphere of your wedding. It drops a little hint of what's to be expected on the big day.

A while back we wrote about of the hottest themes in weddings: the 'rustic vintage' wedding. With that in mind, we decided to DIY a rustic, vintage inspired wedding invite. It's charming and quirky and gives new meaning to the expression, 'tying the knot'! You'll see what I mean later so keep reading chicks!

Here's what we used:


Cardstock paper, cut length wise for the card portion (as shown in photo above)
Hole Puncher
Scissors 
Twine, Ribbon or String

Here's how to make it happen:

 
Step 1: After decorating the cardstock to your liking, fold over and punch a hole in the middle on the side of the card. Then, fold the card in three. At this point, write your message on the inside of the card. 


Step 2, 3: Taking the twine, tie a knot in the middle of it. Feed the twine through each of the holes on each side so the knot is placed in the middle of the card. Pull the twine so that the knot is fairly tight. Tie off the ends of the twine on either side. Cut off any excess. 


Step 4: With each of the ends secured, pull the knot in the middle, making it wider and bigger. Fold over the card, tucking the knot in. 

Now, here's the invite in action! 


Cute, right?
 
The Final Product 
 

We played around with a few different styles for this invite, but then stuck with the rustic, simple elegance of natural fibers and colours. 

What do you think of this wedding invite? Are you a wedding DIYer?