The combination of pretty flowers and paper gets me really excited. I’m a book lover (I will never use an e-reader — it’s got to be real paper), and that could be why I’ve always loved beautiful wedding invitations and everything that comes along with it.

I came across Basic Invite a few years ago (back when I was working at Once Wed!), and they recently reached out to show me some of their new wedding stationery products: wedding invites, guest books (am I the only one who thinks a pretty guest book is impossible to find?), along with invites for showers and engagement parties and everything that comes along with those events.

Let me show you some of my favourites!

When I am working with event design clients, or am simply recommending different options to floral clients, I do have a preference to work with a local stationery artist. But, I know that the budget point that comes along with a custom, locally-designed product isn’t always feasible for every client. That’s when I love to include a few suggestions for a more budget-friendly online option, and Basic Invite is one of those amazing options.

They’re not just offering your basic “low budget” options, and I need you to understand that. The pieces and designs that the Basic Invite team offer are varied in style and design, and they offer a lot of different customizations to make sure you get what you’re envisioning. Here are a few of my favourite pieces and some of the awesome details you should know!

So first of all, you know that I’m all about COLOUR. I love a well-designed and intentional wedding palette that goes beyond the basic. Your wedding invitation and other paper goods are an ideal place to incorporate the interesting touches of your palette. They’re the first way that your guests experience your wedding, so that invite gives your guest a taste of what they can expect: style, theme, how formal it’s going to be, and what kind of surprises they might expect.

Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows customers almost unlimited colour options with instant previews online. You can actually change the colour of each element on a card, with over 180 different colour options (is that too many options? I don’t know haha). The card can be exactly how you want it, down to the littlest detail. This is what sets Basic Invite apart from any other online stationery company and is their biggest draw.

Oh! And 40 different envelope colours! Layer in that colour palette, baby!

Each of Basic Invites' wedding invitations are part of a full set, which means that you can choose just a simple invite and envelope combination, or you can sprinkle that paper goodness throughout your entire wedding, with things like ceremony programs, registry and hotel block info cards, thank you notes, table numbers, and so on. If you’re working on a low budget but you want to make sure your overall wedding design has impact, then don’t overlook the importance of your paper pieces working together.

Above and on the right, you can see how swapping out the colours makes an enormous difference, and I love that it’s so easy to do so. The main suite above has a joyful, mid-summer feel that would be perfect for an outdoor wedding, while the darker option below feels a little more moody, a little more luxe (I could envision how this would play centre stage in a dramatic winter wedding at Manitoba Club…).

A few more things to love about basic invite:

-They include free wedding websites (mobile friendly and you can custom design to match your invites!)

-Custom samples, so you can see it in your hands before you make a final decision

-Free address collection service (you just sent your guests a link, and they fill out all of their mailing details)

All images provided by Basic Invite.
They’re also offering a promo code right now for 15% off your order, until the end of December only! You can check that all out on their homepage.