Bridal Shower Invites: Send Digital Ones with Smilebox

Another digital invite by Smilebox While most of us still send out paper bridal shower invites, there are other options especially now that even most of our grandmothers have e-mail and Facebook.  Digital or e-mail invites can be just as glam and even more eco-friendly.  Of course, digital invites can also save you money-no need to buy postage! We particularly like the designs from Smilebox.  With Smilebox, you can  easily create invitations.  You can pick from thousand of templates, add photos you want to use, add music and voila, you've made a Smilebox!  What sets Smilebox apart though is that it gives you more ways to share than other digital invite sites: Facebook, email, blog, printing at home or to a store, and burning to DVD.   Tip:  Printing is a nice option because you can then use the invite for scrapbooks or as a memento.  It's the best of both worlds.  Smilebox is an affiliate of ours; however, the thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are ours and were not influenced in anyway.

Bridal Shower Invites from Wedding Paper Divas

When we think of Wedding Paper Divas, we think of weddings of course-their invitations, save the dates, and thank you cards are gorgeous and perfect for so many different types of themes.  However, until recently we didn't realize how extensive their collection of bridal shower invitations are.

Among the gems:

Love this invite-how perfect for a bridal showers where the focus is on cooking.  The apron is just so cute. This is also part of a line where invites can be as low as $.69 each; granted you do need to order quite a few to get the .69 rate but it's still a great deal. 

Or look at this  unique bridal shower invitation-the die cut circle shape alone is unique and trendy. We love the happy couple on the front and the romantic words on the back.   This invite stands out though in a world of cutesy invitations.          

We also love this stunning silhouette of a kissing couple for a wedding shower invite. The design is simple and timeless and, of course, silhouettes are very trendy right now. 

This is just a sampling of the invites available from Wedding Paper Divas. We hope you consider thme for the shower you're planning. 

(Disclaimer: Affiliate links were used in this post and we may be compensated for this post; however, our opinions and thoughts were  not influenced in anyway.) 

FREEBIE: Printable Cherry Blossom Bridal Shower Invitations

Paper Glitter has a great free printable template: Cherry Blossom invitation and matching envelope. Originally used for a baby shower, the Cherry Blossom invites are perfect for bridal showers and are really trendy now. 

How to Save Money on Bridal Shower Invites

1) Don't send any. While not our favorite solution, don't send traditional bridal shower invites out. Instead try making phone calls or sending e-mails. It gets the job done for free.

2) Use our printables. Scan our selection of free printable bridal shower invites and use those. There still is a cost-you do have to print them out. The other downside-you don't have creative control or sometimes a way to personalize them.

3) Get a professional to make the invite. Many graphic designers will send you a personalized custom design that you can then take to a print shop and have printed. (Tip-try the ones on Etsy like Etsy seller kottageon5th.)  The cost advantages can be nice-you get a custom invite for your friend's soirée that can often be printed for 10 cents a copy.

4) Zazzle-we're biased. We love Zazzle-it's a great publishing platform that allows you to make invites pretty much anyway you want to. Add poems and wording, upload photos, change fonts and colors, you've got plenty of options. You can also search the thousands of pre-made customizable designs they have-try searching for African-American bride or spa-themed shower to give you an idea of the many options. And the price can't be beat.  25 invites will set you back around $44.

FREE Printable Bridal Shower Invitations

We found more FREE printable Bridal Shower Invites for you.  You can download the pdf file of the one above and another similar one at Free Printable Greeting Cards. The pdf file is free, but you can purchase a premium version that allows you to edit it for $4.  For more FREE printables look here.

Asian Bridal Shower Invites

Looking for Asian bridal shower invitations? Of course you don't have to have an Asian bride on the invite but it's nice to know you have options.

311-Asian Bride Shower Invitation by Jill311
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Love this card with the bride wearing a traditional wedding gown. The best part is that it could also be used as a wedding card too!

Pretty Asian Bride Bridal Shower Invitations by OccasionInvitations
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This bride is so cute! Love it-and it also comes in different "bride" styles including African-American too!

FREE Bridal Shower Ginkgo Collection Download

What a great freebie- an entire bridal shower collection for FREE as a download.  Included are gift or favor tags, favor box decorations, registry cards, and menus-basically everything you need to have a well-coordinated shower.  The design is also pretty too-a simple blue ginkgo design.  Best of all, you can buy the matching invites from Etsy seller Simply Pretty Prints.

Giveaway: 20 Shower Invites from Sweet Wishes Stationery

Who doesn't love Etsy? We  have found another great etsy store selling the cutest invites: Sweet Wishes Stationery. The entire shop is full of great designs for bachelorette party and bridal shower invites.

The above invite is available here.  The design is perfect for bachelorette parties or lingerie showers-its sweet and sexy at the same time.  If you want more lingerie shower invites, be sure to look at the rest of the invites available at Sweet Wishes Stationery.

Love the above invite.  The design is classic-very streamlined and modern.  It looks like more expensive invitations for half the cost.  Since the text is customizable on all of Sweet Wishes invites, this one could also be used for bridal shower luncheons. 

The above invitation is just pure cuteness.  What better way to invite guests to a bridal shower than to show the bride holding all of her presents!

Sweet Wishes has made it easy to get the invitations you really want.  All of the text is customizable so you can even pick these margarita cocktail party invites and use it for a stock the bar shower or bachelorette party.  You can also have the colors changed to better match the wedding colors or party theme.  Custom quantities are available too-if you need 25, 35, or 50 invites just start a convo with her and ask.

Sweet Wishes also offers  matching fill-in (or blank) thank you notes ($.85/each), return address labels ($.30/each) and favor labels (round or rectangle for $.40/each).  Love the favor labels-what a nice (and cheap) way to have your decor match the invites.

Besides offering a ton of bridal shower and bachelorette party invites, Sweet Wishes covers you for other occasions and holidays. There's adorable couples baby shower invites, graduation party invites, and of course kids birthday parties invites. 

Giveaway: Want to get some of the great invites featured above? You can purchase any of the invites from Sweet Wishes Stationery.  BUT, Sweet Wishes has generously offered to give-away a standard set of 20 invites in your choice of design. 

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DIY Fabric Bridal Shower Invitations

This great DIY find from Wedding Chicks and Paper & Thread Studio is sure to excite everyone. Take a look at these creative fabric bridal shower invites that are super easy to put together (no sewing required-we swear) and are ridiculously creative.

FREE Bridal Shower Invites for Cocktail Parties

Wedding Style Guide has a great freebie-FREE printable bridal shower invites for bridal shower cocktail parties. Find them here. Use the money you save on invites to buy better liquor.

DIY Doily Bridal Shower Invitation

Wow-take a look at this bridal shower invite. We never would have thought of using a doily in this manner (to make a bridal gown) yet the whole DIY project is both easy to do and looks great.

DIY: Bridal Shower Photo Invitation

Take a look at this DIY contest finalist over at The Bride's Cafe. An adorable photo of the bride holding an umbrella with the groom next to her holding a sign that states "please join us for a bridal shower honoring" with a finger pointed at the bride. The photo is too cute and Hillary then turned around and put the photo, along with details, on a postcard using Snapfish. The end result-an original bridal shower invite that came out to be $30 for 35 of them.

Freebie: Bridal Shower Invitation Template

Vintage Glam Weddings has a great freebie-a downloadable template for bridal shower invitations!

DIY: Free Bridal Shower Invitation Templates from IdoSugar

IdoSugar has put together some FREE bridal shower invitation templates. The invites are free, all you have to do is download, print, and fill them in. They're pretty, sophisticated, and come in three popular bridal shower colors-blue, green, and pink. Our suggestion: print them on cardstock or go to a printing place like Kinko's to print them at.

Punk Bridal Shower Invites? What about Asian or Indian Brides?

We love Zazzle. We do. And luckily we found a great Zazzler, Jill311, who has incredible bridal shower invitations. Using postcards as invites is a great idea-you don't need envelopes so there's less waste and it's cheaper to mail them.

Look at these bridal shower invites. These invites showcase a bunch of ethnically diverse brides-Indian, Asian, African-American, as well as different brides like tattooed brides with pink hair. We love those punk brides! Also be sure to look at the diverse brides like the Indian bride showcased here.

Cinderella Inspired Bridal Shower Invite

Having a Disney themed bridal shower for the bride? Or maybe the bride and groom are getting married at Disney World and you want to reflect that in the shower invitations?

Take a look at these Cinderella inspired bridal shower invites by Zenadia Design. The inside of the invitation reveals the words to the song from Cinderella, “So this is love…” along with all the party details. To finish the design off, the designer added swirls of fairy dust and the pumpkin carriage.

The best part of this invite-it doesn't look cartoonish or childish but instead appropriate for even a couture bridal shower.

Etsy Find: Lingerie Shower Invites by Crazy4Cards

Forget about those boring shower or bachelorette party invites. Take a look at this brilliant find from Etsy.

(Image via Etsy copyright 2008 Kimberly J Kittel)

These lingerie invites are too cute. The Bra is in the front of the card with the panty on the back of the card. To spice the card up, you can add fur to it. Don't worry-there's room to put all the details of the party on it. The price is alright too-just $14.75 for a set of 8. And with these invites, there's no way that the guests will question what the theme of the shower is-there can be no denying that this shower will not be focusing on pots and pans. :) Of course these don't have to be just used for bridal showers-they are also perfect for bachelorette parties. What a great way to let everyone know that the party will be a little naughty.

Crazy4Cards also makes these lingerie cards to use as cards. We love the Santa Baby Hot Hot Pink which would be a great accompaniment with your Victoria's Secret teddy. Frankly these cards are so cute that most of our hubbys wouldn't mind getting one on our anniversaries either.