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Free Vintage Envelope Labels






The above labels are free Suzee Que Vintage mailing labels. If you click the link, it will take you to more labels and instructions for downloading and using them. These would look great on invitation envelopes.

If the above are too ornate for your taste, there is the Lil' Prettie mailing label from Le Blagh (the blog may have moved, but all the previous posts are still there, including some lovely free downloads). It has a simple vintage flavor.

If a wrap label (a label that wraps around one side of the envelope) is more your style, there is the French Postcard wrap label from Le Blagh (subtitled Pretty Procrastination) as well. The blog post also includes a free bookplate download at the bottom.

The Antique Ledger wrap label, also from Le Blagh, is simpler than the French Postcard wrap label, and could showcase a love of math and vintage.

The Ming wrap labels and mini Ming mailing label are more contemporary looking, but could still pass for vintage.

Wrap labels will need to be printed out on a piece of paper and then pasted onto envelopes. Depending on how talented you are with the computer and printer, the mailing labels may be printed and pasted, or printed directly onto the envelopes. Most of the labels will need the addresses handwritten on unless, of course, you can figure out how to get the addresses typed inside. Be careful with the first set of labels-- they are set to prepopulate the rest of the labels on a sheet once you have typed in the first label on the sheet.

If you want to play around with just decorating your envelopes (or your own DIY invitations), check out the Graphics Fairy.


Save the Date ideas and a template

While there are some lovely save the date emails one can purchase (especially on Etsy), we're trying to keep what we spend to a minimum. That's why free email save the dates are so wonderful. Bonus: no paper is used, so they are green! Note that there are a mixture of vintage and contemporary looks in save the date emails.

Some places that offer free emailable save the dates:

Smile Box
Evite
Punch Bowl

If you need to send some of your save the dates through snail mail, why not use this adorable Giving Tree template (Click link for instructions-- but don't feel you that you need to use the exact paper products they suggest):




The save the date is meant for a fall wedding, but my fiance and I thought it would work just fine for a June wedding. It has a nostalgic feel that will go will our vintage casual theme, so don't feel you have to be having a fall wedding to use this!

The image can be printed out on cardstock (use the same cardstock as your invitations if you are making DIY formal invitations—) for snail mail, and insert the save the date (save it as an image file like a .jpeg instead of a pdf) as an image into an email message to those you can email. The instructions also include a mailing label for those you want to mail out.

Visit the Wedding Window for some other DIY save the date ideas, like Save the Date hankies, or Save the Date calendars. Keep in mind that some of these ideas will not be as inexpensive as the emails, or even printing out your own save the dates on cardstock.


Free Vintage Wedding Invitation Templates

To save money on invitations, DIY printable invitations are the way to go. To keep it green, you can order recycled cardstock and envelopes. E.M. Papers offers a couple of free templates for DIY invitations.

If you want the whole package (a“complete wedding set”), there is this bicycle built for two set with a mild vintage feel.

It that set is a bit too much, but you like the template, there is the wedding correspondence set, which includes the invitation, save the date card, R.S.V.P. Card, and Thank You card.

If you are like me, and are trying to cut as much paper out of the wedding as possible, they offer two free invitation only templates. One is the bike template from the sets above. The other is the monogram, which I personally think looks more vintage than the bike. This is probably because I prefer the Regency and Victorian eras when it comes to vintage. Even though it doesn't match my colors, I am strongly leaning in favor of this one.

You can have the color changed on the templates, but there is a charge for that:http://www.empapers.com/customization-pricing. Granted, since they do offer two free templates, it is still a bargain, but keep in mind that either template (especially the black and white one) will go nicely with a variety of color schemes.

They also have free fonts to download,so if you wish to do invitation only, but want to include more information on the back of the invitation (less paper!), or on your own enclosure card, you can match the font to your invitation.

There is also one free Thank You card template, if you want to print your thank you cards.

Love and Lavender has several free downloadable invitation suit templates. Many of them have a vintage feel (depending on what era you prefer). The Silhouette has a Regency or Victorian look. The Vintage Keys could complement many eras. Some of the downloads are specifically save the dates, or can be used as save the dates.

Feeling particularly crafty? Just download some free fonts and make your own template. DaFont has several pages of fonts that look like calligraphy, as well as pages and pages of Medieval fonts and Retro fonts. There are also plenty of other kinds on fonts to choose from on their page (see the menu at the top of the page).


Next up: Free Save the Dates
Following: Vintage Labels for Invitation & Save the Date EnvelopesBold Italic Text Color
Stay tuned for these upcoming posts!