Designing a handmade wedding invitation can be very difficult if you do not have something to work from. Every good artist uses some sort of source material as inspiration from their work, whether it be their imagination or the work of another artist in the past. If you do not have a background in origami, embroidery, drawing or calligraphy then you may find yourself having a very difficult time. If you find yourself stuck, or unable to materialize an idea that you would like to portray on the wedding invitation, you can always enlist the help of a professional artist, calligrapher, or tailor. Don't be afraid to seek advice from people in these fields as it will only enhance the overall appearance of the invitation. Just because the invitation is handmade doesn't mean you have to go through the stress of designing it all by yourself.

In fact you may even want to ask around with some of the guests that will be attending your wedding. Many times you can find an artist in the family that would be willing to help you with coming up with new ideas. The internet is also a great source of creative inspiration, with thousands of websites devoted entirely to designer templates. There are even forums and message boards that you can us to chat with artists and template designers. Once you have found a template you can print it out and bring it to an embroidery specialist to have the template incorporated into a handmade invitation.