One of the most important parts of a wedding invitation is of course the design. However, without an outline, needless to say the design will be a bit bland. Outlines set the mood of a template and they encompass the entire invitation. The outline you choose will greatly affect the reaction that the guests will have towards your handmade wedding invitation. In fact, most designs are comprised of nothing more than a good looking outline and then some text centered in the middle of the page. Most outlines consist of things like vines/flowers, butterflies, and even angels, but you can feel free to incorporate just about anything you can imagine into the design.

You may even want to draw the outline by hand to add even more of a personal touch to the handmade wedding invitation. You should try to make the outline subtle so that it does not overpower the rest of the wedding invitation. If you are not an excellent artist then you can always have someone draw an outline for you, and then it can be scanned into the computer and used in a program like photoshop. You can also use pre-made templates found online, or you can just use them as inspiration for your own handmade wedding invitations. You can also use stencils to make an outline for your wedding invitations, although this process may be a bit time consuming, especially if you have a lot of wedding invitations.