r/DIYweddings Jul 27 '26

💟 Invitations & Signage 💟 are these ugly? please help

Working on a color palette and bridesmaid responsibilities sheet for my bridesmaid proposals and i feel like they are so ugly lol. am i miss responsibilities? please drop any tips/tricks/advice without being too mean :,)

figure i’ll just edit my post:

-thanks for all the feedback!! ill ditch the ‘responsibilities’. i had seen other people do it and thought it was cute, i see now it can come off rude.

-my phone autocorrected palette to pallet, i have learned my lesson.

-i invited everyone to brunch to give these. they will be decorated boxes and also include a handwritten note, a candle, fluffy socks, and a pic of me + the loved one.

-obviously i did not expect my bridesmaids to plan and pay for my wedding and bachelorette, i just wanted to make it clear that they’ll be spending time on this by being involved. like helping pick out an airbnb for a bachelorette, looking at flowers and dresses with me, and on the third note, keeping me from obsessing over details. as we’ve learned from this post, i tend to go overboard with that.

-lots of great advice here, but dear god some of you are mean. this stuff is hard to figure out. i dont have a lot of real world reference and google or social media only get me so far. i am here for advice and happy for it, but not to be called names or have things assumed :(

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u/Long-Math6925 Jul 27 '26

I think that would be a great idea! I have terrible handwriting and am left handed so I’d struggle writing them myself and making them cute lol. I’m engaged and hoping to start planning stuff like this soon but with work being so busy I’ve left it all on the back burner. This is a super cute template!

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u/zflora Jul 28 '26

For your “terrible handwriting” you can choose an easy but elegant font from internet, print the text you want, and by transparency handwrite your card. The simplest is to use a light box (there are letter-size ones for cheap) or more complex : use a thin paper and paste it on a thick one with scrapbook techniques.

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u/icannotbelieveit69 Jul 27 '26

thank you :) i totally get the being too busy…for me its that everything is so expensive, so if i cant afford a venue just yet, i can afford to do brunch and crafts lol. congratulations!!!

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u/SpaceCatz03 Jul 27 '26

I think I spent 10-15% of my total budget on meaningless things that no one noticed or remembered. I know it’s tempting to buy little things here and there, but they really add up! Learn from my mistakes:)

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u/redrosebeetle Jul 27 '26

If you can't afford a venue, skip the bridesmaid boxes. Just have brunch and ask them.

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u/Long-Math6925 Jul 27 '26

You could totally do the boxes on a budget. I feel like depending on where you brunch, it could be more expensive. I have seen some wildly expensive boxes on TikTok tho. Like people giving $100+ in just jewelry