Best Steampunk Wedding Invitations

Whether you are a bride or groom, you know that steampunk is the best wedding theme.

This post will review some of the best templates and ideas for steampunk wedding invitations so that you can customize the invite to match your steampunk dreams.

Steampunk Wedding Invitation Templates

Whether you are on a budget or want to test your creative skills, you can use a template to whip up a genre-specific invite quickly. You can often print them from the same companies, saving you an extra step. Here are 3 of the best template makers for your steampunk invites. 

1. Shutterfly

   Shutterfly gives you some creative shapes to create your invitation, and you can also upload your own images and search through theirs. When you are finished, you can order the number of prints you need directly from them to save you time and money. 

2. Canva

   Canva is known for its easy user interface and diversity when creating invites, business cards, and digital graphics for social media platforms and websites. You can also print high-definition invites straight from them when you have finished. 

3. Zazzle

   Zazzle has several wedding invitations that are pre-designed in the right style. You can quickly edit the text and print out the number of invites you need straight from the Zazzle site. Each invitation also comes in a few different sizes and occasionally different shapes. 

Creative Steampunk Wedding Invitations

If you want to support small business designers, you can look for steampunk invites on Etsy. Here are a few of our favorite designs:

Commission an Original Steampunk Wedding Invitation

If you have an idea for an original invitation but don’t want to create it yourself, you can generally find a designer to custom-design one. Check out these options:

1. Fiverr

   Fiverr is an online marketplace for freelance designers. You can find graphic artists of every skill level and price point. Look through their portfolios, then reach out to them with your pitch until you find the necessary invitations. 

2. Etsy

   Reach out to storefronts on Etsy to ask if they do custom design work. You may find someone willing to create something specifically for you. You can also search for custom work on the site.

Create Your Own Wedding Invite

If you want to take a spin at creating your own wedding invitations, you can try out the following software. There is quite a learning curve to learning graphic design, but multiple Youtube videos are willing to help. 

1. Adobe Spark

   Adobe is considered to be the best company for design and editing software. Adobe Spark allows you to create special graphics that you can easily share online or send to a shop for printing. It is perfect for social media posts or a website about your wedding. 

2. Affinity Designer

   Affinity Designer has many of the same features that Adobe products have. They allow you to create clear images and shapes. Like all design software, there is a learning curve to using it. 

3. GIMP

   GIMP is a free design software that allows you to create invitations. It doesn’t have as many refined options as Adobe products, but it is perfect for beginners. 

Steampunk Wedding Invitation Ideas

When designing your wedding invitations, bear in mind the following details if you want to give it that Victorian industrial look:

• Iconography

  Make sure to incorporate popular steampunk icons on your invitation one way or another, whether it be an image of an airship in the background or a ribbon that wraps around the invitation and passes through a cog. 

• Unique Shapes

  Think outside of the traditional rectangular invitations. Look for shapes that still give a sense of style but appear extra creative to the person holding it. 

• Fonts

  Use elegant Victorian or steampunk fonts. Play with the lettering so the invitation looks like it was posted from an old dystopian world. 

• Wording

  While you should look at the traditional wording on invitations, you could adjust the text slightly to sound more like a science fiction novel, bringing a smile to your guest’s faces.