semi-custom invitations

Customization
Guide

Create Your Perfect Paper

GUIDED BY OUR DESIGN TEAM

Our semi-custom collection gives you full creative control.

We’ve curated a collection of 6 invitation suites, then curated a selection of papers, envelopes, vibrant inks, and luxurious finishings. 

It’s up to you to decide how it all fits together.

When you create your perfect invitation suite with Leighwood Design Studio, you’ll get access to an expert designer. We’re here to provide advice on everything from which envelope color best complements your invitation to how to delicately word your RSVP cards.

We Love:

TYPOGRAPHY THAT MAKES A STATEMENT • A DELICATE RIBBON • BURSTS OF COLOR • LAYERED ELEMENTS

Customization Levels

For Every Budget

Standard Experience

As easy as “add to cart.” Select your favorite invitation suite, then decide on a color story that matches your wedding-day vision. We’re there to help perfect your design—and answer questions about wording and etiquette.

Three rounds of revisions to perfect your design

Your choice of our house white papers (Bright White, Pearl White, or Ecru)

A curated color selection, including 23 options for envelope colors & 35 options for ink 

Flexible wording

Standard A7 invitation size

Full envelope printing

Keepsake suite for photographs & mementos

Curated Experience

MOST POPULAR: +$3 PER INVITATION

Once you’ve chosen your suite, share your mood board or design deck, and we’ll select a color palette to match. You also get more font and size options.

Everything in the Standard Experience, plus:

A hand-picked color palette based on the inspiration you share

Paper, ink & envelope colors that match your palette

An expanded selection of script fonts

Your choice of 3 invitation sizes

The LWD Experience

+$7 PER INVITATION

Make your suite even more personal with an envelope liner that matches your color palette, a custom font, or changes to the layout. We’ll also take some of the assembly off your hands.

Everything in the Curated Experience, plus:

Adjustments to layout or alignment

An expanded selection of script & body fonts

Custom-curated liners for mailing envelopes

Partial assembly of invitation suites

No matter which experience you choose, you always have the option to upgrade your printing method or add enhancements such as velvet ribbon, wax seals, or belly bands.

On-Trend Colors

To Match Your Vibes

Paper
Colors

Our House Whites

Included in the Standard Experience: 3 shades of white to match your color palette; 120# single-ply cotton paper with a subtle texture.

Curated: Over 40 shades of paper to mix and match with your envelope colors.

LWD: The options are endless—choose a hue from your custom palette or ask us what else we can dream up.

Ink
Colors

30+ COLORS FOR YOU TO MIX AND MATCH

We’ve curated a range of on-trend colors for endless color combinations that feel fresh and fun.

Envelope
Colors

40+ COLORS

Make a bold first impression with a pop of color, go classic with your preferred white hue, or add some shimmer. Mix it up by choosing different colors for each envelope (mailing, inner & response).

Select Your Font

Available for Curated & LWD Experience Clients

Make It Yours

UPGRADE TO ADD TEXTURE, SPARKLE & SHAPE TO YOUR SEMI-CUSTOM INVITATIONS

LETTERPRESS PRINTING

A classic for a reason.
Letterpress printing adds depth and texture to any design.

Available In Any Color

FOIL PRINTING

A subtle shimmer is
the perfect grace note for any invitation.

See Available Colors

DIE-CUT SHAPES

Playing with shapes brings
even more personality to your paper.

See Available Shapes

The Final Flourish

ONCE YOU CUSTOMIZE YOUR COLORS, TEXT, AND LAYOUT, YOU CAN LAYER IN EVEN MORE PERSONALITY WITH OUR ADD-ONS.

Envelope Liner

Belly Band

(Solid)

Belly Band

(Printed)

Wax Seal

(Minimum 50)

Ribbon

(Knot Tie)

Ribbon

(Bow Tie)

Vellum Wrap

(Solid)

Vellum Wrap

(Printed)

Pocket Folder

(Solid)

Pocket Folder

(Printed)

Print Your Own Invitations

Our Print-Your-Own option is ideal for couples planning to be hands-on with their invitations—but still want a designer’s experienced eye.

When you order print-your-own invitations, we’ll work with you to customize your selected suite, just as we do with semi-custom clients who print with us. When you’ve signed off on the final proof, you’ll receive print-ready files you can use anywhere, plus a list of online printers we know and love.

Print-your-own pricing starts at $100 for invitations & envelope formatting,
and each additional insert is $25.

Our Designs

Your Personal Touch

Pennelope Semi-Custom Wedding Invitation Suite
Pennelope
Caroline Semi-Custom Wedding Invitation Suite
Caroline

Everything you might want to know about

Semi-Custom Invitations

We completely understand! Sometimes you get started customizing your invitations and realize that you want to take it even further.

Just let us know, and as long as there’s ample time, we’re happy to upgrade you so that you can customize as much as you need.

Enhancements such as vellum wraps, wax seals, and letterpress printing can be added no matter which experience you’ve selected.

Of course! You can order a sample pack here. The fee is $20, but if you decide to work with us on custom or semi-custom design, it will be applied as a credit to your final invoice.

If there’s a specific invitation suite or color swatch you want to hold in your hands, let us know when you order your samples and we’ll do our best.

We currently have 27 suites to choose from, in a wide (and we do mean wide) range of styles. Some are minimalist and typography-driven. Others have hand-drawn illustrations, and others take inspiration from classic art.  

You can browse the entire collection here.

You’ll start by choosing the suite you’ll use as your starting point. 

From there, you’ll be able to customize as much—or as little—as you want, from printing methods to additional inserts. Our online builder shows you how each change affects the total cost (try it for yourself).

Within the builder, you can select The Curated Experience or The Leighwood Experience to unlock additional support and ways to customize. 

After you’ve completed your initial design, you’ll have the option to pay in full or make a 50% deposit. We’ll send our first proof based on how much time remains before your wedding, and you’ll get 3 rounds of proofs.

During the proofing phase, we’ll also select colors and styles for any enhancements, including envelope liners, wax seals, and ribbons.

Absolutely—there’s nothing we love more than helping our couples use paper to tell their story from beginning to end. Each semi-custom design has coordinating day-of paper, and we also offer acrylic signage, matches, and more. 

If there’s something else you need, drop us an email and we’ll work with you.

Please note that we do not offer day-of paper as an à la carte option; it’s only available for clients who are working with us on their semi-custom or custom invitations.

There is a $150 customization fee for all day-of collections that include more than 3 customized products.

Unlike many print-on-demand companies, we don’t print our semi-custom invitations in-house. That means that we always aim to send your design to our printing partner at least 4 weeks before you plan to mail your invitations. This allows us plenty of time for quality checks before we send anything to you.

If you’re fewer than 4 weeks away from needing to mail out your invitations, we may be able to accommodate you, depending on our schedule. You can reach out to us at orders@leighwooddesignstudio.com for availability and rush fees.

Absolutely! We offer custom monogram and illustration services. Monograms start at $50 for a simple design, and illustrations start at $125. Final pricing varies based on the complexity of the design. (ie, line drawings are priced differently from watercolor work). Price DOES NOT include licensing or file release, which is an additional $125 fee.

For sure. If you place your order and then decide you think it would look better in letterpress or with a ribbon and vellum wrap, we can invoice you separately for the additional add-ons. If you're unsure about any add-ons during your ordering process, we can always proof the enhancement for you before deciding.

Because of our client load, we aren’t able to provide proofs before booking. You can get a sense of your colors by using our live invitation builder, browsing our portfolio, or ordering a sample pack.

Ilana & Ren

LWD elevated their design to become the wedding suite of our dreams.

Finding the Pennelope Suite was kismet because it was the perfect mix of modern & timeless that we had been searching for. The part we didn’t know would be equally as wonderful was getting to work with Amanda of Leighwood Design Studio. From day 1 she was responsive, incredibly knowledgeable in her craft & integral in our semi-custom design process, elevating her (already beautiful) design to become the wedding suite of our dreams. The best part of this suite is the versatility that the colors, printing options & add-ons chosen can take the tone of the design. With Amanda’s help we were able to incorporate a painting of our wedding venue as the envelope liner & a personal crest with letterpress on the invitation itself, with foil press on the details card. As an LGBTQ+ couple it was important to us that the envelopes be addressed without formal titles to be as gender neutral as possible, and though a bit atypical, Amanda was happy to print whatever we as the couple saw was best. Leighwood Design Studio from start to finish made us feel fully supported, as stress-free as one can be when wedding planning, & genuinely excited for this collaborative vision coming to life. Do not hesitate to create with Amanda!