Red Invitations for Weddings and Events
View red invitations for the bold bride, in rich scarlet or merlot wine. Red is the color of love, in China, it is the color of prosperity and joy. Red symbolizes life and vitality and is the warmest of all colors. We offer two DIY options to make invitations: print using our templates in any shade of red, or make layered announcements with our red cardstock and embellishments.
Print your red invitations using our templates
Our invitation templates for MS Word can use any background color, just replace the page color with any hue you desire. We used a deep red wine and cherry red page color, shown below, for inspiration:

Cardstock and embelllishments for layered red invitations
Browse our red invitations for inspiration and create your own design using our luxe invitation cardstock and embellishments. Mix and match our premium invitation supplies to make these gorgeous DIY gold invitations for weddings and more. We offer heavyweight cardstock featuring a rich Scarlet red and dark red Merlot, a Grandiflora Red Rose print or handmade cotton embedded with real red rose petals. Select a white or vellum overlay to print on, then select a unique keepsake embellishment to adorn your announcement. We recommend Ruby crystal brads, grosgrain belts, or Red Beaded fine paper sashes.
Vintage Tiny Flowers Color Palette
Vintage Tiny Floral Color Palette This color palette was inspired by the chic hues from our Vintage Tiny Floral invitation templates. Chose one hue as the main color, another as a secondary and the third as an accent throughout your event for a cohesive look.Order and...
Winter Berry Vintage Wedding Invitations
Winter Berry Vintage Wedding Invitations This winter color palette was inspired by frosted red berries with dark dramatic stems and icy frost blue. Use this chic palette for your wedding or event by choosing one hue as the main color, another as a secondary and the...
Pomegranate Red Vintage Scroll Wedding Invitations
Pomegranate Red Vintage Scroll Wedding Invitations This bold color palette was inspired by the rich hues of a ripe pomegranate. Chose one hue as the main color, another as a secondary and the third as an accent throughout your event for a cohesive look. These...
DIY Wedding Invitations with Rose Charm and Chiffon Bow
DIY Wedding Invitations with Rose Charm and Chiffon Bow According to Fiftyflowers.com, when red roses are used for a bridal bouquet, they represent bliss in the marriage as well as true respect and appreciation toward one another. A deep red rose can mean that you are...
Handmade Rose Petal Paper Invitations with Crystal Brad
Handmade Rose Petal Paper Invitations with Crystal Brad Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty and a perfect theme for modern weddings. These beautiful invitations were created using a heavyweight handmade card made from recycled cotton embedded with real rose...
Handmade Wedding Invitations with Real Rose Petals
Rose Wedding Invitations Roses represent love, peace and harmony... a perfect motif for romantic weddings. For unique ways to incorporate roses in your event use rose wedding invitations and rose petals for your table decorations and toss. Freeze dried petals are...
Burgundy Wine DIY Wedding Invitations with White Satin Wrap
Burgundy Wine DIY Wedding Invitations with White Satin Wrap For pure romance, we used the heavyweight Merlot wine cardstock and white overlay wrapped with delicate unryu (rice paper) and white satin ribbon to create these romantic wedding invitations. The overlay was...
DIY Red Wedding Invitations with Embroidered Wrap
DIY Red Wedding Invitations with Embroidered Wrap This dazzling gold and sapphire blue ring, originating from pure sources and harvested using socially responsible practices from BrilliantEarth.com inspired us to create equally stunning and earth-friendly red wedding...
Lovely Red Wedding Invitations with Heart Charm
Red Wedding Invitations with Heart Charm Instyle magazine featured a collection of heart-themed items for Valentine's Day and we used the idea to create these lovely red wedding invitations. The heavyweight Scarlet red background card and white overlay were adorned...
Burgundy Wine Floral Renaissance Wedding Invitations
DIY Wine Invitation with Italian Fine Paper Wrap The multicolored hand-embroidery on an antique silk bridal gown, featured in Bride's, was simply stunning and inspired us to create a burgundy floral wedding invitations using the heavyweight Merlot background card and...
DIY Red Wedding Invitation with Gold Floral Wrap
DIY Red Wedding Invitation with Gold Floral Wrap We loved the color combination of raspberry and chocolate shown in Dagoba's Roseberry dark chocolate bars , made from organic dark chocolate blended with Oregon dried raspberries and bits of rosehips, and were inspired...
Black DIY Wedding Invitations with Red Velvet Wrap
Black DIY Wedding Invitations with Red Velvet Wrap Red and black make a classic statement this holiday season, as shown in Bride's magazine. We love the modern lines and stripes and used the pattern to create these stunning black wedding invitations. The heavyweight...
Fabulous DIY Wine Wedding Invitation with Polka Dot Wrap
Wine Wedding Invitations with Chic Brown Polka Dot Wrap Marsala, a naturally robust and earthy wine red, is a perfect color for creating a warm and elegant wedding palette. This rich hue is featured in the gorgeous birdcage veil and wrist corsage from...
Chic Black DIY Wedding Invitations with Red Velvet Belt
Chic Black DIY Wedding Invitations with Red Velvet Belt For a bold, yet sophisticated color palette for winter weddings, we love black and white with a splash of red. Starting with the wedding invitations, we used the heavyweight Jet black cardstock and crisp white...
Christmas Invitation with Snowflake Wrap
Christmas Invitation with Snowflake Wrap We created these chic red wedding invitations using the heavyweight Scarlet red background card and crisp white overlay, wrapped with a fine paper sash. View how to make invitations with fine paper wraps and order luxe...
DIY Red Wedding Invitations with Lace Wrap
DIY Red Wedding Invitations with Lace Wrap For the truly romantic bride we created red Merlot wine wedding invitations layered with a crisp white overlay and wrapped with a fabric lace belt. The announcement is surrounded by dark red organic roses, the traditional...
DIY Winery Themed Wedding Invitations
DIY Winery Themed Wedding Invitations Frey Vineyards is the oldest and largest purely organic winery in the United States, family owned and operated from the start. Their award winning, best selling wine is the affordable "Natural Red", a blend of Carignane,...
Harvest Chic Red Wedding Invitations with Leaf
Harvest Chic Red Wedding Invitations with Leaf Wedding Essentials magazine featured harvest chic wedding invitations by Formal-Invitations.com. Scarlet red cardstock was layered with a white printable overlay, then wrapped in a delicate unryu sash with a real...
Dramatic Red Rose Wedding Invitations with Tsavorite Crystal Jewel Brad
Red Rose Wedding Invitation with Crystal Brad Rich red is hot this season and the dramatic hue is showcased in these red wedding invitations featuring a rose in full bloom. The heavyweight cardstock printed with a beautiful red rose, made from 100% post consumer...
Black Invite with Red Beaded Wrap
Black Invitation with Red Beaded Wrap We like the makeup trend shown in Glamour's October issue of a using neutral palette with one striking color. Our onyx black wedding invitations takes the same approach with a rich black and white invitation wrapped in a lush...
Forest Green Invitation with Red Beaded Wrap
Forest Green Christmas Invitation with Red Beaded Wrap Perfect for the upcoming season, these luxe holiday invitations feature a rich heavyweight Forest green cardstock and snow white overlay wrapped with a beautiful red sash, textured with raised gold beading. The...
DIY Red Wedding Invitations with Beaded Metallic Cord Wrap
DIY Red Wedding Invitations with Beaded Metallic Cord Wrap Perfect for a red and silver themed wedding or holiday event, these glamorous red invitations were wrapped with a metallic silver cording that was strung with silver, clear and pearl glass beads. Select the...
Patriotic Wedding Invitations with Ribbon Wrap
Patriotic Wedding Invitations with Blue Ribbon Wrap Elegantly patriotic, these distictive red, white and blue invitations feature a heavyweight Scarlet red background card and crisp white overlay wrapped with a rice-paper unryu sash and royal blue grosgrain band for...
Fabulous Red and White Wedding Invitations with Lace
Romantic Red and White Wedding Invitations Fabulous red and white wedding invitations with lace for a bit of romance. A heavyweight Scarlet red background was layered with a white overlay that was printed with vintage horse and carriage clip art from "1268 Old Time...
DIY Tuscany Wedding Invitations
DIY Tuscany Wedding Invitations Viewers will be tempted to linger in the poppy-flecked, golden hillsides of Art Fronckowiak’s tranquil “Poppies of Toscano” prints, available from Allposters.com. A self-taught artist, Fronckowiak is known for his romantic, old-world...
DIY Wedding Invitations with Ruby Crystal Brad
DIY Wedding Invitations with Ruby Crystal Brad Rubies have always been held in high esteem in Asian countries, they were laid beneath the foundation of buildings to secure good fortune to the structure. Rubies are also associated with a 40th wedding anniversary. To...
How to Order Our Layered DIY Invitations
Click on green buttons below to select components to make your own invitations. First choose a heavyweight cardstock for your background, then select an opaque white or translucent vellum overlay to print on using our free wedding invitation templates. Then add a unique keepsake embellishment and envelope. View our easy instructions how to make diy invitations for detailed tutorials with video.