My Exact Adobe Workflow for Custom Wedding Invitations (Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign)

Ever wonder how a professional stationery designer manages a completely custom wedding invitation project from scratch? In this video, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my exact three-program Adobe workflow using Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. We’ll walk through how to go from a totally blank canvas to a cohesive, print-ready custom suite. You'll see how I map out artboards based on a client's Dubsado invoice, how I establish a balanced material and print color palette, and how I bridge the gap between vector layouts and raster art elements. If you’ve ever felt stuck trying to make one program do everything, this video will show you how letting each Adobe tool do what it does best will make your design process faster, easier, and much more fun. 🚀 Ready to master this workflow yourself? Grab the Adobe Creative Cloud Bundle for invitation designers. It includes deep-dive classes on Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, showing you exactly how they interact: 👉 https://designbylaney.com/adobe-creat... 🎨 Save hours on sourcing! Get instant access to my Stationery CC Library, featuring exact die lines and color palettes for over 30 top stationery vendors (like Printswell, Cards & Pockets, and LCI): 👉 https://designbylaney.com/stationers-... What we cover in this workflow walkthrough: 🗺️ The Blueprint: Setting up your initial Illustrator master template with custom artboards for vellum wraps, wax seals, and enclosures. 🎨 Material Sourcing & Color Theory: How to balance printed ink colors with real-world papers, ribbons, and wax seals using digital vendor libraries. 🔄 The Illustrator-Photoshop Bridge: How to edit raster watercolor elements and public domain art in Photoshop and have them automatically update live in your Illustrator file. ✉️ The InDesign Hand-Off: Why I switch to InDesign at the very end of the project to run a flawless data merge for guest address printing. 👁️ Pro Design Tip: Using Trim View in Illustrator to see exactly what your suite looks like without the distracting bleed lines. ~ Links contained in the video and/or description may be affiliate links which earn us a small commission at no cost to you! We appreciate your use of our links so we can continue making free content for you! ---------- Hi, hey, hello! Welcome to the Design by Laney channel! I am a wedding invitation designer & stationery business educator! On this channel, you'll find videos featuring design tutorials, systems reviews, and the most requested tips and tricks for running a creative business - yes, including my favorite printers! New to Invitation Design? 💌 Check out our From Start to Suite course! https://designbylaney.com/from-start-... 🤓 Sign up for our FREE Adobe Illustrator course series: https://designbylaney.com/free-illust... 👩🏻‍🏫 Want to learn even more about running a stationery business? Join us in Stationery School! https://designbylaney.com/stationery-... 💛 Follow Along: www.instagram.com/designbylaney www.designbylaney.com www.facebook.com/designbylaney www.pinterest.com/bylaney 🖨️ My Favorite Print Shop www.printswell.com/a/laney 📋 Try Dubsado https://www.dubsado.com/?c=designbylaney 📋 Try Honeybook http://share.honeybook.com/laney