Everything You Can DIY for Your Wedding with a Cricut Machine
If you have a Cricut machine — or have been eyeing one off — your wedding might just be the best reason to finally go all in. From stationery to signage, personalised glassware to fabric decor, a Cricut can help you create a wedding that looks like it cost twice the budget. Here is everything you can make, and why brides everywhere are obsessed.
What Is a Cricut Machine?
A Cricut is a smart cutting machine that cuts, writes, scores and even foils a huge range of materials — paper, vinyl, fabric, leather, balsa wood and more. You design or download a project in the free Cricut Design Space app, send it to the machine, and it does the precision cutting for you. No craft experience needed. If you can follow a tutorial, you can make wedding-worthy results.
There are a few models to know about:
- Cricut Joy — compact and perfect for smaller projects like labels, ribbons and stickers
- Cricut Explore 4 — the workhorse model, great for stationery, signage and vinyl
- Cricut Maker 4 — the premium option that cuts fabric and thicker materials with ease
Custom Name Ribbons
This is one of the most popular Cricut wedding projects for good reason. Use the Cricut Joy or Explore to print and cut personalised satin ribbons with your names, wedding date or a simple phrase like “Mr & Mrs” or “Est. 2026.” These look stunning wrapped around bouquets, tied on wedding favours, threaded through invitations or used as gift ribbon on bridal party presents. Buy ribbon in bulk and create a cohesive look across your entire wedding for a fraction of what a stationer would charge.
Gold Foil Invitations
Yes, you can foil at home — and the results are genuinely stunning. With a Cricut Explore or Maker and the Cricut Foil Transfer System, you can add gold, rose gold or silver foil accents to your invitations, envelope liners, menus and place cards. Design your stationery suite in Design Space, load your cardstock, attach the foil transfer tool and watch the machine do the work. The effect looks high-end and expensive. Nobody needs to know it wasn’t.
Tips for foiling:
– Use smooth, coated cardstock for the best foil transfer results
– Stick to bold fonts and simple designs — fine detail can be tricky
– Buy a few extra foil sheets to practise before you run your full set
Iron-On Fabric Signs and Decor
Iron-on vinyl (also called HTV — heat transfer vinyl) opens up a whole world of fabric DIY for your wedding. Using your Cricut and a heat press or even a standard iron, you can create:
- Welcome signs on linen or canvas — “Welcome to our wedding” or “Happily Ever After” in beautiful script
- Ring bearer pillow personalisation — add your wedding date or initials
- Flower girl basket labels — sweet and simple
- Tote bags for bridesmaids — personalised with each person’s name or role
- Matching getting-ready robes — cut names or “Bride,” “Maid of Honour,” “Bridesmaid” in elegant script and iron straight onto satin or fluffy robes
Personalised Glasses for the Bridal Party
One of the most loved Cricut wedding projects. Use permanent vinyl or etching cream stencils (cut with your Cricut) to personalise champagne flutes, wine glasses or stemless glasses for your bridal party. Add each person’s name, their title (Bride, MOH, Bridesmaid) or even a cheeky phrase. These double as both a getting-ready prop for photos and a beautiful keepsake gift. Pair with a mini bottle of champagne and you have a stunning bridal party gift without the boutique price tag.
Tips for glass personalisation:
– Use Oracal 651 permanent vinyl for glasses that will be washed
– Clean glasses thoroughly with rubbing alcohol before applying vinyl
– Use transfer tape to apply designs cleanly in one go
– For an etched look, use your Cricut to cut a stencil and apply Armour Etch cream
Wedding Signage
Skip the $300 calligraphy sign. With a Cricut and some adhesive vinyl, you can create beautiful wedding signs on:
- Mirror or acrylic — seating charts, welcome signs, bar menus
- Wood or MDF — order of the day boards, directional signs, table numbers
- Foam board — budget-friendly option for signage you only need for one day
- Canvas or linen — hanging fabric signs for the ceremony backdrop
Script fonts look particularly beautiful in white or gold vinyl on dark or mirror surfaces.
Where to Buy a Cricut in Australia
Cricut machines are available at Spotlight, Officeworks, Harvey Norman and online at cricut.com. Spotlight regularly runs sales and you can often pick up a bundle with materials included.
