August 26, 2006
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Invitation shopping
Is invitation shopping that difficult? Well for me it is. I think I have literally looked at everything online and even went in some print shops.
Last week we went with a friend of ours to a print shop and when they came up with a estimate for 80 invitations:
it was $1600.
That didn't even include rvsp, direction/map card and whatever inserts we needed. So that's not an option at all. But the good news is that we found a bunch of sites online that sell very cheap invtations that don't look bad at all. The only thing is when I had the samples in my hand they were a bit on the plain side. But then I figure with the amount that I'm saving in cost, I can use more money on embellishing.
I know for sure I would add ribbon and some sort of sealing for the envelope.
I promise to show you girls once I decide what invites and the finished product as soon as I get it done.
where are you getting your invites from? online, print shop or diy... or both?
whatever you ladies choose to do: best of luck to you!
Comments (8)
wow that is so much money for invites!!
it makes me glad that my mom is a graphic designer and doing mine for me....(not rubbing it just saying becuase i would be bawling if I had to pay that much for invites!)
I'm doing mine DIY...theres a pic on my xanga, I think its the 2nd post down right now. Good luck on choosing invites!
I made mine myself and everyone raved about them! I made almost 230 for less than $700 (including postage). It was definitely worth it! Let me know if you want me to email you pics of the invites or if you want help finding places to buy cardstock and paper.
I'm ordering online and embellishing like you. I figured to do it myself wouldn't be any cheaper than ordering online and embellishing. Be sure to post some pics when you're done!
I DIY'd with a the help of my mom and a bridesmaid. Everything came from personal printers.
thanks for the eprops! good luck on your wedding plans and congrats.
oOO unni! let me know if you need any help making them!!!! o man sounds like so much fun!!!~
hi! where can I email you pics of my invites?
Some places I used for cardstock and paper for my pocketfold invites:
http://www.paperandmore.com
http://www.paper-source.com
http://www.lcipaper.com
http://cardsandpockets.com/index.html
http://www.invitesbyyou.com/envelopes.html
http://www.diybride.com/ (good source to read for diy-ers)
http://www.designedbychance.com/pocketfoldbio/products.htm (just in case u want to do a pocketfold)
I used a local printer who printed up all my inserts and the invitation part itself (i'm in boston) for about $150 (i had to make 225 invitations. I printed up the outer envelope on my own printer...it wasn't so bad. Also, I bought gold foil seals from http://data-labels.stores.yahoo.net/goldfoillabels.html and had them printed up on a laser printer (at work, shhh don't tell!) with a design i created on photoshop.
Also, make A LOT more invitations than you think you need. You WILL mess up! Multiple times!!
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