Choosing invitations-aaahhh!

It is much cheaper to buy the invitations & print them yourself. It's more work on your part but if it's going to save you a couple hundred, why not. I'm sure there are a few ladies on here that are printing them from home. I'm going with an online invitation company (but then I'm using seal-n-sends) and 100 invitations cost $92.

If I am not mistaken Cinny and I are using the same company. I will also be ordering seal-n-sends and they have the invitation and response cards included and it is under $100.00 for 100 invitations. [IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/DaughterRhonda/W04706_034LR.jpg[/IMG]

i would personally go the way of creating your own. More work yes, but less money & you KNOW they will turn out the way you want them to. Any alterations you wish to make you simply do right there on your computer. You can find fancy envelopes for cheap on ebay just make sure they are the right size. Also, my girl jonique has some really incredible photo invitations. Send her a note and ask her about her "do it ya doggone self" experience.

Please help !!! I have to send invitations as well as map cards and i need to have the guest respond to the hotel reservations by a certain date my wedding is Sept 2nd, do i put the map and guest response on the same response card

[quote="FutureMsLee"]i would personally go the way of creating your own. More work yes, but less money & you KNOW they will turn out the way you want them to. Any alterations you wish to make you simply do right there on your computer. You can find fancy envelopes for cheap on ebay just make sure they are the right size. Also, my girl jonique has some really incredible photo invitations. Send her a note and ask her about her "do it ya doggone self" experience.
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"Do it ya doggone self"!!!! ---- Hilarious!!!

YOU CAN GO TO WALMART, TARGET, OR FEDEX KINKOS AND GET THE INVITATIONS YOU CLICK AND PRINT YOU CAN FIND INVITATION WORDING ON LING AT WWW.AFRICANWEDDING.COM.... IT IS A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER AND YOU GET EVER THING YOU NEED IN THE KITS YOU CAN EVEN GO TO THE STORE WEBSITES AND PICK THE INVITATIONS YOU WANT ANG GO TO THE STORE

Threjolyn thanks for the money saving tips.

you are very welcome anything to help the siterhood save money

After months and months deciding on cards from all the beautiful magazines I also decided to go to Micheals and almart to check out Invitations and they are cheap as heck. I was looking at 40 and 50 pack kits for less than $30.Which comes with invitations, response and envelopes for both. It is a heck of a lot cheaper and easier for me. I can use the extra money for something else!

[quote="DaughterRhonda"]i would personally go the way of creating your own. More work yes, but less money & you KNOW they will turn out the way you want them to. Any alterations you wish to make you simply do right there on your computer. You can find fancy envelopes for cheap on ebay just make sure they are the right size. Also, my girl jonique has some really incredible photo invitations. Send her a note and ask her about her "do it ya doggone self" experience.

"Do it ya doggone self"!!!! ---- Hilarious!!!
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Rhony you know I'm putting that into my lingo now. Thank you Marsha, wherever you are

I have also decided to do my own invitations. I found mine at Target 100 for $50 and this includes the response cards. A sister loves a bargain. I will probably start printing them soon, even though I have 10 months to go. This will be already out of the way.

My wedding coordinator is making my invites and they are gorgeous! For envelopes, card stock, RSVP envelopes and vellum all it cost was $142. You can order a sample of an invite you like from the company so you can have something to go by. Here's the design of the invitation(mine will be ecru with gold ink . I will be using and notice how much money I'm saving She ordered the supplies from LCI Paper

PB&J, what will the invitation look like? Do you have a sample?

Sorry, here's the invitation style I will be using and I ordered a free sample of it from rexcraft PB&J's Invitation but in Ecru & Gold

Oh, PB&J, they are very, very nice. That is wonderful that you are making them yourself and saving sooooo much money! Now you have me thinking twice!

Trust me it's well worth it to either DIY or find someone else who can. My wedding planner is very good at what she does and I really promote her business. She not only does invites, but she does, flowers(bouquets, etc) and can plan and decorate your wedding and reception for you very reasonably. If you are interested I will definitely give you or anyone else her information. She could even send you some of her work. If I had my camera and knew how to post pictures properly I'd post my flowers and invitation.

Thanks PB&J, but I'm alllllllll the way in Jersey. Maybe someone else will need her that's closer.

[quote="mrsjones2be"]Please help !!! I have to send invitations as well as map cards and i need to have the guest respond to the hotel reservations by a certain date my wedding is Sept 2nd, do i put the map and guest response on the same response card
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Sorry dear, it looks like you got lost in the excitement of this post. welcome to the family. make your map cards separate from your guest response cards. Lie and tell these people that their responses need to be in a month before the date they are actually due - you know people wait til the last minute to do stuff. I hope this helps you out. Good luck and congrats in your wedding.

I am making my invitations from scratch -- I just designed them, and am ordering paper from some places online that sell nice paper and envelopes, printing them out and taking them to Kinko's to be cut down and assembling the bad boys myself.

I love Michael's too -- their Inviting Ideas section is wonderful!

[quote="alvinslove"]After months and months deciding on cards from all the beautiful magazines I also decided to go to Micheals and almart to check out Invitations and they are cheap as heck. I was looking at 40 and 50 pack kits for less than $30.Which comes with invitations, response and envelopes for both. It is a heck of a lot cheaper and easier for me. I can use the extra money for something else!
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Saving money is the way to go!

Thanks for the link AlwaysABride! How are you doing by the way?

I am really feeling the message in a bottle invitations since the only detail of my wedding i KNOW FOR CERTAIN is that it is going to be by the ocean. I am having difficulties finding the bottles though. i estimated they should be about 500ml - 750 ml clear glass bottles w/ corks. anything smaller than 500ml the paper won't fit.

Very creative FutureMsLee!

thanx rhony! I'm trying to do it my doggone self!

I hear ya girl!

[quote="DaughterRhonda"]Thanks for the link AlwaysABride! How are you doing by the way?
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As messed up and medicated as ever, I am afraid. Doctors have basically said "The best way for you to go is to move to the west coast or anywhere but specifically OUT of North Carolina!"

SMH -- my husband is stationer here, so what the ----?

I will keep you in my prayers. Be encouraged!

[quote="FutureMsLee"]i would personally go the way of creating your own. More work yes, but less money & you KNOW they will turn out the way you want them to. Any alterations you wish to make you simply do right there on your computer. You can find fancy envelopes for cheap on ebay just make sure they are the right size. Also, my girl jonique has some really incredible photo invitations. Send her a note and ask her about her "do it ya doggone self" experience.
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I did my own but not for cost but for the way I wanted them to look. I had very exotic looking invitations. If you are interested in seeing them, let me know.

I'm interested.

I created my invitations my self. My FH wrote the inside wording. I only spent $60.00 for 100.00 invitations and responds cards. You can do it they give you test sheets. You just keep testing until it looks right to you

Mine were handmade too and printed on the computer. I've gotten so many compliments on them. Once I learn how to post a picture I will show you all.

I did mine as well and they look very good if I say so myself,but they are alot of work.

Do you have a pic of them? If so, please share!

Sorry to be so late,but if I new how to post I would.

Bump, Bump! Askalot here's the thread with the picture of my invitation.

I love how creative you guys are. Forever the inspiration! You can save a lot when you DO it yourselves! If you are remember to give yourself a few months before the wedding so that you can mail them out in time or at least order some if you don't like how they look. We have a 2 day turn around on our custom invitations.

For those of us without the time or dare I say patience to make them from scratch check out the ne look at our Invitations store.

PB&J, yes, I do remember now! Those are very nice too!!!