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sammi102 Posted: May 27, 2004 04:27 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:27 PM

Has anyone thought about doing this...

I just went to Staples to find envelopes for a party my FMIL is throwing for my FFIL and FSIL... and I saw those invitation kits... 50 for $25.... They seem pretty nice. I could do invitations for like $250.... and save so much $$... I dont know if I am, but what do you think?

(I'd rather not have to do the work

)

WinterBride2005 Posted: May 27, 2004 04:30 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:30 PM

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I'm the type of person that would rather pay to have the job done right by professionals. If it were for a b-day party or even a grad party, I would go for it.. not for a wedding though. Also, I would hate to add extra work to my schedule. JMO

CaCRmr Posted: May 27, 2004 04:31 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:31 PM

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I thought about doing that because I was all for saving money. Then I saw the invitations in a book that I just had to have so I ended up getting those and my 'crafty' idea went out the window.

nferrandi Posted: May 27, 2004 04:32 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:32 PM

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Financially it's great, but I wouldn't want the added stress.

treilly13 Posted: May 27, 2004 04:34 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:34 PM

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We thought about it but then our friend, who works for a publishing company, told us she could get us 50% off of our invitations. So, for the same price as the DIY ones, we won't have to do it ourselves. Thank goodness.

palebride Posted: May 27, 2004 04:34 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:34 PM

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well, we had our invitations made and they were only about $376, so it's not that much more money to have them done. and it's a whole lot less work for you!

dkwife Posted: May 27, 2004 04:36 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:36 PM

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to me it isn't about the stress, more about not being artistic enough to make the invitations that I really love... JMO

shelly3950 Posted: May 27, 2004 04:37 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:37 PM

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We were totally going to do that! That's what we did for our engagment party. But we found a webpage that was just a little more expensive for invites, so we are doing that instead. The less for us to do, the better.

Donna Posted: May 27, 2004 04:41 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:41 PM

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Posted by sammi102

I just went to Staples to find envelopes for a party my FMIL is throwing for my FFIL and FSIL... and I saw those invitation kits... 50 for $25.... They seem pretty nice. I could do invitations for like $250.... and save so much $$... I dont know if I am, but what do you think?

(I'd rather not have to do the work )

Don't forget to add in the cost of toner for the printer. It might just be worth it to have it donw professionally

nsgraham Posted: May 27, 2004 04:43 PM+

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Posted: May 27, 2004 04:43 PM

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I made mine - like 100 for $180, including inner and outer envelopes, wax seals, etc. etc. FM me for details.

Here's a pic:

Nora101004 Posted: May 28, 2004 01:02 PM+

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Posted: May 28, 2004 01:02 PM

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THought of it but decided to get invites. Mine cost about the $250 anyway and I like them so much better. You really have to have a good quality printer to print them yourself if you want them to look half-way decent.

Rainmama Posted: May 28, 2004 01:04 PM+

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Posted: May 28, 2004 01:04 PM

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I made my own invites. I bought enough paper for 50 invites, STDs, reception cards, response cards, favor tags, and thank you cards for $50 and that included shipping! And I had a lot of fun making them too!

AZBride Posted: May 28, 2004 01:05 PM+

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Posted: May 28, 2004 01:05 PM

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Actually I just printed my programs yesterday using the kit. It was very easy and they turned out nice. I would recommend them.

MCDO15 Posted: May 28, 2004 01:57 PM+

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Posted: May 28, 2004 01:57 PM

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if done correctly and with the right resouces (printer, programs such as Microsoft Publisher), invites can be a DIY....

It is very simple and you can get creative. Take a invite you like and try to make somthing simliar to it. Test printing it out a few times...then production.

I did E-Party invites and people were blown away.

oakslady Posted: May 28, 2004 02:09 PM+

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Posted: May 28, 2004 02:09 PM