Computer printed envelopes vs clear labels - HELP

jandm Posted: Nov 30, 2006 04:51 AM

Computer printed envelopes vs clear labels - HELP

So it's 5 a.m. and I can't sleep!!! Having all sorts of wedding dreams so of course where do I end up .... on the Internet! LOL

Anyways, please please please give me your opinions and feedback on either having someone print the wedding invitation envelopes or if we use clear labels to address.

I dont know, to spend the money to have the envelopes printed, just so they can be thrown away!! BUT are the address labels cheesy????

OR maybe you have suggestions on an inexpensive person that printed your envelopes that you could share.

Thanks so much!! I'm going to try and get some more sleep!!

ChrissynRicky Posted: Nov 30, 2006 06:22 AM

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Print them on the envelopes - they look great (at least that's what I think, and that's what I did.)

inkspun.com does computer calligraphy, as well as a few vendors on here.

Here's my envelopes that I did myself:

futrmrsblt Posted: Nov 30, 2006 08:16 AM

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i'd say print them directly on the envelope

cut a plain piece of paper to do your test runs to make sure its set up right... then go for it!
thats what i did for my std's .. took a few tries haha but i got it right.. then it was a breeze!

reenielady Posted: Nov 30, 2006 08:18 AM

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Do the envelopes. IMO It looks more formal on the envelope. Your wedding is the biggest day i think it is better to go the extra step and print on the envelope. Once you get one done it is pretty easy to do the rest. When doing the envelopes you should cut pieces of paper to the size of the envelopes and practice.

moonlitee Posted: Nov 30, 2006 08:41 AM

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Posted by futrmrsblt

i'd say print them directly on the envelope

cut a plain piece of paper to do your test runs to make sure its set up right... then go for it!
thats what i did for my std's .. took a few tries haha but i got it right.. then it was a breeze!

this is what I did w my invites....I think printing directly on the envelop is much more formal...JMO

MandG072909 Posted: Nov 30, 2006 08:55 AM

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I'd have to agree with everyone else...to print on the envelopes is a little work to set up in he beginning but IMO the end result is 100% better looking and more classy than labels

hayleyandsteve Posted: Nov 30, 2006 09:12 AM

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Posted by MandG072909

I'd have to agree with everyone else...to print on the envelopes is a little work to set up in he beginning but IMO the end result is 100% better looking and more classy than labels

I definitely agree!

eelharas4700 Posted: Nov 30, 2006 10:08 AM

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Posted by futrmrsblt

i'd say print them directly on the envelope

cut a plain piece of paper to do your test runs to make sure its set up right... then go for it!
thats what i did for my std's .. took a few tries haha but i got it right.. then it was a breeze!

that's what i did for both my sister and brothers graduation announcements....it is time consuming but you should save the money....since everyone tosses the envelope anyway.

Julybride08 Posted: Nov 30, 2006 10:13 AM

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I also agree. printing them on the envelope is better. It looks nicer. And cleaner.

cindyandkevin Posted: Nov 30, 2006 10:37 AM

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I printed directly onto my envelopes from my computer. It was a little difficult figuring out the mail merge in MS Word but I was happy with the result and it didn't cost me anything (except the ink of course!).

Supposedly it's 'tacky' to use clear labels on wedding invitations but it's not the end of the world. My cousin did it for her wedding and everyone still showed up, had a great time, and they're just as married as someone who spent $$$ on calligraphy.

So do what works best for you!!

MJDoc12 Posted: Nov 30, 2006 10:45 AM

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i agree with the other ladies! print directly on the envelopes!

everyone does it differently, but because i'm anal....i printed out all the addresses on a spreadsheet and then, used MS Word to print envelopes. i typed every address individually!

measure you envelope, and enter those measurements as your page size dimensions, then use a ruler and figure out where you want the font to start and stop....and that is your top margin, left margin, etc.

then play with fonts and such! it can be time consuming, but it worked out nicely for mine. i just did them 2 days ago!

you can download fonts from http://www.dafont.com