Girls who assembled their own pocketfolds...

What kind of glue did you use? Is it a special type so it doesn't bump up underneath the paper, or that kind of adhesive tape?

Also, if you wouldn't say that spatial relations are your forte, would you recommend attempting to assemble them yourself? Like, I can't imagine the gluing of the main invite would be difficult, but I can be a bit spastic and wouldn't even know how to assemble the ribbon band with the monogram card around the outside.

Clearly I'm panicking about my invite budget, and I just heard it saves 100-200 to self-assemble from Tessa, so....any input would be appreciated!

if you have the patiance deff go the DIY route
i used double sided tape as well as foam mounting squares

they are def veryyyyyyyyyyyy time consuming but i personally feel that not only do they save a lot of $$$ DIYing them but i als get the satisfaction of saying yes i made thoes by hand and it is exactallt what i wanted

Wow you girls are all so good..... I feel like Im the only one who isnt creative over here. Wow I'll give you guys a lot of credit for doing your own invites

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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Posted by coldasice217

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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LOL!!!!!!!! Awwwwwww I would def. try to bake something to make his favorite dinner to try to rub him the right way hahahaha
What kind of invites are you getting? Oh nooooo I dont even know how much my invites are going to cost... Im going to start getting nervous as to where its going to fall in my budget

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Posted by coldasice217

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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LOL!!!!!!!! Awwwwwww I would def. try to bake something to make his favorite dinner to try to rub him the right way hahahaha
What kind of invites are you getting? Oh nooooo I dont even know how much my invites are going to cost... Im going to start getting nervous as to where its going to fall in my budget

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Well, the invites I requested were a 6x6 square pocketfold with 4 insert cards (response, reception, directions, accomodations), a ribbon wraparound with monogram sticker, and personalized response cards (Mr. & Mrs. X, 2 seats have been reserved for you so don't bring your facking kids). Apparently this is more than $4. So I'm scrapping the ribbon and the personalization, and I'll keep my fingers crossed I guess. It would have been nice, but oh well.

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Posted by coldasice217

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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I did all of my own cutting of the layering materials and ALL of the gluing assembly for my Tessa invites and I really didn't save that much money to be honest. And it was A LOT OF WORK! I'm not even kidding. Jsut the glue runners alone probably chewed up a lot of the savings. Plus if you don't have a paper cutter and all that you'll have to buy all that stuff which can get pricey. And unless you're a total craft lady, you just won't do as good a job ( I know I didn't at least). I even make cards and stuff for my family for birthdays and I didn't do nearly as good a job as she could do.

I'm actually a little mad at myself for taking on this project becuase now I have invites that I splurged on but will look like I made them myself anyway becuase I was silly and decided to do them myself. It really is best left to Tessa.

I would see if you could take out a layering color or make it smaller or something to go under your budget.

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Posted by coldasice217

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Posted by xosweetiexo

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Posted by coldasice217

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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LOL!!!!!!!! Awwwwwww I would def. try to bake something to make his favorite dinner to try to rub him the right way hahahaha
What kind of invites are you getting? Oh nooooo I dont even know how much my invites are going to cost... Im going to start getting nervous as to where its going to fall in my budget

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Well, the invites I requested were a 6x6 square pocketfold with 4 insert cards (response, reception, directions, accomodations), a ribbon wraparound with monogram sticker, and personalized response cards (Mr. & Mrs. X, 2 seats have been reserved for you so don't bring your facking kids). Apparently this is more than $4. So I'm scrapping the ribbon and the personalization, and I'll keep my fingers crossed I guess. It would have been nice, but oh well.

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Keep us posted and let us know how much it comes too with out the personalization and ribbon!

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Posted by coldasice217

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Posted by xosweetiexo

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Posted by coldasice217

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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LOL!!!!!!!! Awwwwwww I would def. try to bake something to make his favorite dinner to try to rub him the right way hahahaha
What kind of invites are you getting? Oh nooooo I dont even know how much my invites are going to cost... Im going to start getting nervous as to where its going to fall in my budget

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Well, the invites I requested were a 6x6 square pocketfold with 4 insert cards (response, reception, directions, accomodations), a ribbon wraparound with monogram sticker, and personalized response cards (Mr. & Mrs. X, 2 seats have been reserved for you so don't bring your facking kids). Apparently this is more than $4. So I'm scrapping the ribbon and the personalization, and I'll keep my fingers crossed I guess. It would have been nice, but oh well.

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UT OHHHH!!! Then, Im in trouble b/c I am also doing personalized response cards, with ribbon and monogram sticker.... but only 3 insert cards

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Posted by coldasice217

I bet that with the service and labor fee built into it, that's what's bringing it over budget. Ugh...I'm ready to just bite the bullet and go over budget per invite since I don't need a lot of them at all (probably only like 85). It would be ideal to stay under 400 total, but if it's 425...well, we won't go out to dinner one week lol.

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Yea, I agree.... if you are over by a little, then I think you should def do it. Its not worth going through the trouble of buying materials to glue, cut, etc. Then the stress & labor of making sure everything looks perfect. Leave it to the professional I think it's totally worth it... just make sure to butter you FH up so he's okay with it

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Posted by NYMETBRIDE

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Posted by coldasice217

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Posted by xosweetiexo

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Posted by coldasice217

Thanks girls for all the input so far!

Tessa's ears must have been burning, because she just emailed me, my proof is number one on the list (yay!), and drumroll please....it's over my budget!

I'm not surprised, so it seems much more likely I will be assembling myself. I really don't want to choose a different style, so we'll see. I think FH is starting to feel bad though, he said he doesn't want me to be gluing things myself and is asking what our budget is and how much the money diff will be...maybe I should milk his seeming kindness for all it's worth!

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LOL!!!!!!!! Awwwwwww I would def. try to bake something to make his favorite dinner to try to rub him the right way hahahaha
What kind of invites are you getting? Oh nooooo I dont even know how much my invites are going to cost... Im going to start getting nervous as to where its going to fall in my budget

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Well, the invites I requested were a 6x6 square pocketfold with 4 insert cards (response, reception, directions, accomodations), a ribbon wraparound with monogram sticker, and personalized response cards (Mr. & Mrs. X, 2 seats have been reserved for you so don't bring your facking kids). Apparently this is more than $4. So I'm scrapping the ribbon and the personalization, and I'll keep my fingers crossed I guess. It would have been nice, but oh well.

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Keep us posted and let us know how much it comes too with out the personalization and ribbon!

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5.55

$5.55 a invite

And because I'm a lazy SOB I'm like ok! Thank god I don't need many compared to a lot of girls. And it does include computer calligraphy on all the envelopes and return addresses, so i guess that's fair?

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Posted by shell1879

$5.55 a invite

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WOWWWW!!! Ali, what if you made the invite a bit smaller? Would that lower the price to where you can get the added extras?