Invitation Costs- SERIOUSLY?!!

It's freakin PAPER!!! Why are invitations so expensive?? I went to Paper Source today and I saw some really pretty ones, I would need 75 and with the RSVP card its coming out to about $600. My parents are paying for my wedding, and I just feel so guilty asking them to pay $600 ++ for paper. We don't have the money right now for them, so that's not an option..

Is anyone DIYing your invitations? Anyone know of a cheaper option? I did my own save the dates, but they were easy.. these seem way more intricate.

I have a while to go until my invites go out (August of 2014) but this is driving me nuts!!

I found amazing deals on Vistaprint.. 75 invites, 75 accomadation cards, 100 envelopes and 75 RSVP cards for $105 after $40 off coupon..

anyone have any experience with Vistaprint invitations?

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Posted by ldequatro

I found amazing deals on Vistaprint.. 75 invites, 75 accomadation cards, 100 envelopes and 75 RSVP cards for $105 after $40 off coupon..

anyone have any experience with Vistaprint invitations?

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I used the coupon $15 for $40 for my bridal shower thank you's. (I don't remember if it was Groupon or Living Social)

They just arrived and they're great!

hesawsparks on etsy- she sells all PDFs for invites and will send them back and forth until the wording is perfect.. it was sososo simple really... I paid just over $2 an invite WITH postage! lol

I got 350 sheets of metallic paper from thepapermillstore.com for like $40 (aspire petallics- comes in a ton of colors, I did the beargrass color. They sell the matching RSVP and reg. envelopes too) and printed them on the laser printers at my school. Then I used a paper cutter and and basically cut on the lines that the seller had on the PDF. Then depending on if you are doing pocketfolds or not, you can buy gluedots and assemble them.

If you just want regular invites, then it's even easier- just buy a PDF that looks nice, print them at a place where you know there are laser printers (free) or bring them to a kinko's and pay to get them printed, and cut them yourself with a paper cutter!

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Posted by canoli

I spent more than that on my invites and I would do it all over again in a heart beat! I am so in love with them.

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I understand there are people who spend thousands on their invite.. my post was to ask how to spend next to nothing. My father is blessing me with the things that matter to me, I can't have it all..

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Posted by cets1290

hesawsparks on etsy- she sells all PDFs for invites and will send them back and forth until the wording is perfect.. it was sososo simple really... I paid just over $2 an invite WITH postage! lol

I got 350 sheets of metallic paper from thepapermillstore.com for like $40 (aspire petallics- comes in a ton of colors, I did the beargrass color. They sell the matching RSVP and reg. envelopes too) and printed them on the laser printers at my school. Then I used a paper cutter and and basically cut on the lines that the seller had on the PDF. Then depending on if you are doing pocketfolds or not, you can buy gluedots and assemble them.

If you just want regular invites, then it's even easier- just buy a PDF that looks nice, print them at a place where you know there are laser printers (free) or bring them to a kinko's and pay to get them printed, and cut them yourself with a paper cutter!

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Thank you SO much that's super helpful! I have a laser printer with the toners, but everytime I print on card stock it comes out curved, not flat.. trying to figure out how to fix that!

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Posted by Chaz

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Posted by ldequatro

I found amazing deals on Vistaprint.. 75 invites, 75 accomadation cards, 100 envelopes and 75 RSVP cards for $105 after $40 off coupon..

anyone have any experience with Vistaprint invitations?

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I used the coupon $15 for $40 for my bridal shower thank you's. (I don't remember if it was Groupon or Living Social)

They just arrived and they're great!

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I used that groupon on my bridal party totes and the shirt for my dad that says father of the bride,. they came out amazing!

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Posted by xBudgetBridex

80 for $80 you get invite, envelope, rvsp card and addressed return envelopes! http://www.invitesweddings.com/capable-white-and-black-wedding-invitation-iwi130-p-130.html

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THANK YOU!!!

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Posted by xBudgetBridex

80 for $80 you get invite, envelope, rvsp card and addressed return envelopes! http://www.invitesweddings.com/capable-white-and-black-wedding-invitation-iwi130-p-130.html

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Did you order a sample from them. How is the quality?

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Posted by ldequatro

I found amazing deals on Vistaprint.. 75 invites, 75 accomadation cards, 100 envelopes and 75 RSVP cards for $105 after $40 off coupon..

anyone have any experience with Vistaprint invitations?

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I got my invitations from Vista Print and I loved them. I upgraded to the Linen paper to make them look more elegant. Very happy with them.

i got mine on etsy for about $2 per (i got over a hundred, maybe 125?)
nmiphotocreations
her work was perfect for our theme

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Posted by Stephanie621

cardsandpockets.com

I didn't use them but they were recommended to me and I was told they have great quality and everything you could be looking for.

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I ordered samples from cardsandpockets.com to check out the colors, I'm DIY-ing my invites in a way. I'm pretty much ordering PDF files from Etsy sellers (different ones for invite and RSVP) and assembling the whole thing myself. Cardsandpockets.com is awesome, and samples always have free shipping.