We found a set of those do-it-yourself invitation kits at Michael's that we really like and that complement our theme. We even have coupons to make it super-affordable.
Two questions: 1. If anyone has used them/seen them--does the finished product look professional? I want to use the money in our budget for other things that are more important to us, but I don't want the first impression anybody has of our wedding to be sloppy or tacky.
2. They're square. Does anybody know how much extra postage is required?
TIA
db276952
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I've seen the DIY invites and think they look fine, honestly most ppl throw these invites out anyway so I think its a great place to cut costs. The only thing with the DIY invites is that the ink is flat but thats not a huge deal, I petsonally just prefer the raised ink on invites. I would buy them and try it out and if you hate it you can probably return them. ( Square invites have a 20 cent surcharge)
saxtrevNmeg
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Thank you! I prefer the raised ink, too. Unfortunately, I have to make compromises somewhere to stay within the budget and in the grand scheme of things, I feel like that's a pretty small one...
Kristin31613
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Try davids bridal. I got 150 invites from them with addressing for $503. Their invites have raised ink. I also splurged on bows, so figure ifI didn't do bows or addresses it would have been $300. I feel same as you, no one looks at the invite for longer than 20 second so this was an area to save money in. They have 20% sales all the time.
Invites include all normal stuff... invite, inner and outer envelope, response card and envelope, reception card...
saxtrevNmeg
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I din't see any designs at David's that complemented our theme, but it was a while ago. Maybe I'll check them out again. Thank you!
LisaReyes
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My FBIL used the Michael's invitations and they were very nice. I just thought the paper was a little flimsy. Maybe cut some colored cardstock to give the invites a border and a little more support and texture? My invitation budget was also fairly small for all the guests I had. DIYing helped me achieve the look I wanted without going over.
lauren1802
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we were going to DIY from michaels but found a great etsy vendor that is pretty cheap and had something that worked with our theme nmicreations
