Thermography - is it really necessary?? UPDATE at bottom

Lools Posted: Jul 20, 2007 07:29 AM

Thermography - is it really necessary?? UPDATE at bottom

I am having my invitations done by Pippy's Sweets who doesn't do Thermography (raised print). She has to outsource it.

FMIL thought I had to have the thermography in order for the invitations to be formal and nice. I really didn't care. So she offered to pay for it and Diana at Pippy's Sweets has been trying to find a printer.

It has been one hassle after the other for Diana and at this rate they still haven't been printed and I'm getting down to the last minute. I had wanted to have my invitations mailed today.

I know the raised print does add a nice little touch but,do you think it's really that big of a deal??

Those of you who didn't have it, did anyone say anything to you about it??

This is so annoying!

See UPDATE below

qtdimps23 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 07:32 AM

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i made the pocketfolds myself and did not use thermography. yes, its pretty, but not worth the headache.

Bridelikewhoa07 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 08:00 AM

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i think you are fine without it. they will still look nice. some people prob wouldnt even notice! and remember...PEOPLE THROW OUT THE INVITATIONS! thats what i kept telling myself & i refused to stress out/ pay a lot of money for inviations.

repeat after me....

'people just throw them out! .....people just throw them out! .......people just throw them out! ....people just throw them out!.....'

Jennifer907 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 08:36 AM

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Absolutely not necessary. I DIY my pocketfolds and everyone raved about them. Not a single person has noticed that it's a flat print.

Sept07Bride Posted: Jul 20, 2007 08:44 AM

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I totally stood my ground insisting that I wanted it, then when I got them it dawned on me how not necessary it was. They would have looked just as good without it. If you are worried about time constraints, it's definately not necessary...

shopaholic07 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 08:48 AM

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Posted by Bridelikewhoa07

i think you are fine without it. they will still look nice. some people prob wouldnt even notice! and remember...PEOPLE THROW OUT THE INVITATIONS! thats what i kept telling myself & i refused to stress out/ pay a lot of money for inviations.

repeat after me....

'people just throw them out! .....people just throw them out! .......people just throw them out! ....people just throw them out!.....'

I TOTALLY agree!!!!

aimes1313 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 09:18 AM

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I printed my own and have got nothing but compliments on them. It's a nice touch if you have the time and money, but not necessary.

kns11 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 09:18 AM

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For me I feel like it is a waste of money. I considered making ours to save $$$$$ (since I had us splurge on photos) but FH was all about the invites. He wanted heavy stock paper, blocked lettering, and thermography. While he was talking with our invite lady I was just thinking who is this guy!!!!! Before LIW I never really noticed whether a invite was thermography or not. Don't sweat it.

MJDoc12 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 09:48 AM

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i think this is just a personal choice thing.....for DH and i we happened to find invites that did have thermography---and we liked it. but if it is becoming a big hassle for you, then don't worry about it, and just print it as is!

Katie&Chris2006 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 09:53 AM

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Posted by Jennifer907

Absolutely not necessary. I DIY my pocketfolds and everyone raved about them. Not a single person has noticed that it's a flat print.

same here

Mmnnng Posted: Jul 20, 2007 09:58 AM

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Posted by Katie&Chris2006

Posted by Jennifer907

Absolutely not necessary. I DIY my pocketfolds and everyone raved about them. Not a single person has noticed that it's a flat print.

same here

I agree! Its not necessary!

magbride Posted: Jul 20, 2007 03:03 PM

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I didn't do thermography either. With some of them you can only tell it's thermograpy if you run your hand across the print and who does that? (okay other than me). People will be wowed by your invites regardless!

kahlua716 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 03:16 PM

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Our invites included thermography- it isn't even as raised as I thought it would be.

My FBIL and FSIL used PIY (print it yourself) invites and they were GORGEOUS! She said it was a pain- so I'm glad I didn't do it (I almost ordered from the same site) but her hard work paid off.

I DEFINITELY dont think its necessary...at this point its more important that you get them out!

Lools Posted: Jul 20, 2007 03:57 PM

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UPDATE:

Thermography is a no-go! Diana at Pippy's Sweets has had a lot of difficulty finding a printer to do it and now that she has found one they are going to take too long!

For some reason FH is upset about it because suddenly he really wants thermography... he picks the most random things to be opinionated about!!

AND I know FMIL is gonna have something to say about it b/c she doesn't think invitations without thermography are nice or formal enough.

The one person who this should actually matter to is me and I DON'T CARE at this point!!! I just want them DONE and MAILED!!

Thanks for listening!

fallinlove91407 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 04:00 PM

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defnitely not necessary -- we did our invites with SmashingCards and all she does it flat ink -- they turned out great. We used textured paper too -- you'd never know.

diva7531 Posted: Jul 20, 2007 04:12 PM

Re: Thermography - is it really necessary?? UPDATE at bottom

Posted by Lools

UPDATE:

Thermography is a no-go! Diana at Pippy's Sweets has had a lot of difficulty finding a printer to do it and now that she has found one they are going to take too long!

For some reason FH is upset about it because suddenly he really wants thermography... he picks the most random things to be opinionated about!!

AND I know FMIL is gonna have something to say about it b/c she doesn't think invitations without thermography are nice or formal enough.

The one person who this should actually matter to is me and I DON'T CARE at this point!!! I just want them DONE and MAILED!!

Thanks for listening!

Tell FMIL and FH to relax, 2 days after I sent out my invites, my phone and email BLEW UP, everyone loved my invites and had to call or write to say so and I printed them on my computer!