What was your overall total cost? I'm trying to get a better idea
butterfly20
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it really depends on what material/brand..
i picked up from michaels an invitation kit for 50, included the invites, envelopes, response card and envelope, for $30, but then I got it onsale for $16
dino1109
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ANyone else?....
I guess the lits are the cheapest- but what if you got everything seperate?
nan&dave
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Hi. I also got mine from Michaels. I paid $15 per box (same set as butterfly). I used coupns . With the flowers and glue gun and extra nic-nakcs that I purchased I'd say about $100 (stamps not included). That price includes my save the dates. Got the cards w/ envelopes on clearance $2.00 pack of 20.
no stress bride
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I doing my own invitation i got my paper from LCI paper company they are on the internet and i got everything for $125.00 with shipping for over hundred invitations!! Check them out!
mrsmeri1104
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In the new issue of Bride magazine (the one with Julia Stiles on it) there is a coupon for Michaels 25% off if anybody is interested.
N&L2004
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I got everything from Paper Access store and all came out to be around $300 for 150 invites.
I am doing the Envelopment type and to have them custom made I had quotes starting from $700 and up.
september2004
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I got everything from Paper Access store and all came out to be around $300 for 150 invites.
I am doing the Envelopment type and to have them custom made I had quotes starting from $700 and up.
do you have pics? would love to see them...
september2004
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Posted by no stress bride
I doing my own invitation i got my paper from LCI paper company they are on the internet and i got everything for $125.00 with shipping for over hundred invitations!! Check them out!
pics?
N&L2004
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They are still work in process. I'll post a pic in a few weeks.
september2004
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They are still work in process. I'll post a pic in a few weeks.
great. i am looking to make mine as well but have yet to decide what exactly to do, the more ideas i get, the better! thanks!
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I made mine from handmade rose petal paper with vellum overlays- they were abour $180 for about 100 of them, with RSVP cards and place cards, inner and outer envelopes, and rose seals.
Is anyone else having trouble finding a hole punch with a 1 1/2 inch reach?! It's driving me crazy! I found one, but my paper is so think that it takes forever to get the paper punched!
LisaT
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we made ours and got all the supplies from marco's paper - they were cheaper than anywhere else we found.
We used handmade India silk paper, and velum. Ours were a double fold sealed with wax. It was a lot of work but we loved how they came out and it was a fun project to do together. I don't remember exactly how much it all cost. We made 300+ invitations but it was at least half the price we would have paid to have someone else do them.
sunday newsday paper, has a bridal section, there is an article on making your own.. listing a few websites that sell the suplies
september2004
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Posted by LisaT
we made ours and got all the supplies from marco's paper - they were cheaper than anywhere else we found.
We used handmade India silk paper, and velum. Ours were a double fold sealed with wax. It was a lot of work but we loved how they came out and it was a fun project to do together. I don't remember exactly how much it all cost. We made 300+ invitations but it was at least half the price we would have paid to have someone else do them.
great site, did you order samplers before you ordered the paper? did you have to cut the paper yourself or did you order it pre cut?
thanks for the info!
nsgraham
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My supplies are from -
www.artpaper.com - 100 8x11 sheets for 300 sgm rose petal paper, about $50 with shipping www.myinvitationstation.com - 100 4x6 vellum overlays, $14 Ebay - other vellum, like $12 for 100 sheets Officemax - vellum tape, $7 Ribbon - ebay, www.a1ribbon.com, www.papermart.com Fonts - other brides, www.dafont.com
Outer and inner envelopes - ebay, www.cjpaper.com
dino1109
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Thanks girls for your help. I already ordered a little charm that I will attach- now I jsut have to get my paper, and other supplies.
meganNbobby
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try formalinvitations.com thats where i got mine from, about $100 for 100 invites, with car, vellum overlay, inner & outer envelope, reception card, reply card & reply envelope.
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Mine came out to roughly 1,000 but you'd have to see them to understand.. and if I would have had them made they would have easily run me 20/per set, so IMO, it was SOO worth it.
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I am in the process of making ours. I went to michaels and got halcraft cards and envelopes, 50 of each in a package, regular retail 10 bucks each, but with sales and or coupon, they came to 5 bucks each. so for 3 packages, it came to 15. then i am lining the envelopes, so the foil wrapping paper came to 4 bucks for 3 rolls at party city. sale!!! we will probably print them up on either our laser jet or epson photo printer, simple text, but i will hand write our names in on each invite. for the save the date and response cards and possibly the thank you notes, i am taking an extra set of the cards, putting the envelopes aside and printing the info on on the cards. i will have 2 per card b/c i am cutting them with deckle scissors and making them into postcards. i purchased an old fashioned post card stamp so the scissors, stamp and ink pad came to 25 dollars. so far i am at 40 dollars, still need postage and i will probably get another packet of cards, new pens for calligraphy and i don't know. i hope to stay int the 150 - 200 dollar range including postage. when i am done, i will post pix. we wanted awesome music and a fantastic photographer, so we went lo budge on the invites. but i have faith that they will look very beautiful. so that is that.
