wedding invites

My head is going to explode I need invites
do I make them myself or buy them.
Why is this **** so stressful!!!!!!!!!!!!
The kit alone is like $450 why do wedding invites have to be so dam nice

Hmmmm I do recall my FSIL purchasing her invites online for around the same price. It might be a bit less of a hassle for you. But you could also always buy the invites printed out and do the envelopes yourself b/c that makes a huge difference in the price. Good Luck

I used MyGatsby.com for mine.......AWESOME!!! they sell some stuff that's good for DIYer's, but I paid for them to assemble mine- it came to around $550 for 125 invites, everything included- it was a 3 layered invite w/ thermography.

I have pics of them in wedding items album and some in my proofs album (they're just not as clear). let me know if you have questions.

kits for $450???
guess my definition of kit is different. Got mine from Michael's for $20 with a coupon. I think they came out really nice.

I totally gave up on the pocketfold. I wanna save some money. My sister is a graphic artist so Im using her we are buying the cardstock online for around $42 she is going to make them on her computer all I have to do is buy the envelopes (just plain old lined pretty envelopes.)

They will look pretty but wont be amazing oh well its an invitation. I just ordered a sample of the paper and I will show you ladies what I decided on. for a hell of a lot less money

I just bought supplies for my invitation at A Bridal Paperie. Their prices were great. They will do any part of your invitation or announcement- printing, paper, envelopes, ribbons. They were also very helpful about making my own invite. They also gave lots of etiquette advice, which I was totally clueless about. Hope this helps.

One of my bridesmaids is a graphic designer, so she designed my invites. I ended up bringing them to a printer, which I ended up spending more on, but if you wanted to print at home, Paper Presentation has so much. I purchased all our envelopes for our save the dates, invites, and rsvp cards. I also purchased the little holders that the invites went into, paper for accomodation cards, etc. They have a website, but I preferred to go to their store in the city since you can see everything for yourself. I found their prices to be reasonable too. HTH!

ETA: I saw you mentioned about lining your envelopes too. I really loved the look of it, but didn't want to spend too much on it. I ended up lining them myself. It took some extra time, but saved $$.

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Posted by AliG1

I just bought supplies for my invitation at A Bridal Paperie. Their prices were great. They will do any part of your invitation or announcement- printing, paper, envelopes, ribbons. They were also very helpful about making my own invite. They also gave lots of etiquette advice, which I was totally clueless about. Hope this helps.

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Just checked out their website - their invitations are BEAUTIFUL! Do you mind sending me the prices? Do they deliver or do you need to go in to work with them?

Thanks v. much!

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Posted by DeannaNDave07

i got a great deal from davids bridal.. everything came out great.. and the price was very reasonable.. i think it was $200.. and the shipping was quick too!!

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WOW, that's a great price! Do you have any photos of them that you could post? Am curious to see them!

I feel the same way! I wish we could just send freakin e-vites to everybody we know and be done with it!

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Posted by vineyardbride08

I feel the same way! I wish we could just send freakin e-vites to everybody we know and be done with it!

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Maybe one day that will be the norm! I wish I could do the same!

We got our Checkerboard invitations (normally super expensive) from E-invite @ Costco .

We got everything (125 invites, tissues, inner and outer envelopes, response cards & envelopes, reception cards) for around $300. We got them less than a week later and they were/are gorgeous.

I highly recommend them.

You can work with them either at their showroom in Plainview or by mail and email. I went there because I wanted to see everything they had.

I bought paper and envelopes from them - these were nice quality - they have lots of other papers though. There was a charge to cut the paper- don't remember exactly - possibly $20.
I'm making my own pocketfold (did this in a blue linen) - 5 1/4 x 11 1/2 @ $.20 each; envelopes were 5 1/2 x 8 @ $.30 each
Inside invitation piece: 5 x 7 1/2 approx. - @ $.15 each
Response envelopes 5 3/4' x 4 1/2'@ $.20 each (these are the larger size response envelopes that they use with more expensive invitations)
Response cards were 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 @$.10 each.

Also bought a combination white satin/organdy ribbon 5/8' @$ .50 yd.

I would have had them do the printing, but I'm pretty good with the computer. As I recall their prices were reasonable for raised printing (they do the printing right there).

Good luck with everything.