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    jymmsc    June 23, 2012  

    Hello Hive Wink

    My fi and I are trying to have the wedding of a lifetime but on a beer budget.  One of the things I'm trying to do is design and print my invitations myself.  I had confidance that I would be able to do this with out a hitch but the first thing I'm running into is that my font on my computer are horrible!  Does anyone know where I can buy or download good quality fonts that aren't $60 a pop? 

    Any money saving tips would also be much appreciated!

     
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    erinleigh1    June 19, 2011  

    dafont.com   They're free.

     
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    erinleigh1    June 19, 2011  

    Also - if you're printing your own, I highly recommend vistaprint - I designed my own and printed there and they did a wonderful job :-)

     

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    zeoy85    June 5, 2011   Florida

    Also, don't forget local print shops. Just make sure ask if they will charge a ripping fee. 

     
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    PinkPinstripes    November 2011   Boston, MA

    I bought my invite design from a seller on etsy for $50...she designed the whole suite. I printed and assembled them myself. That might an option for you too!

     
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    jymmsc    June 23, 2012  

    @erinleigh1 thank you for the website they have amazing fonts!!!  I down loaded one called Old Script and it was just what I was looking for!

    @PinkPinstripes I completely forgot about etsy, thank you for the reminder!

     
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    erinleigh1    June 19, 2011  

    @jymmsc: No problem :-) I love dafont! :-)

     
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    amnystik    April 9, 2011   Texas

    I did our DIY for about 1.50 per invite.

    And to simplify some of our B-list invites I just nixed the pocketfold which would have cut quite a bit of cost and made for really simply assembly =)

    I 2nd dafont.com as they have TONS of great fonts =)

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    erinleigh1    June 19, 2011  

    @amnystik: Those invites are so cute :-) every time I see them, they make me smile!

     
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    nnikolasa    March 30, 2012   Orange County, Ca

    Hi! I was wondering

    @erinleigh1: How did you design your invites - I am sooo stuck, I have an idea but I have no idea where to start (like what size they need to be, what else I need to have printed)...ugh overwhelmed! But I would like to utilize vista print!

     
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    August252012    August 25, 2012  

    @zeoy85:  what's a ripping fee?

     
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    erinleigh1    June 19, 2011  

    @nnikolasa:  Hey - I actually designed them myself in Photoshop and then uploaded the template to Vista Print via their blank invitation form. Sorry for the delayed response!! Hope it helps!

     
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    KatieLu    July 7, 2012   Washington DC

    I'm do Vistaprint as well. I bought a $17 groupon for $70 worth of printing and I also had my mother and FI buy one as well. So I'm getting all my invitations, thank cards, labels, RVSP cards, and programs for about $80!

     

     

     

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