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Has anyone send out save the date postcards?

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    Valerie    October 24, 2009   Living in New York; Wedding in Connecticut

    Hi Bees,

    First off, I have to say that this site has been a gift from bridal heaven.  I have learned so much from the hive that my head is bursting with sweet honey knowledge!!!

    Now I need some more help.  Does anyone know where I can get cheap (but cute/nice) save-the-dates postcards.  We have A LOT of out of town guests so we figured sending out postcards as opposed to actually cards would be cheaper.

    Has anyone know of any sites?

    Thanks!!!!

     
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    jeeyol    11/08/2008   Arkansas

    I made postcards on powerpoint and brought them to Staples to be made. For 200 postcards, with a glossy front and printed return address on the back it was like $75.00. Full color and whatnot. I bought a package of clear labels and used them for the guests addresses. Staples was really helpful and even redid my design for me a couple times till I was happy with it.

     
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    rebecca    September 13, 2008  

    I didn't make STD postcards, but I know someone who did. They went to Staples and bought ones that you can run through your printer, front and back. I think these could have been it: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p1_Avery-Inkjet-Postcards_13853_Business_Supplies_10051_SEARCH.

     
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    Taleja      

    I made postcards too.  Created the template on powerpoint, you can add multiple pics that way, and then uploaded it on snapfish. 

     
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    caulner    April 21, 2011   Arlington, VA

    I did STD postcards that I designed/personalized and ordered on VistaPrint (www.vistaprint.com). You can look for coupons online (and if you sign up on their website you get tons of freebies!) and I think I paid like, $30 for 250 postcards.

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    briannie    mach 15, 2009   oc, ca

    i'll bet getting my STD postcards from vistaprint, too. 100 postcards for free and just $3 or so to upload your own image (aka, the "back" on the postcard). and shipping's about... $7? so less than $10 for 100 postcards.

     
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    PrettyKitty    June 13, 2009   Orange County, CA Wedding: Cape Cod, MA

    The postal services also does postcards.  You can upload your image and even you addresses, they mail them directly to your guest for you.  One of my friends did this for her STDs recently and they were glossy, high quality and she didn't have to worry about addressing them and mailing them.

     http://www.usps.com/createmail/premiumpostcard.htm?from=createmail&page=learnmore_premiumpostcard

     
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    crcbloom    October 18, 2008   Edgewater, MD

    I used the postal service's site as well.  The direct link is www.premiumpostcard.com.  The results were great.  I was able to upload the picture I wanted to use on the front of the card, layout the text on the back and then merge my address list from an excel file.  The site does all the work for you and they are created, postaged and mailed directly from the producer in Arizona.  Our guests thought they were great.  It was about $100 for 100 postcards to be created, printed, postaged and sent.

     

    If you have any questions, just let me know!

     

     
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    dmdwed    October 4, 2008   California

    We actually did photocards. My fiancee used Photoshop to create a custom layout and then printed them using Shutterfly (.59-.69 cents each). They offer some "Save the Date" templates but we created our own so we could incorporate our colors into the background.

     
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    rannhayes1107    11-22-08   Blue Springs, MO

    Hello, I went to Wal-Mart and did photocards like some people do for Christmas cards.  They were only .33 a piece!! You just upload a picture you like with a background you like. It was really simple!

     
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    Valerie    October 24, 2009   Living in New York; Wedding in Connecticut

    Wow, you guys are good!  THANKS!!!!

     
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    dezziemon    01/10/09   California

    We did save the date postcards at www.overnightprints.com - made them in adobe illustrator and converted it to pdf. Only cost $20 (google for coupons online!) for 100 postcards. :)

     
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    piperbenjamin    June 2008   Philly

    i second vista print for postcards... besides being reasonably priced they shipped super fast! we ended up using them again for thank you notes.

     
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    We used vistaprint.com and it was great!  They have templates or you can use your own.

    good luck!

     
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    MissSauce    1/17/09   Philadelphia

    We also used vistaprint.  We uploaded one image for the front and one for the back, the cards themselves were "free," so after shipping, it ended up being about $14 for 100 cards.  We wrote personal notes on a few of them before sending, but mostly we just signed them.

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    jennycv    September 2011   OC

    I'll try one of the webpages. I was asking myself where could I get them cheap.

     

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    ArtichokeHeart    10/17/09   NYC

    Vistaprint was AWESOME.  I recommend putting them into envelopes so they don't get ink from the post office and stuff on it - so you maintain the design.

     
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    UrbanLeo    May 30, 2010   Washington, DC

    I'm using zazzle.com--they have some very cute vintage postcard designs for different cities and states.  It's $65 for 100, with full-gloss front and back, and editing on both sides.

     
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    mlred99    10-9-10   Houston TX

    Hey girls!  Though this post is very old I wanted to share my save the date postcards since I used this thread when I was making mine!  We used overnightprints and are really happy!  They came earlier than they said they would and colors and quality were great.  We sprung for the 5 x 7 matte finish which I think looks really great!  I used thirtyone designs on etsy to make the design.  Fern did a great job!  I am just going to post the front but the back had the standard "save the date" info and our website. 

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    xoxokristin    October 30, 2010   Tokyo, Japan

    Ugh, this post is old but I just wanted to talk about my experience at Kinko's. We thought it would be the most straightforward but it was ridiculous. We brought in a front and a back image (jpegs) on a memory stick and they basically showed us to a computer and went "Ok, go!" They wanted us to figure it out on Adobe Illustrator and format it ourselves and hit print. Ok, we could've done that at home buddy. We didn't know how to use Illustrator so one of the guys sighed and did it for us. He misaligned EVERYTHING so that it would be impossible to cut things in mass quantity and we had to hand cut all 50 with scissors. It also made it difficult to print addresses on them through mail merge so we had to hand address them as well. Stupid Kinko's!

     
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    Miss Ivy    August 14, 2010   NYC

    I had Save the Dates printed a few months ago. I hate having things printed without speaking with people face to face so I found a printer in NYC through Yelp. I also refuse to use Kinkos/Staples due to so many bad experiences printing portolfios and projects in the past.  (If only you could go back there and use the machines yourself!)

    Anyway, I ended up with Lightning Copy Center (link below). Located by Grand Central. I would give them 4 stars. I had my document set up in a pdf. and they had to make some adjustments to put it into their program since it was 4 postcards to a page. They charged me about $20 for this.  I don't think I could have figured this out myself, just with lining up the front and back borders correctly. The overall job was $110 for 110 invites, printed and cut down to size, printed on paper I provided. I also had them round the corners. I would NOT suggest having them do this, about 10% of them were not done well. The turn over was 3 or 4 days.

    Overall I was happy with their services since I like working face to face.

    http://www.yelp.com/biz/lightning-copy-center-new-york#query:printing%20services

     
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    alan57    September 3, 2006  

    I used postcards and think they are the way to go! I designed them myself and printed using VistaPrint. They're affordable and nice. If you need designs they have those as well, and a nice selection to boot.

    This resource might help you: Save the Date Postcards

    There are some great templates and ideas, as well as an offer for free save the dates.

    Hope that helps!

     
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    CupCakeMeg    December 18, 2011   Orange County, CA

    If you sign up for VistaPrint notifications/emails/offers you get some good ones in your SPAM and your inbox! Always check both! I have a couple I could send you if need be!

    I just used VistaPrint and got 25 Free Buisness Card Size Magnets and paid $22 (including shipping) for 20 Large Postcard Size Magnets!

    BEST OF LUCK!!!

     
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    yllom10    October 15, 2011  

    weddingpaperdivas.com is a site with SUPER cute invitations and save the dates. We got our save the date postcards from there. I think, after discounts, we got 150 save the dates for $76. Not bad!

     
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    peacegrl099    June 11, 2011   Lebanon Ct

    I made ours. I got the paper from a online suppplier. One of the only ones that I could find who had recylced card stock. I think they came out alright. I hope others like them.

     

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