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It really depends on what you do and where you get them from - you can definitely do it for MUCH less than $400, depending on what you want. My FI and I are planning on doing postcards from VistaPrint for our STDs - they usually have great promotions where you can get 100 postcards for free or something crazy like that, so we'll wait for one of those. As far as invitations, we're probably going to get an invitation kit from Michael's and personalize it - we're going to use a 40% off coupon, so we're budgeting no more than $150 or so for invitations.
It can definitely be done! It's just a matter of how much work you are willing to do yourself! 
P.S. Welcome to the boards!!
It also depends on how many you order, what kind of ink you want (colorwise), and if you want some type of special envelope. David's Bridal has some nice ones, and so does rex craft.
welcome to the boards!! also check etsy, sometimes they print etc. there also may be vendors that print out of their home as well.
I made mine....total cost: $160 and they didn't LOOK homemade either. They were time consuming but damn, real invites are spensive!
We did an online STD & made our own invites. It was about $300. I already owned some of the supplies, but I also have a lot of leftover supplies, so I'm not exactly sure how it worked out, but that also includes our postage. I can send you the breakdown if you are interested in DIY....PM me
Thanks for the great info! I certainly don't mind making my own, I just would like an idea of where to start! The kits at Staple's and Micheal's are very plain. I love the idea of making it from the heart, but how do you add to it without it getting bulky and not fitting into an envelope?
I would appreciate any info or pictures. I am getting married next fall and looking for a "leaf" or "willow tail" sort-of theme.
Please keep the great info coming, Ladies!!!
I do rubber stamping, and I got my idea, here:
PM if you want any DIY help!
Letterpress invites special - I think a few Bees have used this company:
http://invitationsbyajalon.com/specials.html
$398 for 100 invites
I just ordered mine from whiteaisle - I fell in love with one of their designs (botanical), but couldn't afford their actual invitations. So, the owner suggested I use their DIY menu cards! They're perfect! I'm printing them at home, and with envelopes, they'll cost about $115.
For STD's, I ordered magnets from Vistaprint, for a total of about $25 (they were running a special). I'd sign up for their emails (use an alternate email address, and they're spam happy), and wait for a special. With envelopes, our STD's will run about $30.
Postage will be ~$88 for both, so our total for stationary will be less than $220. That's not including Thank You cards, but I'm hoping to order those for less than a $1/card, so that should come to about another $120.
Hope that helps!
michaels has great invitation kits! we got ours on sale for $30/pk of 30. we sealed them with the hot wax.
we just sent them 2 weeks ago and have gotten a compliment from EVERONE we've spoken to since!
we also did STD magnets that we ordered online. all together (not including ink) we spent $160- but then there is postage for both. the STD only needed 44 cent stamps but the invites need 61 cent stamps.
i just found this site a day ago, and am excitedly sharing it with anyone that halfway implies they might have a need:
SUPER AFFORDABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND they send FREE samples, INCLUDING postage!
we used mygatsby.com for their super-customizable thermography invites--super affordable and you can browse the net for coupon codes! We spent a little over 200 (aftera 20% discount) on 175 invites.
We got ours from Ann's Bridal Bargains. We got 75 z-fold invites + 50 matching thank you cards for a little over $100! We're happy with the quality as well :)
I did my invitations with products from Paper Source http://www.paper-source.com/
I did an invitation making class with my MoH which was $10 and we got 10% off everything in the store, plus the class gave lots of great tips and tricks. I did these totally DIY but they didn't take too long and they came out great (we bought paper and stamped it ourselves to line all the envelopes, then we got embossing powder and embossed designs on the invites and response cards). I got everything for under $175.
I was going to use a basic kit from Michael's or Target and then snaz it up with some nice stamps, but that would have been almost as expensive and a lot of them have too much detail on their own to really change much. (but some of them are very nice as is).
I also used mypunchbowl.com to send electronic save the dates, since I figured I would rather spend the money to have nice invites or better flowers or something. They turned out very well and were totally free.
So far I would recommend http://www.zazzle.com/ (more specifically http://www.zazzle.com/wedding+invitations )
I haven't ordered my invites yet, as there is still over two years until my wedding. However, FI and I have spent A LOT of time playing around with the invites on zazzle. They are IN STYLE (for the most part) and easily customized. You have about five paper options, and often paper color options, font options, you can move some stuff around the card, a lot of the time you can delete elements that don't appeal to you, the invites comes with envelopes, many of the designers have coordinating RSVP and thank you cards. The best part is that it is CHEAP (generally less than two bucks per invite) and you save when you order in bulk, often up to 50%!!! I'm obviously a huge huge fan. The only bad thing about them is that I don't think that they send samples =/
Try LCI online. I got my invitation, envelopes, stamps, seals, and thank you cards/envelopes/stamps/seals, for less than 100. But I also didn't want very fancy ones!
diy... they cost me around $270. most of the cost was the supplies. for the insert cards... i didnt use cardstock like most people would suggest. i used artist bristol board which cost about $7 for 20 sheets ($28). i used black cardstock for envelopes ($8) so i had to shop around for white paint pens ($10) to get the addresses to show up. i made a "pocket" to put the insert cards into ($15) and used ribbon and paper ties ($25) plus i purchased a white ink pad 2 stamps: one to decorate the envelope and one for address ($20). cutting supplies ($30). Then about $60 bucks on postage and about $80 on printing because i dont own a laser printer or know anyone who had one. Oh yea and the sticky dot stuff to seal the envelope.. cant remember the cost off the top of my head.
if you decide to go this route, get help.. it took me about 8 months to make them all (75 invitations) since i made the design in photoshop, did all the cutting, tying, stamping, and the most time consuming and the tasks i hated the most were making the envelopes and cutting out the cards. It honestly took me about 30 mins to do only one invitation. but you can easily cut your costs by using cheaper materials and using tools that you or friends already have (didnt really have that option). but i can say that my invitations look so goregous and professional that people doubted that i made them by hand (then i point out the pencil marks i forgot to erase off of the envelopes after they were cut out).
I see this post is really old but I still have some suggestions:
We used http://www.nextdayflyers.com/printing/ for our post card save the dates and they turned out Amazing! Super easy to use, quick turn around, very reasonably priced, friendly service! Check them out.
For our invites we used paper source and did then our selfs...they turned out very nice as well.
Michael's/Walmart/Joann's all have printable invites that are fairly inexpensive and identical to what you will buy in a catalog (say Carlson Craft, etc). You can design your own and have them printed at Office Max or Staples for a fraction of the price that Kinkos will charge.
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Save the Dates and Invitations will cost me less than $400 (combined), right?
Where should I go? Tips! Suggestions! Please!
Dixie
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