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Well, I used the Superhero stamp collection for my STDs, so I am probably not much help to you.
But, our actual invites will be a tiny bit more serious, and I was thinking of using the Tiffany image or the Celebrate! image...
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Great Smoky Mountains (75 cent)
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I ordered a bunch of stamps off of ebay. I got an assortment of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and other Jazz artists (fits with our party). I'm sure you could find plenty more that you like for close to the post card rate. Remember, it's less than a first class stamp.
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I did the beautiful blooms one (see Pengwen's post above) and they looked beautiful on the envelopes.
Thanks ladies.
Has anyone tried Zazzle.com or Photostamps.com????
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We used the "pollination" stamps on our STD and they were really beautiful. I think the heart is sort of tedious, and something "natural" was more up our alley anyways. The "pollination" ones come apart into 4 different ones that each feature a different bug/bird, and I had fun matching up the bats/hummingbirds/bees with specific people! :-)
i think this one is cute http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10152&storeId=10001&categoryId=11830&productId=28801&langId=-1
how are you guys getting onto the USPS site? this site has been down for 2 days for me! and right when i needed to order too. figures.
Most of the stamps that are mentioned are great for STD or smaller cards/postcards. However, once you get around to wedding invites, your options become much more limited. Many wedding invites requre 2 oz. or 58 cent stamps. The pink wedding stamps are your only 58 cent option. However*, you could always pick a stamp you like in the first class range and then tack on smaller denomination stamps in colors/designs you like until you get up to 58 cents. There have been a few posts on using alternate postage/antique postage for invites. Try matching your color scheme or theme of your wedding. I hate the dumb pink wedding hearts, but we ordered them to save ourselves the hassle. What I didn't think about was how the light pink stamps would look against the light blue invite pockets that showed through our clear vellum envelopes. It looked like we were inviting everyone to a baby shower! 
Per my post this afternoon (http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/weigh-before-you-stamp), I have recently returned from the post office. They also have these Margaret Chase Smith 58 cent stamps. Apparently, she was a former senator from Maine.
i've used zazzle! it turned out pretty well. there have been a number of board posts on it, so i would do a quick weddingbee search. i think in general, most people are pleased. the only thing i would tell you is to use the small size stamp (the big ones are really big!).
For those using the USPS site - it seems to work much better in IE than it does in Firefox. That might help you out :)
Just wanted to say that I ended up using Zazzle and it was totally worth it!!! Made them on Thursday and I'm getting them tomorrow!
http://decoglamwedding.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c206fc000300f48ce644c10002.html
I actually wrote a post on my blog about using vintage stamps as an alternative to the 58¢ stamp: http://hasel.typepad.com/wedding/2008/03/magazine-monday.html
You can find so many great stamps on ebay and if you buy them all from the same seller and prearrange it with them, most will give you a huge discount on shipping. I saved $20 doing it that way.
Thanks haselwand. I'm a big ebay junkie --- I'll keep that in mind for the invites. When i was looking all I could find were cancelled stamps.
I can't get onto the USPS site either. I'm on a mac and I tried both firefox and safari, nothing worked. I then opened up my parallel desktop (IBM basically running on the mac) and tried explorer and that didn't work either! Good times, good times.
Oh but wait! I just clicked on the USPS linked stamps above, and it's letting me in! Woo hoo!
glittergrl- I have found unused stamps from tons of ebay sellers. Granted, I am not trying to buy all of the same kind, that could require some searching. I have been purchasing a couple sheets of this kind and a few of that kind to make them a bit more unique for each invite. Good luck with your search!
I used the beautiful blooms cause it went with the flowers that were printed on the side of the addresses of our guests. It was cute!
yup, just as they said. The Zazzle stamps arrived today and they are adorable!
I'll be using this company from now on for both the wedding and business.
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We used the Aurora Borealis stamps which are purple and navy - just our color scheme!
Here are some really cute stamps to check out... http://www.everafterstamps.com or http://www.zazzle.com/everafter
Depending on your "time" restraints, you can order personalized photo stamps, this is what we did. We used our "Engagement Prtrait", and if you need them fast they are the way to go. Walgreens also offers these, but I am not impressed with their "wait." Have fun!!
For personalized photo stamps and more go to http://photo.stamps.com/Store/?source=si00001331
stamps.com also has a photo/picture option for purchasing stamps. and, if you're looking to fancy up your envelopes, you could get these really cool envelope seals from this place -- they have them in popular, hard to find colors:
http://www.sophiesfavors.com/tagslabels_labels_maincollection_seal.htm
Glad to hear so many people are happy with Zazzle as they are the ones who print our wedding postage at ArtisticPostage.com.
Brides really do have thousands of options these days to start with professional photography or designs and then personalize them to create truly unique products.
There are so many different options for postage out there. I designed my own at zazzle.com and now my only dilemma is picking which one I like the best. You can totally customize your stamps with your own pictures or you can personalize some of the ones that are already on there. I would suggest the medium size for invitations. You also choose whether what postage you want such as the 42 cent, 59 cent and higher. You also get discounted pricing for ordering in bulk, you save $2 per every extra sheet you buy. I plan on desiging some stamps after the wedding for the thank you cards with our wedding photos. Also, with zazzle you can post what you've designed for sale on the site and you get royalties whenever they are bought...BONUS!
I went to the post office the other day and was disappointed that they are still going to be using the heart stamps as their wedding collection. They come out on June 10 I believe with new colors for the new rates, the 42 cent will be a sagey green and the 59 cent will be a pastel-y yellow color. Also for the postcard stamps all they had were fruit. I didn't mind terribly, so we got them. but it would be nice to have more options! Zazzle seemed a little too pricey for us.
We used stamps.com, as they jumped on the 42 option before zazzle, so we were able to purchase all our stamps in one go, saving some money on each sheet due to volume. I didn't like any of the USPS options for stamps online, so we decided to go with custom. It was certainly more expensive, but the stamps came out perfectly and we have received so many compliments, even from some of our friends whom I thought wouldn't even notice. If you can afford it, it's a ton of fun and a nice way to personalize. However, there are some stamps available that aren't so bad, particularly the landscapes. Anything is better than the liberty bell!
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Alli,
I'm not crazy about the heart stamps either and I think we're going to go with this reissue from the Love series and this dragonfly. The dragonfly is already available but the love one doesn't come out until June 10.
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Hey Ladies, I'm about to send out my STDC's and need to order postage. I had heard that there were a lot of stamp options on USPS's website, but the only feminine thing I could find was that Pink Heart Stamp circa 1989. is this really all they got or am I looking in the wrong place?
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