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I've been considering hte same thing and was actually going to post this question!
I think they are good but I'm considering the "tear and send" kind which I think might a be a little tacky but they are sooo much easier.. what do you think?
My mom is pretty set against them, but I ordered some samples from The Green Kangaroo and I actually really, really like them. (Maybe I just love a postcard with our names in big, fancy lettering with flourishes...) Actually, since the normal RSVP card is just printed on the one side, and the postcard is printed on both sides, the normal RSVP looks kind of plain next to the postcard.
While I didn't use them, I see nothing wrong with postcard RSVPs. I've had a friend who did the tear off kind and I thought it was fine. No one gives them an extra thought once they are dropped off in the mailbox.
We're using them! We designed our own invites. For the RSVP card we printed our address in the fancy script used on the invite and then on the back, we used the same pattern as the invite to tie the look together. And I agree with <span class="postby">litlkahuna--more green!
I designed my own and am using them. Depending on size the postage only costs 21 cents. And I think it's super easy for doing your seating chart as well. :)
Vista Print has a HUGE sale going on right now. I wasn't going to use postcards but 250 for $24, I can't pass that up. The RSVP cards/envelopes that I was going to use come nowhere CLOSE to that cost. Plus, the saving on postage aspect is huge.
For the RSVPs how were you able to print on both sides? I think that is pretty difficult. I would like to use lettersize cardboard paper so that I can print a couple RSVPs per page. But how can I print so that both sides will be in line? (One side our adress and the other side the RSVP) Does anybody has tips or templates available?
I think post cards are great...I used them twice in my own wedding, so I might be biased though. :) Just note that post card stamps take longer to arrive than regular first class stamps, so if you're worried about time/deadline, you might want to think about the first class stamp.
I think they are great - I am doing envelopes just because with my particular invite it works best.
I was a bit worried about the postcards getting lost in the mail, you like when you grab the mail out of the box and sometimes smaller things fall out? But then again I worry mostly because my post man does everything a little half assed.
I thnk you'll be fine and you'll save a ton.
I did postcards too- and I'm so excited to see them arrive back in the mailbox.
Less paper- more cost effective and they help set the tone of our event which isn't as formal as the typical wedding.
Good idea! Saves you money and paper too! I recently received an invite with a RSVP postcard. I thought it was a cute idea. I plan to do the same. However, I'm not sure if I'm going to order it or make it myself. How are you ladies making yours? Photoshop? InDesign?
i did postcards for our invites and just used word... worked fabulously :D
then we printed them up on cardstock at kinko's.
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I am going the rsvp postcard route. I think its great and eco-friendly.
I just hope my guest won't think I forgot to add the envelope. 
I doubt it... but you never know.
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Camille & FutureMrsB I did mine in MS Publisher. It was easy and you just flip the cardstock over to do the return address, etc. I got 4 to an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper which is US Postcard size.
If you need any help, PM me. I also have a word template. ;)
i used postcards too. in fact, i recommend them to anyone i make invitations for. just can't pass up the savings and they do turn out really cute! for the return address, i usually just run them through the printer a second time to print on the reverse side. but an alternative is to use clear labels to stick on. and i also usually do 4 on one letter-sized sheet of paper. that's standard size. any larger and you'll need to go up in postage.
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We used Vista Print for our STD and RSVP. It was cheap and easy, just like my FH 
I scanned the picture and uploaded it. They have templates and I was able to have the other side printed.
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I'm doing RSVPs on postcards. I just tried printing a set recently and dropping it in the mail to myself. It worked well! Just make sure you test print on some plain paper. As long as you use a program that will allow you to set your own margins and don't "size to fit" according to your printer margins you shouldn't have problems with it fitting. Test, test test!
So just a quick question on how the layout would be for a RSVP postcard...
Do you keep the "back" part of the postcard decorative (just a monogram or something else) and have half of the "front" be the address section (where the stamp is) and the other half be the "_x_ joyfully accepts, etc."
OR
Put the address on the "back" and just have the RSVP info on the "front."
yeah i just put the address on the back and the RSVP info/decoration on the front. the back with the address is plain - just the address.
Hey brianne, I just posted my RSVP cards on my blog if you want to check them out...
http://puffyspalace.blogspot.com
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Puffy-- thanks for the photo! I think I will end up doing the same... well, I guess it depends on how much room I need for the RSVP info.
I posted my RSVP postcards too. I like many others are also doing pocket folds. My RSVP will be printed on "citron" cardstock.
https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~slsalian/public_html/inviteRSVPPostcard.pdf
Does anyone know what the size restrictions for postcards are? I can't seem to find it on the USPS website.
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quinnkd, here's the USPS guidelines.
http://www.usps.com/send/preparemailandpackages/measuringtips.htm
I'm glad I checked as mine are on the smallest end.
And here's that Vista Print discount I mentioned earlier. I had it for awhile and then it went away, but then came back. So I have no idea what's going on. But I just ordered customized notepads for $3.99 each and then I designed and uploaded my own return address labels - 140 for .89. Perfect!
http://www.couponb.org/VistaPrint.htm?gclid=CJmktoPq4pECFQYuHgodHl0Afg
We did postcards for our save the dates, and planned to use them for our rsvp's, but we designed our own pieces, and I didn't realize until the very last minute that the "postcard" was actually a bit too small to be a postcard (USPS has to be able to run it through their machines) - so given that printing was already happening, I had to buy a bunch of extra rsvp envelopes and 41 cent stamps at the last minute! Oh I was so frustrated but now perhaps my experience can help others. 
So if you're doing a postcard just be very sure it's within these dimensions (from http://www.usps.com/rates/extra-services-rates.htm#H14):
</td> <td class="mainText" width="98%" valign="top">Minimum: 3-1/2 inches high by 5 inches long by 0.007 inch thick.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10" align="center" valign="top"></td> <td class="mainText" width="98%" valign="top">Maximum: 4-1/4 inches high by 6 inches long by 0.016 inch thick.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Okay, sorry for the mess, minimum postcard dimensions are 3.5" x 5" x .007" thick, and maximum postcard dimensions are 4.25" x 6" x .016" thick.
do you any of you ladies have a templete I could use for an rsvp postcard? I would love you forever. thanks
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I'm pretty sure I'm going to do RSVP postcards.
1. I didn't have to buy envelopes for them.
2. Postcard stamps are only 26 cents each!