DIY invites

nniles23

I am looking into possibly creating our own mondern and nontraditional wedding invites and programs. Where are some good places to look? I am assuming it will save us a lot of money?!?!

glammorazzi

there is broadway paper in the 3rd ward, anchorpaper.com paperandmore.com   There is antoerh post about this too and there may be some more info there. I just ordered samples from anchor paper so I can let you know how those look, I have heard good reviews about them and I am planning to make my own invitations too!

smoo&brown

It depends what kind of invite you want. I had my heart set on pocletfolds. Doing it partially DIY cost me about $3 per invite + postage. A woman who does them out of her home quoted me $7.40 per invite (which didn't include elements I later added in my design). If you want something more simple you can prob buy them for a couple bucks a piece online, printed for you. I recommend cardsandpockets.com for pocketfolds. It cost me the same to buy a pocket as it would have cost to buy just the paper from Michaels. Good luck!

KRHagen

I suggest going to the DIY board and just looking at peoples bios to get idea . If you find one you like just ask them how they did it or take bits and pieces and do it all your self and ask questions on the way.

nniles23

Thank you for the helpful ideas!

bucky22

I thought about doing my own invites.  Seemed funny to spend a lot on something that ends up in the trash, when you could spend it on a great band/flowers/wedding ring instead!I went on etsy.com and spent a long time searching their stacks (its addictive... and you can kill an entire weekend if you don't know what you're looking for).  I ended up finding great invites that I love for only $4/each.  When I looked at doing it myself, I would spend a lot more time... and only a little less money.  And, you can even put a "bid"out to see what kind of stuff people can design for a specific price point.  I think Broadway Paper is awesome... I buy all my birthday/etc cards there... but they are definately on the expensive side.Good luck!

syaeggi

I would NOT use Broadway paper for DIY invites.  I wanted to do the same, ordered $950 worth of special order paper through the sales associate, only to get home and find out the invite paper did NOT FIT into the envelopes.  I immediately called the store, the manager said there's was nothing she could do.  I figured when I ordered the paper on recommendation from the associate, she wouldn't sell me stuff that didn't even fit together.  I asked to come into the store to talk about the situation.  I talked to the sales manager, not even the owner.  If I spend almost a $1000 on special order for a WEDDING I better be talking to the owner.  

There's no special consideration or checking with special orders.  My wedding was just another sale on the cash register.