Silver envelopes?

Theresa626

Our wedding colors are lavender and silver.  Since you can't print in silver ink, I was going to have silver RSVP and regular envelopes to get a touch of silver.  I know I could do a mat but I don't really want to because it's an extra step and I'm trying to keep it simple. 

Anyway, my question is:
Has anyone ordered the silver envelopes from cards and pockets?  Can you write on them easily and can you see the writing?  Would it be weird to have the pocketfold invites mailed in a silver envelope?  Would it be too flashy or would it look alright? 

aerinpegadrak

I think you can order a sample in silver.  We were looking at silver envelopes, but we ended up just getting white.

You can't print in silver, but you could print in grey and it would be close enough...

MOBinFL2008

You could use a white or cream envelope with a silver lining.

dls.1215

We used the silver envelopes from Cards and Pockets and they worked very nicely!  We printed on them in Navy blue and it showed up just fine.  I think they added a nice touch, and no liner required because you can't see through them!

squirrly

Too flashy, IMO.  You can get silver paint pens in the craft section of the store and use those, if what you want is silver ink. 

MyNameIsNot

I used the metalic silver envelopes from C&P.  They were fine.  I think I had to use a fairly thick black pen to do addresses, but it was totally fine. 

I'm a little biased, but I think they were fabulous.