DIY invitations or pre-made?

emmy82087

Is anyone doing DIY invitations? Are you ordering them from an online site or store?  I'm inbetween whether its worth doing my own and spending a lot of money on ink for my printer or if i should just order them online or at a store. Thanks ladies!!

jennylove810

You need a 'both' option!  I'm ordering my supplies from Cards & Pockets but I'm taking them to a professional printer, then assembling them myself.

squirrly

I designed my own.  Had them printed at officemax.  Cut and assembled on my own.  PIB.

SuMmErKuTiE

I designed my own, but had Cards & Pockets print them for me. I then assembled everything myself. PIB under DIY. 

I thought it was more worth it to DIY because they were custom made and unique, plus we saved a ton of money this way! We just sent them out this week, and our friends and family who have received them can't believe they're not professionally done. It's such a great sense of accomplishment :0)

funkyfish42

I agree with jenny, I did both as well. I ordered the gatefold cards (& envelopes) from Cards & Pockets, bought other paper from Hobby Lobby (50% off), designed my invites, printed them on our Canon printer, cut, and assembled the invites myself. Everything turned out better than I imagined they would and I've got MANY compliments about how professional looking they were. HTH's!

SuMmErKuTiE

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_diy-invitations-pre-made?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:1db8b042-f03a-487b-b80d-45127277dd72Post:b15121ff-ce98-4300-bdc0-0959f6a82dc6">Re: DIY invitations or pre-made?</a>:
[QUOTE]I agree with jenny, I did both as well. I ordered the gatefold cards (& envelopes) from Cards & Pockets, bought other paper from Hobby Lobby (50% off), designed my invites, printed them on our Canon printer, cut, and assembled the invites myself. Everything turned out better than I imagined they would and I've got MANY compliments about how professional looking they were. HTH's!
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On a side note.. do you have the codes for your siggy for your invitation RSVP count? Your's are so pretty! I love the heart envelope.

Aimeeami

I did "both" as well...



 I bought a box of invites from AC Moore and then Jazzed them up with some beachy rafia and a starfish stamp.. this is the "sample" wedding info- this is my first trial... 

FutureMrsDrew73110

We ordered our invitations from Exclusively Weddings. They printed everything for us including the return address and the address on the RSVP envelope. I ordered the proofs, colored lined envelopes and the ink color is Pink to match my colors and the entire order with all the extra's and shipping came to $259 that works out to be $2.07 Each. They also have deals going all the time. Right now its 25% off an order of $250 or more or 20% off invitation orders of $199 or more. http://www.exclusivelyweddings.com/selectsavings.html

AlphieChick

I am going DIY. I found some nice templates to work with and between my Aunt (a former DIY bride if I remember correctly), mom, MOH, and I can put my idea together easily. No matter how many guests I plan to invite, I have the man power! lol!