Return address labels?

saacjw

Any good advice on where to get return address labels made? I don't have a printer to just print them myself and the last time I had any, my mom had ordered them for me through the place she got my graduation announcements. 

coraleetbwed

It would be better if you didn't use return address labels on social stationery, i.e. wedding invitations.

aragx6

We got a custom stamp on Etsy for this purpose instead of using labels.

Peavy

Please don't use labels on your wedding stationery.  An embosser is your best choice for your return address.

UberBiz

Why is it better to NOT use a label?.. Just curious..

cwaggoner07

We got a stamp from Etsy, too and it was great! So easy to use, cheap, and we found a design we loved!

meofmanynames

For what it's worth, I like Vistaprint for almost everything...

But I am curious too why we shouldn't use return address labels on wedding invites?  I really don't care to hand write my return address one hundred times and don't want to invest in a stamp since my name is changing.

Peavy

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_return-address-labels-9?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:863ea2dd-4df5-4e55-89ea-142599b7a8afPost:f2020e36-f1e0-4f2a-ad15-cac2ce1c0261">Re: Return address labels?</a>:
[QUOTE]Why is it better to NOT use a label?.. Just curious..
Posted by UberBiz[/QUOTE]

Labels are associated with mass business mailings and junk mail.  Social correspondence should not use labels, and should either be printed directly on the envelope or hand addressed.

UberBiz

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_return-address-labels-9?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:863ea2dd-4df5-4e55-89ea-142599b7a8afPost:70565730-e137-48db-b20a-92d4a8076fe6">Re: Return address labels?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Return address labels? : Labels are associated with mass business mailings and junk mail.  Social correspondence should not use labels, and should either be printed directly on the envelope or hand addressed.
Posted by Peavy[/QUOTE]
REALLY?? I associate labels with efficiency.

Helsa11

I would say that I did not use labels on my invitations because I didn't want "efficiency" to be the impression people got when it came to my wedding. Also, labels don't seem as personalized. I printed all the addesses and return address onto the envelopes on my at home printer in a cursive font, and then handwrote the names on the inner envelope. it took extra time but looked great. Since you don't have an at home printer, I would recommend ordering a stamp or an embosser for the front of the envelope. I looked around online and paid about 15 bucks including shipping for a stamp that I used on another project.

Peavy

Your wedding invitations are not about efficiency.  They are about extending a personal invitation to a social event.  The envelope the invitation arrives in creates the very first impression of your event, so don't start off on the wrong foot by using an avery mailing label.

UberBiz

Labels don't have to be 12pt Times New Roman. You can customize them as much as you can customize actually printing onto the envelope, fonts, graphics, colors, etc... I'm still not convinced that they're that big of a no-no.

tiffanyrenee08

In Response to Re:Return address labels?:[QUOTE];I really don't care to hand write my return address one hundred times and don't want to invest in a stamp since my name is changing. Posted by meofmanynamesgmail.com[/QUOTE]

There is one on Etsy that is soo cute and fancy and it doesn't include the last name! So you could always reuse it.. Just a thought. :