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Invitations - What are you doing?
I know we're seven months out (but time is flying!!!) Have you starting thinking about inviations yet? Are you buying or DIYing? I've been looking at etsy and some sellers are selling digital files of their invitations that you can print off yourself. Has anyone done this? Where'd you have them printed?
The only thing I'm sure about is that I want to do a pocketfold haha!
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Re: Invitations - What are you doing?
plus, i got to have them custom designed exactly how i wanted! I was able to give the designer the same image of the birds that i used on my save the dates, so that everything matches. i'm having 150 sets of:
invitation, rsvp card + envelope, reception card, inner + outer envelope.
here's the final mockup design:
here's closeups of each card:
The Whimsical Wifey
Now, she can just take her time and get them done by July!
Greece (Athens, Mykonos, Naxos, Santorini)
I'm combining my own designs and printing, heat embossing, bling and pearls and ribbon
[QUOTE]Those are so pretty kellycatalo! Do you mind sharing who designed them?
Posted by abcollins08[/QUOTE]
i found Allison of Word Letterpress through etsy, but her website is here:
<a href="http://www.wordletterpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wordletterpress.com/</a>
most quotes i received from letterpress designers were upwards of $1200 for 150. i'm getting my set from her for $800, so i am pretty excited! i know it's a lot for invitations, but it's a great deal for letterpress.
The Whimsical Wifey
I'm DIYing mine. Designed in PhotoShop (not gonna lie, I stole a design from a website that I liked and re-created it, just like my save the dates. I'm pretty handy with graphic design, but not that creative apparently haha). I'm gonna print them myself on paper that I'll order from C&P.
For Sale
Invitation
Reception Card.
RSVP
Pocketfold:
Now that I see it on the screen I think I'm going to play with the font of the Reception card a bit because it's not as clear as I'd like. The RSVP is a little off but that's just my cutting and pasting skills not being great. The RSVP envelope will be from Cards and Pockets as well and will be in their "Fairway" color. I'm just trying to hammer out the details on everything and then I'll be placing the order early next week, I hope. I have a groupon I need to use soon.
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[QUOTE]Love those Kelly!! I'm DIYing mine. Designed in PhotoShop (not gonna lie, I stole a design from a website that I liked and re-created it, just like my save the dates. I'm pretty handy with graphic design, but not that creative apparently haha). I'm gonna print them myself on paper that I'll order from C&P.
Posted by jacquiroxx[/QUOTE]
<div>Haha! This is totally what I did! Except I ended up tweaking the designs I was copying and they actually turned out to be original in the end! I used publisher though...</div><div>
</div><div>does anyone know if publisher and photoshop are similiar in how to use them? I love publisher but I can't get it on my Mac at home, so I have to do most of it at work... shhhhh!! <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /></div>
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[QUOTE]Love those Kelly!! I'm DIYing mine. Designed in PhotoShop (not gonna lie, I stole a design from a website that I liked and re-created it, just like my save the dates. I'm pretty handy with graphic design, but not that creative apparently haha). I'm gonna print them myself on paper that I'll order from C&P.
Posted by jacquiroxx[/QUOTE]
I wish I was handy in photoshop because I've found a design online that I'd love to use. I designed my own save the dates in powerpoint, they were really easy because it was just pictures!
Kelly Catalo I am so jealous! I drool over letterpress
Bari Jay 911 in Raspberry
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Just because you saw it on Four Weddings, doesn't mean it's a good idea.
[QUOTE]NO2012 reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask. For the RSVPs, who's address are you putting on the envelope? FI and I live together but my parents are paying for the wedding and his parents are paying a significant chunk as well. Do you put your own address, the bride's parents or the grooms parents? I just don't know what's acceptable.
Posted by Sarah&Eric2012[/QUOTE]
Sarah- I LOVE your invites, they are beautiful & kind of match my STDs. And, I was going to write a post asking this same exact question b/c I thought I would put FI & myself's address but then my Mom made a comment about the RSVPs going to her and I was confused. Everyone is paying here too, so what is right? I can't even remember what I have seen on other invites!
I have been going crazy the past few days looking at invites on line, ordering catalogues and finding places where I could design them (I am not creative or crafty enough to DIY). I just don't know what I want !
[QUOTE]NO2012 reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask. For the RSVPs, who's address are you putting on the envelope? FI and I live together but my parents are paying for the wedding and his parents are paying a significant chunk as well. Do you put your own address, the bride's parents or the grooms parents? I just don't know what's acceptable.
Posted by Sarah&Eric2012[/QUOTE]
I have never associated the return address with who is paying or technically hosting, rather than who needs to be keeping tracking of the replies. In our situatuon, we are all paying (my parents, his parents, and FI & I) and I put my address on the STDs and planned on putting them on RSVPs until I realized I might not want to risk them going to an old address if I do sell my house or move in the middle of it. Not sure if this is proper "etiquette," but I am way more concerned with the practical logistics of making sure I get the RSVPs in the mail than conveying a message as to who is paying. I figure that's what the invite wording is for. :)
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Invitations - What are you doing? : I have never associated the return address with who is paying or technically hosting, rather than who needs to be keeping tracking of the replies. In our situatuon, we are all paying (my parents, his parents, and FI & I) and I put my address on the STDs and planned on putting them on RSVPs until I realized I might not want to risk them going to an old address if I do sell my house or move in the middle of it. Not sure if this is proper "etiquette," but I am way more concerned with the practical logistics of making sure I get the RSVPs in the mail than conveying a message as to who is paying. I figure that's what the invite wording is for. :)
Posted by NO2012[/QUOTE]
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</div><div>Ditto this. FI will be designing all of our paper products and we'll print from home using supplies from C&P. Vistaprint postcards for RSVP and our address will be on the RSVP. I've been handling everything up to now so it never crossed my mind <em>not</em> to.</div>
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