Michigan-Detroit

STD postcards

My first question is, how do you go about taking an engagement pic and turning it into a STD/postcard? I'm not computer savvy so I'd need to probably work with someone/order them from somewhere. Also, is it cheaper to send the postcard style (compared to magnets, regular STDs)? We're definitely going to do STDs since 97% of our guests will be out of towners.


Re: STD postcards

  • edited December 2011

    I used Magnetstreet and they were about $2.19 per magnet. I found a 20% off coupon so it was nice to have that extra discount. I'm sure the postcards and regular STD's will be less expensive than the magnets. But there are less expensive ones than the $2.19. I haven't worked much with Vistaprint, but I know you can get STD postcards. If you browse their website, you'll see which ones you can add pictures to. To add a picture, it needs to be a hi-res pic and saved to your computer. If you have e-pics, they are most likely hi-res. If you are not sure, I know Magnetstreet will tell you after you upload the photo if it is of good quality.

  • edited December 2011
    i made postcards on vistaprint.com for $15 for 100 of them. you pick a design and you can download a picture and write what you want. postage for 100 postcards was $28. Everyone LOVED them and it was so quick and simple.
  • nutmeg6186nutmeg6186 member
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    edited December 2011

    I used vistaprint for my STD postcards.  When you sign up for their mailing list, they send you emails with deals.  I found a deal that was 100 postcards for free.  I used it twice to get 200 and all I had to pay for was shipping and a design upload fee.  (I think it ended up being about $8 per 100)  Postage for a postcard is also cheaper than the usual (but I don't remember how much - sorry!)


    In terms of making the design, vistaprint has some templates you can use, but if you'd prefer to design it yourself, you can do so without any fancy software.  We made a collage in powerpoint and then saved it as a jpeg.  Just make sure you adjust the dimensions first. 

    Hope that helps!

  • edited December 2011
    I also got my Save The Dates on VistaPrint. It was so easy to upload my photos and I got them for free by signing up for the e-mails. With the 1 week shipping, I only paid about $15 for 100 of them. They only cost 28 cents each to mail too. They turned out really cute. I don't think that there is a better deal out there!
  • edited December 2011
    Ditto Vistaprint!  I got 100 for free from the offer I got for signing up.  So just paid the 7 for shipping and I think 6 for uploading my own image, but I believe they have templates too so you wouldn't have to design your own if you didnt want to....  Another plus on doing postcards is that postage is only 28 cents instead of the 44 cents for enevelopes, so you will pay almost twice as much in postage alone by not doing postcards.
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