I purchased a Vistaprint Groupon for invitatoins, I found a matching invitation and RSVP card design that I love. However, they just don't fit onto the Gatefold/Pocket cards that I was going to order from cardsandpockets.com. My colors are turquoise and red, and I want my colors to be well represented in my invitation kit. I also want it to have a formal enough representation (not casual). I have two choices:
A. - I can order turquoise envelopes with red liners from cardsandpockets then order the invitations and rsvp cards from Vistaprint and just tie them up with a bow in the envelope, instead of pasting onto the gatefold cards. This would be the most budget efficient option since I already purchase the vistaprint groupon and the invitations/rsvp's would essentially be 'free'.
Or
B. - I can do the same turquoise envelopes with liners, add on the turquoise gatefold cards, and order different invites (that could be printed in proper size) that I would have to have printed at Kinkos to paste onto the gatefold cards. This would increase my costs by about $80-$100. And I would have to use vistaprint groupon I already purchased for something else.
So my question is: Is it still nice and formal enough to send the invitations without ordering the gatecards to paste them on? As long as I wrap them in a pretty bow with the RSVP and other enclosure cards, will that still look good? Or too casual?
Feel free to critique the wording as well.
Here's a link to the design, except I had the writing in red.
http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/studio.aspx?pf_id=AM0&combo=402167.142.1.370161%7c370161%7c137%7c0&uei=-1&icparts=yes&ag=true&combo_id=680937&ssc=1&referer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.vistaprint.com%2fgallery.aspx%3fpg%3d39%26category_id%3d1631%26xnav%3dTsrItem&rd=1My wording goes like this:
(We're hosting without parents, ceremony is not in a church)
Before us lies the open road. . .
A future filled with adventure and love
With joyful hearts we invite you to share in our wedding day
Brides Name
and
Grooms Name
Saturday, June twenty-ninth
Two thousand and twelve
Venue Name
Venue Address
City, State
Reception to Follow
Thanks so much for any suggestions/input!
