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Since we're talking about invites...

whereismymind32whereismymind32 member
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Did anyone else make their own invites? My FI is convinced that we should only shop at Michaels for invites because they're so cheap and "it's only a piece of paper with info on it." I don't really like their choices in our colors, so I'm weighing whether or not to design/print our own. Maybe I could have just the invite professionally printed and then order the rest from cards and pockets to assemble on my own?
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Re: Since we're talking about invites...

  • kevinandmonica2011kevinandmonica2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    I DIY'd mine.  I found a set that I liked at AC Moore.  It was super simple to do and easy to add a few of my own touches to spice it up a bit.  I saved some $$ and still I got tons of compliments on them.  If you are good with computers, I would definitely say to DIY this one... make sure you have a good printer too though.  A crappy printer will = crappy looking invites... if that's the case, you would probably spend just as much on a new printer and DIY's as you wuold paying someone to do them.



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  • LilyBride12LilyBride12
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    edited December 2011
    I did mine on weddingbee.com and only paid $150 for 100 invites. They have a ton of styles to choose from.
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  • MCTD31MCTD31 member
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    edited December 2011
    I also DIY'd my invites. From scratch. I bought cardstock, ribbon, and a pattern punch to accomplish the look I wanted. It really wasn't that difficult until my pattern punch sort of broke and would stick to the paper. I have DIY'd a lot for my wedding....it's an inexpensive way to get a custom look. If you've got the time and a specific vision, I say go for it!
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  • csharpe44csharpe44 member
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    edited December 2011
    weddingbee.com?  I've only made examples of my DIY invites...that's super cheap!  I'm def. checking that out!
    But yeah, I went with cardstock and stuff too and I thought they turned out well.  I also didn't like any of the kits they had.
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  • LilyBride12LilyBride12
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    edited December 2011
    The website is invitations.weddingbee.com I ordered the Bohemian wrap invites. The only thing that I have to buy separately are the small envelopes for the RSVPs. I haven't received them yet so I can't vouch for the quality but it seems like a good buy!
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