Postage FML and Enclosures Question

Re: Postage FML and Enclosures Question

• JoanE2012 member

  

  April 2013 edited April 2013

  Honestly, I would just do the puffin.  I just looked at it on the USPS website and I like it!  Besides, no one scrutinizes the stamp that comes on an invite.  I couldn't even tell you what stamps previous invitations I've received used.

  
  

  ETA: I've never heard of lumpiness costing more, usually it's weight.  What do you have in there that's causing it to be lumpy??   Also keep in mind, if it's square, that costs more to mail

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• wittykitty14 member

  

  April 2013 edited April 2013

  The puffin isn't too bad.  I hoped to have wedding themed stamps, but I could probably let that go!  

  
  

  The alleged lumpiness I think is from the Response card and its envelope.  Plus there's the inner envelope.  The invitation itself is folded, which could be adding to the issue.  I'm going to try and arrange them differently in the envelope to see if that makes a difference.  It's overweight, which brings it to 66 cents, which is what I was expecting.  But since it's not perfectly smooth, that adds another 20 cents somehow.  They're rectangles too, not square.  Idk.  I'll fool around with the inside and take it back to recheck it.  If not, I'm sure the puffin would be fine!  Thanks for replying!

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  April 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_postage-fml-and-enclosures-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:7a31f070-9671-4290-a44b-2347f7bddfe9Post:bc1e8d13-3564-4823-bc02-3f18eefc0788">Re: Postage FML and Enclosures Question</a>:
  [QUOTE]The puffin isn't too bad.  I hoped to have wedding themed stamps, but I could probably let that go!   The alleged lumpiness I think is from the Response card and its envelope.  Plus there's the inner envelope.  The invitation itself is folded, which could be adding to the issue.  I'm going to try and arrange them differently in the envelope to see if that makes a difference.  It's overweight, which brings it to 66 cents, which is what I was expecting.  But since it's not perfectly smooth, that adds another 20 cents somehow.  They're rectangles too, not square.  Idk.  I'll fool around with the inside and take it back to recheck it.  If not, I'm sure the puffin would be fine!  Thanks for replying!
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  </div><div>It must be the folded invite.  Because we had the inner envelope, invite, tissue paper, response card, response envelope, direction card and hotel block card and we were fine.
  
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• Ella and Pedro member

  

  April 2013

  No you don't need to do a puffin.
  
  www.zazzle.com offers legally viable USPO approved stamp designs in thousands of images. 
  
  You can also upload whatever image you want. 
  
  You can do an image of a flower you're using, an abstract painting, a rolls royce, you and your fiance dressed as smurfs - whatever. 
  
  You can customize the size of the stamp (they offer three dimensions) - basically small, medium, large. 
  
  You can select a range of stamp values from .33 to over $5.00.
  
  You can reposition the image to format the stamp vertically or horizontally.  You can change the design color, add font in a variety of styles (cursive, sans serif, etc.)
  and put a small message like "Susan Loves Sam" or "RSVP by March 20" - whatever. 
  
  For that matter, you can do a matching "thank you" with stamp and card cover that are the same image, etc.
  
  Here are some of my zazzle designs.
  
  
    that's a vintage print of a color reef
  
  
    that's 'Thank You' written in sand
  
  
    this one is actually a design the USPO had going a while ago, a painting by Edward Hopper.
  
  So, no puffins!! HAHA
  
  
  
  

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• wittykitty14 member

  

  April 2013

  I hadn't considered custom postage!  From what I can tell, zazzle is awesome.  I'll check into that!  Thank you!

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• tmw7278

  

  April 2013

  I used 2 different stamps on mine, 1 wedding cake and 1 of the 2 white roses. I didnt want to do that either but the cost on zazzle was INSANE to me! would have cost me double then what it was worth.

  

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• kristinanddan member

  

  April 2013

  I had all of what you mentioned and ours was still the standard wedding stamp.

  
  

  You should have the invite on the bottom. On top of that goes your inserts, from biggest to smallest, with the rsvp card tucked under the rsvp envelope flap on top. That all goes in the inner facing towards the back of the innter, and the front face of the inner faces the back of the outer. 

  

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• 3catmom member

  

  April 2013

  I used Zazzle for my Save the date cards and used a picture they had of Ariel in a bridal gown from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid since it's going to be a beach wedding. It worked out real well and will probably use the same thing for the invites.

  
  

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• jackiebrim member

  

  April 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_postage-fml-and-enclosures-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:7a31f070-9671-4290-a44b-2347f7bddfe9Post:0db03f2b-a354-4d54-97c3-464b65f56b12">Re: Postage FML and Enclosures Question</a>:
  [QUOTE]I used 2 different stamps on mine, 1 wedding cake and 1 of the 2 white roses. I didnt want to do that either but<strong> the cost on zazzle was INSANE to me</strong>! would have cost me double then what it was worth.
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  </div><div>This is true. I tried Zazzle, but it wasn't worth it to me. For some of mine I was able to use the 66 cent wedding cakes, but for the others I just used two of the white roses ones. It looked fine!
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