If choosing to make your invitations at home what is the best type of paper to use?

Falling4U2013 · July 2013

My fiance and I are trying to save as much money as possible so he is wanting to make our invitations and skip save-the-dates. However, when making the invitations he wants to use regular paper...I told him that it would be a very bad way to do it. We have about 150-200 people we have to invite. Please help!

QueerFemme · July 2013

at a minimum, you would want to use card stock. Also, try pricing them out on vistaprint. Some of their packages are very inexpensive and can be cheaper than DIY (between the paper and ink).

misssunshine17 · July 2013

You can also get Groupons for Vistaprint products. If you do print yourself, definitely use card stock. You can also hand mat them and get the paper at Joanne's where they always have coupons available on their website.

hordol · July 2013

I second finding a Vistaprint Groupon. It's what we did and we saved a ton.

But if you do want to DIY, I would think you would at least need something like cardstock. Look around for the best prices. You can get all sorts of different colored cardstock at Michael's.

daria24 · July 2013

We used 80lb card stock for the inside of our programs, and 110lb for the cover. You want to use at least 80lb cardstock for the invitations, unless you are going to have some sort of backing. Paper Presentation sells a few dozen pre-cut sizes which saves a lot of time, but it isn't cheaper than using sites like VistaPrint, once you factor in a set or two of ink cartridges.

KickAssMOH · August 2013

I just completed a total DIY invitation project, and they came out great because we used good quality paper. All in, we spent $175 for supplies to make all wedding-related paper products (invitation suite, envelopes, programs, escort cards, and special thank-you cards with out bridal party gifts). We bought everything thru Paper Source - they were really great about helping me make decisions regarding paper quality, amounts, matching envelopes, etc. I bought an economy pack of fancy paper/cardstock almost. It was $32 for 100 sheets (2 invites per sheets). I printed the wording, and then I used embossing stamps/powder to create a raised surface design, makign them look elegant. It was extremely time consuming to come up with the wording, font, and design/layout that i was happy with. Embossing took alot of time and patience. At the end of the day, the invites came out artsy, traditional, and formal enough for our downtown/upscale wedding...but they were a pain in the ass and I kind of wish I bought cheap ones online instead. If only I hadn't blown my entire invitation budget on my shoes

mercimarie · August 2013

We did ours on a 300gsm recycled stock and it seemed pretty perfect. Not too thick, not too thin.

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