Printing info on the back of the invite... would this be weird?

charcoalandblush · February 2015

DF and I have found invitations that we like on Minted. We're trying to save a little money here and there where we can, and one option I'm considering is printing info on the back of the invitations instead of including an extra insert. This would save us $150 on the inserts themselves, plus about $20-25 on postage (because with just the invite and the RSVP card, we could use standard stamps, but with another insert card we'd be over 1 oz). The info would be the rooms that the ceremony and reception are in (our venue may have another wedding on our date in a different room), the phone number, website, and discount code for our hotel room block, and our wedding website address.

Would it be weird to have info on the back of the invite? Would people even look there, or would they just miss it? Obviously if no one would look at the back of the invite, it's pointless to have the info there at all and I'd rather pay extra for something that people will actually read/will not side-eye.

dcbride86 · February 2015

I feel like an insert would be better. Maybe I would just need to see one where information is written on the back, but I think that's just a lot of information to all go on the invite.

charcoalandblush · February 2015

I'm trying to figure out how to upload a (redacted) screenshot to give people a better idea of what it would look like on the back, but I am inept at the internet

labro · February 2015

I don't think it's weird. But I'm one of those unobservant people who'd never think to check the back of the invitation for further information. I'd just go with an insert. Could you just do a business card type of insert directing people to the wedding website for all of that information. I can see how that would get really wordy.

charcoalandblush · February 2015

LaBro said:

I don't think it's weird. But I'm one of those unobservant people who'd never think to check the back of the invitation for further information. I'd just go with an insert. Could you just do a business card type of insert directing people to the wedding website for all of that information. I can see how that would get really wordy.

That's a great idea, actually! I hadn't thought of doing a smaller insert. The sample was 0.8 oz, so I bet I could squeeze a business card sized one in without pushing it over the limit. They'd also probably be much cheaper to order.

mrscomposer · February 2015

We did a double sided invite - a map and the addresses were on the back, along with hotel block information. Nobody got confused, and we didn't have to worry about inserts getting lost.

fwtx5815 · February 2015

I wouldn't side-eye an invitation that's printed on both sides but I would think it's pretty obvious that it's a cost-saving measure.

I do like the idea though of just doing a small insert with the website and putting all of the details online.

charcoalandblush · February 2015

dallasbetch said:

I wouldn't side-eye an invitation that's printed on both sides but I would think it's pretty obvious that it's a cost-saving measure.

I do like the idea though of just doing a small insert with the website and putting all of the details online.

I think I'm going to go with this. I'm going to find a similar color cardstock and get them printed at Kinkos or somewhere (the only options on Minted are for postcard-sized inserts for like $1.25 each).

I think everyone who will need the info is tech-savvy enough to figure it out from the website, or would otherwise call us/our parents if they were confused.

CMGragain · February 2015

Use a business card size insert.

hellohkb · February 2015

I'm super flighty and would not realize to even look at the back of the invite... So while I would not side-eye it at all, a business card with the info might be a better option for folks such as myself

WhatawagSBNy · February 2015

Printing on back would be weird.

I have received inserts the size of a business card which are available CHEAP. Smaller and lighter, with the little info you want, but a nice font.

Small, elegant, and a useful size to carry or post. The weight of invites varies, but whenever I see these, I note, smart, just regular first class postage.
So unless your invite is weighty, it may work.

Are you using a business card size RSVP, or larger?

charcoalandblush · February 2015

WhatawagSBNy said:

Printing on back would be weird. I have received inserts the size of a business card which are available CHEAP. Smaller and lighter, with the little info you want, but a nice font. Small, elegant, and a useful size to carry or post. The weight of invites varies, but whenever I see these, I note, smart, just regular first class postage. So unless your invite is weighty, it may work. Are you using a business card size RSVP, or larger?

Are business card size RSVPs a thing? U.S. mail won't accept anything smaller than 3.5"x5"

The RSVP cards will be regular postcard sized. With the envelope, invite, and RSVP, the whole package is at 0.8oz. Another postcard-sized cards would (a) cost $1.25 each, and (b) cost extra postage because they would bump it above 1oz. So I'm going with the business cards, because there's no way they weigh more than 0.2oz (I can check with one of my own business cards at home before I order them, but I would be very surprised).

WhatawagSBNy · February 2015

They have to go in the correct larger envelope. Small card in bigger envelope.

WhatawagSBNy · February 2015

Although personal correspondence cards used for RSVP. Are sold with or without envelopes, a lot of people are not aware that the hosts sending the invitation do not have to send an envelope.

It is still proper to send no RSVP card, in which case the invitee uses his own stationery and envelope.

It is also fine to send a card with RSVP and meal choice check boxes, and let the responder provide the envelope. If weight is a concern, you need not send an envelope.

I just assumed you would not, did not register when you asked about the post office. One assumes the responder puts the card in a bigger envelope that meets USPS regs, since people do not keep smaller ones on hand, usually.

Selling sets of RSVP cards and envelopes is a marketing strategy, not required.
Lots of people think their guests will not reply if they are not given envelopes, sometimes stamped ones.

hellohkb · February 2015

Btw, VistaPrint offers vertical business cards. I'm using those as an accommodations card after reading this thread. They also allow you to add a QR code if you're into that.

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