I made my own wedding invitations for the most part. I have some pics posted in this thread (scroll down to bottom of thread)
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Also, here is info on how I made them, vendors used, etc. PM me if you have any more questions or want more info!
INVITE VENDORS & INFORMATION:
Cards & Pockets -
www.cardsandpockets.com - pocket folds & blue mounting mat purchased here. GREAT quality, speedy delivery, amazing customer service. HIGHLY recommend!!
Prim & Pixie -
www.primandpixie.com - I used these gals for the design & printing portion of my invites. They were SUPER helpful, even though they are located in CA and I'm in MA. I emailed with them what I wanted & envisioned, and they worked with me to get it right.
The 2 fonts I used were "Scriptina" and "Bernhard Fashion".
1 - I purchased some samples from Cards & Pockets - I checked out their different pocket folds, inserts, etc. In the end, I ended up purchasing my pocket folds, and invitation mat (the big blue square behind the actual invite) from them. I didn't purchase the printable inserts from them. (i will explain why in next step)
2 - I shopped around for someone who would take an original design from ME, and print it with thermography ink. I ended up getting a decent quote through Prim & Pixie. They were able to take my original design with fonts & all, and organize it so that everything would fit perfectly. I got some paper samples from them, and they had a beautiful heavy weight cream cardstock that I ended up using. I could have used my own paper, but it would have been more expensive. The way thermography works, they charge you at each pass through the printer. So, what Prim & Pixie did was take all my inserts and arrange them on 2 pieces of cardstock, and then once they were printed, they were then cut for me. This way, I only needed 2 pieces passed through the printers (much less $$). Having them pre-cut everything for me also saved me a TON of time & aggravation!
3 - I then received all my ingredients and used the products from Cards & Pockets to adhere everything together. They have some great adhesives on that site, that truly do work really well. They are also very reasonable in price.
4 - I printed the return addresses on the RSVP envelope & on the back flap of my large envelopes myself (using inkjet printer). I then brought the large envelopes to Cordially Yours, to have them done by Calligrapher. (funny, I didnt see myself doing this but in the end it wasn't all that pricey and saved me SO much time since I didn't have to write or print them myself)
If you are wondering how I did my own samples, I simply played around in Microsoft Powerpoint, and took screenshots, to give them an idea of what I was looking for. Prim & Pixie girls were great at helping me along with this too.
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