Wedding Invitations (design your own, do it yourself)
I hate being jerked around by vendors, and there’s a lot of that going around. I was a typesetter for years so my daughter asked me to help her with her wedding invitations (and maybe “save the date” cards).
A cheap, reliable printer I use is 123 Print.com.
Here is their price chart. Currently (April 2009) the cost for 100 wedding invitations is $36.95-42.95 (depending on the type of paper) plus $9.97 shipping/handling. That includes printing on the front and inside, and also matching envelopes.
As you’ll see from the price chart, there are other options, like postcards or flat cards.
They sometimes have coupons on line – you can search for them.
Here are some of their folded wedding invitation blanks:
first page of wedding invitation and announcement samples
second page of wedding invitation and announcement samples
For people who like to DIY … at their site you’ll see you can choose your text for the front and inside of the wedding invitation, and then choose font, etc.
For brides and grooms who are overwhelmed with all the other details and want some help… Sometimes there are just too many choices. For instance, there are hundreds of printers and middlemen on the web eager for your wedding and bridal shower and thank you card invitations order. Some are very fancy. Most are pretty expensive (I personally think 123 Print is about the most affordable.)
Just now I looked at their formatting alternatives and they’re perfectly nice. However, there are zillions of cool typefaces on the web including wedding scripts much nicer than those offered by 123Print.
Since I was a professional typesetter, naturally I love beautiful typefaces! So, as an experiment, I am offering to do this for you for $5 (Paypal):
Send your text to me, choose a typeface, and I’ll format the card and send you a .jpg file with the simplest possible instructions on how to upload it. They’ll do the rest.
You can choose one of their blanks, or if you’re tired of choosing, just use this very simple one:
You provide the words, I can help with the printing
It must be obvious that if I’m only charging $5 I’m not doing it for the money. I’m curious to see if there’s a need for this kind of help – and I wonder if anybody is reading this blog! Email me if you’re interested.
