Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ordering vs. Home-Printing

We realize that by doing this somewhat last minute, we need to get invitations out to at least out-of-town family ASAP.  I looked into the common discount sellers- VistaPrint, 123 Print, etc. and really couldn't find anything below $130 for 80 invites (and that was just the invites!).  Jason and I took a walk over to Office Depot today though, and noticed that even the small store in Hyde Park had a few wedding invitation kits which were fairly cheap- $35 for 50, and that included invitations, envelopes, note cards, etc.  That led us to investigating the whole "kit" option more seriously. I have an inkjet printer that works fairly well (other than it jamming roughly 25% of the time, but I can deal with that to save money!), so we should be able to print them at home.  I looked at Staples and Office Depot online, and most of their stuff was pretty standard- silver/gold borders, hearts, etc.- which didn't appeal to us.  But then I thought, I wonder if Target has anything.  And it turns out they actually have some really pretty designs for good prices.

Cathy Botanical Invitations Kit - Green/White.Opens in a new windowThese are the ones I am currently leaning towards, because for $34 for 30, it includes invitations and response cards, and envelopes for both.  And I feel like the plant theme goes well with our forest BBQ idea.

http://www.target.com/p/Cathy-Botanical-Invitations-Kit-Green-White/-/A-12234732
Mara-Mi Floral Invitation Kit - Blue/Green.Opens in a new window
This one I really like as well, and goes a bit more with the colors I'm thinking (blue being the main one).  It's cheaper- $29.99 for 40, but it doesn't include response cards. 

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