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Wedding DIY invitation printing help?!

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I had about 80 invitations and response cards printed and it only cost like $15!!! If you get colored ink then I want to say it is 2-4 times more expensive but black worked fine for us! I was very happy with the quality.

ETA: I LOVE those invitations and wish they were out only a couple of weeks earlier to use for my own wedding. Also, the price above was for Kinkos.
 
For our invites (color printing and five cuts) it was around $100. The cuts are expensive though. That was honestly 2/3rds of the cost.
 
Not exactly the answer to your question, but I wanted to chime in and say that I bought one of the other designs from that line of stationery for an anniversary party and tried to print at home.... Bad, bad idea. The toner flaked off as the paper is rather thick and doesn''t get quite hot enough in a laser printer for the ink to bond (or so my internet research indicated). I had to go back and purchase a different set that came on paper that wasn''t as thick and textured. Long story short, at all costs, have them printed if you love those. It''s worth it to not have the frustration of trying to print at home.

On a positive note, they are really lovely and the texture of the paper is very nice. I wish I had seen those when I did my wedding invitations.
 
Date: 10/7/2008 10:59:05 PM
Author: April20
Not exactly the answer to your question, but I wanted to chime in and say that I bought one of the other designs from that line of stationery for an anniversary party and tried to print at home.... Bad, bad idea. The toner flaked off as the paper is rather thick and doesn''t get quite hot enough in a laser printer for the ink to bond (or so my internet research indicated). I had to go back and purchase a different set that came on paper that wasn''t as thick and textured. Long story short, at all costs, have them printed if you love those. It''s worth it to not have the frustration of trying to print at home.

On a positive note, they are really lovely and the texture of the paper is very nice. I wish I had seen those when I did my wedding invitations.
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Oh no! That makes me a little nervous. I wasn''t going to print it at home though...do you think it will be okay if I have them printed at Kinkos or Staples?
 
Also, I don't think I'll need to make any cuts... so I'll just be paying for printing. Do the printers have any trouble printing on weird sized paper, like 5.5x8"?
 
Mine are 5.5"x8.5" and there was a little problem with them. I''m not sure if it was with my file I made or if it just didn''t translate to their computers and printers as well, but they weren''t QUITE centered. It was an easy fix though. They charge like a $10 simple design fee and they just adjusted things a little, had me approve a copy, and then printed the rest. So if there is a problem with your size, they can probably adjust some things. If they did mine at 5.5x8.5 then I don''t see why they couldn''t use your invite that''s only 1/2" shorter. My invites were kind of a heavy paper and they printed WONDERFULLY so I think yours will be fine in their printers. I tried mine at home and they were pretty awful but Kinkos did such a great job. I was completely satisfied!
 
I think you will be absolutely fine having them printed at Kinko''s. Their printers have much more umph than the home variety. I loooooove the detail of the invitations you posted. I was seriously sad when I couldn''t use similar for the anniversary party.
 
Hey! We''re invitation twins! I haven''t gotten to the point of printing, but Hopefully will soon. Are you doing anything extra to them?
 
Date: 10/8/2008 10:40:38 PM
Author: angielea
Hey! We''re invitation twins! I haven''t gotten to the point of printing, but Hopefully will soon. Are you doing anything extra to them?
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Yay! I think they''re so cute, and the price can''t be beat. What do you mean about doing something extra?
 
I''m thinking of doing envelope liners to add a little something. I know some people like bands, etc.

I''m very excited for them, the price point was PERFECT!
 
Date: 10/9/2008 8:57:13 AM
Author: angielea
I''m thinking of doing envelope liners to add a little something. I know some people like bands, etc.

I''m very excited for them, the price point was PERFECT!
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Ooh envelope liners are a great idea. I was trying to figure out how to incorporate light blue (my colors are light blue and light green), but I thought blue text might be a little too much color. What a good idea! :)
 
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