Invitations - They Are More Than A Piece of Paper
October 26th, 2007 @ 10:59 am by Ms. Dahlia
To follow up my last post, I continue the discussion of invitations.
By June, we still had no idea about invitations, other than that we wanted dark paper with light text. My Gatsby had some good options, with a burgundy paper and silver text. Their Jane invitation would fit into our budget. You could get 125 invitations, complete with response cards, for about $200. But somehow, it lacked that bit of pizazz, that bit of flair. They were, in a word, boring.
Now, I know that they needn’t be boring.
But their options for burgundy paper with light text were limited to silver or gold. I really wanted white or light colored text. And Mr. Dahlia did too.
Cue the opposite of boring: Indian Wedding Card. There is a whole thread on indiebride about ordering through this company, and although there are things to watch out for, there are some amazing deals.
Like these blue ones, for $.85/set, including printing.
These lovely cream colored ones, complete with jewels, for $1.25/set.
Gorgeous deep purple for $.85/set.
Or red with a tassle for $.85/set.
All include printing of two inserts. RSVP cards, thank you cards, and the like are also available. Shipping is expensive- somewhere between $50-$100, but given how cheap the cards are in the first place, it is an extremely good deal.
Unfortunately for Mr. Dahlia and I, none of the invitations exactly go with the mood/vibe/atmosphere of our wedding and reception, so it was back to the drawing board, but maybe they can help some of you!
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4 Responses to “Invitations - They Are More Than A Piece of Paper”
Congratulations Miss Dahlia! (thats my favorite flower!)
I just started a business making custom stationery and wedding invitations. There is also a sale going on if you order your wedding suite by January 31, 2008, it’ll be 10% off the invitation suites. If you like, I can send you some jpegs of samples and a price list via email, or you can tell me what you like and I will be more than happy to help you get what you and Mr. Dahlia like! I know how hard it is to make sure things go with the mood of the wedding, but I’ll be happy to help.
If not, good luck!
Jane
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Hello Jane,
I am more than happy to hel out if needed, I have several styles on Ebay amcinv and on my website http://www.anniesinvstudio.com
i know several brides (indian and not) who have used these invites and they are spectacular. my brother and his wife used them (she is indian) and their invitations were incredible. people talked about them for months.
Ms. Dahlia, Detroit/Cleveland
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Engagement Date: December 31, 2006
Wedding Date: May 2008
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Have you tried looking at handcrafted invitations on eBay? I’ve found a lot of creative folks that are selling beautiful and modern/artistic invites for everything under the rainbow, and for decent prices.
It’s worth the search, and to at least get some ideas.