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Our invitations have become the bane of my existence. A series of technological disasters have caused me to want to throw in the towel and order the dang things online. But the price, oh the price! And all of the beautiful paper I bought would go to waste. What a conundrum!
Solution time! I was recently introduced to the wonders of Printable Press. Basically, it works like this:
Step 1: You choose from an array of gorgeous, and I mean GORGEOUS, invitation designs.
Step 2: Contact Printable Press to customize the invitation. Colors, wording, all of it, can be changed.
Step 3: You pay a mere $60, they email you the file, and you can print it on your home printer.
Step 4: You fling yourself around the room in a daze of joy nearing hysteria, because your invites are done, and they’re fabulous!
Check out some of their designs.
Beautiful, right? I still can’t get over the fact that you just print them out on your home printer. Genius!
Is anyone else bringing in some outside help for wedding projects?
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I had to have someone print my invites. I was poop at screen-printing them myself.
Did you end up using them? I did the same thing for my invites, with Etsy seller mtkdesigns. I had a logo, STD & invites done for around $40…just a suggestion!!
I love Printable Press! I think I’ll design mine myself but if time gets tight I’m going to consider ordering from there!
if i hadn’t already purchased my invites from michael’s, i’d be all over this!
that butterfly design is LOVELY
Oooh, I love the second ones! They’re traditional with a twist. Actually, I like all of them! I’m gonna check this out. Thanks, Miss PP!!!
That is an incredible resource! Thanks for showing us 
and Congrats on having your invites!
I totally bought a set of (CUTE!) invites, but they have calla lillie on them…I’m using tulips…
So I switched over to a more DIY project, and this is just what i need (since I only bought paper, card stock, and envelopes!).
Alas, my poor other invites are in the classifieds…too bad I can’t afford calla lillies, LOL!
THANK YOU Miss PP! I too have been in the middle of an invitation nightmare…this may just shake me out of it!
I just saw this on another blog — you should see this lady’s wedding dress — it’s so awesome.
This idea would be perfect to use with some of the less expensive letterpress printers — like with Mercurio Brothers you need to have your own design. Put the two together and you’ll have some amazing and relatively affordable invites.
Those are fantastic! Definitely worth looking into when DIY becomes frustrating!
Have you seen the dress she designed for herself, b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l! Here’s the link over to Ten Thousand Only (another awesome blog) if you havn’t seen it yet:
http://tenthousandonly.blogspot.com/2008/10/411-badassness.html
What a super combination of DIY and professional work! I love that we’re expanding the “definition” of DIY around here… something doesn’t have to be 100% homemade to be considered DIY.
thanks for the tip, too bad my cheapie printer doesn’t make purrty invites look good 
my cousin is a graphic designer. There is now way I’d DIY this wedding on my own. I should call it DIO (do it OURselves!)
That sounds like a fantastic deal!
That’s so neat! I was going to see if my sister (who has WAY more Adobe Illustrator skillz than me) could help with design, but in the event that doesn’t work out, this might be a good alternative. Thanks!!
So affordable! These would be great for wedding invites, but could also work (very cutely!) for a shower or rehearsal dinner.
OOOHHH I wish I had known about this when I was picking out my invites.
Thanks for the info - those invites are beautiful! I’ve already designed mine, but those are much prettier. Now I’m thinking about changing it up…
Lots of etsy sellers will give you designs to print at home too. For some reason printing and cutting them is the most stressful part for me. I guess designing comes easy and I know my way around the software but I’m not crafty so I’m afraid I’ll ruin everything when I get it off the computer.
Hi, I was just told that Wedding Bee wrote about our site today and I’m overwhelmed by all the lovely responses! Just wanted to mention that for those of you who A) hate your printer, B) hate exacto knives or C) just don’t have the time to print and cut, all the designs can also be printed at Vistaprint or Overnight prints. It only costs about $30 extra! And thanks to everyone for all the lovely words.
And if you get sent the right size file— you can print them up at gotprint.net. Seriously…I got my Save the Dates and invites printed there…spent a mere $70 and have professional looking invites. (Mind you– I did design them myself– but who can beat that price for 250 invitations and save the dates?)
I love it! i’m not talented at DIY so a site like this is magic! thanks for the link!
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Mrs. Powder Puff, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 25, Preschool Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Career Services
Engagement Date: May, 2008
Wedding Date: July, 2009
Blogging Since: November 12, 2008
Venue: Outdoor ceremony, banquet hall reception
About Me: I am your typical Midwestern girl attempting to plan a sane, budget-friendly, fun wedding to the man of my dreams. I love shoes, laughing at “Platinum Weddings”, crafts, inspiration boards, candy, and basically anything I can DIY. While weddings can certainly be all-consuming, I honestly can’t wait until the ceremony is over and I can finally call Mr. Powder Puff my husband!
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