Reducing Your Wedding Invitation Cost

Ladies, think back to when you were a little girl. Did you dream about how you wanted your wedding to be when you “grew up?” Chances are that dream has changed a bit, especially in a time when many people are feeling the economic crunch. Maybe you feel like you have to throw away those dreams of a beautiful, elegant wedding because it is too costly. This is just not true.

Here are some ways to reduce the cost of your wedding invitations:

* Send out RSVP postcards instead of an RSVP card with envelope. You’ll save on the cost of the envelope and it will mail for postcard rate.

* Why pay to line your envelopes, or assemble belly bands? Assembling them yourself is easy and cost effective.

* Instead of having addresses printed on the invitation envelopes, consider hand addressing them yourself, or enlisting the help of others to address them. Which leads to my next tip:

* Have an “addressing party.” Get some girlfriends with good handwriting together and have an afternoon where you address and stamp envelopes. Give each person a list of names and a nice pen, or two. Have snacks and drinks available (just be sure not to spill!), and have a good time. This is a perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with your girlfriends.

* Print only your invitation in two colors and the rest of your set in one color. Printing just one piece in two colors makes it the feature of the set.

I hope that these are ideas that will save you some money, while still allowing you to have the wedding you always dreamed of. You don’t need to spend your (or your parent’s) life savings on your wedding to create a memorable event for your guests.

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