| There are several ways to procure wedding | | | | require special handling to make sure they feed |
| invitations on a budget. With a little careful thought | | | | correctly through a printing press or copier, you |
| you can take advantage of several newer | | | | can use address labels instead. |
| technologies available today that were not even in | | | | There are a few online places that you can go to |
| place as little as five years ago. | | | | in order to order printed invitations. While these |
| If you know someone who has the ability to | | | | companies are often cheaper than comparable |
| produce a single calligraphic piece, it is possible to | | | | traditional printers, be aware, that like the |
| then take the calligraphic invitation to a copy | | | | traditional printers, you may find it necessary to |
| producing store like Kinko's where copies on a high | | | | order in quantities that increase by 25 to 50 |
| quality paper stock can be made. The cost of | | | | invitations at a time. Like traditional printers, you |
| photocopied reproductions is usually less than | | | | are likely to be charged a "set up" fee which is a |
| printed invitations done through a printer. You | | | | cost that goes to set up the format of the |
| have the added advantage of not having to have | | | | invitation for printing. Another consideration is that |
| a set number of invitations printed, and can | | | | like traditional invitation printers, you will have to |
| always have additional ones made should the need | | | | factor in what kind of lead time they need in |
| arise, no matter what the number (i.e. 181 vs. 200 | | | | order to insure that the invitations and response |
| from a required figure from a printer). | | | | cards are ready so that you have appropriate |
| In a similar manner, an invitation can be produced | | | | time to get them sent out and receive replies |
| on the printer of a home computer using any | | | | back to account for how many will be attending. |
| number of programs set up to do greeting cards | | | | When using a photocopied invitation, there is no |
| and taken to a copy shop for duplication. Unless | | | | need to pay for this "set up" fee, since you will |
| you are running off 25 invitations or less, it is not | | | | most likely be bringing in your copy in a "camera |
| recommended to run the batch by yourself on a | | | | ready" form, meaning that it is ready to be |
| home printer. The cost of printer cartridges could | | | | duplicated as it stands. By producing your |
| be significantly higher than what it would cost to | | | | invitations on your own, it is possible to also |
| run the invitations on a per cost basis, when the | | | | include extras like driving directions or a map to |
| cost of a special stock for the prints is figured in. | | | | help your guests in their navigation to the |
| An additional source of savings available creating | | | | ceremony and reception locations. |
| your own wedding invitations is the savings you | | | | You can also account for the use of any kind of |
| can make by folding your own cards to be mailed | | | | specialized font your computer or the artist can |
| out. Any specialized operation like folding the cards | | | | produce. |
| that you can perform at home will result in | | | | You are also able to include full color pictures or |
| additional savings off the price of the printing. | | | | maps, which, if even possible, would add a |
| Additional savings can be obtained by having the | | | | significant cost to your order for wedding |
| response cards created in the same way. Instead | | | | invitations. |
| of having a return address printed on the | | | | To your beautiful wedding! |
| envelopes of the response cards which can | | | | |