i'm on a budget for the wedding and was thing of doing the stationary side myself. i was just wondering whether anyone else has done it or is going to? any ideas? is it worth it?
Thanks x
CommentAuthoralanafx
Im doing all ours and saving quite a bit to be honest.
We were quoted £145 just for the invitations we wanted, doing them myself for a total of £55, so defo worth it for us.
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CommentAuthorNatashaParkes
that is a saving! well i hadn't had any quotes as of yet but it will probably be best for us to do it ourselves. where did you get your supplies from? x
CommentAuthoralanafx
some stuff from ebay and the rest from a local craft shop, id defo recommend giving it a go plenty of time to look for someone to make them if your not happy with the outcome xx
our wedding day - 19th November 2011
A pair of shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderella!
CommentAuthorNatashaParkes
very true. ive just gone on ebay before i read this so ill have a look at some stuff on there. thank you, hope your plans are going well x
ebay is great for the ribbon etc just be careful with card a lot of it looks alright in pics and when it arrives is quite cheap looking if that makes sense !
yeah going great thank you everything is organised i think, just a matter of waiting now oh and paying off the last few wee bits. Although will no doubt find something else i forgot soon hehe ! How about you all going well ?
xx
our wedding day - 19th November 2011
A pair of shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderella!
CommentAuthorNatashaParkes
yeah i know i dont want flimsy card, i think ill get that from a shop where i can actually see it. there is about a million things you never think of isnt there? we have so much to do its unreal. i know we have a year left but i dont want to leave it till the last minute and be stressed. got somethings sorted just paying out constantly. where are you getting married? x
CommentAuthoralanafx
oh god yeah ! its amazing the amount of planning in a wedding i would never have believed it before we started, its crazy you just dont think about all the little things that are important when your at other peoples !
I totally understand thats what i was like, everyone kept saying i was a bridezilla and organised too early but im glad now i dont have it all to worry about in the run up !
We've just tonight worked out what we have left to pay - only the kilts, my dress and the cars cant believe how organised we've been it defo pays to start early !
Our local church then a hotel a few mins from there its called the lynnhurst hotel - theres a few pics in my 'weddingy bits' album on my profile if you wanna have a look :) what about you? xx
our wedding day - 19th November 2011
A pair of shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderella!
CommentAuthorEnny
i will do my own invites haven't started yet got first some samples send though to get some ideas :)
CommentAuthorNatashaParkes
Enny good luck, you'll have to put some pics up of how you get on.
alana well done at getting so much sorted. lol my dad just laughs at me and can't believe im planning already. "when i got married we sorted things a few weeks before and it cost me £500" he was in disbelief that the cost of his whole wedding wouldn't even cover the photographer now and that our venue was booked up next year and its only because we are having a week day wedding that we got a place. ill have a look at the album. im getting married at st peters church in little aston and venue at new hall hotel, i dont know if i have anything on my profile about it, thats one thing i need to do... update stuff. x
CommentAuthorNatashaParkes
alana venue and church look gorgeous x
CommentAuthorIgnition
I've bought the STD cards, but I'm making everything else, because I can't find anywhere that has anything I liked, I'm going to start making mine over the weekend, so I will post a pic at some point, mine are going o be ticket shaped, carousel shaped, and various other shapes, because we are having a Fun Fair themed wedding. xx
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CommentAuthorsam73
I bought my day time invites - had them printed and the evening invites i have done myself, bought the card and bits to decorate them with didnt cost much, then i got to personalise them :D
CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
We made StD's and the invitations. I'm not sure that it was particularly cost effective though as my mum went a little crazy with the little crystal diamantes to stick on the invites, which meant I spent about £70 on them alone! It was a lot of fun and really satisfying though. And I've had a lot of comments back about them, with people saying how unique and pretty they were. For our thanks you's, I'm going to buy these and personalise them a bit rather than make the whole things. I got everything for the StD's and Invites off the bay, other than the stick on diamantes - couldn't find anything on the bay for these. Hx
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CommentAuthorVicky
I have done all our stationary ourselves worked out so much cheaper!! The invites cost £35 for 200 and the order of service cost £15 - its all on really lovely card which is why it put the price up a bit.
CommentAuthorKayteeG
Yep - I have my own 'business' making cards, stationery and toys (all handmade by moi!) so making my own invites/table plan/placecards etc was an obvious choice - and a lot cheaper! Plus you get exactly what you want!
CommentAuthorkerry
i was going to do my own invitations, but then got talking to a lady from a local craft club and she said they make invitations etc so she is doing me several designs that i can choose from..
CommentAuthorNatashaParkes
i want to see everyone's invites, i doubt mine will turn out to be that creative lol
CommentAuthorKaz
Mine's in my photo album, just done the fronts at the mo, will be printing inserts out nearer the time. 100 cost me £33 for materials off the bay and will have to buy cream paper for the inserts!
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CommentAuthorkrazykitty
i made a sample of the ones i want but i dont think i can make them all myself and fit all the info in it plus i wont have the envelops in the right size because i made them square! ah well lol i have a pic in my album though if you want a nosey! im just looking now to see if i can find someone to make them for me in the right size! and the same as mine though lol
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CommentAuthorserine4andrew
I made all of my invites, favour boxes, Orders of Service and place cards It has worked out cheaper than if I were to have bought them! it has been quite expensive I think, although ive not added it up, Im really glad I did them myself as they are exactly as I want them, perfect card, right size writing/font etc, im so fussy so very glad that I was able to make every part of my stationary, they are perfect!! xxxx
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CommentAuthorRachel168
I plan on making all my own stationary, invites, StD's and order of service if I can! Have no clue what kind of design to do yet, but a lot of craft shops have little cards you can take with ideas on them. I take my camera everywhere and just take pictures of things I like :) how long did you guys take to make them all to the standard you were happy with?
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CommentAuthorMrsV2b
we were going to make our own its easier then I thought but then my h2b is a computer whizz but now going with wonky bars to go with my theme. Give it a try and then if it doesnt work have a look around there are lots of ways to do it cheap just stay clear off wedding based staiionary companies :)
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CommentAuthorhlaraine1
we have designed and printed all our own invites, based ours on a welsh lovespoon design as one of the first things H2B bought me was a welsh lovespoon when we went away together. As he is welsh and i have moved to Wales it seemed a good idea
CommentAuthorNishaVyas88
We handmade our invitations... all 100 of them! You definitely need commitment to get them done, lol. If you plan on using stencils, be warned- when I was done, I announced that I will never use a stencil again. I suspect when my little sister-in-law discovers stencils and gets me to join her, I may have some sort of Vietnam flashback, haha
CommentAuthorGazza 122
Hi, i have made all our invites, i got my bits and bobs from my local garden centre which sells crafty stuff. I made mine because i couldnt find anything i liked in the colour i wanted :) plus i love making things lol x
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CommentAuthorRoxy
Oh Kev's Angel, they are beautiful and you would pay a fortune for them if you had them made pro. I am in the process of starting to make ours. The hardest bit I find is to get that finished look, especially when working with lace, it's really hard I find to make it look neat and tidy.
CommentAuthorA.Bird2b
I will be making all of my invitations and thank you cards myself. With such a small guest list (currently only 20 people) it shouldn't be such a large task. My little sister is sending me design ideas from her graphic design friends at uni and I have a hoard of card blanks, envelopes, sticky crystals, ribbons and whatnot all stashed away in my crafty corner so I should have minimal extra costs. One tip I would give is to not over do it, if you spend too much time trying to get it perfect it can end up being a bit of a mess. But it is a lot of fun, really worth a try
CommentAuthorSijen
We're making our invites but this was because I wanted to, not because of cost and I''m very pleased with them. In total they've cost us £135 for 30 daytime, 50 evening, printing service, ribbon and diamantes...they could have come in cheaper if we wanted them too and the website is great...I'll put some links on your wall if you want. Pics of my invites are in my albums if you want to have a look.
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CommentAuthorkimi1987
i made my invites myself. i was going to buy them but it worked out about 50p an invite making them myself. got most the stuff on ebay and at hobby craft. pics in album if u want a peek
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CommentAuthorvicandsimon
I had great fun making mine and they look beautiful. Total cost for 50 invites £10! Found loads of craft stuff at local market and sister printed out my inserts but can buy them off ebay for just a few pounds. They look just as nice as anything you can buy and im really chuffed with them x
CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
I've just spent the last 5 hours working on my wedding stationery and am almost finished with the daytime invitations - and I only have 30 lol. Still need to put the ribbon on and sort out the envelopes then they're done... and then I have another 30 evening invitations to do, and then 100 OOS!!
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