wedding invitations?

Question

what is the average cost of wedding invitations? I'm having a pretty formal wedding, so I want something nice.. but don't want to blow my budget on invites.

Answer 1

For an average wedding (middle of the road but a bit more on the nicer side) invitations including include matching thankyou notes, RSVP card and registry card is about $6 depending what you get. This is the store price. You can most often get a very similar thing making them yourself at a lower cost.

Answer 2

I sell wedding invitations and the average cost ranges from about $300 - $500 for about 100-150 invitations, but I offer my customers 30% off retail for their invitation packages.

The higher the quantity, the higher your budget. For a full 5-piece package you can typically expect to pay $2-$4 per invitation. There are options that can bring this cost down, such as not pre-printing the envelopes, not getting lined envelopes, not having a separate reception card, and so forth.

A formal invitation doesn't have to be expensive. It really depends on your style and likes/dislikes.

As much as everyone touts homemade invitations, it again depends on whether you want a homemade look or not. There are still costs associated with making your own (think copy center costs or the cost of ink cartridges). Envelopes cost money, particularly if you have special-sizing. You have to trust your printer, and then spend hours at your printer to ensure things come out okay. Sometimes after all is said and done, you might be paying only about $20 less than to have them professionally printed.

You can view a comparison of homemade versus custom printed at my website and feel free to email me if you have questions at [e-mail].

Answer 3

Check out www.invitationsbydawn.com and www.weddingpaperdivas.com. They both have a wide selection in a variety of price ranges. Some people get the most expensive invitations possible because they "set the tone" for the wedding itself. Other people argue (and I agree) that the invitation really has no impact on the wedding except to give your guests all the facts. No one is going to bring it with them, and most guests will throw them away, so why spend a chunk of change on something so relatively insignificant? I decided I'd much rather have a chocolate fountain than incredible, layered and expensive invitations.

Answer 4

I had the same issue. Let me suggest www.theamericanwedding.com. I wanted a formal looking invitation without spending tons of money. I spent $175.00 for 125 invitations. The more you buy the better the price. If you check out the site I have attached you will see the invitation I am using for my wedding. It is "formal" and looks expensive. I really am glad that I bought that invitation.

Answer 5

You can actually print your own for a fraction of what it would cost to get it done at the printer's. Nowadays, we have all kinds of technology right at home to create beautiful wedding invitations. All you need is fancy card-stock paper, a color laser printer, and a graphic design program like MS Publisher and you can make your own beautiful invites. You can even add fancy embellishments like ribbon and embossing. Just check out a craft store, in the scrapbooking section- you'll find all kinds of extras that you can put on your invitations yourself to make them look professionally done.

If that sounds too hard or you don't have the time, go somewhere like Kinko's and let them know what you want on the invitation, and they can whip up a batch of them for you at a much cheaper cost than another print shop. Congrats!

Answer 6

I spent about $200 on Save the Date cards and about $450 on the actual invitations. I had a very formal wedding (candelight, tuxes and gowns for guests, etc) and the invitations were great and went perfect with my theme/colors... And yes, those prices include the envelopes and the other little "things" that go along with it (like reception cards, etc)

Answer 7

Many people are choosing to print their own invitations. Craft stores sell kits that you can print them out at home. You will save so much, and be able to be proud of what you made. I did my own, and everyone kept asking me what company did them, and when I told them I did, they were shocked. Its so easy. You buy the kit, and choose a type of writing you like, and then print. The kits also come with the RSVP cards as well as the envelopes.

Answer 8

you could get them printed on really nice paper then add the decorations yourself
I received two invites in the last month and both very simple but stylish
one was two tone pink card with dark pink ribbon and a diamond clasp in the middle thread onto the ribbon simple but classy
the other was 3 layers of blue paper the top layer with the details printed on and a cute heart shaped charm in sliver hanging round the top.
You can buy lots of cute charms very cheaply and use them to decorate the cards yourself.

There are lots of ideas on the net but this was my favorite site for practical ideas and other resources

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cheap-Homemade-Wedding-Invitations

Answer 9

A very simple invitation with very formal writing would be a very good way to go. You can also try DIY invitations.

Answer 10

i made my own invitations in fact i just finished them
this is what they look like
http://invitationconsultants.com/invitation.aspx?p_invitationitem=2PDMDGS

if you find the invitation you like and bring it to a craft store you can make it yourself!
I made 80 of these invites for 58.00
and well look at the price!!
they also have do it yourself kits