First things first… what is your wedding invitation budget? I’ll give you a hint: couples should reserve 3-5% of their total wedding budget for invitations. Go 3% if wedding invitations are not a priority; go 5% if you want to wow your guests. It should come as no surprise that wedding invitations are expensive. Let’s put it into perspective. How much did you spend at the store for your mom’s birthday card this year? I bet it was at least $2.00 for ONE card and envelope—not including postage by the way. Postage alone for 150 wedding invitations comes to $105.00 and that is NOT including postage for the rsvp return envelope. Whoa! Hello? Wake up call! Ok, take a deep breath. I’m breakin’ it all down for you below—by dollar amount—to help set your expectations. WEDDING INVITATION BUDGET IS $250-$500Unless you are having a very small intimate wedding of 25 people, this budget is a challenge. You realistically have one choice, and that is to DIY. Here are a few suggestions on what you can do to make this budget work:
WEDDING INVITATION BUDGET IS $500-$750With this budget you can trade the all-consuming DIY for the all-consuming online stationery shops. Search through thousands of designs to find the one that closely fits your awesome wedding theme and have them take care of the printing for you.
WEDDING INVITATION BUDGET IS $750-$1000Now you can upgrade to a higher price point within those online stationery shops and select from more formal invitation layouts.
WEDDING INVITATION BUDGET IS $1000-$2000Go local and search out a custom invitation designer! A lot of couples don’t even know we exist, so I’m telling you now… we do exist and we rock! Ask your photographer or event planner for a referral—both of these vendors work closely with wedding stationery designers.
WEDDING INVITATION BUDGET IS $2000-$3000This is a sweet spot for more formal invitations. Absolutely you can hire a custom invitation designer and create…
WEDDING INVITATION BUDGET IS $3000+For those who want every bell and whistle for a very large and formal wedding.
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CUSTOM INVITATIONS VS. TEMPLATE DESIGNS
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8/13/2019 11:53:29
LOVE LOVE LOVE your work, Sarah! Thank you so much for the feature! It's an honored to be featured alongside you :)
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9/10/2019 02:56:38
Beautiful Wedding Invitations are available at 123WeddingCards
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Sarah
9/10/2019 09:35:24
Thank you Elena! I appreciate you reading my post and for recommending another wedding invitation template website readers can use!
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I like that you talked about how it will be different to see the invitations in person compared to seeing them on the screen. In that case, I will suggest to my partner that we look for a large-volume printing press to get some invitations in physical form for our guests. Hopefully, it ill still be without our budget, because I would love to achieve that as well for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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