Say Yes To The Do It Yourself Wedding Invitation

For a very long time the notion of printing up professional looking wedding invitations was the exclusive domain of the professional printer.  Then computers came out and some people decided to invest money in quality printing equipment specifically designed to print up nice looking invitations.  Since they did not have the overhead of the printing companies, they could print your invitations at significantly lower prices.

Now that technology has marched on to the point where color laser printers cost less than the newest video game system many people are trying do it yourself wedding invitations.  The best part about do it yourself wedding invitations is that you can buy a kit for do it yourself wedding invitations at your local discount party supply center and, with a little patience and experimentation, you can easily get involved with do it yourself wedding invitations and make them look just as professional as any printer.

What You Need

The first two things you absolutely need for do it yourself wedding invitations are a computer and a laser printer.  You don’t need a color laser printer but if you intend to print in color then you should have a color laser printer.  Ink jet printers are no where near the quality of a laser and you can get a decent black and white laser printer for the same cost as a decent ink jet printer nowadays.  Compare the cost yourself.

Go to the local discount party store and see how much the do it yourself wedding invitation kit is, add in the cost of an inexpensive black and white laser printer, and then go see how much invitations would cost you to get printed.  Even if you break even you still wind up with a new laser printer and complete control over what is said on your wedding invitations.

Always Test First

The do it yourself wedding invitation kits are not cheap, but they are also a lot less expensive than buying printed invitations.  So be prepared to waste one pack of a do it yourself wedding invitations kit on testing it out and setting it up.  Find the fonts you want to consider and then print those fonts out on regular paper and see which ones look best to you printed out.  Then when you have it narrowed down to a couple print out test invitations to see how they will look.  Once you have the font you want the rest is easy.

If you screw up do it yourself wedding invitations then all you do is reprint them.  No waiting weeks for a printer to respond and make the corrections, no frustrating phone calls, and no wondering if the invitations will be done on time.  You are in complete control and you save money at the same time — perfect!

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How To Get Discount Wedding Invitations

Rumor has it that you only get married once, so any way you can save money on your wedding is a bonus for you and your mate.  There are so many ways to save money on a wedding and still make it look like you spent a fortune and one of those ways is with discount wedding invitations.

Practical Tips

You can get discount wedding invitations at a variety of places and in a variety of ways but there are some tried and true ways to get discount wedding invitations that reduce the risk of getting the wrong invitations or getting them too late.  Remember that the printing company understands that discount wedding invitations are a one shot deal to make a quick buck for them, so they are not going to put a lot of effort into printing them for you.  Make sure you stay in touch with the printer frequently and also make sure you find a reputable printer before you place your order.  Even though these are discount wedding invitations you should still expect to get what you paid for.

Probably the easiest way to get discount wedding invitations is to use the connections of your family and friends.  This may seem obvious, but it is an effective way to get discount wedding invitations.  Many businesses thrive on referrals and usually if a business knows you are a referral they will work with you on a deal because the thinking is that if you are a referral then you will send them even more business and if they can keep the referral train going then they have more business.  I would hate to be the poor guy that has to eventually pay full price; but as long as it is not you then everything is okay.  Remember to check the pricing of your discount wedding invitations against other printers’ prices to make sure you are getting a good deal.  A discount is only a discount if it saves you money and you should always make sure you are getting a real discount.

Gotta Love The Internet

There is almost no place better to get discount wedding invitations than on eBay.  I can tell you from personal experience that there are so many discount printing companies on eBay that it will make your head spin.  There are just a few things you have to remember:
Stay in constant contact with the printer to make sure your order is being done in a timely manner.
Never order from someone who has a bad eBay rating.  Usually a rating of 90% or less for positive feedback is someone to avoid.
Always give the discount printer a lot of time in case they take forever to get you the invitations or they make a mistake.  If they make a mistake you want to give them time to fix that mistake so make sure you order your invitations at least two months before you are going to send them out.

Why pay full price when there are discounts all over the place?  Just look in your neighborhood, or on the internet, and you will save money on your wedding invitations.