My fiance' and I are on a pretty tight budget. So we were pretty horrified when we was the pricing on invites alone. That is, until I came across annsbridalbargains.com
They have a decent selection at very resonable prices. Oringionally, I fell in love with an invitation from another provider. Unfortuanatly, the cost was $150 for 75 invites ~ and that's not including envelopes or responce cards. So, I came across ann's and found a lovely invite, ties in perfectly with our theme and the price was only $65 for 100 invites! I believe the envelopes were $40 for 100 and the same goes for the matching responce cards. So, for $145 I have everything I need! Making your own invites does help cut down the cost, but to me, I don't need the added stress and another thing on my list of things to do. I hope this helps anyone else on a tight budget.

yeah, thats a pretty cool website, I stumbled across it as well. They have some super good prices on their invites.. especially if you can find what you want. Its amazing what you can find if ya spend the time!!!
Way to go!

I gor my invites at COSTCO... I went to the business center costco and got them from the print and copy center (got great invites made on a printing press with the raised text). The invites are 35% off of the price in the catelog, and I got my invitres and reply cards and all that good stuff with digital proofs for lrss than just invites at other places.

^^ are you serious?? wow, ill have to check there. i never thought about checking costco!

I love annsbridal website. That is where I am going to order my invites and napkins.

Just picked up my invites from Costco's Print and Copy Center, and they are fabulous. We got all the ribbons tied and all that stuff, and they look AMAZING. Took all I had not to cry when I first saw them.

I actually made a mistake with my figures ~ but it was a good mistake lol. The invites are $60 for 100 and the response cards are still $40 for 100, but each thing comes with their own envelopes! They give the option to buy more fancy envelopes, such as ones that are lined with a color or ones with your return address printed on them. But to heck with that. They're envelopes! It's just gonna get tossed in the trash anyways!

the one's with your address printed on them might not be such a bad idea, think about it, its one less thing you have to do. so you have to think whether the saved money is worth the saved time esp since you will have to address them somehow anyways (whether it be buying lables or hand writing them)

Oh man. This is a life saver! I just began planning and was shocked by how expensive invites were! Thanks so much!

Kinkos and Office Depot does invitations as well. Since I have time until my date, I am going to Wal Mart and buying a kit. It is $20 for the invitations with response cards and envelopes. The invite is a heavy card stock with a vellum overlay with a ribbon to tie them together. Fabulous and inexpensive.

Great ideas everyone.

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