Cost of invitations

Spent exactly $106.54 and the bulk of the cost is the stamps. Just remember stamps cost a lot. Good luck!

I haven't ordered anything yet, but these are all great ideas (especially DIY)! My friend told me about Amazon's new printing service too, which is SUPER cost effective especially if you're a Prime member (free delivery!!). I'm going to try ordering a sample or something.

For those who went the DIY route, did you like the way they turned out??

Vistaprint!! Spent $98 on 100 invites including 100 rsvps and 200 envelopes!! And they are gorgeous. Same visual appeal as my cousin who used a name brand site!!

$167 at Beautiful Wedding Announcements for 100 invites, rsvp cards, detail cards, save the dates, envelopes and addressing for envelopes!

Our invitations were $565 for 125 invites. That includes the invitations, enclosure cards, rsvps with envelopes and then the outer envelope. We got the outer envelopes pre-addressed and our RSVP envelopes were pre-addressed as well. That price isn't including postage though. I'm taking the invites to the post office before I put them all together with my girls to make sure they aren't too heavy.

I went out of my way to attempt to spend the least but still ended up spending $835 total. Postage was my biggest budget eater ($180). Here's my breakdown: STDs and personalized envelope sticker steals (Vistaprint, 20% off, 120) $150, invitations and RSVP cards (WPD 40% off anniversary sale) $240 (120 each), rehearsal dinner invitation card (Vistaprint, 50% off) $40 (100), morning-after brunch invitation card (Vistaprint, 50% off) $35 (80), colored envelopes for wedding invitations and RSVP cards (I didn't like the plain white envelopes they came with; Amazon, 250) $150, stuff to make my own belly bands (because premade ones were horrendously expensive) $25, and wax seal supplies (eBay) $15.

I think everyone has given good recommendations, so I will give you a little tip. It seems like you won't need your invites right away, so I would suggest that you order your invites on Black Friday. That's when you'll be able to get the best sales for any of the online sites PP have suggested. I think places like wedding paper divas and minted were around 50% off. Vistaprint last year was either 60% or 70% off.

I've been pricing out invites for budgeting purposes but my wedding isn't until next November. Does anyone know if there's any other major sales other than Black Friday/ Cyber Monday? I'm hoping for at least 40% off on Vistaprint. Although I haven't looked at Wedding Paper Divas yet, I just got some samples in the mail.

Mine were from vista-print when they had their half off sale. I paid $53 for 50 invites and 50 rsvp cards.