So I've posted about my experience so far, but now I've sent my invites out and I have a few tips and tricks for these!
Overall, I'm super happy we went with these! Saved us on envelopes, Minted printed the addresses for us, and it could not have been easier to send them out. We picked a more understated design, just simple black writing on nice white paper. I loved the clean look of these and the fact that it folded into itself was awesome too. The bottom of the invite is the RSVP card and it just tears off and turns into a postcard for guests to easily return their answer. I also ordered custom stamps from Minted to throw in our little greenery theme without being overwhelming. One negative to the custom stamps, they are rather large and the stamp on the post card was a lot bigger than the allotted space on the card so I had to slightly fold the edge of the stamp over the side to make it fit and not cover FH name. I feel like a regular 0.35 stamp would have fit perfect but again the custom stamps were bigger than an average stamp so it was an awkward size for those but I made it work. I only had to fold a tiny edge of the stamp over but it will still scan and work.
The invites come with clear stickers to close the sides and then for one sticker to go on the back. I thought that was nice and they worked really well. Supposedly they weren't supposed to tear the paper when the invite was opened, and according to a few guests who received them their invites opened up without tears very easily!
To throw in our greenery theme again, I bought stickers with the same green design. I put the clear sticker on the back first, then the greenery sticker on top. I didn't want the sticker to tear the paper of the RSVP card so I thought this would work best to try to keep it as clean as possible.
I have heard from others that there can be mailing issues because the sides don't 100% close and there is a slight gap. I put the invites under heavy books and other objects for about an hour to flatten them as much as possible. After about an hour and a half we drove to a local USPS and dropped them off! People started to receive them yesterday and I've heard nothing but great things about them! A lot of people like the tear off RSVP and think the folded design is cool. Overall this design saved us money, saves paper from being thrown away because it doesn't require envelopes, and it is a little more modern than the average invite. I would pick this option again if I had to, and I think this is a great option for a budget bride or an eco-conscious bride!
Now for pics!
Custom Stamps
Inside of the invite!
Pretty fonts used, and saved my hand from cramping!The lighting in my house at night made these look very ivory but they are actually white. You can sort of see the stickers on the sides as well.
Back of the invite, folded, with our return address and sticker!
