Tight Budget: diy Traditional Vs. Online Rsvp?

I think $50 would be extremely difficult to do for save the dates/invitations/reply cards even if you want to do DIY ones. If you have a lot of older people or those that aren't tech savvy then I would discourage you from using online only. I also wouldn't try to create your own save the dates or invitations unless you are very creative. I would recommend trying to find a template to use. Esty has a ton of templates. In addition you will need nice quality paper, envelopes, and stamps. Based on the numbers you have given you'd need between 223-300 stamps (75-100 for the save the dates, 75-100 for the invitations, and 75-100 for the reply cards) which already be over $50. Personally I think you need to do a little bit more research to determine what you actually want to see how much that will cost.

Also, are you inviting 75-100 people or families because you only need to send invitations to each couple?

I skipped save the dates. I got our invites from simply to impress.com with the online RSVP. I got 50 for $67.50.
Everyone we know is computer savvy, so we know they’ll have no issue with the online RSVP

Personally, I really don’t see the need for save the dates unless your wedding falls on a holiday weekend. I did order one sample save the date and sent it to the one out of state couple coming to my wedding. And I only did that because I just wanted to see the quality of the invitations. It was less than $2.
I recommend watching Jamie Wolfer on YouTube. She’s a professional wedding planner and she tells you pretty much everything you need to know.

You can skip save the dates. In terms of invitations and response cards, you can check out Ann's Bridal Bargains. They are 99 cents a piece, but they often have 20-30% off sales. We used them and were very happy. You can also have online RSVPs and paper invitations to cut down on stamps.

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That's a good point - I didn't even think about stamps and also didn't realize that I've been counting via heads and not couples/families. Haha, oops! With the new numbers in mind, I'll take a look at invite cards on the websites that were suggested but we know already that we're going for a vintage gothic theme and saw a few we liked on Zazzle and Shutterfly so we'll take a look at them again with the new numbers and re-evaluate what we want to do. It does sound like a good idea to have only invites mailed out and then just do an online RSVP. Best of both worlds?

I found templates online and just printed my own on card stock and bought envelopes off amazon. Probably cost me $10 altogether

View Quoted Comment Glad I could help! I hope you are able to find invites that you like. I personally like save the dates so if you can afford them I would send them especially if you are having your wedding on a holiday, popular time of year, or have a ton of guests traveling from out of town.