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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 3:18:00 GMT
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Post by mrssmith on Jun 7, 2016 3:22:05 GMT
I'd pick one of the colors from the flecks of the paper. What are the colors your friend will be using in flowers, decor, etc?
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Post by beepdave on Jun 7, 2016 3:24:41 GMT
What size invitation did you make?
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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 3:26:15 GMT
I'd pick one of the colors from the flecks of the paper. What are the colors your friend will be using in flowers, decor, etc? The colors are red (not a bright red), gold and green. It's a December wedding. I am using this paper (http://www.scrapbook.com/store/kai-p1908.html ) as an accent for the envelope (lining the flap and inside of the envelope with it). They want holiday, but they wanted something with flowers too. Go darker red envelopes with ivory labels? |
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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 3:26:51 GMT
What size invitation did you make? My sample was a 5x7, since they want some stamping decoration on there as well. |
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Post by beepdave on Jun 7, 2016 3:28:13 GMT
If the invitation is 5x7, then you'll need A-7 envelopes - and here are the matching envelopes for the Astrobrights Stardust White: A-7 Envelopes |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 7, 2016 3:36:40 GMT
Go with any color you want for any inside envelopes, but I'd try to use white or cream for the exterior mailing envelope. Even with white labels, a colored envelope is probably going to make it hard for the post office's machines to read it. (That little bar code that gets printed on things won't show up well.)
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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 3:45:55 GMT
If the invitation is 5x7, then you'll need A-7 envelopes - and here are the matching envelopes for the Astrobrights Stardust White: A-7 EnvelopesOk, so clearly I didn't search well enough (but really, I did). LOL - this is a good option then! |
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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 3:47:35 GMT
Go with any color you want for any inside envelopes, but I'd try to use white or cream for the exterior mailing envelope. Even with white labels, a colored envelope is probably going to make it hard for the post office's machines to read it. (That little bar code that gets printed on things won't show up well.) That's an idea. I hadn't planned on giving them an inner envelope with the invite, but that might look nice. They are not super formal people (especially the bride). I'll have to get all the papers together that we'll be using and get their opinion on that. |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 7, 2016 3:57:18 GMT
Go with any color you want for any inside envelopes, but I'd try to use white or cream for the exterior mailing envelope. Even with white labels, a colored envelope is probably going to make it hard for the post office's machines to read it. (That little bar code that gets printed on things won't show up well.) That's an idea. I hadn't planned on giving them an inner envelope with the invite, but that might look nice. They are not super formal people (especially the bride). I'll have to get all the papers together that we'll be using and get their opinion on that. But then how will people know if they are allowed to bring their children or their plus one?! (I am not sure if you have been a long time lurker or not, but I am gently ribbing you-- there have been lots of threads on the addressing of wedding and other invites. It's a hot topic.  ) Typically, I think the exterior envelopes are formally addressed and then you use interior envelopes to specify exactly who's invited. Like, you would address an invite to your aunt, uncle, and your two minor cousins with "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" on the mailing envelope but the inside would say "Uncle John, Aunt Jane, Kevin, and Samantha." |
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Post by beepdave on Jun 7, 2016 4:02:01 GMT
It's definitely harder to find inner/outer envelopes in fancy papers. I would just create a cool liner on the inside if you want a pop of color, but it's totally not necessary. We don't see this very often at all anymore. (I am a project manager at a printing company and we do TONS of invitations.)
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Post by lucyg on Jun 7, 2016 4:41:50 GMT
I made wedding invitations a couple of years ago. She did not use inner envelopes. I think the names (or just XXX Family) can go on the outer envelope. I bought 5x7 100% cotton bright white envelopes (heavy, nice quality) $65 for 250 from www.envelopes.com. I just checked now and my pinned link just went to their main page, so maybe they don't have the exact same envelopes anymore. But I imagine there's something similar. I was happy with the envelopes. |
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Post by grinningcat on Jun 7, 2016 11:25:26 GMT
I went to The Paper Place on Queen street and attacked their envelope wall. Yes, they have a wall of envelopes. It's a rainbow of colours and sizes (they also have card blanks to match). I picked out a selection of envelopes that matched our wedding colour scheme (we had 10 colours) and then brought home the samples and let my husband choose. He chose a peacock blue/green. Addressed with a white pen and it was perfect. I'm so not about matchy matchy though... our invites were royal purple with some of the colours of our scheme. Would I choose a solid white envelope? Sure. Would I see if I could find something a lot more fun? Absolutely. But it all depends on budget. We sent out about 90 invites so the cost per envelope was fine (I think it was 45 cents each), but if we were sending out 300 like his family expected, I would have gone with the cheap white envelopes. ETA: Skip the inner envelope, it's a waste of time, money and resources. The outer envelope can say exactly who is invited. I don't know why you would put different people on the envelopes anyway, so what's on the out should be who is invited. If they are doing online RSVP (which they absolutely should, it's the best way to do it, tell them to check out anrsvp.com), the names of those invited would be on that list and blatantly obvious who is invited. Also, that extra paper could make the difference between a regular stamp and the overweight price. |
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Post by blue tulip on Jun 7, 2016 11:43:55 GMT
i make invitations professionally. here's my 2 cents:
-you want the invites to accurately portray the feel of the wedding. if the wedding is not super luxe or formal, don't use inner envelopes. it will also add needless cost to the postage. you can address the outer envelope in a way to tell them who is invited.
-i do colored envelopes about 95% of the time. there's no need to fear the post office not being able to read them, unless the envelope is very dark. and if it is, just address with a white/opaque scrapbooking pen. please do not use labels! those are for business mailing, not social invitations. 
-if you do liners, adhere them to the flap of the envelope only- let the rest lay "loose" so they don't stretch/warp when the envelope is closed and opened.
-pretty much any layered invite, rsvp and response envelope will put you into the higher postage category- i think it's 67 cents now. even if it's not layered, don't buy postage until you have the post office weigh a complete set, so you know for sure!
hope that helps. i pm'd you too. |
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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 13:23:25 GMT
i make invitations professionally. here's my 2 cents:
-you want the invites to accurately portray the feel of the wedding. if the wedding is not super luxe or formal, don't use inner envelopes. it will also add needless cost to the postage. you can address the outer envelope in a way to tell them who is invited.
-i do colored envelopes about 95% of the time. there's no need to fear the post office not being able to read them, unless the envelope is very dark. and if it is, just address with a white/opaque scrapbooking pen. please do not use labels! those are for business mailing, not social invitations.
-if you do liners, adhere them to the flap of the envelope only- let the rest lay "loose" so they don't stretch/warp when the envelope is closed and opened.
-pretty much any layered invite, rsvp and response envelope will put you into the higher postage category- i think it's 67 cents now. even if it's not layered, don't buy postage until you have the post office weigh a complete set, so you know for sure!
hope that helps. i pm'd you too. Thanks for the advice. It is going to be layered invites, so I'm guessing it's going to be a little bit higher postage. I made sample envelopes with a liner, but I glued the whole thing in - that's a good idea to just do the flap! I'm leaning towards either a red or goldish color on the envelopes. I think I'll get the invite done first and then choose the best solid color that coordinates. |
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Post by arizonastamplover on Jun 7, 2016 13:28:27 GMT
I went to The Paper Place on Queen street and attacked their envelope wall. Yes, they have a wall of envelopes. It's a rainbow of colours and sizes (they also have card blanks to match). I picked out a selection of envelopes that matched our wedding colour scheme (we had 10 colours) and then brought home the samples and let my husband choose. He chose a peacock blue/green. Addressed with a white pen and it was perfect. I'm so not about matchy matchy though... our invites were royal purple with some of the colours of our scheme. Would I choose a solid white envelope? Sure. Would I see if I could find something a lot more fun? Absolutely. But it all depends on budget. We sent out about 90 invites so the cost per envelope was fine (I think it was 45 cents each), but if we were sending out 300 like his family expected, I would have gone with the cheap white envelopes. ETA: Skip the inner envelope, it's a waste of time, money and resources. The outer envelope can say exactly who is invited. I don't know why you would put different people on the envelopes anyway, so what's on the out should be who is invited. If they are doing online RSVP (which they absolutely should, it's the best way to do it, tell them to check out anrsvp.com), the names of those invited would be on that list and blatantly obvious who is invited. Also, that extra paper could make the difference between a regular stamp and the overweight price. Thank you for the rsvp link! I suggested that they do this, but I like the look and feel of the link that you sent me. I'm steering them towards not asking folks to send back an RSVP card. I suggested online, but I guess some guests would not be able to, so I said they should call. I'm hoping that's the route that they go. Budget is a consideration, but in a way is not. They're paying for postage but nothing else (they just don't know that yet...lol). So it's about what I want to pay for things. It's only 50 invites or around that, so whatever I choose won't get too expensive. |
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Post by quiltz on Jun 7, 2016 13:33:05 GMT
Be careful of the weight of the entire finished project.
There have been several threads about returned items due to insufficient postage. Get this weighted at a few different postal outlets as it appears that in the past, not all postal outlets weight the same & use the highest $amount so that you don't have problems.
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Post by grinningcat on Jun 7, 2016 14:01:33 GMT
I went to The Paper Place on Queen street and attacked their envelope wall. Yes, they have a wall of envelopes. It's a rainbow of colours and sizes (they also have card blanks to match). I picked out a selection of envelopes that matched our wedding colour scheme (we had 10 colours) and then brought home the samples and let my husband choose. He chose a peacock blue/green. Addressed with a white pen and it was perfect. I'm so not about matchy matchy though... our invites were royal purple with some of the colours of our scheme. Would I choose a solid white envelope? Sure. Would I see if I could find something a lot more fun? Absolutely. But it all depends on budget. We sent out about 90 invites so the cost per envelope was fine (I think it was 45 cents each), but if we were sending out 300 like his family expected, I would have gone with the cheap white envelopes. ETA: Skip the inner envelope, it's a waste of time, money and resources. The outer envelope can say exactly who is invited. I don't know why you would put different people on the envelopes anyway, so what's on the out should be who is invited. If they are doing online RSVP (which they absolutely should, it's the best way to do it, tell them to check out anrsvp.com), the names of those invited would be on that list and blatantly obvious who is invited. Also, that extra paper could make the difference between a regular stamp and the overweight price. Thank you for the rsvp link! I suggested that they do this, but I like the look and feel of the link that you sent me. I'm steering them towards not asking folks to send back an RSVP card. I suggested online, but I guess some guests would not be able to, so I said they should call. I'm hoping that's the route that they go. Budget is a consideration, but in a way is not. They're paying for postage but nothing else (they just don't know that yet...lol). So it's about what I want to pay for things. It's only 50 invites or around that, so whatever I choose won't get too expensive. When I did my invitation, I included a "How to RSVP" card instead of something to mail back. On it, I included the information on how to use anrvsp and explicitly said that if you are unable to log in or unable to access the site, "please call us and we'll gladly do it for you" (then gave our phone numbers). It worked really well, we only had a handful of people who called us... mostly the older generation (which we expected). What I loved about anrsvp, is that you can lock down the list... no one can add random people. It was perfect, because we knew some would. And we used it for multiple events. I'd probably use it the next time we have a big party. |
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